Action Jackson on the Planet of the Apes

I've posted this photo on the MegoMuseum before but it needs to be put here because it's awesome. Courtesy of Ken Abrams, I present Mego CEO dressed as Action Jackson atop the Mego Planet of the Apes parade float.

The gentleman in the Ape costume is VP of Mego R&D Neal Kublan and the "human captive" children are likely Neal's son Chris and Marty's son Ken. So great!

Please send me your mall appearance shots!

Send me your mall appearance photos!

Bionic Spring '77 Extra

In the Spring of 1977 Kenner issued this supplemental catalog to retailers to showcase the innovations in their (then) biggest hit toy lines, the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman.

Bionic fever would wane the following year but this was truly a golden time from Bionic fans.

Check out the Kenner Bionic Spring '77 Extra



More Bionic Toy Love:

The Amazing Spider Copter

It never phased me that Spider-Man never seemed to have bus fare in the comics or TV but an amazing fleet of vehicles on the toy shelves. I didn't question toy makers logic as a kid, that's the kind of sass that could get you on the naughty list....

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Dynamite, The Godfather and Steve

Temp agencies are sometimes not the right way to go.

Jaws like

 

The one window of opportunity of a blockbuster like Jaws is you can't copyright a Shark! Every rack toy maker (like Justen here) cranked out a Great White for years and made a ton of legitimate money as a result.

And there wasn't a thing Steven Spielberg could do about it.....

Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings is a limited edition 144 page book from the creator of Plaid Stallions. Order from us and get three free promotional post cards.

The Wrap

The sweater suggests "I have a sensitive side" but the shirtlessness boldly states "but don't expect me to cry or some crap".

Colouring Book Theatre: Happy Days

Happy Days Colouring and Activity Book

Another colouring book I found rummaging through  Planet of the Stuff a couple of weeks ago.

Like a lot of 70s kids, I non-ironically stood in a mirror going "Ayyyyy!" and begged my parents for a leather jacket. I loved Happy Days, had a Mego Fonize doll and even bought the (lame) Gold Key comic, so it seemed fitting that this would be a fun colouring book to review here.

However all that positive energy leaked out when I realized this book was from 1983, a time when Fonzie was a 35 year old shadow of himself and most of the interesting cast members were long since gone, paving way for a big pile of who gives a crap.

Let's take a look at this after the jump...

Cylon Voice Control Helmet

As far as I can tell, this toy never saw release. It was offered by a division of Mattel known as Concept 2000 and it gave kids the ability to talk like a cyclon when placed upon their heads. I'm a pretty casual BSG fan but the fact that this didn't get made kind of makes me a little mad.


More Battlestar toys:

Mustard Sisterhood

This image will haunt me, they are owning those lunch lady colours and shoving them right back at you!

I Dream of Jeannie

I think the most interesting thing about Remco's I Dream of Jeannie line isn't that it was probably a good idea, it was that it was released years after both the original and animated series were long gone from the air waves.

Jeannie's sales were largely due to the power of syndication just like Mego Star Trek and Our Gang, the real merchandising blitz happened after the show was off the air waves. 


More Remco Joy:

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Nick Fury and his howlin' green plastic army men

This is a neat little Rack Toy oddity I found last month, it's a variant on the Fleetwood SGT Fury armored attack set that was issued in the US. I have no idea who "W" is but I assume this is a foreign release, similar card but different toys, that is the joy of the Rack Toy.

Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings is a limited edition 144 page book from the creator of Plaid Stallions. Order from us and get three free promotional post cards.

Junior Tony Maneros of America

Sadly, the number of young men imitating John Travolta has been in sharp decline since 1979...

SDCC: Toynami Shogun Warriors

While I don't dabble in new toys much, I'd say that it would be irresponsible of me not to discuss this one. As I mentioned earlier in the week on the PS facebook page, Toynami has set up at this week's San Diego Comic Con (perhaps you've heard of it) with revamped versions of the Shogun Warriors particularly a more film accurate Godzilla.

Thanks to my good pal Scott Adams of MegoMuseum fame, we can take a more indepth look at this wonderful display.

Apparently vintage Godzilla is just there for comparison, they are not remaking him.

Not just Godzilla but Machinder Robots as well.

I'm going to need a bigger sand box!

More Shogun Warriors

1986 Marchon Action Heroes Catalog

The Action Heroes by Marchon was a charming line of Superhero Knockoffs that were meant to fit in with popular 80s toy lines such as Super Powers or Secret Wars.

While a bit out of my age range, I remember them well and even bought a few to customize into other Super characters.

Check out the Marchon 1986 Action Heroes Catalog

Other Super Hero Links

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Micro Jamas

Finding weird bits of Micronauts merchandise in a catalog is to me, like finding buried treasure. Also note Pajamas featuring some guy called "The Hulk".