It’s the Toy-Ventures holiday special! This year’s subject is the “White Whale” when you were a kid. You saw the action figure on the back of the card but never on the front. Join me and my guests as we share childhood tales of woe!

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Special Thanks to my guest stars:
Tony Roberts: Analog Toys Channel
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Amy Vampi &Andy Halloween: Dark Ride Dracula Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@AnalogToys
Rich Hurley: Doctor Durant’s Sanctum
https://www.youtube.com/@doctordurantssanctum1977
Raymond Castile: Basement of Horror
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Bruno Billion: Blast Process
https://www.youtube.com/user/BlastProcess
Rob McCallum-Director “Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe”
https://www.youtube.com/@RobMcCallum99
Mysterian & Lab Monkey- Toy Surprise
https://www.youtube.com/@ToySurprisevintage
David Weiner- Director “In Search of Darkness”
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McDonalds Hawaiian Shirt (affiliate link) —

Once in a lifetime, a garment passes you by that is so glorious that everything else looks like burlap. I’ve had this moment, and fashion is now meaningless to me.  I will never know the joy of having a Big Mac on my heart as this is not my size.

Action Girl Scuba Outfit (affiliate link) —

You have to applaud Europe for adding female characters to the GI Joe Adventure team and giving them cool outfits. I was to shy to buy female characters as a kid and well, that’s a shame. I’ve changed my mind on the whole thing now.

Bootleg V Hat (affiliate link) —

I just want to buy everything with “V” on it; I feel like that will be the void left by not having enough V toys when it is hot.

Dick Tracy Flashlight (affiliate link) –

I post in a trifecta of love for Rack Toys, Dick Tracy and just general 70s weirdness. I want to own this so that at the next blackout, I can act all normal about using it. “What? I come prepared! Sorry?”

Japanese Superman Car model (affiliate Link) —

The one thing I love about Japanese model kits is that I’m always finding something new, and I hope that it never changes. I don’t know why Superman needs a car, but I so want to see this movie that the box is promising. It’s mid-century cool and I don’t care if it has a single word of dialogue. I want this Superman to beat up those Johnny Quest robots a whole bunch.

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Bootleg pistol from V (sponsored link) —

I can’t tell you how much I want this, it’s going for exactly what’s in my Paypal. However, I need that money for Mego Meet. So please, kind people, take this deal away from me? Would ya?

Super Juniors Sleeping Bag (affiliate link) —

As a kid I just ABHORED the Super Juniors merchandise because that stuff was for Babies! However, my friend and frequent collab Chris Franklin’s affection for them lead to an awesome Toy-Ventures article. Also, I’ve softened on the Juniors in general, they’re not as cool as Muppet Babies but….

Dick Tracy Crimestoppers Kit (affiliate Link) —

This is one of those weird toys that looks like it’s from the 1940s but that was probably on purpose. I have a feeling the Dick Tracy and Lone Ranger licenses had a lot of grandpeople purchases and well, they are a viable toy demographic. Crap, I’ve done this kind of thing, my son never got into Adventures Team G.I. Joe *SOBS*

Vintage Marvel Comics Superheroes Shirts (Affiliate Link) —

I’m unsure if I’ve ever encountered these, but they’re brilliant! These probably were in the Heroes World catalog but I didn’t bother to check.

Vicma Sherlock Hemlock puppet (affiliate link) —

I saw one of these recently at SDCC, and like most things there, it’s more reasonable outside of those walls. Vicma was a Spanish Toy Company, and their character selection for Sesame Street Puppets was different than the US. They even made a Guy Smiley! This is what drew me to toy collecting—seeing what other countries got. I love it all!

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Captain Action Dr. Evil Sanctuary- (eBay Link) —

I don’t actively collect Captain Action, although I have in the past. I’ve got no real connection to it other than seeing a comic ad for it as a child in a back issue and wanting it. This set is the stuff of legend in the line. It’s tough as nails and well, beautiful. I’d own one if they weren’t so rare.

Dick Tracy Fire Extinguisher by Imperial Toys (eBay Link) –

This one made me laugh, a bizarre bit of Dick Tracy Rack Toy merch. It seemed that everyone thought Dick Tracy would be as big as Batman, which didn’t get the merch it should have at the time. Not enough kids cared (I loved the little watch!) and the stuff just sat and sat. I remember visiting a “Zellers” in the mid-1990s, and they still had stacks of unsold cars.  I bet if I travelled around my town and check out some variety stores, I may be able to find some Dick Tracy merch.

Kenner Bionic Man Tattoos (eBay Link) –

I wish I had these as a kid, sure they only last an afternoon, but what an afternoon!

Space:1999 Pajamas (eBay Link)–

Not gonna lie, I’d wear these now. I do actively buy this stuff 

Hot Wheels Big Jim’s P.A.C.k car (eBay Link)—

My friend Jason pointed this out to me, I’d heard rumour of this car but never sought it out. Yup, it’s a Hot Wheel with a Big Jim P.A.C.K logo on and of course, it’s a redline and therefor coveted by HW collectors. I bought one, so I guess that makes me a Hotwheel collector. *DEEP SIGH*

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