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A Halloween Force

October 6, 2017 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 3 Comments

Star Wars pretty much dominated my Halloween experiences from ’78 to ’82, I can’t be alone on this. Vader, Storm Trooper, Boba Fett and Yoda were my choices as a kid.

Super Friends go all Galactic!

August 22, 2017 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 3 Comments

My pal Chris found this toy hunting recently, I don’t know it’s origins but I know it’s probably from 1978. it kind of reminds me about how “Galactic” the Super Friends got during this period in time, it seemed like every week they were in space fighting a guy with a “laser sword”. Anybody know […]

Mattel Battlestar Galactica Action Figure Commercial

July 7, 2017 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 3 Comments

Happy Friday! Here is another commercial transfer, this it the original Mattel Battlestar Galactica Action Figure commercial from 1979, a new transfer of the original reel. It’s kind of ironic that this features mainly the ‘peg warming” characters like Imperious leader, Ovion and Daggit. Also, why does Starbuck talk like a robot? follow us on […]

Mattel Suckerman Commercial

June 23, 2017 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 4 Comments

Happy Friday, here is another one from the recently digitized archive, the original commercial for Mattel’s Suckerman. Suckerman definitely fit in with the gimmick figures like Stretch Armstrong and Krusher, they could have formed a League to stop Stretch Monster and Gre-Gory. Enjoy.

The Mattel Shogun Warriors Collection Commercial

June 9, 2017 By Mantooth In Uncategorized No Comments

I am thrilled to unveil this new transfer from my collection. This is the Mattel Shogun Warriors collection diecast commercial that I doubt I’ve seen since I was nine. I have a few more like this coming up this summer. Hope you enjoy!

Superheroes and Apes in Japan

April 25, 2017 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 3 Comments

I was elated to find this ad full of Ourway Studios Superhero and Planet of the Apes merch in a Japanese issue of StarLog. Especially mind warping is those Superhero stamp albums, which I totally had and collected as a kid. I wonder if they still accept orders…… Check out the Our Way Studios catalog […]

Star Wars in Japan

April 12, 2017 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 2 Comments

I recently found a 1978 copy of Starlog magazine from Japan, I find it adorable how little Star Wars merchandise there is but this is very, very early in the game. Of particular note is the infamous “Archive Minatures” which I’ve never actually seen before. These little figures (called “dolls” in the ad) were cranked […]

Origin of the Creature Cantina

January 12, 2017 By Mantooth In Uncategorized No Comments

This past June, I spent a little time with the former toy buyer for Sears. He was a wealth of interesting info but my favourite takeaway of that conversation was this anecdote. I am paraphrasing: Basically, the buyer asked Kenner to make “The bar with all the aliens” as a play set for the Sears […]

Gre-Gory: Big Bad Vampire Bat by Mattel

October 26, 2016 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

It finally happened, I got my hands on a Gre-Gory. After posting my disappointment ten years ago (ulp!) I found a good deal on one and decided to take the plunge. More photos after the jump and my observations as I have never seen or held one of these in my life. My first impression […]