Shaun Cassidy Overload
Do you think when Parker Stevenson opened up a Sears catalog and saw stuff like above (and the previously shown stuff below) that he cried himself to sleep? I know I’d have a soggy pillow…
Gimme a Diablo Sammich and a Doctor Pepper to Go
Occasionally when I’m trolling through my smelly books (Catalogs always smell “Basementy”) I find something I’ve never seen before. Case in point this “Smokey and the Bandit 2” play set by ERTL. I had no idea that such a thing existed and ERTL used such attention to detail that included the (IMO Movie Ruining) Elephant. […]
Lite Writers
These Lite Writers by Larami are a neat example of how Rack Toys work, when you have a license, just create a unique item you can stick a character on.It’s fun seeing Flash Gordon in the mix, Larami also added a Cylon a year later (this is 1979) but as I recall it was rather […]
Paul Meets Spider-Man
Paul Rigsby sent in this picture of him at Spider-Man at the Gateway mall in Jacksonville Florida in 1979. Paul wanted to point out his red plaid outfit is not on purpose, he had no idea Spidey was going to be there, he was, as he puts it “A poster boy for bad 70s fashion”. […]
Spider-Man in Minnesota
Dave aka Kinostadt at the MegoMuseum Forums sent in these awesome additions to the Superhero Mall Appearance Gallery. This is Spiderman from a 1979 mall appearance in Minnesota. Dave is holding a piece of paper top get Spidey to sign. Got a Vintage Mall Appearance Shot you want to share? Whether it’s from the seventies […]
The 1979 AHI Catalog means more Rack Toys!
Another fabulous voyage into the world of Rack Toys with the 1979 Azrak Hamway International catalog. Gone are the cool Universal Monster and Planet of the Apes toys of a few years eariler but AHI has continued to expand on it’s comic book offerings mostly inspired by the Incredible Hulk and Fantastic Four television series.All […]
Captain America at the Eastgate Mall
Wes Booth sent in these awesome additions to the Superhero Mall Appearance Gallery. This was at the Eastgate Mall, Indianapolis around 1979. Wes makes a great observation that he didn’t normally roll around in a jacket and turtleneck and slacks, his mother made him dress up to meet America’s greatest hero.Here’s the shot that makes […]
It’s Go Time!
An unusual phenomena in the boys wear section of 70’s catalogs is the “fight picture” where they have two boys posed as if they’re about to throw down. The example above is a good one, I used to feel such things were happenstance, just two models who didn’t get along but now, I’m beginning to […]
The Choice is Yours!
Here you have it gents, 1979 presented you with either the one piece jumpsuit made from lightweight “Poplin” (wasn’t that a girls toy line from the eighties?) or the classic double knit polyester leisure suit and fellas, you can get it in lime green or sky blue! I don’t think I could make that important […]
Shogun Warrior Memories
Although I never had them as a kid, the Shogun Warriors played a big part in my current dementia. My neighbor and then best pal Willie had Mazinga and I played with it every time I visited. Flash forward to 1983 when Willie was having a yard sale, I cruised by on my bmx and […]
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