This is a cool rack toy I picked up recently that brings back lots of happy memories. My Dad brought this back with him from the 1978 Toy Fair and I immediately cracked it open and made a huge mess on my desk. It maybe lasted a day tops but what a cool item with […]
Today’s Superhero appearance is courtesy of Greg and he his brother met Spidey when he visited Acton, Massachusetts in 1978. Look at that line up of kids! Remember when everyone looked like Adam Rich from Eight is Enough?Wanna See More? Check out our Mall Appearance Gallery and the Marvel Comics: Live and In Person Gallery.Got […]
Not that he ever really goes out of style but Spider-Man seems to have seen a real resurgance of merchandising, probably due to the CBS live action series which I loved as a kid and now doze to as an adult.The Spider-Man drawing machine is an especially terrific toy, a friend of mine left one […]
T.J. sent in this terrific shot of Spider-Man at the Canadian National Exposition (We call it the CNE) in 1979, I love Spider-Man’s medallion!. What’s cool about this is T.J. and I were friends in high school, check out his great blog here. Chris Franklin sent in this awesome flyer for a couple of appearances […]
Another entry in the Superhero Mall Appearances gallery, this one shows children treating Spidey like he’s the beatles in 1965(!)Got a vintage mall appearance photo from back in the day you’d like to share? Drop me a line!
Starting a look at the toys produced by Remco with the 1979 Energized Super Heroes selection, featurings not just Spider-Man but all your favourites getting the low tech electronic treatment.
Lou sent me this awesome addition to the Mall Appearances page on the site and he promises more. One of these days I’ll find a kid who saw the Superheroes at the Whitby Woolco whose mother didn’t expose the film…..
Fun addition to the site today, it’s a Marvel comics brochure from 1982 that details their service of providing Superheroes to your next event. Want Spider-man, Destro and ROM: Space Knight to visit your mall? This is the sales kit you’d recieve and it’s pages of fun shots of actors dressed as Marvel Superheroes and […]
Today’s site update is the 1979 Empire Toys Catalog. Empire didn’t make many trendsetting toys, mostly items to fit in with other companies existing lines and using a lot of licenses. Superman, Spider-man and the Incredible Hulk get a lot of face time here.
I rarely discuss new toys but this one really caught my eye. It seems a company has released Spiderman and Wolverine Parachute figures that harken back to the days of AHI (more on them very soon), this sucker works pretty well on the front lawn, although I need to work on my throwing technique. Apparently […]
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