Spectacular Spider-man Toy Promo Spots!
McDonald’s Happy Meal toys based on the new Spectacular Spider-man cartoon series had 3 commercial spots you might have missed on TV if you blinked. Check them out here!
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Ahi Spider-man Super Streak
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 [...]
1968 Three-Dimensional Marvel
Remember the little flicker rings? Well, this baby is the size of a placemat, and features the Marx Marvel Superheros figures, and a Hulk Aurora model. Spider-man, Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America appear in 3D just like the old Vari-vue vending rings. They took advantage of the toy sculpts, and painted them to make [...]
Kraven the Hunted Super Hero Squad Figure
Kraven the Hunter from the Super Hero Squad line of toys from Hasbro is so rare it’s stupid. There are many rumors as to why this is so, but I suspect that all have a bit of truth to them. Heres a quick rundown of the possible reasons that he can’t be found. 1. The [...]
New Spider-man Series #30 Minimates!
Take a gander at this new series #30 of Minimates based on Spider-man characters.
1967 Marx Marvel Superhero Figures Story
When I was six years old I remember getting a set of these plastic figures of Spiderman, Hulk, Ironman, Daredevil, Thor, and Captain America. Needless to say the originals are missing parts and scraped up from being outside, or in a sandbox somewhere in the past, but these were some absolute favorites of mine when [...]
Strange Designs!
This month’s crop of pics includes a look at some vintage Romita Sr. artwork, some rare sleds, rare foriegn Spidey toys, New Hasbro items, and a strangely designed set of Spiderman guns which leave me wondering what the toy company was thinking when they thought of it. Talk about your Spidey sense tingling! Sheesh! Don’t [...]
FINALLY!!
After all that has happened over the last year, I am finally getting around to posting the first photo update for the new site location. To make a long story short,…bad things happen, but turn out for the best in the end. So without any rambling on my part, we continue our documentation of the [...]
1967 Captain Action Sanctuary Playset
Before Mego, in the 1960s, just after G.I. Joe’s debut the Ideal Toy Co. released their answer to the action figure craze in the form of “Captain Action”. He was the size of the original G.I. Joe, and costumes were sold seperately so you could dress him as any superhero of the day. Also sold seperately were [...]
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