They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, which means Ideal Toys was very fond of George Lucas when they hobbled together these spacey toys and rushed them off to market. Lucas in turn sued Ideal but lost because everything including the S.T.A.R (which stands for Space Travel And Reconnaissance Team) Team name had […]
In the mid-seventies, UK Toy Maker (and the inventor of Spiro Graph) Denys Fisher took a Japanese Toy called Henshin Cyborg which was an off shoot of Captain Action (and the father of the Micronauts) and made it a 9″ series of figures. The back story was told in a series of beautifully illustrated comics […]
Toy-Ventures takes a look at a toy I sneered at as a kid and now own. I’m talking about the Buck Rogers Galactic Playset from HG Toys and the magical journey it took me to Bi-Way stores. Get Toy-Ventures Issue 2 now!
In 1973, New York-based Ideal Toys created toys based on Butte Montana’s daredevil son, Robert “Evel” Knievel and history was made! Many thanks to Rob Chatlin for the terrific scans. Thanks to Knievel being a household name and the toy’s clever concept, it became a hot seller and one of the most memorable toy […]
Described by Kenner in 1979 as “Combat vehicles of the future….half insect, half-machine” Megabug Gladiators were perhaps just too ahead of their time. That’s pretty much the only reason I can think of to justify why this cool toy line of insect tanks wasn’t a hit with kids. Had it been spawned in the […]
If any toy reminds me of Christmas, it’s Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man range. I would get one new figure a year for four years and sincerely looked forward to it. Limited Edition Gift Sets Available Now! Rather than crowdfund the next issue of the magazine, I thought I’d whip up these gift sets […]
Christmas of 1979 was ALL ABOUT those Micronaut Aliens for me, it remains one of my happiest Christmas gets. Did anything on this page make it under the tree for you? PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures Issue 2 is now available for pre-order. http://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store/products/ Limited Edition Gift Sets Available Now! Rather than crowdfund the next issue of […]
A couple of fantastic publications have crossed my path recently that really brought me some joy, considering the year we’re having, I figured I should share. The Wonderful World of Wax Wrappers By Jason Young I love books about collectibles and I’m especially drawn to ones that are stuff I remember fondly but don’t […]
I recently found this wonderful Japanese toy trade magazine from the early 1970s, it’s full of amazing toys of Ultra-Man, Kamen Rider, Spectreman and of course, Godzilla. Please join me in exploring this with little to no commentary because I can’t read Japanese! Those GI Joe costumes of the Monster Attack Team […]
The free mask is problematic, people are just going to call you “Robin” and you’ll spend your crime-fighting time correcting them. Limited Edition Gift Sets Available Now! Rather than crowd fund the next issue of the magazine, I thought I’d whip up these gift sets full of merch we’ve created in the past. Just […]
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