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Bootleg Stretch Armstrong (sponsored link) —

This is probably a mid-90s item, but I still really dig its incredible crassness. More toys should have “FEEL MY SKIN” on them. That’s fun. That head looks like it’s from another KO item, any ideas hive mind?

Dracula Electronic Hand Held Game (sponsored link)

This was a Japanese game called “Dracula’s Castle,” but this is a US release, and the Dracula on the box appears to be Bobby Moinahan.

The original joke for this was character actor Kenneth MacMillan; this guy looks just like him, but who would get that reference? I even had to look him up. He’s in “Heartbeeps,” which probably doesn’t help matters. 

Either way, that Dracula is from New Jersey.

Prototype Star Trek Decantaur (sponsored link)

My friend Corey sent me this, and he had the better joke about this being about “The Captain’s Log,” while I just wondered why Michael Cera is there. All of this has Spock especially concerned.  This piece is magical, and I’m better for seeing it.

There is also a prototype Kirk head decanter that doubles as Michael Myers?

Hee Haw Purse (sponsored link) –

If you hate being taken seriously, this is the fashion accessory for you! 

Vintage Raideen Tee (sponsored link) —

I must say that if I had this in the 4th grade, it might have helped my social standing.

The Lincoln Monsters Backer Kit Store is now open to the public. After the successful Kickstarter campaign (Thank You Again!), BackerKit is the next chance to get in on the Lincoln Horror Show.

The Lincoln Monsters Backer Kit Store is now open to the public.

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

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Prototype Star Trek, Bootleg Stretch Armstrong, Hee-Haw, weird dracula and Brave Raideen!

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Which was better for Milton Bradley’s The Dark Tower or Mattel’s Electronic Dungeons and Dragons?

I’m sincerely asking because I’ve never played either. Not for lack of trying, mind you. I was ten when the fantasy craze started in the early 1980s, and I got swept up in it. I tried to play Dungeons and Dragons like many suburban kids with asthma; it seemed like something I might enjoy. I purchased the starter Dungeons and Dragons kit from a used bookstore and fell fast asleep reading the first two pages. This happened repeatedly; heck, I should keep it at my bedside now.

A local friend was a DM and invited me to play Dungeons and Dragons one Sunday afternoon. I got killed off for being silly and never asked back, I was not hurt by that.

After that experience, I really wanted to see if these electronic games would be more my speed, but something else was eating all my money, the Atari 2600.

There I found the fantasy game that was truly my speed filled with dragons, bats and secret rooms.

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