1978 Remco Toys Catalog In 1978, Remco, a division of Azrak Hamway International, figured out a way to get in on the Superhero action figure business long-held onto by their rivals at Mego. That would prove to be the centerpiece of the 1978 Remco Toys Catalog. Energized Spiderman was more statue than action figure […]
Matchbox MAC or “Mobile Action Command” is one of the most underrated action figure lines of the 1970s. The concept is centered on the nameless men of MAC, an international rescue operation similar to the Thunderbirds, each man has his own quasi-futuristic vehicle. The combination of a 2″ figure and attractively priced vehicle lured […]
Schaper Super Jocks 1978 Catalog Schaper Toys, mainly known as “The Cootie Company” struck gold in 1975 when they released a toy called “Super Toe Football”. The simple game of having a plastic football player kick a field goal proved incredibly popular. This concept was expanded to include more and more sports when in […]
I found these Kenner Toys Order Form scrounging around in my dad’s files (he was good at keeping things) and it needed to be shared. These are from 1975 and 1977 AKA my earliest years of playing with action figures. It’s just so fun to find out how much our classic toys cost. Oh and […]
1987 Remco Toys Catalog- By the mid-1980s, Remco had abandoned the name AHI (Azrak-Hamway International) and the business of selling Rack Toys. Their output during this period consisted of licensed items such as the Karate Kid or AWA Wrestling or homegrown toy lines meant to ape the popularity of bigger brands. During the 80s, Remco […]
After toy giant Mego fell and released both the Marvel and DC superheroes licenses for the first time in over a decade. This was also the first time the action figure license was separated between companies. Kenner took the DC heroes and released Super Powers while Mattel scooped up the Marvel heroes to release the […]
In the late seventies, Kenner did some experimenting and released a line of action figures based on the movie “Butch and Sundance: The Early Years” which was a commercial failure. Kenner had done such a nice job on the toys that they attempted to repackage the line as “The Real West” in 1980. The Real […]
Toy-Ventures Issue 4 is available now: Ebay: https://ebay.us/XSS1X7 MM Store: http://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store/products/ Amazon:https://amzn.to/3d9Q0AS FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS Pod Stallions is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s dimestore goodness, we talk vintage toys, not other
A fun one today as I bring the site into a more browser-friendly place, I am happy to showcase the new Nomura Star Blazers Gallery to the PlaidStallions Action Figure Archive. More Updates all this week. Cheers! bRaIn Issue 4 of Toy-Ventures magazine ships this June FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS Pod Stallions is […]
The newspaper flyer is still a great way to keep abreast of the hot holiday toys during any given year, too bad few folks decided to keep them after reading. This 1978 K Mart Circular (from the Chicago area) is a wonderful little window into that years potential toy purchases, many familiar faces can be […]
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