Matt submitted these cool black and white shots of Captain America and the Hulk at the opening of the Bangor Mall (in Maine, of course) circa 1978. He also believes he has shots of Spider-Man and Darth Vader from the same event, stay tuned.Send us your Mall Appearance photos!
Steve F sent in this killer scan from a Duncan Catalog that featured something I’ve never seen before, a toy car based on the Sid and Marty Krofft series Wonderbug! Wonderbug was a segment on the Krofft Supershow and I doubt I missed an episode. I have no idea if these hit stores, I’ve never […]
While Big Jim was a memory in North America by 1978, European kids were getting cool new figures with kung fu grip hands. These pirates were mostly recycled P.A.C.K characters but they’re so cleverly done (especially the Zorak character) that it deserves praise.
JD sent in this great vintage shot of a Spider-Man appearance in Cleveland 1978 although he can’t quite remember the store it looks like Spider-Man is in the Office Supplies section. If that didn’t rock enough, JD also submitted this uber cool shot of what the “Free Spider-Man Button” looked like from last week’s ad. […]
As promised, we’re beginning a series about the 70s stage extravaganza “Bugs Bunny meets the Superheroes” thanks to some negatives unearthed by my buddy Lou. First off are the caped crusaders themselves (and some kid) doing a photo opoutside the show. More coolness next week.
1978 saw the end of Kenner’s wildly popular Six Million Dollar man line. Despite dwindling sales, Kenner revamped Steve with “Bio Sonic” power and gave him a new villain to fight in the form of the Venus Space Probe. So while Steve Austin might have been on his way out, he certainly went with a […]
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. Energized Spiderman was more statue than action figure (most likely due to licensing restrictions) but he was a giant hit in 1978 and the line […]
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I never run into vintage Bean bag chairs at antique malls or toy shows, they must have just been thrown out most of the time. I’m digging this Superfriends one the most. You almost get the whole Justice League in there including Batgirl, who was an odd choice. She also ended up on the Superfriends […]
I’m loving this 1978 Sears spread featuring Hasbro Super Joe, I’m just somewhat curious as to why Godzilla from the Shogun Warriors was crowbarred into the back like that. It works though doesn’t it? Little kids don’t care that the toys aren’t from the same lines (unless you were that really anal kid) and this […]
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