Another Italian Spider-man Figure!
Here is the partner figure to the Doc Ock figure I posted on May 11th. Another great toy from Italy. Mama Mia!
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Italian Doc Ock Toy Figure
Often there will be a foreign toy that never sees these shores. Such is the case with this Doc Ock figure from Italy. The mechanical claws on the ends of his arms actually spin. Nice design.
Puerto Rican Spider-man Parody!
I can’t understand a word they’re singing, but it’s funny nevertheless.
Strange Foreign Spider-man Game!
This Italian “Spider-man and Friends” game looks a bit like the American “Hungry Hippos” game I have seen kids play. I find it odd that the treehouse, or clubhouse has english signs, and yet the game box is in Italian. Also the choice of Storm as the fourth character instead of a more popular one [...]
Puzzling 70′s Japanese Spider-man!
He’s not the Peter Parker we Americans are familiar with, and only the costume remained the same. The seventies saw a rising interest in the land of the rising sun over all things Spider-man. In Japan, Spidey had a giant robot, a car, a motorcycle, and giant villians. Go ahead and do a search on [...]
Spider-man Made in Japan! part 2
To kick off part 2 of “Spider-man Made in Japan”, we’ll visit the housewares aisle of Japan. What we’re offering up today is a big heapin’ bowl of Spidey, and his giant robot. Check out this rice bowl from the land of the rising sun, and it’s wonderful illustrations on both sides in the photos [...]
Spider-man Made in Japan! part 1
Back in 1978 Marvel Comics made a 4 year deal with the Toei Co. in Japan. Toei then produced a live action television series based on Spidey, but with a very different take on our hero. Peter Parker’s character is replaced by Young motorcycle racer Takuya Yamashiro who sees a ufo fall to earth and [...]
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