Rocky Toys by Jak Pak

“Everybody’s Movie Hero” was Paulie’s robot thank you very much. Some real gems buried in here.

The keychains are fine, but those are COBRA SUNGLASSES, my friend, Cobretti, not Balboa. I need to make Cobra rack toys…

The thought of Sylvester Stallone playing with his travel Jax or blowing bubbles in the locker room will keep me going all day.

However, if I had to choose just one, it would be the I.D. Set especially when I slide in my “Black Dragon Fighting Society” card that I totally earned from Count Dante.

Then I’ll be the hero of the break room!

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Imperial Toys was one of America’s premier producers of lower-cost Rack Toys for over 50 years. The company sadly folded a few years ago, but in the 1980s, they were everywhere with their in-house IP and hot licenses. This supplement catalogue from 1986 is a neat little time capsule of hot toy trends.

Karate Defenders became all about Ninjas in the middle of “80s Ninja-Mania” on every cartoon and video store.

Imperial toys catalog 1986 Ninja toys

I spent the entire seventh year trying to figure out how to get some nunchucks and throwing stars.

The big license for that year was the Canon Films “The Delta Force” and Imperial unleashed every toy weapon mold they could find. Also a bop bag so you could rain kicks on it’s star.

That Delta Force Paratrooper was also used in the James Bond line from “A View to a Kill” just two years earlier.

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Poop-a-Troopers were still a staple as was Old West merchandise.

I was disappointed to discover that the Uzi is considered a terrible gun.

The Imperials PVC Dinosaur game was strong.

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Replica Animals were another big category for Imperial.

Madballs was another hot license for 1986.

You can still find all of this stuff at dollar stores and arcades.

Yeah a lot of Rock bands use Kazoos and Slide Whistles, it’s all the rage!

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Do you miss toy collector magazines?

That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got 7 issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)

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Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman.  It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln International, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

Imperial Toys Catalog 1986 rack toys

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Another fun discovery in the ’86 Sears Canada catalogue is a page dedicated to Dragon Force. A generic line of Martial Arts heroes by Lanard Toys. Despite my lifelong obsession with Martial Arts, I have no memory of this line. Probably because at the time, I was trying to buy actual ninja weapons (I was a far less dorky Napolean Dynamite at this age).

Dragon Force looks like a fun toy line which includes Ninjas, Kung Fu and Karate Masters, and even female characters. They even have their own assault vehicle and a machine gun? Ok, that one seems counterintuitive.

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Tek Force

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CHiPs was the major player for 1982, Fleetwood managed to get a lot of mileage out of the motorcycle cop goodness.

While Legend of the Lone Ranger wasn’t a box office success, the character itself still sold toys. Fleetwood was able to create a variety of toys thanks to the abundant tooling available in Hong Kong for wild west toys.

The adventures of Colt Seavers made for some terrific rack toy potential. The Fall Guy license allowed Fleetwood to sell anything.

– 1982 Fleetwood Catalog Rainbow land

Even though SGT. Fury comics didn’t sell as well as superheroes he got oodles of merchandise. It’s not surprising he was a big seller, plastic army men rule! Look at that Kirby-Esque artwork.

The Topps Wacky Trucks are amazing and I want a set.

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Our newest book “Knock-Offs: Totally, Unauthorized Action Figures” is now available. It’s 130 pages of bootleg goodness.
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Remco Energized Spider-Man

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One of the most influential Action figure lines of the 1970s, the Fisher-Price Adventure People were North America’s first 3 3/4″ line of action figures and vehicles. These durable toys had a great deal of play value and the toy line lasted for nearly a decade, which in the toy industry is a solid win.

Here we have a glimpse at the 1983 Fisher-Price Adventure People catalog where the adventure has more of a sci-fi slant, which is not surprising considering the popularity of Star Wars and Masters of the Universe at that time.

Fisher-Price Adventure People Alpha Star Click to enlarge

The Alpha Star was a big-ticket item for Fisher-Price Adventure People in 1983, the addition of a space creature was unique to this set. The Alpha Star was a follow-up to the very popular Alpha Probe from the year previous. It is packed with electronic features like its predecessor.

The driver of the truck bears more than a passing resemblance to one Burt Reynolds. The Fisher-Price Adventure People kits were an attempt to get the child to build the vehicle they were about to play with and possibly attract a slightly older child.

The Motor Cross set was made entirely or retooled parts from earlier sets, the man in the cowboy hat is the Ranger from earlier sets while the van is from the “Action news Team” set. The Alpha Probe was electronic, very popular and was offered for a couple of years.

Despite all the Science Fiction in the line, the Adventure people never lost certain themes such as Underwater exploration and racing. These later sets represent a slightly more macho attitude than the sets of the mid-seventies which came with a dolphin instead of a shark.

Many of the individual Fisher-Price Adventure People figures are retooled from earlier sets and made “Spacey”, take a good look and you’ll recognize some of them. They’re now super popular in the “Garage Toy” industry.

Astro Knight used to come with a glider that was a lot of fun. Individually he had very limited articulation.

Toy-Ventures Magazine is our newest creation, an old-school print magazine about vintage toys! Professionally laid out and written, each issue is brimming with obscure and rare toys from companies such as Mego, Kenner, Remco, AHI, and much more. Monsters, Superheroes, Adventurers, Knock Offs, Apes, and so much more, it’s in Toy-Ventures.

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My friend dropped off a box of his childhood toys, so let’s take a look through this awesome time capsule of childhood friends!

PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures Magazine #2 is now available and it’s been called “not only an entertaining read, but it’s also an impeccable work of reference” by PopCult.

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