The cover to the 1974 AHI Catalog is one of my favourites in my entire collection, simple, colourful and so joyous.

The World Famous Super Monsters were the result of AHI scooping the action figure license from rival toymaker Mego. According to Mego President Marty Abrams, Mego simply stopped negotiating and developed their own generic monster line.

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Sky Diving Parachutists and friction batmobile would be a staple for the company for a decade.

Toy-Ventures Issue 1 is a guide to Azrak-Hamway International and features Super Monsters, Batman, Planet of the Apes, Star Trek and Space:1999. You can get it at the Plaid Stallions shop.

The remote control super streaks were released but are quite rare and expensive these days.

AHI 1974 Catalog

The many forms of the Batmobile would prove to be one of AHI’s best-selling items.

The Super Friends Buggy has Aquaman at the wheel! The Joker VS Batman Race Track has some really fun graphics.

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AHI 1974 Catalog  Flintstones

I have never seen the Flinstones racing set in the wild, I wonder if it was produced.

Raggedy Anne and Andy were likely meant to appeal to slightly younger children.

These 12″ Wild West figures are a tough set to piece together and don’t seem to get the attention they deserve.

I can’t help but notice an Ideal Zeroid knock-off in the top. Sarge was AHI’s take on Fighting Yank which was Mego’s take on GI Joe!

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As one of the premiere rack toy manufacturers of the 1970s, Azrak Hamway International (most commonly referred to as AHI by collectors) were still going strong with low cost toys based on the hottest licenses from comic books, TV, and film.

Thanks to a stranglehold from Kenner, AHI offered no Star Wars product in 1978, however, Star Fleet filled that void nicely along with old favourites from Star Trek and Space:1999. The Superheroes were still going strong and AHI had jumped into the spy game by getting the James Bond license.

Azrak Hamway International Catalog from 1978

Azrak Hamway International Catalog from 1978

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