Check out the 1977 Matchbox MAC catalog Gallery for more info.
I'm pretty sure these guys were on an episode of "Vega$" or perhaps "Quincy" I don't know...Ever since I first saw it in the 1976 Remco Catalog, I've been a little fascinated by the Earth Quake Tower Playset, which obviously was inspired by the many works of Irwin Allen and the disaster craze of the early seventies. It's kind of morbid but if I had seen it as a kid, i'd have been all over it.
It's weird but when I look at what a generation before me considered essential travel equipment, I can't help but feel like less of a man. I spend my business travel drinking two generic beers (actually liquor makes my tummy sad) before falling asleep with a documentary on TV.
I loves me some Steve Rogers. Got his autograph once and he signed it on his shield...
In 1978, Remco, a division of Azrak Hamway International, figured out a way to get in on the Superhero action figure business long held onto by their rivals at Mego.
The generation gap, comedy/drama cop series "Jumpsuit & Hoody" ran for two seasons on the ABC network, it was eventually replaced in 1981 by a new law enforcement show entitled "Leg Warmers and Parachute Pants on patrol"I can begin to put into words how cool I think this is. What's also cool is that these are the same costumes from the "Marvel Superheroes: Live and In Person Book".
Carman, my thanks to you for this incredibly kind act.
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"Doctor Lightning" had a blissfully short run in 1977, it seems kids weren't into the adventures of a disco dancing man who could shoot lightning bolts from his pants.You can usually find his comics at antique malls, in those booths where people put their comics in freezer bags and ask for astronomical prices.
Some new additions to the page dedicated to the Tarzan Toys Gallery this week, thia Jungle Communicator is by Fleetwood, who have their own gallery in the Rack Toys section (Zing!, a double update!)This little guy is from a company called Gulliver from Brazil. Gulliver made some really cool 2" figures based on both the DC and Marvel Superheroes that I wish I owned.
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The 1977 notion that young men would enjoy wearing unsold Maternity tops from the previous year unfortunately fell flat. Personally, I could use some along a few of those pants with the spandex fronts....
It's been a while since we honoured Hasbro's Bulletman, that great attempt to make G.I. Joe a little more superheroic that sadly failed. The big B is often maligned unfairly by Joe collectors, particularly the military ones but for many of us 70s kids, he was an incredibly fun toy. This is Bullet Man as he appeared in Mexico, produced by the Lili Ledy Company.
Below are some vintage newspaper ads from when Bulletman was new.
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The 1977 ABC TV series made the then fifty year old characters of Joe and Frank Hardy into super styling studs of the late seventies. These teen heart throbs didn't go unnoticed by the good people at Kenner (seeing as they had more than their fair share of success with another ABC series) and in 1978, these two action figures appeared.
Shaun Cassidy comes with a guitar, woooo!
Parker Stevenson gets a radio backpack, which is neat but not as cool as a guitar.
More Kenner Goodness:
