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Ridiculous Rocky IV Rack Toys by Jak Pak

Rocky 3 seemed to have cemented the popular film franchise as a solid investment in toy licensing. We got Rocky action figures, Rocky trading cards and of course Rack Toys. For 1985’s Rocky 4, Jak Pak Toys sought to cash in on all that sweet brand recognition with some logical and silly merchandise; let’s dig […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- homemade Muppets, Cheap Ninjas, Boo-Berry, Spidey and it’s Underwear Clobbering Time? ( legalese: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated) Hand painted Muppet Figurines (eBay affiliate link) — All these years, I’ve obsessed over hobby kits like these, never realizing the charm of the […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Hagar the Horrible, Kojak, deep discount Micronauts, Inflatable Apes and the worst/best Marvel toys ever.  ( legalese: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated) Excel Toys Kojak set with villain (eBay Affiliate Link) — Longtime PlaidStallions readers will know that I am borderline obsessed […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Buck Rogers, Olive Oyl, Apes home decor, Japanese Spider-Man and Shark on the beach! ( legalese: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated)   Planet of the Apes Motion Lamp (eBay Affiliate Link) – I am fond of Motion lamps and own a whole […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

  70s Kung Fu Board Game (eBay Link) — I’ve had this thing on my watchlist for weeks, it’s so damned wonderful. It is a total collage of what the inside of my head looked like at 11. I just don’t know where I’d put all this stuff. Display box of Vintage Monster Rings (eBay […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Mattel Slime with Worms commercial (eBay Link) — I never had slime as a kid, well, not “official Mattel brand” Slime; I did manage some through a grocery store vending machine (so good!) For some reason, I vividly remember this commercial and really wanting the stuff. In hindsight, this sort of thing is almost impossible […]

Who is Prank ‘N Stein? – Toy-Ventures

  Issue 12 Toy-Ventures magazine delves deep into a toy that, sadly, never was. Prank ‘N Stein was a 90s toy concept by Canada’s Irwin Toys that would have rivalled Kenner’s Hugo Man of a Thousand Faces in our monster kid hearts. Read about Prank ‘N Stein and much more in issue 12 of Toy-Ventures […]

7 Awesome Things on eBay this week

  Spider-Man and Captain America Richochet Racers (eBay Link) — I’ve never owned these toys but have always been obsessed with them since I saw them at my friend Richard’s House. None of it makes sense and none of it has to, I always loved the comic book ad for this, it also makes zero […]

Lincoln Monsters Pre-Orders are Open!

The wait is finally over, the Lincoln Monsters Pre-Orders are open today at absolutelyretro.com Plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop Whiteelephanttoyz.com The wait is finally over, Lincoln Monsters Pre-Orders are open today at Get your hand on our first two release “The Evil of Count Dracula” and “The Power of Frankenstein” each 8″ figure comes on a Type-S body with […]

Lincoln Monsters DEADSTREAM Friday March 29th

Next Friday, join us for the first-ever Lincoln Monsters dead stream, featuring Brain from PlaidStallions, Jason from White Elephant Toyz and Frank from Absolutely Retro. Pre-order information, Q&A, reveals, and prizes. It’s all going to happen on the Brick Mantooth YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYta3nz_7FAzPvP8FPSgpg ABOUT LINCOLN MONSTERS A vintage toy brand is rising from the grave! […]