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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

  Batman Crazy Foam (eBay Link)– I was obsessed with Crazy Foam as a kid, still am. I am just glad I don’t have a fetish where people in superhero costumes puke on me. That would be messy. Mexican Planet of the Apes Record (eBay Link)– I have zero idea what kind of music this […]

Bat Vehicles: For Fast Footed Crime Chasers

Bat Vehicles For Fast Footed Crime Chasers Bat Vehicles For Fast Footed Crime Chasers. Now, I want to preface this all by saying I had a great childhood,  just like my tattoo says, “No Regerts”.  However, every time I gleam past this page in the Sears catalogue, I sense a disturbance in the force. The […]

Empire Batman Cycle

The free mask is problematic, people are just going to call you “Robin” and you’ll spend your crime-fighting time correcting them.   Limited Edition Gift Sets Available Now! Rather than crowd fund the next issue of the magazine, I thought I’d whip up these gift sets full of merch we’ve created in the past. Just […]

1978 Empire Toys Catalog

Empire Toys was primarily known for two things, licensed big wheel type vehicles for kids and licensed vehicles for other companies action figures. 1978 was no exception with Empire licensing characters such as The Flinstones, Batman, Spider-Man and Mickey Mouse into a lot of fun with wheels. Check out the 1978 Empire Toys Catalog here. […]

Space World Ray Gun

1979 is a candy land if you like vague Star Wars knock offs, the card art on this one features the love child of Harrison Ford and Martin Landau. I honestly prefer stuff like this to licensed Star Wars merchandise and that’s saying a lot.