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.
As Rack Toys go, these are a pretty solid concept.
It’s been a while since I got anything new in my quest to own all merchandise from my favourite saturday morning show, Tarzan and the Super 7. Lucky for me I found a sweet deal on a complete set of Imperial stickers based on all the characters! More after the jump.
These are more commonly found loose than carded, they were mainly sold in a counter display box with Captain America and Thor. Get our book on Rack Toys and other goodies at our online store
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