Thursday, February 28, 2019

Components for the Over Look



The Orlon infused style known as the "Over Look" peaked in 1971 and vanished from our landscape. Each year fans gather in Tallahassee Florida for an annual convention and dream of the days of its grand return.









Don't forget to join our new facebook group.










Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Monday, February 25, 2019

Toy-Ventures 10: Slade Super Agent from Shindana Toys



This week's installment of Toy Ventures is all about one of the coolest action figures of the 1970s, Slade: Super Agent by Shindana. 

We talk about Slade but also a little bit about the company that was Shindana toys and how they changed the landscape for the better. 

 Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com 

 Twitter: @plaidstallions 

 Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYta3nz_7FAzPvP8FPSgpg?view_as=subscriber




Don't forget to join our new facebook group.









Friday, February 22, 2019

1975 Mighty Marvel Mail Order Catalog


This wonderful package was likely handed to every attendee of the 1975 Marvel Comics Convention it includes a program which we'll get into but it also includes the Might Marvel Mail Order Catalog.

This wonderful catalog features Marvel merchandise from Fleetwood, Mego. Durham, Aurora and more. The historical significance is that Marvel would eventually abandon the mail order practice and selling it to the man who created it, Ivan Snyder. Ivan would then move the business to New Jersey and call it "Heroes World"


The 1975 Marvel Mail Order Catalog is more fun than a Giant Sized Man Thing!







Don't forget to join our new facebook group.










Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Toy-Ventures 9: Superhero School Supplies


This week's installment of Toy Ventures is all about the cool licensed School Supplies created by a company called Alco. Over a period of five years they made two styles of sharpeners, erasers and even a Batman Slide Rule?

Visit us online at
www.plaidstallions.com

Twitter: @plaidstallions

Subscribe to our Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYta3nz_7FAzPvP8FPSgpg?view_as=subscriber


Friday, February 15, 2019

Mattel's Heroes in Action


Mattel's Heroes in Action is easily in the top 3 PlaidStallions "Hey I had this toy as a kid" emails we get. The line's military flavour is unique during a time when war toys weren't quite in vogue.

I remember them mainly from the gorgeous comic book ads but I never saw them as a kid, quite a beautifully designed series.














Don't forget to join our new facebook group.









Thursday, February 14, 2019

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

The Zython from Mattel's Space:1999 line.


The Zython was offered in the 1977 Mattel Catalog as an alien character to go alongside with Mattel's Space:1999 action figure line. It never appeared in the series but was a rather welcome addition to the line which desperately needed more flair.

However, sales on Space:1999 merch weren't strong enough to warrant a wide release and the Zython seems to have only been offered via this contest for a German comic book above (Thanks Eddy for the scan). It's speculated that less than 300 of these were made, we'll probably never know for sure but a few have trickled out of Deutschland over the years.


But of course, this is Mattel we're talking about here, they'd never let a good toy mold go unused, so Zython would later appear in the amazing Mexican version of Big Jim (known as Kid Acero), which was produced under license by a company called CIPSA, who would dub him Nocton an alien enemy of Kid Acero.



So, while I'll probably never own a Zython (the last one went for just under a grand), I was able to buy a Nocton in the 1990s and still have him to this day. One day I hope to track down his scepter. 











Don't forget to join our new facebook group.









Monday, February 11, 2019

Toy-Ventures 8: The Martian Chronicles


This week's installment of Toy-Ventures is all about the action figures produced by Larami for the 1980 TV mini-series "The Martian Chronicles", just how does a mini-series get an action figure line the first place? We'll try to explain. 

You can check out our gallery of Martian Chronicles Toys Here

Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com 

Twitter: @plaidstallions 

Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: 









Don't forget to join our new facebook group.









LinkWithin

Blog Widget by LinkWithin