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REMCO “Secret of the Ninja” box art
6 Nov 2015

REMCO “Secret of the Ninja” box art

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 0

One of my favorite long-gone toy manufacturers was Remco, who in 1984 gave us one of the craze’s most well-rounded figure lines — Secret of the Ninja. Remco of the 60’s was an aggressive licensor with all sorts of A-list … Continued

Remco, Secret of the Ninja
13 Jan 2013

Dragon Force Ninja

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 6

One small… small… step above the generic 80’s rack figure would be this line of Remco and Norris Kommando compatible figures from the Lanard company. Dragon Force Ninja Dragonmaster figures came in at least three colors — black, white and red … Continued

Dragon Force, Dragonmaster, Generic toys, Lanard, Remco
3 Oct 2012

Things I did not buy on eBay this Summer

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 2

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

Remco, Select Merchandise, Select Toys
3 May 2010

Remco VHS art – 1986

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch, 4 - Collectibles, 5 - Art and Advertising | 3

The much-missed masters of cheap toy lines Remco released a He-Man-sized line of martial arts action figures from 1984-86 called Secret of the Ninja. Three sets were done in ’86 that included VHS tapes to ‘play along to’ – and … Continued

Remco, VHS art

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