They line the fronts of department stores, supermarkets and pharmacies to this day. Capsule-dispensing machines can cost upward of $2.00 nowadays for their near-worthless plastic junk, illustrated hologram stickers and granite-like gobstoppers half the size of a kid’s head, but during … Continued
Felt obligated to get a quick Halloween post in this year in the midst of all the book stuff going down at FPU. This Collegeville kids vinyl costume is from 1986, with art based on the classic ninja dart board. … Continued
For the past few months, I’ve been saving the pennies for a new book project coming in late October over in From Parts Unknown land, so of course a ton of ultra rare and cool shit shows up on eBay. … Continued
Little toy soldiers. 54mm-scale figurines. Plastic army men. Whatever the formal term of the ubiquitous two-inch-high static soldiers that companies like Marx belched out by the millions, we always called them “army guys” (Actually, being in central Massachusetts as a … Continued
More vintage 80s toy crap! These were 5″ solid plastic pencil toppers, made of some truly toxic low-grade junk with paint jobs to match. Awesome! Best/worst thing about these are they’re SOLID and heavy, and there’s no way in hell … Continued
Some choice 80’s toy crap here, folks! These Mighty Ninja 2.5″ figurines were actually knock-offs of the already somewhat knock-off-ish Ninja Warriors: Enemies of Evil line that somehow oozed out of Hasbro late in the craze era. Sadly, the Chinese … Continued
Up on eBay right now from vendor susi-sumo-jpn, this vintage board game is to die for! No year specified, but I’m thinking 80’s from the art and the way it’s colored. Looks like shuriken and ninja figurine tokens. The black box … Continued
This 4″ porcelain windchime came from Japan, the seller not knowing how old but had it in her possession since the early 80s. However the design is old school enough, I have a feeling the same mold was used for … Continued
These showed up on eBay recently. LOVE that knock-0ff illo of karate champ Joe Lewis (Jaguar Lives, Force Five) on the package. Oh for the days of He-Man recast bodies on figures so vaguely and poorly designed they could be … Continued
A follow-up to this post on what was quietly one of, if not the best, ninja figures of the 80s. Bought myself a Christmas present this year, a mint-on-card Eagle Force Savitar! What I adore most about this shadowy saboteur … Continued