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RARE Vintage Amusement Ride Flying Butterfly Bug Insect

Vintage Amusement Park Ride Car (sponsored link) ––

I don’t know where I would put it, but I’d love to wake up and see something from a carnival every day. I don’t think I’ve ever not been happy to see one. 

Arco Space Target Set (sponsored link) —

I wonder if anyone has ever tried to compile all the discount Darth Vaders and Storm Troopers we got from 77 until….I guess now.

Inflatable Vending Machine Monsters (Sponsored link)—

The seller has a couple of these; the imaginative monster designs are so emblematic of the era. 

The Avengers Emma Peel Doll by Fairylight (sponsored link) ––

This is a pretty incredible lot of Fairylight Emma Peel dolls, and these are the subject of a great article in Toy-Ventures Issue 5, coincidentally, written by the seller. 

Martian Chronicles Poster (sponsored link) —

I have always been fond of the Martian Chronicles TV mini series; although it’s slow at times and some effects are not dazzling, it still does justice to many of the tales. The primary reason I like this series is its sense of style, and this poster really showcases that. I’ve wanted it for decades, but I’d either have to take down a poster or build a new house.

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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

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Big Jim Dr. Steel Sears Exclusive- eBay Affiliate Link-

Talk about an old flame; I used to own one of these very hard-to-find exclusives that are from the age when Mattel was transitioning the Big Jim line into the P.A.C.K range that I’ve been obsessed with forever. I sold mine back to the original owner who missed it and well, sometimes you gotta do what the little voice tells you to do. No REGERTS! I like this piece, but I don’t love it, and while this one tempted me, my January credit card bills will be “phone book” thick.

Also, I want to mention this link is sponsored; I receive mild compensation for you clicking the link. 

Peter Potamus Bath Tub Whale toy (sponsored eBay link I get compensated for)

I only Peter Potamus as the “Did you get that thing I sent you” guy from Harvey Birdman and well, bless him. Was there an actual whale on his program, I’m too lazy to google and that’s saying a lot because I go on some tangents. Just last night, I was wondering what Adric from Doctor Who was up to. Anyhoo, this Whale may be connected to Peter Potamus somehow, I’m skeptical.

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Aurora Tarzan Comic Scenes Model Kit- eBay sponsored link

I literally grew up with the Aurora Comic Scenes models all over the place. My dad bought a tractor trailer load of these on deep clearance in 1976 and I was allowed to have all of them. My modelling skills were poor at 5, but I mainly used them as action figures. My collection was forever ruined when my sister got car sick on them and they were thrown into a cornfield. True Story!

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Don Moor Star Trek Shirt for kids (sponsored eBay Link)

This shirt will forever remind me of this awesome shot Sarah sent to me years ago of her younger brother heading off to preschool with a Shatner swagger.

This kid at four looks cooler than I have my whole life.

Fisher Price Adventure People Wild Animal Safari Set – This is a link that is sponsored

I can’t do a pre-Christmas show without some Fisher Price toys and well, this is the set that started it all for me 49 (Geez!) years ago. This set is toy perfection to me. 

The Lincoln Monsters are here!

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

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Toy-Ventures Issue 12- Stretch Monster

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Kojak action figure in mailer box (affiliate link) –

As much as I chuckled at this figure as a kid and it was a lot, I love this mailer box “Catalog Version” of the figure complete with a trenchcoat and a bull horn, that’s just good value.

Sears Bug Bunny Radio (affiliate link) —

I’m going to assume this was likely produced by Vanity Fair for Sears but it’s pretty ingenious, thanks to the carrot microphone. What can I say, kids like to be loud and that never changes.

Raggedy Anne and Andy Executive Set (affiliate link) —

I’ve never understood why any kid needed an executive desk set; even as an executive, I never had one of these. I would have liked a Planet of the Apes one personally….

Ben Cooper King Kong Costume (eBay Affiliate Link) —

Speaking of Apes, I can’t believe for the life of me that I’ve never owned a gorilla suit, it’s probably because ones like this are for people less than six feet tall. Lucky medium-sized people…..*kicks can*

FunDimensions Werewolf Model Kit (affiliate link) —

These kits came out in the middle seventies from Fundimensions and included a Mummy and a Vampire, nobody ever talks about these but they’re really well designed and original.

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Cryotron Carry Case (eBay Link) —

This was a Sears Canada exclusive, and I remember that catalogue fondly as it was the first time I saw the Mego Black Hole Humanoid and Old B.O.B.

Despite it kind of looking like a “Space Toilet Seat” I dream of finding one packed with figures like the happy kid below. Dang, I even had that shirt and haircut as a kid.

AHI Batman Communicator Rack Toy (eBay Link)

It’s pretty funny that it took me this long to realize these are the same communicators from the Remco Batman Utility belt despite me knowing this is the same company. I’d like to pretend that I just forgot this fact but I’m not sure. 

What I am sure of is no kid ever heard a damn thing on the other end of this.

GI Joe Avenger Pursuit Craft (eBay Link)-–

I was five when this toy came out and as I’ve mentioned before, I was ALL IN ON THE SUPER ADVENTURE TEAM! Teaming up GI Joe, Bulletman and Atomic Man to fight Space cavemen? I was all in. I only ever got one vehicle from this line and that was the capture copter, I still treasure that toy. However, these boxes with their glorious art really hit me. I just have a serious space issue these days.

Fisher Price McDonaldland playset (eBay Link)—

I was planning to cool it on Mcdonald’s stuff this week, but I was recently at a collector’s house and saw one of these. I had no idea they were a thing but now I need a Hamburglar LP figure more than I want air.

Superhero Notebooks (eBay Link) —

Back in the 90s, there was a cool collectibles shop in Toronto called “Fun-O-Rama,” and it was a treasure trove of stuff like this. Superhero notebooks, finger rings, pens and finger puppets were all dirt cheap. I used that stuff like they were simple office supplies and well, seeing the price of this lot? I regret nothing except that I didn’t spend more money at Fun-O-Rama.

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Two thoughts: One, Darth Vader and the Bounty Hunters look like they’re going “Hooray!” which is probably what they did at the end of “Empire”.


 Two, the Rebel Command center looks like minutes of play.

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There are NINE PAGES of Annie merchandise in the 1983 Sears catalog. More than any of the other themes like Smurfs or Strawberry Shortcake and exactly nine pages more than “Wrath of Khan” which was more successful at the box office.


Not being a young girl at the time (or any time for that matter) I have no idea if “Annie-Mania” swept through households the way Sears was hoping. Anybody have a bedroom like this?

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While I personally don’t remember the Rebel Command Center (which surprises me) I do recall the weird loyalty you had to have to Sears in order to “collect” Star Wars figures as a kid.

Sears wasn’t close to our house, so I’d have to tag along with my mum to get groceries or other mundane tasks in order to get my hands on the all important Ugnaught (which was exclusive and came on a weird card in Canada).

They also closed for inventory at 6pm every Thursday, that shouldn’t be a fact a ten year old knows but dammit, it was a hard lesson!

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Another Christmas page that made me crazy, those “exclusive” figures came on these weird shrunk wrapped cards and it drove me crazy tracking them down as a kid.

Now, I wish I’d kept them as they’re worth a bundle.

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I had something really cool planned today but a computer update took 110% of my free time last night and made me sad, so I drank two “Blue Moons” and fell asleep instead. 


Here is a page of Star Wars treats I found in a hurry this morning, Blue Snaggletooth and 12″ Boba Fett, it doesn’t get much better than this….

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