pilot the Enterprise thru space
I seriously should just break down and buy one of these, time to be Mr Sulu for an afternoon…. . Like our Facebook Page Check out our Instagram Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.
Superheroes: European Style
My pal Eddie sent me this wonderful page from France yesterday and it’s all the reasons I collect catalogs, a wonderful smattering of what Superhero toys were available in 1977. A little Mego, some AHI rack toys and a whole bunch of cool as hell stuff we never saw like the Goldarak Action figures! I love […]
Kenner Tree Tots
I always thought the Tree Tots were really clever, my heart at this time belonged to Big Jim but those commercials always held my attention. Kenner Tree Tots Catalog on PlaidStallions Like our Facebook Page Check out our Instagram Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.
Weeblemania
Weebles were completely forbidden in my household as we had pledged loyalty to the Fisher Price Little People. I ain’t complainin’ but come one, a Sub and a haunted house? Aggghhhhh! Like our Facebook Page Check out our Instagram Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.
McActionfigures : More Fun than Burgers
My local Eaton’s growing up had a huge McDonaldland display that looked just like this in a cube in the middle of their toy department. I recall being kind of in awe of the diorama but it couldn’t compete with Big Jim, Bulletman or the Mego Superheroes in my five year old brain. I was later […]
Big Jim Vs Zorak
As much as I love this Big Jim, you knew the line was in some serious trouble when numerous wish books scaled their offering down to two characters. I remember being kinda heartbroken in 1977 when I entered the Sears toy department and asked the clerk where the Big Jim stuff was, he turned to me […]
Mexican Star Wars
I love this (Knock off, judging by the misspelling of the film’s title) piece from Mexico, so much so that I put it in my book Rack Toys. Funny thing is, I have no idea what it’s for, I assume it’s for an action figure but I have no clue. L’il help SW fans? Like […]
1971 Hasbro GI Joe Adventure Team Catalog
My earliest memories of action figures are Hasbro’s GI Joe Adventure team, I would spend hours staring at those wishbook pages, drooling at those fuzzy faced guys having adventures. The sights of these toys are so hard-wired in my brain, they’re pure happiness. That’s why I’m excited to be showcasing the 1971 Hasbro GI Joe […]
The Force Beam
I remember watching an informercial in the 80s that interviewed the creator of the “Force Beam”. He claimed he invented it while walking around a department store and it was just a golf tube stuck on a flashlight. I’m sure George Lucas had steam coming out his ears when he saw kids playing with these. […]
The Great Sci-Fi Toy Slump of 1979
It’s really hard to believe but in 1979, Star Wars and other Sci-Fi related toys hit a major slump. So much so that many retailers considered it all a “fad” and stopped ordering new items. This article taken from a “Toys, Hobbies and Crafts” magazine interviews major buyers and the vice president of Mego about the […]
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