Recently in 2004, Marvel and Buena Vista (Disney) released a box DVD set of the old Spider-man cartoon series. All 52 episodes of Spider-Man’s original 1967 classic television series, were completely restored in full color from 1967-1970 all in one set. Now it’s being released overseas in 9 different DVDs with brand new package artwork. [...]
Bubble gum cards were the best things about hitting the drugstore with mom and dad back in the sixties. The Topps company had the best non-sports cards. In 1967 they released a test set of little comic parodies of Spider-man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Fantastic Four, Sub-mariner, and DC Heroes among others. I had posted [...]
It was recently brought to my attention that I have not done a blog about the Ideal toy company’s Captain Action. Well, that isn’t exactly true as I did an article about the Captain Action Sanctuary Playcase. So for those of you not in the know, Captain Action was the toy hit of the Christmas [...]
Recently in 2004, Marvel and Buena Vista (Disney) released a box DVD set of the old Spider-man cartoon series. All 52 episodes of Spider-Man’s original 1967 classic television series, were completely restored in full color from 1967-1970 all in one set. Now it’s being released overseas in 9 different DVDs with brand new package artwork. [...]
“Spider-Man Meets Doctor Noah Boddy”: J. Jonah Jameson is framed for burglary by an invisible man. Now, Spider-Man must figure out how to defeat a foe he can’t see in order to save his boss. “The Fantastic Fakir”: Spider-Man encounters a Fakir with mystical powers as he uses magic to steal precious stones. Spider-Man must [...]
“The Night of the Villains”: Spiderman fails to stop Blackbeard from stealing a treasure chest and Jesse James from robbing a bank. After tackling a Paris Executioner, Spiderman finds the villains are all wax robots created by Parafino. “Here Comes Trubble”: Classical statues are coming to life and causing trouble in the city. After some [...]
“The Revenge of Dr. Magneto”: A disgruntled scientist uses magnetism to destroy parts of the city in order to gain recognition and fame. Spider-Man must race to prevent each catastrophe before the city is destroyed. “The Sinister Prime Minister”: The Prime Minister of Rutania is held captive and replaced by an impostor in order to [...]
One of only a few products were actually based on Spider-man’s first animated series from the sixties. This particular coloring book series was not released until the eighties when the TV series was syndicated to Spain, and gained popularity in that country. The company Fher also released a set of bubble gum cards, stickers, and [...]
“Spider-man meets Dr. Malice” is the title of a film strip that came with a 1966 Kenner See-a-Show Toy. The toy was much like a GAF Viewmaster, but Kenner’s strip came on an all cardboard rectangular sheet rather than GAF’s circular disc with little celluloid film frames. The 3-D effect was pretty much the same [...]
In 1966 there were actually 3 different releases of the popular Kenner Marvel Super Heroes Sparkle Paints sets. 2 of the packages feature Captain America getting painted by the glitter, and the other deluxe set featured the Silver Surfer getting the treatment. The Deluxe set was sold in a much bigger box, and towered over [...]
“The One-Eyed Idol”: A mysterious idol appears at the Daily Bugle and forces J. Jonah Jameson to hand all his money over. Spider-Man must solve the mystery and defeat the culprits before they claim more victims. “Fifth Avenue Phantom”: The Phantom and his robots have burglarized a famous department store using shrink rays. Now Spider-Man [...]
“Horn Of The Rhino”: The Rhino is collecting pieces of a top secret military weapon in order to use it to control the world. Now, Spider-Man must intercept the Rhino before he collects all the pieces of the weapon.
Part of a series Marvel Krazy Little Comics the Amusing Spider-Guy (1967 Topps Marvel Parody of Spider-man) is one of six Marvel Krazy Little Comics distributed by the Topps Chewing Gum Company. The six mini-comics in this parody series were issued only as test market items, and did not see general release. All were written [...]
Milton Bradley, maker of board games, puzzles, and more, decided to issue a puzzle based on Marvel heroes of that time. What’s puzzling is the fact that someone decided that Spider-man needed a nose, and a mouth on his mask. When I first saw this puzzle I had almost thought that some kid had drawn [...]
“Kilowatt Kaper”: Electro escapes from prison and Spider-Man sets out to put him back behind bars “The Peril of Parafinor”: An escaped prisoner hides out in Parafino’s Wax Museum. To recapture the convict, Spider-Man must enter the Wax Museum and fight Parafino.
