5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- King Kong booze, Kenner Duke, Superhero stained glass, biblical toys and rack toy scuba men! Disclaimer: These links are sponsored and I get shiny penny if you click. King Kong Decanter (eBay Affiliate Link) I have this weird love affair with the 1976 King Kong film, mainly because […]
I was jazzed to find this wonderful trade advert for the Ben Cooper Superhero Jigglers (their word was Wiggly but . Ben Cooper made these floppy figures for the better part of a decade and then they were bootlegged for another 10-15 years! It was a good way to keep Ben Cooper products on […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Bert and Ernie, Silly Swords, Japanese Superman and Spider-man, Spaceketeers and Six Million Dollar Man’s threads. ( legalese: This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated) Japanese Superman figure (eBay Affiliate Link) –– I believe the word for such an item is “Keshi,” which means […]
Superheroes ROTRADRAW set (eBay Link) I’ve never heard of the Rota Draw sets before but after seeing one of these on Instagram, I became smitten. I can’t imagine it worked well but there is a certain hypnotic quality to that DC Comics stock artwork. Souvenir pillow from the World of Sid and Marty Krofft […]
Toy-Ventures returns with a look at the Super Hero Utility belts produced by Remco and me reuniting with my childhood bat belt. A toy I loved and enjoyed for a whole afternoon before it broke but I’d do it again! #batman #remco #mego Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying […]
Fantastic Four Water Pistol (eBay Link) — France’s Pin Pin Toys carried a ton of products from Mego and AHI but also made their own products like this pretty non-descript water gun. The Fantastic Four are huge in France and well, that seems totally deserved. Spider-Man Sticker Book from France (eBay Link) […]
Vintage Mego returns with a look at the Magna Heroes, a marriage of the Micronauts and the Superheroes. It’s the one Mego Superhero line most of us never got but probably should have. Iron Man was played by Jason Lenzi. Special thanks to Eddy Berst and Will McGowan (@toltoys_kid) for sharing their discoveries. #Mego […]
Weird Italian AHI Parachuting Superman (eBay Link) — I’m the proud owner of one of these AHI Superman figures from Italy on the “Bong” card. Now, you can join my exclusive club and get this example. We can totally get matching jackets! Sweathogs Grease Machine (eBay Link) — I was six when “Sweathog […]
Col Sanders Action Figure in car (eBay Link)-– This is from a larger playset, but if I saw this at an antique mall, it would HAVE to come home with me. Like the Hamburglar, the Col. rocks my world. Although I can’t remember the last time I ate there. A big old bunch […]
Toy-Ventures: The Great Toy Trek Part 1 Toy-Ventures hits the road, and this time, I’m not alone. My wife joins me on a 500-mile journey as we hit flea markets, Antique Malls, thrift shops and comic shops across Ontario. Places Visited: One of a Kind Antique Mall https://www.oneofakindantiquemall.com/ Dark Matter Toys https://www.facebook.com/DarkMatterToys/ Heroes […]
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