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Category Archives: Monsters
The Amazing Variety of Gumball Machine Monster Jigglers
It’s that time of year where I like to write about monster toys. Well, for me that is any time of year, but it is most important to make this a tradition in October so here it goes! Today I … Continue reading
Kenner’s Battle Brawlers: Awesome Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Monsters
As a collector of action figures, I understand that amassing a complete “set” of any one line usually requires amassing at least four or six action figures and at least a vehicle and maybe a playset. By collecting mostly obscure … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Action Figures, Ben, Monsters, Toys
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Primal Rage Necrosan: A Terrifying 90s Figure that’s Terrifyingly Expensive!
Sometimes, something gets very valuable very quickly. You might assume that by checking completed listings on eBay and seeing a particular collectible sell for the same price consistently that it must be worth that, but if you haven’t been paying … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Action Figures, Ben, Halloween, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Spaghetti-O’s Monster in my Pocket Display: One Monster That Won’t Fit In Your Pocket…
When most people start collecting little rubber and plastic figures, part of their reasoning for buying tiny toys often stems from the fact that these collections don’t take up a lot of space. You can fit hundreds of tiny figures … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Action Figures, Amy, Comic Characters, Food, Foreign, Halloween, Humor, Kitchen, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Halloween Cats
It seems fitting that cats are associated with Halloween. We especially think of witches and their black cats. Often thought to be “familiars” to witches or malevolent assistants who could assist in the witch’s magic spells, being a black cat … Continue reading
Satyr Masters From Abyss: Watchful Owlamo and Beranino
Don’t scoff at Chinatown knockoffs. One day, you’ll be paying through the nose to get them. For as long as toys have been popular, some lame, almost-certainly-sweatshop-like factory has been churning out toys that vaguely resemble the ones you … Continue reading
Meet the Ugglies!
I love monsters. I always have ever since I was a kid. They are colorful, creative, weird, and interesting. The great thing about growing up in the 80’s and 90’s is that there were all sorts of cool monster toys … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Action Figures, Amy, Humor, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Boogers from the Planet Nose – An Actual (and Very Disgusting) Toy Line
The toy aisle used to be a very disgusting place. And I mean that as the greatest compliment possible. In the mid-1980s, a trend started where toys weren’t just based on heroic adventurers or transforming robots or military strongmen or … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Action Figures, Ben, Humor, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Reversible Plush Gremlins (Mohawk and Daffy)
It took me a very, very long time to get over my fear of Gremlins. As a kid of the 1980s, I was inundated by product after product of all the various popular movies, television shows, and toys that a … Continue reading
One of the Worst Toys I Have Ever Seen: Toe-kins
Every now and again you find a toy that is so stupid that you wonder why any toy company would think it would ever have selling potential to children. This is especially true when the toy has little or no … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Amy, Dolls, Humor, Miniatures, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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