Johnny West Marx Toys Shoprite Catalogue 1974 – PlaidStallions

Marx Johnny West & Gabriel Lone Ranger- Frontier Fun

From the Shoprite 1974 Catalog, the 70s was the last great decade for Western Toys. The Marx Johnny West line was still going strong, these figures are Canadian variations in Mod colours. Debuting that year was the Gabriel Lone Ranger line, one of the finest of the era.

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Marx Johnny West & Gabriel Lone Ranger- Frontier Fun

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Bootleg pistol from V (sponsored link) —

I can’t tell you how much I want this, it’s going for exactly what’s in my Paypal. However, I need that money for Mego Meet. So please, kind people, take this deal away from me? Would ya?

Super Juniors Sleeping Bag (affiliate link) —

As a kid I just ABHORED the Super Juniors merchandise because that stuff was for Babies! However, my friend and frequent collab Chris Franklin’s affection for them lead to an awesome Toy-Ventures article. Also, I’ve softened on the Juniors in general, they’re not as cool as Muppet Babies but….

Dick Tracy Crimestoppers Kit (affiliate Link) —

This is one of those weird toys that looks like it’s from the 1940s but that was probably on purpose. I have a feeling the Dick Tracy and Lone Ranger licenses had a lot of grandpeople purchases and well, they are a viable toy demographic. Crap, I’ve done this kind of thing, my son never got into Adventures Team G.I. Joe *SOBS*

Vintage Marvel Comics Superheroes Shirts (Affiliate Link) —

I’m unsure if I’ve ever encountered these, but they’re brilliant! These probably were in the Heroes World catalog but I didn’t bother to check.

Vicma Sherlock Hemlock puppet (affiliate link) —

I saw one of these recently at SDCC, and like most things there, it’s more reasonable outside of those walls. Vicma was a Spanish Toy Company, and their character selection for Sesame Street Puppets was different than the US. They even made a Guy Smiley! This is what drew me to toy collecting—seeing what other countries got. I love it all!

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Catalogue mailer items are one of those things I admire, and as a toy collector, I feel they add a charm to everything. I don’t collect Bionic Woman, but I think this set is unique. yes, I know water stains are gross; I get it, but it’s a cool one-of-a-kind item, and I can see past that.

Remco “The Bad Guys” Chopper (eBay Link) —

Remco was good at sneaking into a kid’s toy box. It wasn’t GI Joe, but it felt close, and there is no way your mom could tell Cobra from the Bad Guys logo. No, I won’t believe you had a “SUPERMOM” that could do that. If so, deep envy, mad respect. I hate you.

Batman String Art (eBay link) 

Remember a couple of weeks back when I threatened an “All Batman Crafting” installment? Yeah, I was not kidding. String Art seems to have dipped severely since the middle 1970s but it sure did peak. I love stuff like this and I also love how the box design is lazy but also letting the character art sell it.

Lone Ranger Carson City Playset (eBay Link) —

I don’t collect the fantastic Gabriel Lone Ranger toy line but I do admire the care in which it was made. Just look at this gorgeous thing, it’s huge too! 

Dune Panini Stickers and album (eBay link) –

Imagine the lucky kid who got the “boil scraping” sticker, which I assume was gold foil or the hologram sticker of a heart plug being pulled out. Hooo doggie, Dune was not understood by it’s licensors.

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To my surprise, I now am the proud owner of this, a Canadian “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” set of the Ranger and Silver by Gabriel Toys but distributed by Irwin Toys. Irwin was known as Kenner Canada and was a big deal around these parts.

I don’t collect the Lone Ranger lines, but I can’t remember when I’ve seen such an item in Canadian Packaging.  While the found “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” somewhat forgettable, I also have massive affection for this well-made toy line. 

However, what truly sold me on this piece was the back.

I will admit that I was unaware that the free Western Town Promotion was valid in Canada, but that it was that rather off sticker that clinched it for me.

The sticker indicates that this came from Consumer’s Distributing, a chain of “Catalog Showroom” shops that dotted the Canadian landscape until the late 1990s. I have a lot of fond memories of that store, especially giving the clerks fake names they had to yell out as a kid. I’m pretty sure they knew my name wasn’t Zaius.

Sadly I do not own the 1981 Consumers Distributing catalogue (#lifegoals) but I do have one from it’s another Canadian catalog firm (and equally fondly remembered) Shoprite.

It’s crazy how a simple price sticker can push nostalgia buttons like this…

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EBAY LINK: Popeye Shoulder Pals  From the “WTF” pile comes this, a fad that never truly caught on. From the times when are phones were so heavy you could kill someone with one, comes an array of cartoon figures to help you with the should pain of lugging that thing around. Choose from Popeye, Bugs Bunny, or Little Orphan Annie AKA all the cartoon characters my Great Nanna Reid could name. Was Dick Tracy busy that day?

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Kusan may not be as well known as Ben Cooper or Collegeville for Halloween and they certainly didn’t get the “A” licenses but they sure knew how to create some innovative and highly creative costumes.

Not only is their assortment fun but their catalog is just a wonderfully well designed affair, every page just pops!

This catalog is just awash in colour, I’m a big fan.

Whoever drew this catalog deserved a raise.

A+ on the package design too, so much style.

Kazoo masks, adored by children, hated by parents.

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I may be a man in his 40s but I’m not afraid to stay I still find Little Lulu enjoyable and regularly read it with my daughter, you should too.

I  love New Zoo Revue as a kid, the Campbell kids? Not so much?

Bolts in the heard are stock and trade with generic Frankensteins world over to this day!

The art on some of these costumes is magical

I really like the kazoo gimmick.

I enjoy the fact that Kusan drew cowboy boots on the Lone Ranger costume.

Characters like the Exxon Tiger show a real innovation in finding a recognizable character.

I wish to create an eloborate back story for Monster man.

That hippie costume is the greatest stereotype ever.

I always find it weird marketing these types of costumes to adults, all the majors did it, so they must have sold.

“Skin Faces” not at all terrifying, nope,nope,nope.

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The Lone Ranger was riding high in 1981 thanks to a popular Saturday morning Cartoon series (by my favourite company Filmation) and the promise of a big budget film (that didn’t work out so good).

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