Here’s a cool shot from 1979 featuring the webbed wall crawler at the opening of a “Toys By Rizzi” store in Downers Grove, IL. Spider-Man was joined by Bigfoot (not sure if he was the bionic one) but sadly there are no photos of him. If you look closely you can see a whole aisle […]
We have a new company listing into the Gallery of Racktoys today with the addition of NASTALike a lot of it’s counterparts in the late 1970/early 1980s, Nasta was rack toy manufacturer creating products based on the DC and Marvel Superheroes brands, Barbie and Hanna Barberra characters.What sets them apart are their products, for the […]
Mike sent in this neat picture of him and his sister at a Windsor Ontario mall circa 1974, why is Mike a little freaked out looking in the picture. Mike tells me the other costumed character making an appearance was MAN THING! I’d love to see photos of that although it’s not exactly the ideal […]
Today’s mall appearance comes from the UK where Spider-Man was used on a bus tour to promote the Palitoy Superheroes line (which were repackaged Mego Superheroes). I don’t know about you but this is more Spider-Man than I ever hoped to see….. Send me your mall appearance photos!
Completing the trifecta of awesome sent in by Scott during “Frogtown Frolics”, at Thompson Park in Colts Neck, NJ. It’s the classic Spider-Man appearance shot, notice that Scott is clutching a Mego Spiderman doll. Scott equates this event as not unlike “The Beatles at Shea Stadium” it’s not hard to see why.Thanks for the great […]
I’m currently out of colouring books to review (although expect some great stuff in January) so I thought it was high time to take a look at some of the more interesting toys to cross my path.Our initial entry comes from Japan, land of wonderful playthings and pornography that gives me nightmares.This doll is not […]
Another player in the world of Rack Toys was Henry Gordy International, who specialized in somewhat generic impulse items with licensed appearance. Among their staples is my new favourite thing mostly because I’m immature: The “Ball Blaster” would indeed be an effective crime deterrent even Lex Luthor himself would think twice.The primary licenses used here […]
Captain America never gets enough toy love IMO. These RC cars were an uncharacteristicly higher price point item from AHI and while the Spider-Man car was around for a couple of years, I can only find evidence of Cap being offered in 1980 thus far. I’ve never seen a boxed Captain America Car either.
David T sent in this great shot of him and the Six Flags Spider-man, which is the best Spidey I’ve ever seen I might add. Love the cape, I personally used an orange towel, it’s a rag now but I can’t bring myself to throw it away….. Send us your Mall Appearance photos!
Spider-Man never refused a licensing deal in his life…
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