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Excel Toys Kojak set with villain (eBay Affiliate Link) —

Longtime PlaidStallions readers will know that I am borderline obsessed with Kojak merchandise. It’s such a weird fit and I especially love the action figure, which I proudly own. This is the rare catalogue set that includes “Bad Guy” which in reality is an AHI Butch Cavendish Knock Off figure that looks like a Footlocker employee. I wouldn’t trade my childhood for anything.

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Fleetwood Glowing Marvel Superheroes Display Box (eBay Affiliate Link) —

When I stumbled upon this, it gave me a feeling I haven’t had in ages, just pure wonder. This is a display box for label slap flashlights that were really, really crappy, but the label is Marvel FREAKING Superheroes! It’s Marvel comics in its Bronze Age glory, and the Fantastic Four are involved. I cut my teeth on Kirby/Lee FF thanks to Treasury Editions and I adore those characters as a result (Also, the Corman Movie is currently the most faithful, don’t agree? Bike Racks at 3:15) . I know if you click on this link, I may get a shiny penny, so you have no reason to trust me, but I implore you to check this auction out; the images will likely stir some emotion. 

The price tag will also elicit some emotion, but where else can you find such a thing?

Inflatable Planet of the Apes Cornelius (eBay Affiliate Link) —

Oh, good golly, Miss Molly, smooshing Planet of the Apes with Poly Vinyl Chloride, maybe the “Peanut Butter and Chocolate” of toy making. I own one of these in the baggy, and while I overpaid (waaaay too much Christmas cheer and watching an Apes movie), it inspired the Infl8able Monster premium for issue 12 of Toy-Ventures. I’ll never regret the purchase, that’s for sure!

End Run Mego Micronauts Antron (eBay Affiliate Link) —

At some point during the dissolving of Mego Corporation, a whole bunch of oddball items appeared at Toys R Us stores under the “Lion Rock” banner (*psssssst* Lion Rock was Mego all along!) and all of them are awesome and weird! Case in point, these “factory floor sweeping” put onto cards. Antron doesn’t have any of his cool weapons but hey, he’s 97 cents!

As a kid, I would have fallen for this ruse, by the way. I want this damned thing now!

Hagar the Horrible Halloween Costume by Collegeville (eBay Affiliate Link) —

I unabashedly love Hagar the Horrible and was so amused to find this. As a fan of comic strips, none aged more poorly than Hagar, but so undeservedly so. I adore the faithful paint mask on this. I have a weird story about Hagar comics from my childhood, but I’ll do it in the next PodStallions Nerdtherapy session.

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Toy-Ventures 11

It is with cathartic pleasure that I announce that issue 11 of Toy-Ventures is at the press stage, I’m reviewing the first round draft right now.
While it is late, I prefer to think of it as “slow cooked,” and I feel it’s some of the best stuff we’ve ever put out. Tonka’s Steel Monsters is our main feature and that was daunting because I learned as I went. I had no foundation for this guide but I wanted it to be all encompassing.

Fortunately, I have a lot of awesome friends who hooked me up with former designers, shared their collection and their expertise. This truly was a group effort and I was just the foreman, sincerely grateful.
My regular contributors knocked it out of the park with an eclectic mix of stories, art and eye popping stuff. Also, we’ve got a new comer who delivered something absolutely special that I’ll talk about soon.
Anyway, I want to thank everyone for their patience, I hope you enjoy this one, it was daunting but so very fun and rewarding.

Onward and Upward!

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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 10 is here!

Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 10 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.

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1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog

The “Smock and Mask” costumes made famous by companies like Ben Cooper and Collegeville were still going full steam ahead in the 1980s. This was the era of action figures and toys have a full media assault of cartoons, comics and merchandise.  The 1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume catalog reflects this era with some of the most popular brands mingled in with a few that well, don’t quite have the same mojo.

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog Photon

Photon was the name of Lasertag arenas and had a brief tv-series and action figures by Entertech.

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog Bravestarr

Bravestarr was Filmation’s follow up to Masters of the Universe and even had a Mattel Toy Line. 

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog Rambo

I don’t have to explain Rambo to anyone do I?

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog Transformers

Transformers are probably the biggest license Collegeville had at this time.  I have never seen LJN Blinkins before today.

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog Transformers

It’s not the 1980s until a Ninja shows up.

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog

Scratch and Sniff costumes which would encourage people to touch and smell your child.

Call me crazy but I don’t think this was a great idea.

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Nerd Candy had a costume? I learned something today!

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog Peanuts

The Peanuts were pretty much a 35-year staple.

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog Spooks

Generic Monsters like these means Ben Cooper had the Universal Monsters License at the time. It ping ponged between Collegeville and Ben Cooper quite a bit.

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog Spooks

At this point Collegeville has been selling that Ghost since the early 1970s, here it is in the 1973 catalog.

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog

1987 Collegeville Halloween Costume Catalog- Lisa Frank

A line of Halloween Costumes based on Lisa Frank stickers, the 80s were truly madness.

1987 Collegeville Masks

These stretch stocking masks are “Wet the bed” terrifying. 

1987 Collegeville Transformers Masks

Nice to see Frankenstein somewhere in this.

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