” . . . With all the women’s lib talk, Hasbro thought of doing an ‘action girl’ doll . . . “
After yesterday's 1992 newspaper article on action figures for girls my mind started to ask: What info is there on...
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“Action figures for girls is sign of gender-bending in toy industry”
Every single time that there's an outrage over action figures and female characters I sit back and try to explain...
DeltaVee Cover Art by John W. Pierard Resurfaces in 1988
I shared a great SPI painting last year. The art was for the DeltaVee supplement to SPI's Universe roleplaying game....
“Toy firms are creating TV programs to sell”
If you've read my two books on action figure marketing in the eighties -- Each Sold Separately* and Action Figures...
ExoSquad Commercial from Playmates
The Playmates ExoSquad toys from the early nineties (find at Amazon.com*) are not all that difficult to find these days,...
Heavy Gear Animated Series Intro
Oh, how in the hell did I even forget that this existed? Inspired by the Heavy Gear game (find at...
ExoSquad Animated Series Opening
Even after over two decades I've gotta say that the Exosquad series* holds up well. I recently bought the first...
Kim McQuaite on Warren in 1980
The Warren Companion*, a collection of interviews and articles on Warren Publishing, is one of those books I picked up...
