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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Micronauts, Hunter, Paul Naschy, Sweathogs on Wheels and Superhero Underwear! Links are sponsored, also the plate is very hot. Micronauts Biotron Halloween Costume (affiliate link)— Oh my goodness, would I like to own this masterpiece. I love the comics, I love the toys, come to Brian……for a huge […]

Toy-Ventures: Rare Vintage Toys at SDCC!

Toy-Ventures: Rare Vintage Toys at SDCC! Toy-Ventures returns from #sdcc2024 with an after-hours look at some incredibly rare and expensive vintage toys available at the summer’s biggest fan event.   Mego Meet 2024 is August 17-18 in conjunction with Zolo-Con! https://www.facebook.com/events/236781772848368 Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying to bring back print toy […]

Ideal Spider-Man Make up Kit

I have to applaud Ideal Toys for spinning the monster makeup kit concept to Superheroes and not just including Hulk and Spider-Man but the Thing as well as  being smart enough to include She-Hulk and Spider-Woman on the box.

Super Ropes

I love the card art on these Imperial jump ropes but it’s kind of funny how once you take your “super pro jump rope” out of the power, you’ve removed any and all relationship it had to Spider-Woman. It is now just “ordinary jump rope with red handles”. Check out our upcoming book!

More Underwear that’s Fun to Wear

I wouldn’t be a good seventies orientated blogger if I didn’t address Underoos every so often. I think I saw my first commercial for these probably during the Superfriends and like a lot of kids, demanded them on the next shopping trip. Of course, they were no where to be found in my area. At […]

More from Charlies Basement

This is a follow up to the first Charlies Basement segment in which I took random photos from a friends toy collection. Above is a boxed Mattel Rodan, that one made me a little jealous as did the perfect mailer boxed Shogun Warriors. Carded Super Joe figures are extremely hard to find, I’ve never seen […]