Ahi had released the first Official Spidercopter back in 1974. Ahi continued to make these throughout the seventies, and revised the blister card design quite often. At first the graphic was altered very little with a blurb about the “New Launcher”, and the yellow background replacing the hot pink backing. The main difference between the [...]
Obviously the toymakers at Larami Corp. did not seem to mind that the actual character of Spider-man never uses a gun in the comic story lines. Why would Spider-man even need handcuffs, when he could just use his webbing. What mattered was the fact that you could stick Spidey’s name on almost anything, and it [...]
When talking rarity, the rarest of them all would be the store displays. These were always hung up for a short time, and then tossed into the garbage. Few collectors back then realized their worth, but now the fascination has grown. Here is a golden oldie from 7-Eleven when they had the Marvel Comics cups [...]
Submitted for your approval is the 1974 Ahi Spiderman friction plane. It is quite possibly the rarest Ahi Spiderman item that exists besides the Ahi CSF Jr. Copter set. The toy company Ahi also known as Azrak Hamway International had all the superhero licenses during the seventies, and created many Spiderman vehicles. Check out the [...]
This old 1974 Larami Spider-man toy looks as though it had J. Jonah Jameson, and then President Richard M. Nixon in it’s sights as being targets to shoot at. Since it was the year Nixon resigned because of Watergate, and was highly disliked,…were the toy designers making a statement, or was it just coincidence? Whatever [...]
Forward, reverse, and a realistic siren sound that was sure to drive your parents nuts. This Official Spider-man Cycle was originally purchased way back when from Toys r’ Us, but I distinctly remember getting mine from K-mart at that time. My cycle died out long ago, or maybe I am just blocking out the memory [...]
Not a pillow fight, but as the package claims “More fun than pillow fights” these inflatable gloves also show Iron Man on them. I would have thought that “the Thing” would have been a better spokesman for these “Super Klobbers” as he could better use his catch phrase “It’s Clobberin’ Time”. Ahi, however went with [...]
The following seventies toy from Ahi has nothing to do with that 1970′s craze called streaking, but one has to wonder why they called it that. I guess you could consider this toy the first remote controlled action figure. It had very limited movement as it would only move forwards, and backwards. Ahi also released [...]
No its not like the Ice Capades, but it does sound as if it might be frozen ketchup heroes. Not to fear,…it is none of the above. Its just your typical popsicle product based on Spider-man, Hulk, and Captain America made by a famous ketchup maker. Fruit flavored and over 35 years old! YUMMMMMY! Look, [...]
Hey everybody!, watch Spider-man blow shaving cream out his nose! If this excites you, then you really need a girlfriend, but for the little ones this is pure comedy heaven. Not as great as fart jokes, but sure to get a giggle. The company American Aerosol was literally pumping out “Crazy Foam” by the truck [...]
The early seventies saw an increase in motorcycle toys due possibly to Evel Knievel’s popularity at the time. Azrak-Hamway, better known as AHI had just acquired the license from Marvel to produce Spider-man toys. So some of the first toys off their factory lines were that of cycles. All different kinds of motorcycles including friction [...]
Vintage packaging, and the two for one catch! Larami the king of grocery store toy aisles released this golden nugget back in 1974 that featured Sal Buscema, and Gil Kane artwork on the pinball machines. Although it looks as though the illustrations on the box were more than likely done by a Larami employee trying [...]
The toymakers Larami were stretching things once again with the phrase “As seen on TV!”. Can you imagine the board meeting on this one? If Batman has a utility belt, then Spider-man has to have something. Why not a tool box, after all he may need to repair his webshooters. Ummm,…ok. Actually their meeting more [...]
So the story goes that Marvel was seeking more toy licenses back in the early seventies, and a company called Azrak-Hamway, or AHI was more than happy to oblige. The one stipulation they wanted was for Spider-man to have his own vehicle much like what Batman had. Stan Lee gave the go ahead in 1974, [...]
Who would have thought that the company MEGO who brought us all those great little 8 inch action figures during the seventies created the very first talking Spidey toy in 1974. I believe they made Superman, Batman, and the Lone Ranger “Talking Super Softies” too. Stuffed, and 24 inches tall with pull string, he could [...]
