Recently, while rooting around for a catalogue, I found this notebook, friends have seen it before but I really wanted to share it at this moment in my life because of the effect it had on me today. This was a Mego toy book that I was attempting to write when I was 17, using […]
We’ve said it for years: we don’t know much about art, but we know what we like. And what we LOVE is movie poster & key art! Since the podcast isn’t a visual medium, we got movie art campaign genius & classic poster fan Blake Armstrong to join us to enhance ‘ art appreciation via […]
In 1976, Mattel toys decided to add a comic book with the BIG JIM Wolf Pack Commander figure to explain the mission of the PACK and promote upcoming toys. Most of the boxes had comics on the back that were functional but this comic is drawn by I believe John Buscema and it is the […]
In the late 1960s, toymaker Gilbert (known for Erector Sets) was one of the leading action figure producers in the US, focusing mainly on licenses and totally cornering the Spy craze with James Bond, the Man from U.N.C.L.E, and TV detective Honey West. Unfortunately, all crazes end and so did Gilbert, this would be their […]
Folks, I was blown away by the reception to our 15th Anniversary contest, it just made everything more validating about working on this site and again, thank you for that. So, the random number generator has chosen the following folks. Winner of the 3rd Prize a 3 pack of Toy-Ventures Magazines is: Will Tijerina Winner […]
EBAY LINK Hawaii Five-O Board Game by REMCO Man alive, I loved 3am re-runs of Hawaii Five-0 in college and I love how Jack Lord looks like he’s about to kick your ass on this cover. EBAY LINK RARE VINTAGE HCF 1970s *THE MUPPETS* FLOCK FELT PLAY DISPLAY FIGURE ORNAMENT x 3 I’ve seen little […]
In 1978, Ideal Toys hobbled together a series of toys using old molds and previously used brands to captilize on the popularity of Star Wars (and its lack of product on the shelves. Yes, lawsuits did happen. In an effort to create a back story kids might enjoy Ideal contacted Marvel comics (Yes, the people […]
In celebration of my decade and a half blogging about random pop culture, I’d like to give away some stuff to show appreciation. Here are the fabulous prizes for this go-round. 3rd Prize- A toy ventures 3 pack This includes all three issues of Toy-Ventures magazine and all three of the perks, which include the […]
It’s the 15th anniversary of PlaidStallions.com, and we decided to do a special Toy-Ventures with our first special guest Jason Lenzi, we take a look at some weird figures like Lady Dragon and Superhero Punch-Up. Then it turns into a PodCast about Knock-Offs and we can talk about the site’s 15th Anniversary. Get […]
15 years ago today, while my baby had a nap, I started a blog making fun of leisure suits out of old Sears catalogs, I thought it would amuse me for a couple of years tops, I would have no idea at that moment and I say this without hyperbole, how it would change my […]
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