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Pistols of the Apes

Mattel got some mileage out of their popular line of Western and Machine guns by adding a Gorilla mask and Planet of the Apes logo to them. While these aren’t accurate to the movies, toys far weirder than these saw release.If you still have these from childhood, I recall reading that they’re really desirable these […]

1976 Multiple Toymakers Catalog

Multiple Toys doesn’t immediately spring to mind when you think of childhood favourites but they certainly should seeing as they did create an incredible amount of childhood staples like plastic dinosaurs and green plastic army men.Add to that Multiples hot licenses like Planet of the Apes, M*A*S*H, Kung Fu and the DC Comics superheroes and […]

Apes Attack Part 2

As promised last week, more of the Apes visiting Plymouth Hoe circa 1977. Again, I cannot begin to explain how wonderfully cool and trippy this all is. Check out Derek’s awesome blog dedicated to Plymouth local histoy and stay tuned for much more coolness from him. General Urko plans to whip humans here I gather. […]

Apes Attack Part 1

Derek (the man responsible for this awesomeness) strikes again, this time it’s some vintage shots of the Apes visiting Plymouth Hoe circa 1977. I cannot tell you how jealous of this I am, I was Apes crazy at this point and there was nothing happening in Canada. Check out Derek’s awesome blog dedicated to Plymouth […]

Peter Pan Records are great Toys!

This 1978 Toy Fair ad for Peter Pan (Power) Records, tells us what we already knew as kids, in that they were awesome but it also gives us a look at some of the store displays used to market them: Man, that display doesn’t miss anything, Star Trek, Superman even Planet of the Apes! I […]

1974 HG Toys Puzzle Catalog

HG Toys was one of the bigger producers of licensed products in the 1970s and this great puzzle catalog from 1974 proves this. Almost every popular television show or character from that time is present, including Evel Knievel, Star Trek, the Marvel Superheroes, Planet of the Apes, Happy Days and much more. Check out the […]

Apes attack in the UK!

How can you not love Youtube? That’s where I found this home movie footage of a live Planet of the Apes appearance in Plymouth Hoe circa 1975. I know I say this far too often but had I been exposed to this level of awesome as a child, it would have reduced me to a […]

Faceballs from Amsco

Did these ever see release? This ad is the first time I’ve heard of them but it seemed that Amsco was about ten years ahead of the Madballs trend. Not only do you get Superheroes and Monsters but Planet of the Apes as well. The cards for these are fantastic, if anybody knows if they […]