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Irwin Toys Tarzan Jungle Ladder (sponsored link)

I don’t think I’ve ever seen this toy before, it reminds me of the “rope ladder” I tried to buy from one those “Ninja” magazines in the early 80s.  My treehouse ladder was a fence when I was a kid…

Superfriends VS Super Villains Towel (sponsored link) —

I love this, although I don’t remember Green Lantern appearing on the Super Friends, nor any of those villains at the time. If I saw this as a kid, I’d need to know all those villains’ names right away, that would have bugged me.

Men of ’76 Playset (sponsored link) —

My memories of America’s bicentennial are mainly based on the Toy Industry magazines my dad subscribed to in the 1970s. I had just started reading. There were numerous articles about how risky it was to create merchandise based on it, as it would date so quickly. I think that’s why so many lower-cost rack toys like this seemed to be the order of the day.

I also bought the Bicentennial DC treasury edition with Superman on the cover, which had nothing to do with Superman inside. As a Canadian, I felt quite hosed.

Arco Bag of Bones (sponsored link)

Another winning Rack Toy from Arco, it does what it says on the card and it glows in the dark. What more do you require?

McDonaldland Sleeping Bag (sponsored link) —

Golly, I love this thing, the original Hamburglar design and the overall weirdness of Ronald tucked in your bed are magical…

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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

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