When I was a youngster, Thanksgiving and Christmas were over-the-top events for my family, but other than a large metal bowl of miniature Snickers bars on the front porch, Halloween was usually overlooked. My parents didn’t put much stock into the holiday, and I firmly believe that is why I enjoy it so much today. Now, I’m […]
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KONGTOBER 3 — 1976 Mego King Kong Against the World
He teeters… Het totters… He roars… He falls! This large figure is from the King Kong Against the World playset produced by Mego in 1976. The playset came with a large cardboard building and a dart gun. Kids would shoot the buttons on Kong’s chest and try to knock him off the top of the […]
Madball Football League — Week 4
Wow, there’s a whole lot of average going on here. Can someone explain to me how Team Hellions and Top Hat Sasquatch are in the lead? Bueller? Bueller? THS has the lowest points scored in the League but favorable matchups have placed Tommy in the number two slot. The Dork Horde sure did wake up […]
KONGTOBER 2 — Famous Monsters of Filmland #125
Famus Monsters of Filmland issue #125 features one of the most iconic images in Hollywood movie poster history. This painting is the work of John Berkey who also did artwork for Orca, The Towering Inferno, Star Wars, and many other sci-fi films. There’s a great writeup about the story behind this painting on the Kong […]
This week’s assignment for the League: Halloween Costume Ideas
For the past couple of months, the most popular page on Cool & Collected has been a post I wrote last year about how to dress up as Breaking Bad’s Walter White. Who knew! This is the time of year when everyone is scrambling to come up with the perfect costume idea, so I think we […]