Kyall sent me this wonderful (I’m sorry about that) Wonder Woman collection today, the world could use more Lynda Carter, that’s what I always say. Check out Kyall’s Wonder Woman Collector’s site here. And if you have a collection you’d like to share, drop me a line!
The mid to late seventies saw what would become a regular event in our lifetime, an explosion on superhero merchandising. Some of it cool and logical like the Mego Superheros and some of it well, just plain strange. Take for example the 1977 Tyco Superhero boxcars, an odd marriage of Comic Books and the Rail […]
Ron sent in this amazing Hulk appearance picture yesterday and I’m absolutely floored. This is the same Hulk that appears in the Marvel Superheroes: Live and In Person! brouchure and as Ron pointed out (because I probably wouldn’t have noticed it) there are two MIB Mego 12″ Hulks behind him. As for time and period, […]
That is so cool that Robin is on the other side of the Batman chair, they’re the Bert and Ernie of the Cape set. Media Exposure Time: Tekzilla named PlaidStallions this week’s Websites they can’t get enough of. They did a really long piece on the site which you can see about 28 minutes into […]
New to our page about the Superheroes Waterski show at Sea World are these awesome shots from Betsy who attended this show in January of 1976. I can’t tell you how much I love these! Robin, Batgirl, Batman, Supergirl and Superman giving their bows, I honestly love how you can see the audience in this […]
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 […]
Sesame Street or the Superfriends? No contest for me as I had that Superfriends pillow case (and still do), I honestly remember those smiling heroes making me happy when that would show up in it’s regular rotation amidst snoopy and the fonz.You see these sets a great deal at Toy Shows (although I think it […]
1980 was a growing year for this offshoot of Azrak Hamway as they expanded their line of Super Hero action figures, reintroduced the Universal Monsters to 80’s kids, while continuing to offer old favorites like Batman utility belts and KISS makeup. Check out the 1980 Remco Catalog here.RRRRRRRRRRRR!Other Remco Catalog links:1976 Remco Catalog1979 Remco Catalog
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 […]
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