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Category Archives: Monsters
Sonic the Hedgehog Spinjas
In preparing for this article, I’ve spent 28 years of my life being a giant nerd. I also looked through our website searching for the term “crossover collectible,” and since I haven’t seen it yet, now is as good a … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, 1990's, Action Figures, Ben, Miniatures, Monsters, Toys
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Smile: Lebanon Bologna from Lebanon, PA
What could this happy guy with his jaunty bow-tie be smiling about? His love of Lebanon bologna, of course! He might be a little bit biased, though. After all, he IS a giant Lebanon bologna himself holding a smaller Lebanon … Continue reading
Posted in 1960's, Advertising, Carol, Dolls, Humor, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Pick Of The Week: Factory-Built Aurora Monsters
Besides Carol’s “Smile” photo project, we would also like to introduce “Pick of the Week”! Each week (or as we go out looking for new old stuff) we will pick our favorite find of the week! Pretty simple, right? To … Continue reading
The Randotti Skull: A Staple of Disneyland Souvenirs for Several Decades
Almost as daunting as collecting Disney memorabilia in general is collecting Disney theme park merchandise. After all, Disneyland has been merchandising itself consistently for 57 years. If you visit a Disney theme park these days, you might notice that pretty … Continue reading
The Unimal: Educational Hybrid Monster!
When I found my Unimal about 8 months ago, I thought I was just buying a wacky hybrid farm animal. Turns out the Unimal, which is 1/5 cow, 1/5 steer, 1/5 chicken, 1/5 pig, and 1/5 sheep has a rich … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, Amy, Monsters, Uncategorized, Weird
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Dr. Hyde
I miss having action stars. I really do. Sure, instead of barely coherent, steroid-laden actors like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone killing the living snot out of villains who clearly don’t stand a freaking chance against them, we’ve gotten more … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Action Figures, Ben, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Magic Robo Transforming Gorilla Head!
When I was about a freshman in high school, I decided that I wanted to start collecting monkeys. I don’t know why exactly, but I think it simply comes down to the fact that there is a lot of crazy … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Action Figures, Amy, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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The Little Horribles Meet Dali
The Weakling from The Little Horribles For my first blog on Collectorgene.com, I wanted to share an observation that I made several years ago when I discovered the amazing pottery of Hagen Renaker. I guess this story starts on a … Continue reading
Posted in 1950's, Amy, Art, Hagen Renaker, Miniatures, Monsters, Pottery, Weird
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