The subject of this weeks Toy-Ventures is one of the most notorious and hilarious knock-off action figures from the 20th century, Mr. Rock the outer space adventurer from Lincoln International. With his flare gun and pink transistor radio, Mr. Rock is set for his intergalactic mission of confusing parents and disappointing children across the galaxy. […]
With all the mishbegosh about Star Wars, I’d thought I’d end the week with these Space characters from the 1978 Vanity Fair catalog. I sure hope these got made because I love them. New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital […]
My buddy Dave sent me his latest mad pickup, a Maximillian from the black hole soap figure. It’s something I didn’t know about and I super want it, let’s explore it after the jump! I think it’s kind of hilarious that kids would wash with the robot that slashed Anthony Perkins to death but I […]
I imagine that woman is gently whispering “Sir, could you please leave?” New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.
The subject of this weeks Toy-Ventures is one of the coolest and most underrated action figure lines of the 1970s, the “Metal Man” series by Zee Toys (AKA Zylmex). The Metal Man line had no TV advertising, no print campaign but thanks to its excellent design and timing (arriving at the same time as the […]
After watching the Shazam! movie last night (It’s a lot of fun), I was reminded of how obsessed I was with the Filmation series as a kid/adult. One of my favourite pieces I’ve found is this Mr. Mentor promotional “autograph” from the series. Seeing as Les is no longer with us, it’s the best I’ll ever […]
This is one of my greatest “wish this toy was made” events of my childhood. You see, I was the kid that preferred “The Black Hole” to Star Wars, call it hipsterism if you will but I was in that minority. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Star Wars but I didn’t stop caring about […]
I’d like to pretend that the fact that I have these toys on season one cards is enough for me but honestly, I want these season 2 versions pretty badly. Oh Martin Landau, you have cast a spell on me… New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our […]
This week’s toy-ventures is all about Planet of the Apes, well not officially licensed mind you, nope we’re talking about the weird knock offs called the Astro Apes. Astro Apes are cheap, blatant and totally charming rip-offs of our favourite Ape characters. So come meet Artemus, Myra and Dr. Zorma! Collection pics courtesy of William, […]
One of the beautiful thing about Rack Toys is they are proof of some of televisions weirdest moments, I didn’t dream that show about the super intelligent talking Orangutan who works for the government. Ja-Ru must have got these to shelves in time for the show’s cancellation. New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our […]
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