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Godzooky PLush (sponsored link) —

In the late 1970s, Knickerbocker produced plush based on the Godzilla cartoon, featuring the big G and Godzooky. I got one of those Godzillas, I still have it, and it lives in my daughter’s room. I never sought to get a Godzooky, but I’ve warmed to him over the years. That is something I’ll never do with “Baby Plas.”

Bootleg Bat-Ray Batmobile from the 1960s (sponsored link) —

I wonder how fast the folks at Tri-Play Toys drew bats on this existing item? The whole thing smacks of  “Haste.”

Monster Finger Puppets (sponsored link) —

If there was ever a Gen-X secret handshake, it’s these little dudes. I remember getting them free with toothpaste (!) at Miracle Mart as a kid. I think I know at least two people with a tattoo of these. I should get some.

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Universal Studios Baby Frank souvenir – (sponsored link) 

Universal Studios created Baby Frank as a cutesy “Scrappy Dooish” Frankenstein (Corey LeChat covered this character extensively in Toy-Ventures Issue 5 if interested in knowing more), and this felt pennant is just one of the items that featured him. There was also a costume made so they had an actor walking around at the parks themselves.

As much as I’m a huge Monster Kid with Frankenstein always being my #1 character, I can’t sanction this buffoonery. Baby Frank leaves me cold for some reason. I do own some merchandise with him on it, but it’s always got his papa with him.

UFO Grendizer Pencil Sharpener (sponsored link) ––

Making boring old school supplies into cool toys is an art form, and whoever made this is a total Davinci.  If I had this in grade school, it would have been taken away by the teacher. I was a “Teacher takes his stuff a lot” kind of kid. 

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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.

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Bootleg Godzilla Bubble Store Display (sponsored link) —

It’s a bit out of my price range, but I do love the style of this Zilla, and the adorable widdle top hat is only helping to enhance his appeal.

AHI Spider-Man Swim vest (sponsored link) —

As a kid, seeing Spider-Man hawking swim stuff instead of I dunno, Aquaman or Submariner, used to get on my nerves. However, I also stopped mixing my Marvel and DC megos at a certain age because of comic continuity. This may be a “me” problem.

Superman the Movie Poster Art set (sponsored link) —

I’ve got Superman on the brain this week, but honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever seen this set before. The packaging really pops, and I would have been all over this in 1978, and look, more than four markers.

Tol Toys “Star Trek” Set from Australia (sponsored link) —

This toy from Australia is quite curious; it has no connection to the TV series at all. It probably flew right under Paramount’s radar at the time. Also, I like the Aliens.

Robby the Robot Knock Off Vending Machine Toy (sponsored link)—

My friend Courtney sent me this, and it’s the kind of stuff I obsess about. These kinds of toys come into our lives and then after a lunchtime, poof! There was no brand name, no company, no nothing.  Tracking down stuff like this will bring you close to madness.  It’s amazing that these kinds of things survived.

5 Awesome Things on eBay- Bootleg Godzilla, Australian Star Trek, Superman Poster Art, Vending Machine Robby the Robot, and swim with Spidey!

ssue #13 of Toy-Ventures 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 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

Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying to bring back print toy magazines; if you would like to support us, please check out the latest issue: https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop

Toy-Ventures Issue 12- Stretch Monster

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Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

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Amazing Spanish Sticker book (affiliate link)–

I featured this incredible sticker book in the “regerts” part of my Monster Bash recap. I can’t begin to describe how cool it is. It seems to have been a puzzle activity, but the range of characters is amazing, including Paul Naschy as Waldemar! It’s epic, amazing, and I wish I had bought it. Please do yourself a favour and look at the photos of this thing, it’s soo cool.

Bionic Man Paint by Numbers set (affiliate link) —

I may not know art but I know what I like.

Tara Toys Dark Adventure Play Case (affiliate link) —

I can’t get over how many 80s Fantasy playsets used the same characters. I never saw this clever set before but nearly all of the monsters are old friends. Heck it even includes the Colorforms Outer Space men in there (which I had in this cool set Alien Attack, see below.)

Miyarabi’s Prayer: Kill Mechagodzilla 45 

While this is from my favourite Godzilla film of all time, I was never a fan of this song to King Cesar as a kid because it slowed down an otherwise fast paced film. I never knew it was released as a single before.

The Ultimate collection of Collegeville Ultra-Man costumes (affiliate link) —

If you like Ultra-Man AND Halloween Costumes, this auction is fantastic as it showcases all the variants (Which, BTW, are in issue 6 of Toy-Ventures, just sayin’) and the original prototypes from the Collegeville archives. One of a kind stuff makes me giddy.

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DORMEI IS THE BEST! (1983

Continuing exploring this 1983 Hong Kong Toy Trade publication, this week, we focus on the DorMei Factory, famous for making rubber dinosaurs, giant bugs, and Sharks that were often sold by marketed by American companies like Imperial Toys.

Dormei toys ad lizard monsters

I have to say that I had a lot of those rubber bugs, at one point a local bakery had them on the counter with a bag of Jimmies in their abdomens. I’ve also wanted that Lizard man creature for a long time. He reminds me of “It! The Terror from Beyond Space.”

Dormei toys ad lizard monsters

I’m not sure “Crying” is the word they should have used here but I see how they got there. I had tons of those Dinosaurs and I imagine DorMei made them by the millions. They would also go on to produce a truly memorable Godzilla Knock Off in 1984, see below:

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Toy-Ventures: Rare Vintage Toys at SDCC!

Toy-Ventures returns from #sdcc2024 with an after-hours look at some incredibly rare and expensive vintage toys available at the summer’s biggest fan event.

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Dr Steel Mexican Big JIm Cipsa

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Mexican Dr Steel in box (sponsored link)

I recently found my Big Jim grails and of course, something really cool comes along. Dr. Steel was a bad guy in Mexico and he lead a crew of baddies that included an alien. Things got crazy and wonderful. I wish I had the disposable income to justify this but I don’t, It sure is purty though. Well, as purty as Dr. Steel can get, he’s pretty tough.

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Mecha Godzilla Model Kit (sponsored link) 

This thing i a very happy memory, I ordered it in the ninth grade after seeing an ad in Starlog (the 80s  nerd internet) and I loved it. Godilla stuff was tough when I was a kid so being a teen with disposable income opened the floodgates, which, seeing as I’m going to SDCC have never closed. 

King Kong kid’s t shirt (eBay Sponsored Link) —

Man, I did not see this Kong until I was an adult but being a kid when this came out sure had an effect on me. I see this image and just think “Coooool!” and I’m actually not a big fan of the film itself.

PS I went on the Universal Kong ride for the majority of the day in 1991. It was a rainy Tuesday and I felt like the Omega Man. It was magical save for Jaws being broken.

Terminator Knock-Off (sponsored link) —

“Come mitt me if you want to leave.” This is not only a Terminator Knock-Off, but if you squint, it’s Lorenzo Lamas as “Renegade!” So it’s two things that are equally relevant!

Action Man Cassette tape Adventure (sponsored link) —

So I stumbled upon this and fell in love, I really need to see if anybody put this on YouTube. I grew up with the Peter Pan GI Joe records (ah-mazing) and finding out the story continued in the 1980s? With British Accents? Colour me there!

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