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Marvel Comics Cup display from 1977 (eBay Affiliate Link) —

I’ve never heard of Koolee but that sure doesn’t matter, all nostalgia buttons pushed, what a cool time capsule!

Bootleg Planet of the Apes Mask display (eBay Affiliate Link) —

Stuff like this takes my breath away. Now, I don’t have the money required to own this, heckm  I’m not even sure I’d buy it I did. However, I have visited this listing every day for the past week, that display takes my breath away.

70s Gumball Machine Vending card with Gumby and Kamen Rider (eBay Affiliate Link) —

This is another rabbit hole I am very drawn to but am trying to avoid. This card contains two Kamen Rider figurines, which would have confused me as a kid. I ran into a Kamen Rider item as a teen, and I was obsessed with knowing more about these wonderful characters.

Nancy Birthday Party Favours by Madison Imports (eBay Affiliate Link) —

I not only enjoy the antics of Nancy and Sluggo (although I may like Little Lulu more) but also the weird toy company Madison Imports. They were also responsible for all those incredible toys based on the Shadow. As a kid, I only ever recall one party where I went home with a gift bag. It’s way more commonplace now I guess.

Cookie Monster Black  Velvet Painting (eBay Affiliate Link)—

This would be a great companion piece to that awesome Big Bird I posted a while back. The only Black Velvet paintings I seem to find are boats. 

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Ben Cooper Superhero Jigglers with the Hulk

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 store shelves year-round; Rubber bat sales really plummeted by November. 

Joining this assortment is the Incredible Hulk, whose TV Stardom made him an A-Lister in the Superhero Merchandise game. Like the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes Hulk figure, the Hulk’s ample frame wasn’t cost-effective, so he’s considerably shorter than the other characters. Not that any of them can stand. 

Superhero Jigglers Catalog page from the 1980 Ben Cooper Catalog

Ben Cooper tried to expand the selection of Superheroes but made some interesting choices, including The Thing, Doctor Strange and the Red Skull. The Thing and Doctor Strange had some TV appearances but I’ve never understood the Red Skull. Although I am grateful, that someone made a Red Skull toy!

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Hand painted Muppet Figurines (eBay affiliate link) —

All these years, I’ve obsessed over hobby kits like these, never realizing the charm of the end result if painted by people with a bit of skill. These are wonderful!

AHI Spider-Man L’il Zips Buggy (eBay affiliate link) —

These little pushback rack toy cars are the same make as the McDonaldland ones from the 1980s; they are just fun toys that last a few days. Bonus points for that wonderful hand-drawn Spider-Man, which is slightly off-model but also loaded with character.

Marvel Comics The Thing Underoos (eBay affiliate link) —

It’s Clobber your Underwear time? Underoos have the greatest packaging design, and each hero secretly thinks of underwear. As a side note, if the Thing came at me like that, I would appreciate a change of britches. 

Knock Off Ninja (eBay affiliate link) —

My friend Courtney sent me this, as I love all things dimestore Ninja, and this one made me chuckle. It’s got gorgeous card art, but look at the depiction of poses the figure can’t obviously do. All it seems to be able to do is flail its arms wildly. As a bonus, you get oversized weapons he can’t hold. However, it all works when put together; it’s like an Ironic stew.

BooBerry Pen (eBay Afiliate Link) —

BooBerry was my favourite cereal as a kid, but it disappeared from shelves during the first grade. I was never the same, or I was fine, whatever helps. Anyhoo, I love running into the merch, although I rarely imbibe. This pen is delightful, this must have been a mail away offer as it’s pretty deluxe for a cereal prize but I’d love to be wrong.

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Excel Toys Kojak set with villain (eBay Affiliate Link) —

Longtime PlaidStallions readers will know that I am borderline obsessed with Kojak merchandise. It’s such a weird fit and I especially love the action figure, which I proudly own. This is the rare catalogue set that includes “Bad Guy” which in reality is an AHI Butch Cavendish Knock Off figure that looks like a Footlocker employee. I wouldn’t trade my childhood for anything.

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Fleetwood Glowing Marvel Superheroes Display Box (eBay Affiliate Link) —

When I stumbled upon this, it gave me a feeling I haven’t had in ages, just pure wonder. This is a display box for label slap flashlights that were really, really crappy, but the label is Marvel FREAKING Superheroes! It’s Marvel comics in its Bronze Age glory, and the Fantastic Four are involved. I cut my teeth on Kirby/Lee FF thanks to Treasury Editions and I adore those characters as a result (Also, the Corman Movie is currently the most faithful, don’t agree? Bike Racks at 3:15) . I know if you click on this link, I may get a shiny penny, so you have no reason to trust me, but I implore you to check this auction out; the images will likely stir some emotion. 

The price tag will also elicit some emotion, but where else can you find such a thing?

Inflatable Planet of the Apes Cornelius (eBay Affiliate Link) —

Oh, good golly, Miss Molly, smooshing Planet of the Apes with Poly Vinyl Chloride, maybe the “Peanut Butter and Chocolate” of toy making. I own one of these in the baggy, and while I overpaid (waaaay too much Christmas cheer and watching an Apes movie), it inspired the Infl8able Monster premium for issue 12 of Toy-Ventures. I’ll never regret the purchase, that’s for sure!

End Run Mego Micronauts Antron (eBay Affiliate Link) —

At some point during the dissolving of Mego Corporation, a whole bunch of oddball items appeared at Toys R Us stores under the “Lion Rock” banner (*psssssst* Lion Rock was Mego all along!) and all of them are awesome and weird! Case in point, these “factory floor sweeping” put onto cards. Antron doesn’t have any of his cool weapons but hey, he’s 97 cents!

As a kid, I would have fallen for this ruse, by the way. I want this damned thing now!

Hagar the Horrible Halloween Costume by Collegeville (eBay Affiliate Link) —

I unabashedly love Hagar the Horrible and was so amused to find this. As a fan of comic strips, none aged more poorly than Hagar, but so undeservedly so. I adore the faithful paint mask on this. I have a weird story about Hagar comics from my childhood, but I’ll do it in the next PodStallions Nerdtherapy session.

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Naming a toy company “Funstuf” is a pretty bold statement, luckily the company more than lived up to it’s namesake during the 1970s and 80s. During the late 1970s, the company was best known for it’s “Aniforms’ line of figures which were a unique concept that involved a rubber figure and an air pump.

Funstuff utilized the hot licenses of the day including the Marvel Superheroes, comic strip characters and the Universal Monsters and managed to create some very fondly remembered items.

He’s more “Grampa” than “Bela” but funstuf Dracula is a great looking toy.

The Frankenstein Aniforms is a favourite among Monster collectors

Can you believe that this is one of the very first figures ever produced of our blue eyed Benjy Grimm. Despite being a popular character for decades, he just didn’t see much merchandising.

Popeye was likely included due to him having an upcoming major motion picture, Funstuf was wise to not make the figure look like Robin Williams.

The Hulk was likely the best selling aniforms figure ever made seeing as he was still cresting on the popularity of his CBS TV series, 1980 saw the introduction of the creepy “Rage Eyes” on the figure. I have never seen this version in real life however.

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I kind of want this now, it would make my bathtime fun!

While I’m not sure the world needed walking Troll dolls, I also wouldn’t be surprised if these sold really well.

The pocket projector is one of those things that would likely amuse the hell out of me as an adult, let alone as a kid.

Penjector- Not quite a pen, not quite a projector. Nice to see Flash Gordon though..

These target sets seem to be spun off from the webshooters that funstuf marketed for much of the 1970s.

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