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Stretchable Heroes

1979 was a good year for corn syrup filled heroes and monsters. Kenner would eventually sue Mego over their Elastic Heroes line. New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Now this is a Marvel Team Up

I won’t lie to you, I’ve dreamt of these guys getting together. New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Cool Shirt Explosion!

Forgot suggested ages, I NEED ALL OF THESE IN AN XL! DAMMIT, GIVE ME THREE OF THE BIG FRANKS JUST IN CASE I LOSE ONE! New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt in our Redbubble store! Don’t forget to join our new facebook group. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Spider-Man’s Web of Terror

For Superhero who can’t drive and is sorta poor, Spider-Man has some killer cars. We have a PodCast! It’s fun, please listen. Check out our Instagram for more stuff like this blog. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

The Amazing Spider-Van

I bet the Hulk’s pick up has truck nuts. We have a PodCast! It’s fun, please listen. Check out our Instagram for more stuff like this blog. Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Latch Hooking, everybody’s doing it!

Inspired by Superman the movie and “rug hooking fever” (common in 1979) I did attempt to do a rug of Superman’s shield when I was eight. Unfortunately, I had the patience of an eight-year-old boy. Check out our Instagram Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Spider-Man from France

I love exclusives like this 10″ action figure that seems to have only been available in Japan and France. For a more detailed look at this guy, check out this photo review we did a few years ago… Like our Facebook Page Check out our Instagram Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

The 1978 AHI Toy Catalog

The undisputed king of the “Rack Toy” in the 1970s was Azrak-Hamway International or “AHI” for short. They were riding high with past hits like Batman, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Space 1999 but 1978 saw them add James Bond 007, Farrah Fawcette, Donnie and Marie, the Walt Disney characters and their answer to Star Wars, Star […]

Les Super Heros!

This catalog page from France is like every other thought i had when i was eight. Nowadays I sadly think a lot about sandwiches more than Shogun Warriors….

Sales will climb with Spider-Man!

It’s fitting that i found this ad as i recently discovered the destroyed remains of my  corgi Spider-Copter in my kid’s room recently. It made no comic book sense and even at 7 years of age  I knew it was aerodynamically impossible but I thought it was the greatest vehicle ever. More Corgi goodness: