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Book Review: Star Trek 365

Earlier in the year I was asked to participate in a new publication coming out from Abrams books, something called “Star Trek 365”. While I was happy to do to join in, I did kind of wonder  “another Star Trek book”?  I am a huge fan of the original series and the folks at Abrams […]

Spider-Man will be here on……..

I got a wonderful surprise in the electronic mail box this week with this contribution from Lynch (who showcases his incredible Marvel Comics merchandise collection on his MyEbay page trust me, you need to visit that) it’s a rare poster used for 1970s appearances by webhead himself. What’s even better is the demonstration picture that came […]

1971 Mattel Sea Devils Catalog

In the 1960s, Mattel had a great deal of success with their “Major Matt Mason” line of toys, but when Neal Armstrong stepped on the moon and discovered nothing, interest in space toys hit new lows. Mattel logically thought to spin the concept off to a more earth bound concept and created “The Sea Devils” […]

Lollipop Included

While I never truly understood Kojak’s appeal to children, I kind of love this British role play set which has you relive all the excitement of taking notes, wearing sunglasses and possibly making an arrest. No gun however, which is kind of surprising, considering the era.

Comic Hero Kites

This is a new one to me, these Comic Hero kites from Remco were made in 1971, which was an odd year to be making Superhero merchandise seeing it was pretty close to the late 60s explosion. There are some pretty interesting things to notice about this line, first is the absence of Aquaman ( […]

The Marvel Superheroes go to Washington

It doesn’t more 70s than this, the Marvel Superheroes (including Spider-Woman, whom I’ve had a crush on since 1979, *sigh*) and the Carter family.  For those wondering, that is absolutely Jonathan Frakes as Captain America there. I never expected to have a shot like this so close to the last one but it’s a most welcome surprise. […]

1977 Janex Catalog

Anybody who grew in the 70s probably remembers the Janex line of products especially their talking alarm clocks which were a pretty big deal at the time. I for one coveted that Batman and Robin one but I hated waking up as a kid (still do) so I never asked for one. The addition of […]

Sleestak Attack

One of the cryingest shames of the 1970s were that a lot of cool TV shows never got much merchandise, take Land of the Lost for example. This was easily one of the most memorable kids shows of the decade and all we got were a few rack toys from Larami, some viewmasters, a Halloween […]