Mattel hoped that they ahd the next Star Wars with Ray Harryhausen’s second trip into Greek Mythology in 1981’s “Clash of the Titans” . While the film was a hit at the box office, it somehow didn’t carry over to the toy shelves. Mattel released only one wave of figures and cancelled other merchandise based […]
The beginning of the end for the Rack Toy giant, while the company would continue and prosper for the rest of the decade, it would also eventually fold it’s toy division completely under the Remco Name. The 1981 AHI catalog almost looks like a lower cost copy of the 1981 Remco offerings, all the licenses […]
Daisy has been the premier maker of toy caps guns since well long before I can remember and in this 1981 catalog they did something I am too excited about, they created Sheriff Lobo merchandise! It’s almost impossible to find BJ and The Bear Toys let alone anything based on it’s short lived spin off, […]
Most people know Duncan from their Yo-Yo products which they still sell to this day but their 1981 catalog shows a company branching out into different things, mostly toy vehicles (such as 70s style vans) but also licensed items like the Batmobile. Check out the 1981 Duncan Catalog here
I had forgotten Bruce Jenner was on “CHiPs”, it must have been weird standing there with Fred Flinstone and Spider-Man. Suckerman for under $3? Mego Star Trek figures for $1.28? They definately do want to be my toy store!
In 1981, Remco, a division of Azrak Hamway International for almost the past decade, went through some changes in their product line. . Demand for many of the items that had been staples for the company such as Utility belts and powerzed Superheroes was starting to wane. All the Hulk merchandise and the Star Trek […]
The Remco Monsters at Home series is a weird little footnote in Monster toy lore, basically the company took the heads and hands of their 9″ Universal Monster dolls and made these charming little hand puppets complete with a plastic environment.What’s weird is, it all sort of makes sense, Dracula has a coffin, the Mummy […]
Carlin Trammel (of the great blog Nerd Lunch ) sent in this early 80’s Hulk appearance inCharleston, SC for the Super Heroes Mall Appearance Gallery . He kind of looks scared….
Glamour Gals seemed to be Kenner trying to mix the popularity of the Star Wars format with the fashion doll. Even though I wasn’t in the demographic, I recall these being heavily TV advertised during “Battle of the Planets” reruns. I’m not sure how well they did however, I seem to recall seeing a massive […]
Wow! Slumber bags are much nicer than those crappy sleeping bags they sell at Woolco. I feel all classy saying it that way.
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