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Spider-Man Strikes Again

February 26, 2008 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 4 Comments

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!

Gamma Radiation Sold Separately

September 28, 2007 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 4 Comments

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.

More Spider-Man Encounters

August 30, 2007 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

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…..

Spiderman and His Amazing Friends

June 29, 2007 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 7 Comments

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 […]

Why Does the Hulk Need a Helicopter?

June 15, 2007 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 2 Comments

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.

Retro Senses tingling!

April 28, 2007 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

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 […]

Holy Soapy Vomit Batman!

April 23, 2007 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 9 Comments

This week marks the anniversary of Plaid Stallions, so I’m devoting much of it to things that me happy. One of those items would be Crazy Foam, although I’m not exactly sure why.For those not in the know, Crazy Foam is a bath product, which if I’m not mistaken smelled a lot like shaving cream. […]