This page of plush makes me smile, I was to old for such things when the catalogue came out but these were all childhood friends. I never wanted the Ronald McDonald doll, but that pocket Grimace was sooo tempting. #muppets #sesamestreet #snoopy Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans […]
The following article is from the June issue of Toys, Hobbies and Crafts and deals with toy retailer reaction to the cancellation of Battlestar Galactica’s television series on ABC. NEW YORK – If the sales of licensed items carried as much eight as ratings, “Battlestar Galactica” would return next fall. But that’s not the case, […]
AHI (Azrak-Hamway International) is largely famous for creating some incredible licensed rack toys and action figure in the 1960s to the 1980s. However, they also had a thriving business in the inflatable pool toys category. while the offerings were largely generic, AHI occasionally brought over some of their better licenses from Rack Toys. The 1979 […]
V Visitor Pistol by Coibel Spain I am a passionate fan of the NBC mini-series and resulting television series “V.” While my wife and I rewatch it often, we don’t have a large collection of V items; I have just a tiny handful of toys, mostly bootlegs, a couple of comics, novels, and a UK […]
New Vintage Mego Video tonight! We begin 2025 with a Mego toy from the 25th Century (aka 1979) with the Buck Rogers Laserscope Fighter an electronic toy that promises space battles. Does it do what it says it does on the box? Find out on the latest episode #mego #megomuseum The Lincoln Monsters are […]
I discovered this set in the 1977 Spiegel catalog and wow, I’m so smitten. Not only is it a fun knock-off of Fisher Price’s little People in a Space theme, but there is an amazing Star Trek reference in here. The Dinosaur idol has to be a take on “Vol” from the classic Star Trek […]
Mego Planet of the Apes Display at an Alexander’s Department store in 1976. If you look closely you’ll see someone has slipped Grandma Walton into the jail cell along with General Urko. That’s likely because the Mego Walton’s house display is next to it; you can see the Walton’s Truck in this shot. […]
This article from 1976 is in celebration of Kenner winning packaging awards from two different associations for the Steve Scout and Six Million Dollar Man toy lines, respectively. With the Bionic Toylines, the colour pink was traditionally considered taboo in boy’s toys (as was black), but in doing this, Kenner stood apart in the action […]
Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @ ZoloCon Recap! https://youtu.be/xvFUEGig2jk Toy-Ventures returns to cover our biggest event of the year, Mego Meet, held at Zolo Con in Warminster, PA. This was a true blast of vintage, modern, and Custom Mego action figures. I hope you’ll check out this incredible feast of vintage toys! Mike Zolotorow, Krista Schmidt and […]
Issue 12 of Toy-Ventures takes a look at Bootleg V toys. The series was an international sensation, and many toy companies rushed products to market; less than half of them were licensed. This article focuses on the imitation lizard skin luggage from across the globe. Get your copy of Toy-Ventures 12 at our shop and […]
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