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Toy-Ventures : Top 5 Coolest Star Wars items @ 4th Moon Toys

Mantooth — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 23:32:24 +0000

Toy-Ventures visits Toronto’s newest Vintage shop, 4th Moon Toys. This store is devoted purely to Star Wars memorabilia, and its location is a part of Canadian toy history! You’ll have a good feeling about this magical shop.

Visit 4th Moon Toys Website:
4thmoon.ca

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Mattel Tarzan figure set (Sponsored Link) —

I think this may be one of my favourite ’70s figure sets ever. I mean that sincerely. I grew up with Big Jim, and the Filmation Tarzan cartoon is still a passion of mine. To get my set, I had to negotiate with my long-time friend Mark until 3 a.m in a crappy Toronto airport hotel. Sometimes, the stories become intertwined with the toy, and that’s why we collect.

Here’s a video I did on the set.

Bionic Woman Bank (sponsored link) —

I don’t run into figural banks much here in Canada (other than Col. Sanders, which, OMG, did everyone in the country get one?), and that’s probably a good thing because I am powerless against them. I am worried it will be a repeat of the “Blow Mold Obsession” with these banks, and well, I don’t have any more room.

Totally pumped about Mego Meet next Week! I’ll be there handing out Lincoln Monsters Buttons and spritzing with you samples of my new cologne “Mantooth.” It’s a vitriolic stench but once you used to it, you’ll be fine.

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Toy-Ventures : Top 5 Coolest Star Wars items @ 4th Moon Toys

Toy-Ventures : Top 5 Coolest Toy-Ventures : Top 5 Coolest Star Wars items @ 4th Moon Toysitems @ 4th Moon Toys

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Now this is a Marvel Team Up

Mantooth — Wed, 15 May 2019 04:00:00 +0000

I won’t lie to you, I’ve dreamt of these guys getting together.

New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store!

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1979 Craftmaster Poster Art Catalog

Mantooth — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Poster and marker sets were one of my favourite
ways to spend an afternoon as a kid (cause that’s about how long the markers
would last). I also recently have become invested in tracking down all the ones I had as a kid.

Craftmaster had all the best licenses in the late
70s which included Star Wars and arch rival Battlestar Galactica, Super hunk
John Travolta, Fantasy Island and Love Boat.

Check out the 1979 Craftmaster Catalog.

I’d also like to add if you have the Fantasy Island set for sale, CONTACT ME!!!!!

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Darth Burger Chef

Mantooth — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:24:00 +0000

Dylan (pictured in the middle just below Darth’s fusebox) sent in this wonderful shot from 1977 when the dark lord of the sith popped into a, Iron Mountain, MI Burger Chef for lunch.

Actually he was there to promote the Burger Chef giveaway premiums (which by the way are completely awesome, why didn’t you guys tell me?).

I never grow tired of “regional Vaders” and I never will, they are the stuff of magic to me. Thanks Dylan.

Send me your mall appearance photos!

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Darth wants you!

Mantooth — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 16:34:00 +0000

Brooke sent in a pile of cool clippings for Star Wars Mall Appearances, I love this one for Clover (?) stores which also hawks SW underwear, bedding and records. He also sent me this rare trading card.

I am so angry that I didn’t think of this as a kid!

Brooke’s website is called VintageQuixotic.com, a musical portal to all things

OLD HOLLYWOOD: The Glamour, the Myths, the Legends. He just released a

new CD, you should check it out.

Send me your mall appearance photos!

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Derec and Darth

Mantooth — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:52:00 +0000

Derec sent in this Darth Vader appearance shot from a mall in Metairie LA. I think the Fonzie shirt pretty much dates this one. Derec mentions that this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this backdrop and he’s right:

Eric sent in this Empire era shot a few years back, great eye Derec!

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Dark Lord of the Atari

Mantooth — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:01:00 +0000

Hopping the pond to the UK for this Mall Appearance which happened in the early 1980s when Darth Vader himself dropped in on a “Toymaster” (great name) shop to promote the Empire Strikes Back Video cartridges that I spent the majority of 1981 playing.
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Darth Vader hits the Waterpark

Mantooth — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:25:00 +0000

Matt sent in this fun shot of him and Darth Vader in the Wisconsin Dells circa 1978, note the signed 8″ by 10″ glossy in his hands. Matt gets bonus points for the cool Starsky and Hutch shirt but I’m not sure why Darth Vader is wearing the buzzer from my grandmother’s apartment building lobby on his chest…

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The Empire Strikes Cleveland

Mantooth — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:02:00 +0000

JD who sent in that great Spider-Man picture from last week also sent this awesome Darth Vader appearance from 1980 at the Parmatown Mall, also in the Cleveland area. The store was either Higbees or May Company, he can’t remember. Just in case you don’t see it, there is something that sets this apart from other mall shots:
Sweet mint in package Kenner Star Wars goodness! mmmmm hmmmmmm! Is that a boxed 12″ Obi Wan or Jawa beside the Vader?

Send us your Mall Appearance photos! You will be our hero!

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Darth Mall and an appearance by the Incredible Hulk!

Mantooth — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:55:00 +0000

Two more additions to the Plaidstallions Mall Appearance Gallery today and they’re both pretty fantastic!

Daniel Preston sent in this fantastic pic of Darth Vader at the Mac Dade Mall Woolco in PA, Vader choked that Imperial officer when his marker ran dry.

Mark ( AKA Vulcanjedi ) sent in this wild Incredible Hulk Appearance at the 1979 Philadelphia Car Show, also in attendance were Eric Estrada and Scott Baio, hopefully he can find those pictures.

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