1979 Heroes World Catalog and the Lord of the Rings Action Figures
I know I just mentioned this catalog a few days ago, but when there's an ad as incredible as this...
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So that’s where “we’ll be right back” comes from . . .
Any child of the eighties will instantly think of the bumpers, those short clips run before and after commercial breaks...
Spotted Online – Mad Max: Fury Road Cars at Car and Driver
At the office, our Car Wars Arenas project closes today, meaning that I'll soon find myself neck-deep in automotive combat...
Is BattleGrip Difficult to Read?
Yesterday I ran across 64 Awesome, Free Tools for Modern Storytellers at Medium and instantly found myself drawn to the...
Affiliate Link – The Business of Children’s Entertainment
Buy at Amazon.com!* Whenever I can nab a book like The Business of Children's Entertainment* for a penny plus some...
Bernard Loomis Comments on Coleco’s “Rambo” Action Figures
August 2, 1985. A New York Times article I found in the Washington, PA Observer-Reporter newspaper shares Coleco's plans to...
Spotted Online – Mini Guide to Making Vinyl Toys
You may have noticed that battlegrip.com was offline earlier this week. A Wordpress update combined with my lack of technical...
“Monopoly is illegal in Cuba; Silly Putty was an accident”
Enlarge Image! I may have read too many books about toys and the toy industry. As I was reading the...
