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Welcome Back Kotter Guitar by Fleetwood Toys (sponsored link) 

Did the Sweathogs ever show any musical prowess? I watched the show a lot as a kid and only remember John Travolta’s singing. 

Hal Needham Stuntman Playset by Gabriel Toys (sponsored link)

This is a truly innovative toy concept from the mid-1970s, a doll based on the legendary stuntman Hal Needham. This allowed kids to do real stunt work. Obviously, this set saw some play, as Hal’s head came off, which is probably not something that happened to the real guy.

The Mighty Hercules Book and Record set from Japan (Sponsored Link) 

As a Canadian kid, I thrilled to the Adventures of the Mighty Hercules and his idiot sidekick, Newton, his idiot sidekick, Newton.  (if you get that joke you are cool) I am blown away that this show had any popularity in Japan but now this is all I can think of.

Spider-Man Super Klobbers by AHI (sponsored link)

I’m not surprised that AHI chose to rip off Socker Boppers; they sold a lot of inflatable toys and well, they had the Spider-Man license. What’s surprising is how rare these are, I guess they did not take off.

Big Jim Cipsa Kid Acero Lobomovil (sponsored link) 

This vehicle was known as “The Beast” in the USA and was the first vehicle available for the P.A.C.K toys, mainly because it’s a repainted Camper. In Mexico, they didn’t have the same characters so they drew over the (GLORIOUS!) Jack Kirby’s art and turned them into bad Guy Garfio and Good guy Hombe Bionico. I love this so much but this freaking thing is such a space killer. Ugh, this is going to bug me….

Oh God, I just realized Hombre Invisible was added! Agggghhhh I have no money!

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Tomy Rascal Robot (sponsored link) 

I loved these little guys and they worked with Star Wars figures. Mind you my love for this toy is bathed in a warm memory of getting this and the latest Micronauts comic on the same day.

Cipsa Nocton From the Kid Acero line (sponsored link) —

If anyone remembers my Mego Meet video from last summer, this is the same figure I drooled over. Noctun is a Mexican Big Jim baddie but that head sculpt was originally the Zython from the Space:1999 toy range. Combining Big Jim and Space:1999 has an incredible intoxicating power over me and this would have tempted me but I did something amazingly irresponsible again. 

Bootleg C3PO Plush (sponsored link) —

This toy has so much character that it looks like it’s from a bootleg movie I want to see. Also, top marks for the robotic Una-Brow.

Key Party Swizzle Sticks (sponsored link) –

Thankfully these are unused, you want them that way. It’s just better for everyone.

Code Red Puffy Stickers (sponsored link) —

My friend Courtney sent me these tonight, and wow, I’m mind-blown. Code Red was an ABC series produced by Irwin Allen. It was about a family of firefighters and starred Lorne Green, Adam Rich, and Sam Jones. I mean, come on, Adama and Flash Gordon? I was so there. It was cancelled pretty quickly, if I recall. The sight of merchandise shocks me.

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- The Incredible Noctun, Rascal Robots, bootleg c3p0, 70s key party favors and Code Red!

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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Tonight’s Toy-Ventures is about a childhood toy woe and a deep appreciation for the “Man Vs Nature” action figure genre. It’s the Mattel Big Jim Devil River Trip!
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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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GI Joe Dangerous Assignment Game (sponsored link) —

This is easily one of my bigger grails, a board game based on the GI Joe Adventure team when I was five years old. I love absolutely everything about this, but when it does show up, it’s a bad time, like the Holidays during a 3-week mail strike. Yay!

UPDATE: I know it sold but it’s still worth talking about.

SWAT air assault set (sponsored linkage) —

If I have a rack toy weakness, it’s little soldier-type figures like this. I can use them for my “Dawn of the Dead” diorama!

Mexican Big Jim Zorak by Cipsa (sponsored linkage)-

It’s incredible how much torment vintage cardboard and cellophane can bring upon a person who has incredible luck with Big Jim this year, but it’s haunting me a little.

Check out my video on Zorak:

She-Hulk Paint by Numbers (sponsored link) ––

Hasbro got in on the Marvel lady power by releasing this and Spider-Woman paint sets in 1980. They are hard to find and are also incredible looking. 

PS I liked the Disney show, people need to relax about this stuff…

Inflatable Wolfman (affiliate link) —

I’ve never heard of “Nadel & Sons” nor seen these amazing little things, the seller also has a devil one. I may need these in my life….

The Lincoln Monsters are here!

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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week: Bulletman, SWAT, Inflatable Wolfman, Mexican Big Jim and She-Hulk arts and crafts!

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Toy-Ventures returns to cover our biggest event of the year, Mego Meet, held at Zolo Con in Warminster, PA. This was a true blast of vintage, modern, and Custom Mego action figures. I hope you’ll check out this incredible feast of vintage toys!

Mike Zolotorow, Krista Schmidt and the entire Zolo-Con Family.
Jason Scheiermeyer of White Elephant Toyz
Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke of Mego Corporation.
Scott Brown -Cool Retro Pop
Kevin Fiore, Scott Fiore and the entire Fiore clan.
Frank Wojo of Absolutely Retro
Todd @Tiny Plastic Men
Paul Wasson Lasermego.com
John Coe Creations
Mark Huckabone from Heroes Online
Brent Sorensen of Brentzdollz
Vin Carnabuci (and family) from Vin’s Universe.
Seth Buckely from Seth Buckley’s Toyland
Mike “MegoZilla” Jimenez
Amber Zombie and Stitch
Steve Stovall from Super Joe Unlimited

And to all of you who attended Mego Meet and contributed to the spirit intended. You put the “Meet” in “Mego Meet,” and it was a true pleasure to get to know you.

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Dr Steel Mexican Big JIm Cipsa

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Mexican Dr Steel in box (sponsored link)

I recently found my Big Jim grails and of course, something really cool comes along. Dr. Steel was a bad guy in Mexico and he lead a crew of baddies that included an alien. Things got crazy and wonderful. I wish I had the disposable income to justify this but I don’t, It sure is purty though. Well, as purty as Dr. Steel can get, he’s pretty tough.

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Mecha Godzilla Model Kit (sponsored link) 

This thing i a very happy memory, I ordered it in the ninth grade after seeing an ad in Starlog (the 80s  nerd internet) and I loved it. Godilla stuff was tough when I was a kid so being a teen with disposable income opened the floodgates, which, seeing as I’m going to SDCC have never closed. 

King Kong kid’s t shirt (eBay Sponsored Link) —

Man, I did not see this Kong until I was an adult but being a kid when this came out sure had an effect on me. I see this image and just think “Coooool!” and I’m actually not a big fan of the film itself.

PS I went on the Universal Kong ride for the majority of the day in 1991. It was a rainy Tuesday and I felt like the Omega Man. It was magical save for Jaws being broken.

Terminator Knock-Off (sponsored link) —

“Come mitt me if you want to leave.” This is not only a Terminator Knock-Off, but if you squint, it’s Lorenzo Lamas as “Renegade!” So it’s two things that are equally relevant!

Action Man Cassette tape Adventure (sponsored link) —

So I stumbled upon this and fell in love, I really need to see if anybody put this on YouTube. I grew up with the Peter Pan GI Joe records (ah-mazing) and finding out the story continued in the 1980s? With British Accents? Colour me there!

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Captain Harlock parachuting rack toy figure (eBay Affiliate Link)

Captain Harlock is a Japanese Television series that also gained a following in France and Quebec, Canada as “Albator.” I used to watch this show despite not being able to understand it as a kid because it looked like Star Blazers to me. I’ve never warmed to watching it in English but I still have a weakness for the character, he’s got a cool design and well this is also a parachuting rack toy, something I have a history with.

Planet Surface Patrol vehicle (eBay Affiliate Link) —

It’s amazing the power “Generic Sci-Fi Vehicle” can have on a growing mind. I look at this thing, and I see a cross between Space1999’s Eagle and Damnation Alley’s Landmaster, which makes for a stunning baby. Also, “Planet Surface Patrol” sounds like a 60s Japanese kid’s show that I’d think about a lot.

Tonka Steel Monsters Punk Prototype Sculpt (eBay Affiliate Link) –

I spent a lot of 2023 researching the Tonka Steel Monsters for Toy-Ventures magazine. So,  I was gobsmacked to see these original sculpts for second series figures Punk and Viking appear.

They’re really cool but meant for a fan much bigger than me, although it is very tempting.

Here’s my video on the Tonka Steel Monsters:

Cipsa Kid Acero Lobo Laser (eBay Affiliate Link) —

This is the Mexican version of the Laservetter from Big Jim’s Wolf P.A.C.K and while it’s pretty much the same box with different logos, I really want it. Mexican Big Jim or Kid Acero is, to me, the greatest toy line I never had as a kid. Normally ,the toy company Cipsa would redraw the characters on the boxes but, for some reason, kept the two US figures that they didn’t offer. I assume that confused Mexican kids…

Dr. Zauis Bubble Bottle  (eBay Affiliate Link) —

Silly throw-away esoterica that I wouldn’t have missed as a kid, but I would love it on my shelf now. It’s funny how that works.

Mego Meet 2024 will be hosted this August 17-18 at Zolo-Con. We’ll have our own dealer area, panels, customs contests for the kids and late night swap meets in the Mego Suite.

Mego Meet 2024 is at ZoloCon

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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week-Parachuting Captain Harlock, Kid Acero, generic space vehicles, Steel Monsters and Dr. Zaius Bubbles.

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Lili Ledy was a Mexico-based toy maker with a 30-year run until its closure in 1985.

Due to trade restrictions, the company would manufacture it’s toys on Mexican soil. Even popular Hong Kong-made American toys like GI Joe, Star Wars and Mego Superheroes had to have their Mexican-made equivalent.

This restriction resulted in some fantastic and imaginative-looking variations on what we’re familiar with.

1975 was an excellent year for Lili Ledy with several hot toys and licenses:

Lili Ledy Mego Superheroes

The cover for this catalogue featured the newly acquired Mego Superheroes. I can’t tell you how much collecting Mexican Mego figures meant to me in the late 90s. It was like discovering them all over again. Then like a lot of things, it got kind of competitive and I moved on to other things.

Here are three great sites for Lili Ledy Mego figures:

foreignmego.com : I created this site in 1999 (yikes) because I had a serious passion for these guys.

MegoMuseum.com– I tried to add as much Ledy as I can to the galleries.

Themegoguy.com- Dude’s got an amazing collection and he can take a great picture.

Is that Herby the Love Bug?

I’m pretty sure Bob and Joy were not based on American toys but an original creation of Ledy.

Don Cuco is the much less creepy version of Tommy Talker.

I love that they dressed a kid up like Pebbles Flinstone. 

We’re making collectible pins featuring many of the toys we celebrate and characters from this site.

Kenner’s Turbo Tower of Power and SSP sets were very popular.

Love the boxing game, I had the Kar-r-r-rate Men instead.

Lili Ledy Gi Joe Accion Adventurers

Mexico’s take on GI Joe, “Adventuro Accion” was a pure joy with plenty of additions, variations and exclusives. Oh, how I love these so.

Our magazine Toy-Ventures is now on it’s 9th issue. If you like this site and vintage toys, please check it out.

Lili Ledy Sesame Street figures

I am in awe of Mexican Sesame Street toys, especially the regional characters we didn’t get here.

Do I need to explain who Barbara is mimicking? I didn’t think so. Barbie was sold by rival Mexican toymaker Cipsa during this period.

I’ve also made a few other collectible pins based on knockoffs and characters from this website. Look for a few more designs coming very soon.

Toy-Ventures Collectible Pins including the Lincoln Monsters

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 nine issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more from sites like PlaidStallions and more. Check it out even if you don’t collect Mego figures.

Our long running Pod Cast, Pod Stallions is now available on Spotify.

The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!

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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Lili Ledy

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EBAY LINK Black Hole Signal Flashers from Shreddies Cereal- These are a Canadian cereal premium from Shreddies or as I called it as a kid, wall paper paste. Shreddies did a Mego action figure promo that year and folks, I ate a ton of it, thank God for sugar.

EBAY LINK REMCO POWERIZED MICKEY MOUSE RANCH This is an interesting toy from the late 70s and a weird one for Mickey Mouse, apparently the figure has a wind up motor you can use to power all the stuff on Mickey’s Ranch? I’ve never actually seen one of these before and I can’t believe this thing is only $20.

EBAY LINK Aurora Mod Squad Model Kit- The fact that I’ve lived my whole life without owning a tiny replica of Clarence Williams III is crushing me right now.

EBAY LINK Mexican Big Jim Invisible Man figure– Oh I love Mexican Big Jim figures and Hombre Invisible is one of the best, a clear body, removable heads and an outfit, hours of fun! How the heck did we not get this as kids?

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Planet of the Apes Colorforms- You know what? I’m gonna try and buy this or one like it this week, I love Planet of the Apes and Colorforms

Issue 4 of Toy-Ventures magazine ships this June

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Toy-Ventures this week talks about the incredible Hombre Bionico from the Mexican series “Kid Acero” which is based on Mattel’s Big Jim. 


 We get into why I think this is the greatest incarnation of Big Jim and showcase some of the cool figures that were done fromn1976 to 1980. 


Trust me, these are the figures you wished you had as a kid! 


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