It’s a holiday here today and technically that means I’m supposed to be assembling patio furniture and cleaning my garage. However, I couldn’t resist posting this knock out ad from the summer of 1979 that I poured over for many an hour.
Blame the Avengers for my Marvel comics kick this week, I remember getting one of these Hasbro pinball games for my eight birthday. My neighbour got it for me because he knew I liked Captain America, it was cool and I loved the art but I didn’t play with it much. Mostly because my dad […]
The Black Hole: Sticker Activity Book (1979), Whitman. This book is very dear to me, as a kid I got sick, “Miss a whole month of school” sick and my parents bought me a pack containing every Whitman Black Hole tie in to help pass the time. […]
(click on any photo for an enlargement) Like a lot of 70s kids, I cut my nerdy teeth on Starlog magazine. It was basically my window into a world of wonder that wasn’t available where I grew up. As a struggling student in the 90s, I used to visit the Starlog store in New Jersey […]
I was so smitten with the larger Shogun Warriors as a kid, that I completely ignored stuff like the Shigcon tank and jet pictured here. I honestly just learned their names tonight. These vehicles (like the majority of the Shogun Warriors line) were originally toys from a Japanese TV series, these two were from a […]
It’s often forgetten that Fisher Price Adventure People lead the 3 3/4″ charge of the 1970s. Their wonderful world was free of violence but just completely captivating. This catalog shows the line still going strong after Lucas with new innovation and a little dash of science fiction thrown in for good measure.: Check out the […]
This oddity from 1979 was a generous gift from my pal John, it’s one of those things that Sears stuck in their catalogs to sell along side other licensed toys. This one tries for all the marbles, trying to get some Star Wars heat and the 12″ celebrity doll craze. More pics after the jump!: Like […]
Adam submitted ANOTHER great shot of him at Universal Studios circa 1979. Thank you Adam! I don’t get enough Universal Monsters appearances here and being a huge Frankenstein fan this one brings me joy. Send me your mall appearance photos!
Or as I called it Star Wars, this page from 1979 shows a lot of the unique Star Wars items that could be found north of the US border. From the cardboard deathstar to the regal plush ending with the (very collectible) cheap-o utility belts that recycled some pieces from Remco. I want to add […]
I love old Christmas catalogs, I love Micronauts but the 1979 Sears Canada catalog will always be a favourite of mine as it holds a special place in my heart. My Micronaut love really piqued in 1979, spurred on by those glow in the dark aliens with gorgeous Ken Kelly package art. However, the real […]
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