5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- The Superfriends, MASH 4077, Planet of the Apes Adventure, Puffy Sticker Monsters and Smooching Dracula? Links are sponsored but not electrified, so you should be fine. Super Friends Flashlight (Affiliate Link) -► This is a one two punch of artwork, we have some lovely Alex Toth Superfriends Swipes […]
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. I have to say that I had a lot of […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Atomic Man, Jaws, Cylon capes, Dr. Zaius, Batman light switches and Black Velvet Gandalf. Psst: These links are sponsored; if you click 20 times, I get a Ritz cracker! Atomic Man outfit set (eBay Affiliate Link) — For that brief window of time when Mike Power Atomic Man […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- bootleg apes, Evel & Aliens, The Fonz, Ninja wear and they made Krull toys? This contains links that are sponsored, it’s my soup money. Larami The Alien Glow Putty (Sponsored Link) — You know, I think I like Alien rip-off movies and toys more than I like the […]
Imperial Toys was one of America’s premier producers of lower-cost Rack Toys for over 50 years. The company sadly folded a few years ago, but in the 1980s, they were everywhere with their in-house IP and hot licenses. This supplement catalogue from 1986 is a neat little time capsule of hot toy trends. Karate Defenders […]
New to the channel? Subscribe! ►https://bit.ly/3D3zxJK Toy-Ventures: My 10 Favourite Rack Toys To celebrate the second printing of my book “Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings” (Coming September 10th) I’m going to do a count down of my absolute favourite dime store toys. From screen accurate Space:1999 stun guns to a pistol-packing Spider-Man, it’s a […]
I would pay a month’s wages to see Christian Bale in one of these in full bat regalia. I can already picture Ben Affleck… New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.
Despite the popularity of Star Wars, the Close Encounters license was only lightly picked up by toy manufacturers. Imperial produced the only thing that can be considered an “action figure” in this pleasant looking bendy. I can’t speak for everybody but these didn’t sell, at all, where i lived. I stared at this display box […]
Finding this ad for “Wormee” by Imperial Toys made me realize that this toy concept has been around non stop for 40 years, under multiple names. My dad sold these as “Squirmles” back in the day, to the best of my knowledge this was the brand everybody ripped off: You can see a display box […]
Oh I’m positive I had a bunch of these and certainly don’t remember the name or the delicious box art.
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