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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Mantooth — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 04:35:47 +0000

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Jack Kirby Sings, Space Sleeping bags, Spock Ears, King King Kite and ALIEN ATTACK!

70s Space themed Sleeping Bag (sponsored link) —

My friend Courtney found this gem. I love the vague Japanese influence on this, but I can’t figure out if it’s knocking off something or not.

Alien Attack Toyco (sponsored link) —

These came out in Canada when I was 11 or 12 and I had this one and AN AMAZING D&D styled one that I want to track down, just for the box. Inside this set is a playmat, some army men astronauts (which will be familiar) and small bootleg colourform aliens, which blew my mind. I love this set, own it and have even done a video about these below.

Aviva Star Trek Spock Ears (sponsored link) —

Aviva made some really cool bits of Star Trek: The Motion Picture merchandise that mostly flew under the radar probably because the film did not inspire kids to buy the merch and act out the movie unless you were weird, like me. In my defence, the Marvel comic around that time was pretty decent.

The Voices of Marvel Flexi Disc (sponsored link) —

I’ve both heard of and heard this (oof) record before, but I’ve never seen one ever. I imagine this is a real trophy for a Silver Age fan. No idea on whether the price is fair here, however.

King Kong Kite (sponsored link) —

Saying “King Kong Kite” 3 times fast is fun and helps reduce cortisol levels. Try it. Also, if they made it, they put King King on it.

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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.

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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Jack Kirby Sings, Space Sleeping bags, Spock Ears, King King Kite and ALIEN ATTACK!

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Toy-Ventures 21: Alien Attack by Toyco

Mantooth — Mon, 13 May 2019 14:16:00 +0000

This week’s episode is all about the Toyco Alien Attack playset from 1982, it’s astronauts fighting the Colorforms Outer Space Men, what is not to love?

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Toyco Alien Attack

Mantooth — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Today’s update is the answer to one of those riddles that plagued for years. The play set you see above has been something I’ve been trying to track down for well over 20 years and it’s a wealth of toy history (and re-used molds) inside, more after the jump.

Despite the Woolco price tag on this one, I vividly remember buying this set at the pharmacy next to my grandparents store (oddly the same place I bought my last Star Wars figure General zzzzzz Mandine) there were three types of sets available a Dungeons & Dragons fantasy version (which I would also pick up that summer), this one and I think a war theme.

The insides were what you expect, some cardboard for a back drop, a thin sheet for the ground and some pretty nice figurines. I really dug that the box was it’s own carry case.

In the end, while these things held a mild distraction at best for two weeks during that summer. I was on the cusp of being a teen and toys weren’t really doing much for me. I was finding myself more into records (still something of a problem for me) and sneaking into R rated movies.

I have no idea what happened to either set and they became fond memories.

And then i became a collector and one who likes information.

For years and I mean years, I had no idea what this set was even called let alone who made it. I’m not positive how i stumbled onto “Toyco” but i kept it as an Ebay search for at least ten years until i finally found this set.

These are the astronauts included with the set, their origins are unknown to me but I know they’re at least from the 1960s. I also found them in a dollar store a few years back, so they’re molds still get used. I’m also positive that if you go to my parents house right now, you may be able to find one.

The real stars of this set were the amazing aliens, little did I know as a kid that they were knock offs the Colorforms Outer Space Men from the 1960s, the very same characters I lusted over in this set.

It seems kind of fitting that i reunited with this set as I’m late in career as a toy collector these days, more interested in stories and friends than buying new things. I’m still into records but i sadly just waltz right into R rated movies now…..

Thanks for reading, hope you have a tremendous weekend.

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