Toy-Ventures this week is entering the 36 chambers of Knock-Offs as we use our five fingers of death to reveal some incredible martial arts-themed bootleg toys. Meet the Karate Masters, the mysterious Spy Girl and the unbelievable Black Belt Brawlers in this week’s episode.

We have a new book out called “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” it’s a 132-page tribute to bootleg toys.

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

Remco Energized Spider-Man

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It’s time for the annual Retro Awards where we celebrate the best of 2018 and all the things we enjoyed that embody the retro feelings and vibrations that we hold so dear.

It was a big year and we had an amazing luxury of choice. So many comic book movies, awesome DVDs and Blurays, heck even print dazzled us! Not to mention all the dolls!

Toys:

Jason

• Mondo 12″ Batman TAS
• NECA Captain Blake from the Fog
• Star Wars Black six Inch Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Toybox Spider-Man Buggy

Brian

• Mego Monsters Action Figures
• Super 7 Planet of the Apes
• Blue Falcon from Figures Toy Company

TV

Jason

• Homecoming
• Inside #9
• The Terror

Brian

• Venture Bros
• The Orville
• MST 3K 

Movie

Jason

• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Avengers Infinity Wars
• Ghost Stories
• Bohemian Rhapsody

Brian

• A stupid and futile gesture
• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
• Aquaman

Books:

Jason

• The Making of Solo a Star Wars Story
• Alex Ross Marvelocity
• Eric Idle’s Always look on the bright side of life

Magazine:

Jason

• Infinity Magazine
  Mad Magazine
• Mojo

Brian

• Infinity Magazine
• Shock Cinema

DVD/BluRay

Jason

• Doctor Who Tom Baker’s First Season BluRay
• Batman the Animated Series BluRay
• The Night Stalker/Night Strangler BluRay

Brian

• Blood Island Box Set (Severin Films)
• Dr. Dracula/Lucifers Women (Vinegar Syndrome)
• UFO complete series (BluRay)

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Happy New Year! It’s time for our annual salute to all the things that made us happy in 2015, especially those that harkened back to our childhoods and brother, did we have a lot to smile about.


The 2015 Retro Awards salutes the movies, books, magazines and toys we raved about this year and we also talk about special events and end by mourning some of the folks we lost.

• Massacre Mafia Style is the indy 70s production by Duke Mitchell that Brian mentioned.
• Jason chose Beatles One as his favourite DVD of the year.
• Both guys understandably  loved the Bif Bang Pow Flash Gordon line.
• Mego Meet is June 17 this year in Skokie Ill.
• Brian is a big fan of Figures Toy Company’s Superfriends line.
• Shock Cinema Magazine is Brian’s pick for the year.
• Famous Monsters is Jason’s personal choice for best magazine.
• Mego 8 Inch Superheroes: World’s Greatest Toys has been reprinted and available at Figures Toy Company.

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The 1970s was an absolute windfall of Marvel comics merchandise, the house of ideas sold out and we were better off for it. By 1976, the Marvel comics license was shared with dozens of toy manufacturers all vying for our parents hard earned money.  Here are top ten of the best Marvel comics toys from a time when a big screen Avengers movie would have starred Reb Brown and Lou Ferrigno.     10: Hasbro Richocet Racers
These had absolutely nothing to do with the comic books but who honestly cared? Ricochet Racers were rifles that shot cars featuring the likeness of Spidey and Cap. Joyous! 9: Remco Hulk Muscles
Most of the Incredible Hulk merchandise that bubbled out of the popularity of the CBS Television series made little to no sense, things like Hulk Helicopters and utility belts were clearly just lazily recycled Batman toys.
However, Remco did get super clever with this Hulk specific item which allowed kids to transform just like David Banner. You wouldn’t like Billy when he’s angry…  Read the whole list here.

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