Children’s Palace is a well known Toy chain to anyone who grew up on the East Coast, these castle themed stores were eventually bought up by Child World in 1977 and ran until 1992 when they finally closed their doors, leaving many a 70s kid in mourning.This 1974 Toy circular shows a retailer in it’s […]
Ed sent me this wonderful ad from Brazil (where G.I. Joe is called Falcon)of a line of boys wear that features the classic G.I. Joe Adventure Team artwork. That “Danger of the Depths” shirt would have so been mine…..
My toy buying ended in the early 80s (until I discovered flea markets) but I still used to keep an eye what was coming out. That’s why I loved finding this news paper circular from Simpsons, a now long gone Canadian department store chain.All the big names of the time are here Smurfs, He Man, […]
It’s been a while since we honoured Hasbro’s Bulletman, that great attempt to make G.I. Joe a little more superheroic that sadly failed. The big B is often maligned unfairly by Joe collectors, particularly the military ones but for many of us 70s kids, he was an incredibly fun toy. This is Bullet Man as […]
In the 1970’s, toy maker extraordinaire Pailtoy brought the popular Spanish toy “MadelMan” to the UK renaming him “Little Big Man” in an effort to offer a lower price point alternative to their popular Action Man line of toys. Thought small in stature, this six inch character had a tall amount of adventures to choose […]
G.I. Joe meets the Six Million Dollar Man, that’s a cross over that happened more than once in my house. This page comes from Simpsons, a long gone Canadian retailer.Speaking of cross overs, you can see the other side to this beautiful double page spread (which features Big Jim and Mego) at the Megomuseum. It’s […]
My Pal Jesus sent me an email full of pics of incredible 300 figure plus G.I. Joe collection and mentioned to me that it’s for sale. He has Joes from all over the world, Italy, Canada, Spain and most of all, Mexican Lili Ledy Joes which are different from US versions. I’ve had dozens of […]
I wanted to write a big long preface to this week but it was nice outside yesterday and I forgot about it. To be brief, 1982 represented the time when I stopped playing with toys, I drifted aimlessly until I started collecting them three years later.One of the last toylines I picked up was the […]
I don’t think Hasbro ever stopped making this set, it’s always in parts lots. It was so popular that Power Records made a book and record set about it. I had the record as a kid, it was pretty darn terrific!
While I never had this great set, I ogled it dozens of times in the amazing GI Joe Adventure Team Viewmaster set. So much to love in this thing; ropes, rifles and reptiles!
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