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.

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Mexican Planet of the Apes Record (eBay Link)–

I have zero idea what kind of music this is or if I would like it, but who cares? It’s got biker apes on the cover. SOLD!

Sesame Street Black Velvet (eBay Link)- 

These make me giddy, my face looks like Cookie Monsters right now.

Durham Star Mission Robot (ebay link)–

Durham Industries produced a lot of licensed toys but they also liked to knock off other toys. This is a total copy of the Tomy Rascal Robots.

Star Mite Laser Pistol (eBay Link)–

Star Mites was a brand created by Empire Toys that even included some diecasts from Shinsei. This package with its discount Martin Landau warms the cockles of my heart.

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Toy-Ventures Collectible Pins including the Lincoln Monsters

Do you miss toy collector magazines?

That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got nine issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more from sites like PlaidStallions and more. Check it out even if you don’t collect Mego figures.

Our long running Pod Cast, Pod Stallions is now available on Spotify.

The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!

Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)

FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAID STALLIONS

Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs, and remember, folks, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman.  It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln Monsters, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

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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 sight of the Pedal Powered Batmobile on this “Bat Vehicles” page fills me with thoughts of “what might have been.” I was Batman-obsessed when i was five, and well, I lived on a hill. 

This amazing Batmobile, complete with Bat radio, would have gotten a lot of use in my household and, likely, would have been destroyed from overuse.

Bat Vehicles- Empire Toys Batcycle

The Empire Toys Batman Cycle or as everyone else calls it “The Bat Cycle,” is an excellent runner-up.  

Oddly, I have no desire to own any of the Bat Vehicles as an adult, mainly because I’m too tall to ride.

New in the Toy-Ventures Shop! The Mego Mangler Collector Pin!

Mego Mangler Limited Edition Pin from PlaidStallions

Toy-Ventures Collectible Pins including the Lincoln Monsters

Do you miss toy collector magazines?

That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got nine issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more from sites like PlaidStallions and more. Check it out even if you don’t collect Mego figures.

Our long running Pod Cast, Pod Stallions is now available on Spotify.

The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!

Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)

FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAID STALLIONS

Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs, and remember, folks, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman.  It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln Monsters, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

Bat Vehicles

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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 that thing for the retro fan in your life. Thanks for indulging me, more content soon!
OUR STORE: http://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store/products/

PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures Magazine #1 is now available and it’s been called “not only an entertaining read, but it’s also an impeccable work of reference” by PopCult.

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Check out the 1978 Empire Toys Catalog here.

And hey, after that check out the 1979 Empire Catalog from our archive.

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