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December 5, 2012 By 11 Comments

25% off sale at Hake’s (and I’m in a buying mood)

Hake’s Americana is having a huge sale with tons of items marked down 25%. While most people are sitting around watching TV, I am usually browsing Hake’s site. It’s a problem I have learned to deal with, but when they have a sale like this, my fingers slowly draw out the credit card. I have determined that I will treat myself to just one item (maybe two) this time around. First, here are a few of things that caught my eye…

hakes superman corn flakes mobile

“KELLOGG’S CORN FLAKES” SUPERMAN DANGLE-DANDY” Sale Price; $71.25
This vintage mobile would be the perfect addition to my Fortress of Solitude. There can’t be many of these still around.

"LONE RANGER COWBOY SLIPPERS" BOX

“LONE RANGER COWBOY SLIPPERS” BOX Sale price: $48.75
The box may be empty but the box graphics are certainly display worthy!

hakes dick tracy braces suspenders

“DICK TRACY BRACES” BOXED SUSPENDERS Sale price: $93.75
This is such a great package, and those suspenders would make anyone feel like a G-Man!

hakes flash gordon colorforms

“FLASH GORDON ADVENTURE SET” COLORFORMS LOT W/COLOR PROOFS. Sale price: $75.00
I have a pretty good collection of vintage Colorforms kits, but here’s a chance to own the original printing proofs from the Flash Gordon set. Very tempting!

hakes howdy doody bread labels

“THE HOWDY DOODY WONDER BALLOON PARADE” NEAR-COMPLETE BREAD LABEL PICTURE. Sale price: $108.75
I can’t say that I’ve ever been interested in a Howdy Doody item before, but the graphics on this picture are amazing. If I were to buy this, I could see myself searching for that missing Clarabell label until the end of my days.

There can only be one…

Alright internet, I have decided to buy myself an early Christmas present, but I can’t make up my mind. Which of the following two items should I get. Add a comment below and I will defer to the masses.

First choice…

hakes lone ranger target game

“THE LONE RANGER TARGET GAME.” Sale price: $56.25
I have been looking for one of these Lone Ranger target games to add to my collection for a while now. The opposite side has a vibrant animal scene, and either side would look awesome hanging on the wall with my other vintage target games.

Or, I could get this…

hakes batman swoops down game 

“BATMAN SWOOPS DOWN” TOSS GAME Sale price: $112.50
This is another item that has been on my radar for a while.  This game was manufactured by Spears Games and would be an excellent addition to my 1966 Batman collection. Decisions, decisions.

So, what should Santa put under my tree this year — the Tarzan target game or the Batman game? Let me know by leaving a comment below. There are no wrong answers. 😉

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  1. Vincent says

    December 5, 2012 at 11:41 am

    batman

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  2. Rich says

    December 5, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    Feels odds choosing the Lone Ranger over Batman but that game looks really cool. I say Lone Ranger, honestly it’s a win win here.

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    • Brian says

      December 5, 2012 at 1:59 pm

      I agree, it’s a win-win all the way.

      Reply
  3. Todd says

    December 5, 2012 at 3:50 pm

    Batman, I have the James Bond game by Spears, they make a pretty cool game!

    Reply
  4. deadfred says

    December 5, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    Tough call but I have to go with that Lone Ranger game.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      December 5, 2012 at 4:27 pm

      This is not making my decision any easier. 😉

      Reply
  5. Kevin says

    December 5, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    Lone Ranger, looks cool, so it must be collected.

    Reply
  6. Nathan says

    December 6, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    As cool as the Lone Ranger game is, I have to go with Batman. I love the different illustrations in the box.

    Reply
  7. Greg says

    December 11, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Either one! But i think the Batman will make you happier! LOL

    Hey Brian –

    I have been meaning to mention to you that i recently got a couple of the 7-11 King King Plastic cups and the full set of the Glasses from the 1976 movie you had mentioned in Kongtober! Got a REAL steal on Ebay!

    Thanks for the heads up on those! they are so cool! I just bought the 1977 Superman the movie set from Pepsi about the ROTJ set from Burger king. I am getting crazy with the old school glasses.

    I have seen some very cool King king Vintage King Kong stuff on there recently and most of it has not been to crazy priced.

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    • Brian says

      December 11, 2012 at 1:04 pm

      Thanks Greg! I actually placed my order this morning — I can’t say that I was helped too much with my decision though. 😉

      Glad to hear about the new additions to your collection. I’ve steered clear of collector glasses for the most part, only because I am fearful of constantly breaking them! Plastic cups don’t shatter when you drop them off the shelf. 😉

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      • John (Batcave Toy Room) says

        December 16, 2012 at 4:51 pm

        I love vintage collectible glasses. I can’t be believe I haven’t broken any after all these years. Darn! I probably just jinxed myself.

        Reply

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