Jeering Joker and Glaring Gorilla

"Feel like Batman triumphing over his arch-enemy" yup, the ol' caped crusader just loves to kill in cold blood, with a gun. 

I'm beginning to think Frank Miller got his start in the toy industry.

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1975 German Toy Catalog

I found this wonderful catalog from a German company called Spielzug, I remember my grandmother bringing me back some of these and how enthralled I was.

It's a really great slice of what lucky kids in Germany got, their own versions of GI Joe and Big Jim, as well as Barbie, Sindy, Lego, Playmobil and Steiff.

Check out the 1975 German Toy Catalog here.

More Vintage Toy Store Catalogs

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1975 Pied Pier Toy Catalog

I've never heard of Pied Piper Stores, not surprising, as I didn't grow up in California in the 1970s. No doubt they were one of the many "Mom and Pop" toy store chains that at one magical time dotted our landscape.

One thing i do know is that Pied Piper stores had a pretty grasp of what was popular in 1975, the pages are brimming with the hottest toys of what was a great year. The Six Million Dollar man is present, as is Evel Knievel and more Mego 8" action figures than you can shake a stick at:

More Vintage Toy Store Catalogs

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Child World Toy Sale from 30 years ago

Seeing that it's close to Christmas, let's take a trip back 30 years and see what toys were on special with the 1981 Child World Flyer, celebrating the best playthings that 1981 had to offer.

 You'll find a lot of familiar faces in this one including Star Wars figures, Mego Superheroes, Intellivision, Jordache dolls, Fisher price and oodles more.

The 1981 Child World Toy Flier

Other Toy Flyers and Circulars from the 70s
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1983 JC Adventures in Toy Land Catalog

Another fun trip down memory lane courtesy of the JC Penney toy flier. The Penney Flier always kind of went a step up normal advertising and this 1983 brochure looks more like a cool comic book than an advertisement.

1983 is a great example to have thanks to the metric ton of iconic 80s toys in between these covers including, Barbie, He Man, GI Joe, the gang from Star Wars and the Adventure People.

Click on the images below to see larger pages with descriptions:

Click here to visit the 1983 JC Penney Adventures in Toyland Catalog

Other Toy Flyers and Circulars:

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The 1977 REMCO Toys Catalog

Remco's name was purchased in 1974 by Azrak Hamway, a successful manufacturer of rack toys. AHI used the Remco brand to sell a more upscale toy but one that still utilized the many licenses integral to their core business.

1977 saw the introduction of Mickey Mouse to the fold and more Superhero (especially Batman) related products which would eventually become the bread and butter of the company for the rest of the decade..

Thanks to Steve F. for these marvelous scans also a person with powers.click on the images for pages with descriptions:

THE 1977 REMCO TOYS CATALOG

For more Remco or parent company Azrak-Hamway toys, Check out these fabulous links:

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