Hasbro Super Joe Concept Art

Long ago, I saw these amazing pieces of original Super Joe concept art on Ebay, I regretted not putting a bid in and never got even proper shots of them for the site.

As luck would have it, the winner of the auction was none other than my pal John "Toyzilla" Marshall and he graciously offered to share them with the world.

These pieces appear to be drawn by comics legend Nick Cardy and depict Super Joe punching out what I can only guess is a rough concept of Gor: King of the Terrons. 

He's Joe and early version of the Shield knocking the wind out of Gor again. I can't say enough about this great artwork, I'm smitten.

Thanks again to John for this awesome share. Nothing like some newly discovered 70s joy.

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Famous Cossack Shirt

The gold version of this shirt is the #1 clothing choice of guys trying to kill Matt Helm.  

Star Wars X Wing Aces

While I'm not the world's biggest Star Wars guy, I am kind of surprised to have zero memory of this wonderfully low tech game.

Admittedly as a kid, I dumped all other toys into the "Not Action Figures" section, this one draws a complete blank. This is probably the fault of old age or booze, either way i don't want the answer.

Wide, Wide Wale "Velvet" Corduroys

I think at this point, you're more pants than man....

Science Fiction Festival from 1979

While we're pretty spoiled with cons these days, it wasn't always the case. I recently found this program from 1979 for a Science Fiction Festival in Waukegan Illinois that wonderfully illustrates that fact.

No guests, no dealers, just a gathering of SF loving adults and Star Wars crazed kids for a celebration of a then underrated genre....and some disco dancing. 

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Pod Stallions 43: Top Ten Things We Miss about the 1970s

Our website turns 10 this month so we begin by discussing it's origins and why it came to be. With the topic already being nostalgia, we thought it would be fun to talk about the top ten thing we miss about the 1970s.

This is not a "things were better in our day" type discussion (We like Ebay and YouTube just fine thank you very much) but more about the certain rituals, tastes, establishments and items that sadly, no longer have a place in our modern world.

Topics range from Saturday morning TV to local toy stores, full comic book racks everywhere you looked, ice cream men on bicycles, long gone fast foods, Jason's crush on Rhoda Morgensten (and her mom!), Network Stars Battling, Heroes World adverts, colorful home decor and of course, wish books. 

Be careful with episode 43 because the filling is hot!


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Kenner Star Wars, Perhaps you've heard of it....

I had something really cool planned today but a computer update took 110% of my free time last night and made me sad, so I drank two "Blue Moons" and fell asleep instead. 

Here is a page of Star Wars treats I found in a hurry this morning, Blue Snaggletooth and 12" Boba Fett, it doesn't get much better than this....

It's Hat Day Again!

Oh I love new hat day, this year I'm going with the Wheeler Dealer, I'll be the talk of Church!

Captain Harlock Action Figure

In France, they released this amazing Captain Harlock doll using a 12" GI Joe body. These were also sold in Quebec, I had one of these in 1987, paid a whopping ten bucks for it.

One of my toy collecting mentors/friends really wanted it, he was a great guy so I traded it to him thinking "I'll find another one", yeah I'm still waiting.....

Bolero pants...now with SUSPENDERS!

Turn every home into a Ski Lodge with Suspender Bolero Trousers...

The Amazing Spider-Brush

 I'm totally fascinated with little bits of weird super hero merchandise like this. 

Here we have the marriage of hair care and our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, whose mantra of putting his name on everything would put Garfield to shame. This is all the handiwork of the standard Pyroxoioid Corp. (sexy name!)

 

This set solves a big mystery to me, that's a repainted Marx Spider-Man figure (which was also sold by Fleetwood Toys a year earlier) and that carry case is often mistaken for a Mego item.



This is a pretty well thought out attempt to get boys excited about grooming, it probably didn't work but I gotta give props for the effort...

Corduroy Ranger Suit

I don't what Park these rangers are from but I'm gonna guess that instead of grass they have velvet....

R2 D2 Standup

I found this in a box (which probably should be the title of my autobiography), not sure where it's from but it's awesome.

Artsy Craftsy folks if you print this out and assemble it, send me a pic on twitter (@plaidstallions) or on our facebook wall.

Battle of the Planets by Ceji Arbois

I've been on kind of a Battle of the Planets jag these past few weeks and here's one of my favourites, the 3 3/4" action figure line.

Originally made by Popy Japan, these figures were later sold in Europe in sets or on individual cards by companies like Ceji Arbois and Jecsan. They even added characters!



Sadly, no toy company thought to bring these to our shores but there is always Ebay to soothe the burn....

Slacks with Color at Your Waist!

Colors at your waist, where they damn well should be....

1979 GLJ Battlestar Galactica toy Catalog

In 1979, GLJ toys (one of my favourite obscure toy companies from the era) did what a lot of toy makers did and grabbed a piece of Battlestar Galactica in the hopes it was the next Star Wars.

Their specialty was inflatable toys, even vehicles for the action figures which is just awesome.

It wasn't quite the bonanza they were looking for and I'm not sure half these inflatable toys ever got made. It's a fun trip nonetheless, check out the 1979 GLJ BattleStar Galactica Catalog here.

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Khaki Days are here again!

"Matching Vest Mommy and Daddy don't fight anymore!"

Bean Bag Fever

Duct Tape sold separately (but recommended)

Le Big Jim

I truly am in awe of how much cool Big Jim stuff they got in Europe in the late 70s/early 80s. One of these days I'm going to track down all these pirates....

More Big Jim than you can handle!

Bustin' Out!

Oh how I  long for the days when florists were this funky...

Pod Stallions Mini Sode 1: Movies We Watched

Due to all the nice requests about making more Pod Casts and our desire to talk, we've started a new concept here.

Presenting the first Mini-Sode, an extra half hour show each month on a variety of topics that are perhaps not long enough for our standard format.

For our inaugural mini-show we decided to pick a simple question "What were the last two movies you watched?" and it goes all the map from Italian futuristic gladiators to talking bears to super human Simon Pegg to punks in Toronto.

Topics Include: Fulci, Kentucky Fried Movie, Zombie, Monty Python, Simon Pegg, Paddington, Peter Capaldi, Vic Morrow, Fred Williamson, Running Man, Mandingo, Meatballs, 

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Show Notes:

• The Trailer for Absolutely Anything the Simon Pegg/Monty Python film that should have made more news.
• 2072 The New Gladiators (Full Movie)
• Class of 1984 just got released on Blu Ray this past year.

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Boba Bed

The Boba Fett pillow case is still in active use in my home, I'm happy to say.

Street Wear

Oscar is Grouchy,

He always looks mad,

Children are happy, 

What makes you glad?

Stuff like this.

Battle of the Planets Feathers

Another cool Rack Toy for Battle of the Planets ( Gatchaman) that we never got in North America.

Although this toy wouldn't have made much sense to us, as most of the scenes of Jason (Condor Joe in Japan) stabbing goons with his steel quill feathers were by and large cut from the show.

But the even more interesting thing is the back of the card.



GAH! I would loved this as a kid. If I knew a kid who had this I probably would have friended him merely on ownership alone.

Must track down that helmet and cape! 

Fear The Summer Pimps

With Spring now here, we have but weeks until we hear their flip flopped footsteps.....

1980 JC Penny Toy Land Flyer

I am a complete junkie for toy store newspaper flyers, they are just such a wonderfully illustrated time capsule of our childhoods.

This beautiful piece from JC Penny in 1980 is a pretty terrific example of why I love these, so many old friends are here.

From bikes to big wheels, Barbie to Ms Piggy, Fisher Price Little People to Kenner Star Wars, it's a fantastic cross section of Childhood:1980.

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Knits on the Move!

Presenting the all new 1974 white guy model lineup, all of these hombres are ready to roll at your local dealership now.

Space Wars!

Knock off space play sets were definitely a "pro" in the list of things brought during the late seventies Star Wars craze.

Spider-Man meets Zorro

This children's Spider-Man costume from France is pretty killer and detailed, the ray gun is weird but I bet kids didn't mind.