This rather mysterious trade ad from December 1981 is the first thing I can find that heralds the return of the GI Joe brand to toy stores. I don’t recall seeing the figures much before March of ’82, where 11 year old me pined for Kung Fu grip but still fell in love with the […]
I’ve never actually owned one of these but they seem well withing my skill set for a change.
Thanks to my pal David webmaster at Toynerd.com and owner of what appears to be Boston’s coolest vintage toy shop. I have some wonderful shots of a toy that I see in catalogs all the time but have never owner or fooled around with. Lots more after the jump! Star Fortress is one of those wonderful […]
This is a page from the Meccano Toys catalog from France showcasing all the new Star Wars stuff for 1979, I love how Blue Snaggletooth and that prototype troop transporter (which looks cooler IMO) snuck in there.
I seriously was trying to swear off Battle of the Planets merchandise after finding this and more importantly this in the previous few months. However, a well meaning friend of mine forwarded me an auction and it was a) Super Cool and b) TWENTY MINUTES FROM MY FREAKING HOUSE. I’m not made of stone, more […]
This past June, I spent a little time with the former toy buyer for Sears. He was a wealth of interesting info but my favourite takeaway of that conversation was this anecdote. I am paraphrasing: Basically, the buyer asked Kenner to make “The bar with all the aliens” as a play set for the Sears […]
The vinyl industry had a field day with Bruce Banner.
Ok, Charlie Brown is driving a pitcher’s mound and not a giant poop as I initially thought.
I never had any of these nor did I know any child with them. I would suffered some obnoxious kids gladly had they the ability to make pies…..
I always seem to fixate on boy’s toys over the Christmas season and that’s kind of a shame because I always glossed the Barbie section in envy over all the cool stuff she had. Here’s a double shot from the Simpson’s Sears 1979 Catalog, click on it to embiggen it.
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