Super Happy to announce that Issue 9 of Toy-Ventures Magazine is on the press and will be shipping this month.

Issue 9 is jam-packed with vintage toy goodness.

• Walloping Websnappers:
  Vincent Cerbone shares this strange 8” Tong Inc. Spider- Man discovery from France.
• Mego Planet of the Apes Part 6
  Our ongoing coverage of the Mego toy line continues into the second wave of action figures based on the television series.
• Leicester Vintage Toyshop
  Our latest column features the gang from Toyshop on Tour.
• Actionized Assasins
  The Remco Ninja Strike Force action figure is an underrated bit of 80s cheese.
•  Basement of Horror
  This issue, Ray Castile shares his story about the Marx Whistling Spooky Kooky Tree. An incredibly iconic toy.
• Super Joe Part 3
  Steve Stovall looks at vehicles, playsets and the amazing Terron with this third installment of Hasbro’s Super Joe toy line.
• The Warriors Toybox
  Chance Priest tempts us with the Castle of the Three-Headed Dragon playset by Helm Toys.
•  Stolen Thunder
  Exploring the ill-fated Multiple Toys Blue Thunder action figure line from 1984.
•  Compact Action Heroes
  The Toy-Ventures guide to the fantastic Mego Comic Action Heroes Toy line. The most comprehensive piece on the line ever produced.

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That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got 9 issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more from sites like PlaidStallions and more. Check it out even if you don’t collect Mego figures.

Our long running Pod Cast, Pod Stallions is now available on Spotify.

The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!

Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)

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Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs and remember folks, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman.  It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln International, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

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If there are two things I love it’s Mego Knock Off action figures and Ninjas. So when my friend Rob sent me the eBay link for these awesome 80s Ninja figures I grabbed them with both hands. 

They are usually called “Tong Ninjas” due to the body being marked Tong Inc. This was a popular body for Mego Knock-Offs in the 1970s and 80s and really got around. Tong bodies can be found around the world under such banners as Danny Dare, Rescue Squad and Action Apeman.

This brand is called Ninja or I guess “Nin Ja” as the card has you believe. They are the product of the East-West Distribution co and that 2.99 price point suggests mid to late 1980s.

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

Now I’ve seen the Tong Ninja figures before but it’s usually in a two-pack under the name “Hip Yick Trading Company” which looks like this:

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

However, there are some subtle differences, first I believe the Hip Yick Ninjas are 9″ (correct me if I’m wrong there) while the “Nin Ja” figures are 8″ tall. The paint apps on the heads are different and there is a third ninja.

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

There is a grey Tong Ninja, didn’t see that coming, although that’s probably the point after all. I can confirm I missed out on the white figure in this series, so it seems “Nin Ja” had at least three figures, hopefully, there is also a red one out there.

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

I’m fascinated with stuff like this, if you are too, consider joining our Facebook group “Mego Knock Off Headquarters“.

Our newest book “Knock-Offs: Totally, Unauthorized Action Figures,” is now available. It’s 130 pages of bootleg goodness.
You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop , On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or on eBay (eBay Link)

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Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs and remember, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman.  It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln International, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

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Issue four will ship in mid-June of 2021 and is jam-packed with content.

The Munster Mash– We’re visiting 1313 Mocking Bird Lane when Corey Le Chat gives us a tour of one of the greatest collections of Munster merchandise ever assembled. Many of these items have never been featured in print before.

Apemen down under– William has written a great piece about this Australian line of Planet of the Apes knock off figures called “The Action Apemen”

The Expandable ones- David Lockwood explores the stretchable superheroes and villains made by Funstuff in the early 1980s.

Push Button Action- We talk about the weird world of dime-store action heroes created by Durham from Yung Kung Fu to Glump the Caveman, it’s a comprehensive guide.

Super Amicis– A fun pictorial guide to this cheeky line of figures based on the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes.

The Toy-Ventures Guide to the Mego Mad Monsters– This issue we take an exhaustive look at this wonderful glow-in-the-dark figure line by Mego with input and anecdotes by Mego’s own Marty Abrams.

Pre-Order Bonus- If you order through our store, your issue will come with a limited edition Mad Monsters souvenir pennant. Supplies are limited, this will not be available through any other offer.

Thank you for all the support this past year, it’s been wonderful and positive and we’re just getting started with Toy-Ventures magazine.

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