These Lite Writers by Larami are a neat example of how Rack Toys work, when you have a license, just create a unique item you can stick a character on.It’s fun seeing Flash Gordon in the mix, Larami also added a Cylon a year later (this is 1979) but as I recall it was rather […]
I really dig this UK ad for the highly underrated Matchbox Fighting Furies figures, mostly because it gives you a drool worthy shot of the display box. In the US, for some reason the spokesperson for this line was Mason Reese (no fooling, check it out here) Matchbox also released a killer playset for this […]
In the 1970’s, toy maker extraordinaire Pailtoy brought the popular Spanish toy “MadelMan” to the UK renaming him “Little Big Man” in an effort to offer a lower price point alternative to their popular Action Man line of toys. Thought small in stature, this six inch character had a tall amount of adventures to choose […]
I have never heard of this Bugs Bunny Playset before, a Spiegel exclusive, I’d love to entertain the fantasy that it’s some sort of long lost Mego toy but more likely it’s by Dakin or somebody like that. Anybody have this as a kid? I have whittled away ten thousand hours watching Looney Toons and […]
Glamour Gals seemed to be Kenner trying to mix the popularity of the Star Wars format with the fashion doll. Even though I wasn’t in the demographic, I recall these being heavily TV advertised during “Battle of the Planets” reruns. I’m not sure how well they did however, I seem to recall seeing a massive […]
Looking through a Western Auto Catalog today, I was reminded of how important a dirt bike was when I was growing up. It seemed to give you street cred, although in my case that “small town middle class suburbs” street cred.. The kids with the dirtbikes were the ones people flocked to, an early version […]
This is the final Plaid Stallions trading card for the summer, I’m not sure why I didn’t reveal it earlier but here it is, ta-dah! I have a soft spot for Super Joe and when I found this image, I rushed it to press. I’ve already laid out my next two cards and they will […]
I found this great ad for Ideal ElectroMan in the back of a give away comic (more on that later) and thought it would be fun to showcase here. I find Electroman a pretty dorky looking figure, his whole concept is like ROM mixed with a really primitive version of laser tag. That headpiece would […]
This is something I’ve never seen before but it makes a tremendous amount of sense. A play case complete with diecast vehicles, allowing you to reenact some of Evel’s more famous stunts. The world could use more playcases now.What’s on DVD: Space Angel– I spent hours watching this cartoon on City TV back in the […]
Card #6 should come as no shock to anyone, seeing as how much space I have devoted to Evel Knievel on the site. It almost felt like obligation to make it, so I did it early rather than later. It is arguably the most famous 70’s toy I’ve done thus far. Number 7 is probably […]
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