JD who sent in that great Spider-Man picture from last week also sent this awesome Darth Vader appearance from 1980 at the Parmatown Mall, also in the Cleveland area. The store was either Higbees or May Company, he can’t remember. Just in case you don’t see it, there is something that sets this apart from […]
Sorry, this is a shill post.Thanks to a good find and the amazing help of my pal Dave, I’m releasing another volume of 1970s toy commercials all transferred from the original 16 mm reels. The majority of these are from 1979 and from Mego, Mattel and Kenner. Stretch Monster Barbie Superstar Traveler (Judy “Dyna Girl” […]
My toy buying ended in the early 80s (until I discovered flea markets) but I still used to keep an eye what was coming out. That’s why I loved finding this news paper circular from Simpsons, a now long gone Canadian department store chain.All the big names of the time are here Smurfs, He Man, […]
If unison Family Pajamas (or as I like to call them “Famjamas”) weren’t weird enough, now you have your parents try to bond with you by choosing Star Wars characters. While commonplace today, most parents didn’t know what a Jedi was in 1978. BTW, “Dart Nader” is what my dentist called him once.
December 12, 1977- “Star Wars” is gone, but don’t think it’s forgotten. Though the movie closed out a 20-week run in Traverse City last week, sales of spinoff merchandise still are expected to run strong this Christmas gift-buying season. The “Star Wars” collector can startwith authorized editions of paperback books, comics, calendars and iron-on transfers […]
“Characteristic Representation” means that Darth Vader will sound like the stock boy and “Chewbakka” will likely look like this: Oh well, we were kids and didn’t notice things like Chewbakka was a left over Planet of the Apes costume….. More Mall Appearances Submit a Mall Appearance Photo Here (please?)
Because looking like a gigantic sleaze isn’t just for him anymore. Now you can both harrass Pat Benetar in that “Love is a Battlefield” video…. Vintage Halloween I got a couple of cool Darth Vaders today, first off is Russ from Toytraderz again rocking this Ben Cooper set. And here’s Jason from Bif!Bang!Pow! (makers of […]
Halloween 1980 and that’s yours truly rocking the Ben Cooper Boba Fett outfit. I really liked this suit for a couple of reasons, the first being that you could see through the mask but people couldn’t see in real well, the other being that the picture on the front of the smock totally looked like […]
Thomas Berry sent me this wonderful flashback to add to the Superhero Mall Appearance Gallery. It’s the Lord of the Sith himself at Joe Romania Cherolet Dealership in Eugene, Oregon back in October 1978. Thomas also mentions a Jawa but he seems to be camera shy. Thomas tells me he keeps these photos in a […]
Wow! Slumber bags are much nicer than those crappy sleeping bags they sell at Woolco. I feel all classy saying it that way.
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