Here’s a great MMMS (Merry Marvel Marching Society) vending machine display from 1966 featuring a rubber charm version of Thor. With Spider-man prominently displayed on the card, and the toy only being 10 cents these probably went pretty quick. I know that I have only seen this, and one other example that survives today, so [...]
Self contained little vending capsule that you can build into a figure. These are at a local vending machine near you now. Spider-man, Hulk, Ironman, Captain America, Thor, and Wolverine funky doo-dads. Collect all 6!
Super rare piece of early Marvel memorabilia! The 1966 Macman Spider-man Ring Charm in its original packaging. Also pictured below is the original company mailing envelope it came in. Great early Ditko Spidey graphic, and with Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man all in tow. More rare vending items from the sixties coming soon to [...]
Hotwheels are classic, and I remember being 5 years old when I first laid eyes on the classic redlines back in 67. Redlines were the original issue of Hotwheels from Mattel, and Redlines referred to the “red” lines on the wheels themselves. While this particular Hulk/Spidey set is from 1979, it definately gets high marks [...]
Ok, these were sold in vending machines to kids, and marketed as decals you could put on anything. They came on these little containers which remarkably resemble a shot glass, … who are they trying to kid? What’s next? Ummmm, don’t answer that! lol. Here is the actual Marvel Superheroes vending machine card with [...]
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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 [...]
If you were a child in the sixties, you definately remember these little rings. Sold for a dime in vending machines outside your local mom and pop stores, grocery stores, and drug stores. These rings were made by Vari-Vue who had developed a unique viewing process. Depending on the angle you were looking at the [...]
Here’s a huge poster target set from 1976 made by Transogram. It has the Marvel mainstays such as Spider-man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk. The villians on this piece are Lizard, Gremlin, Firelord, Red Skull, and last but not least Doctor Doom. This set comes from a time before the toy industry decided that [...]
Classic mail away set of buttons from Marvel at the close of the sixties. Highly sought after today, and achieving high prices in auctions. Consider yourself lucky if you got these from Marvelmania back in the day. Definately all Jack Kirby artwork on all pins, and brings back great memories. Nuff Said!
One of the rarest major label albums to emerge from the British Progressive Rock underground, The Marvel World Of Icarus was a concept work based around the Marvel Comics stable of superheroes. It came out in 1972, but, according to legend, was immediately withdrawn due to a dispute. Although it had all the trappings of [...]
The Mandarin is getting in that 70′s mood. To much information? Definately, … but it’s not what you’re thinking. He’s just promoting the Marvel mood rings that feature Spider-man, Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk. If you’re a collector of Marvel memorabilia you’ll want to grab one fast if you see it come up on [...]
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 [...]
THQ Announces Marvel Super Hero Squad Game – from Superhero Hype!
“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 [...]
