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A Collection a Day #25 – LEGO Star Wars Minifigs, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I’m not positive when the LEGO minifig collecting craze began but I’m pretty sure it came about as a result of the Star Wars line of building kits. Each set comes with a figure or several figures and the […]

I haven’t been actively searching for these LEGO minifigs but I was surprised to find them at my local Borders book store this afternoon. I picked up four packets, despite the whopping $2.99 price tag. Jeez, they are pretty cool and I love the concept of the blind buy, but three bucks seems a bit […]

A Collection a Day #24 – Vintage Superman toys, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Just below the Batman shelf is the Superman shelf. I primarily collect vintage Superman items which helps to limit the sheer volume of items to drain the wallet. The items in the picture above are fairly common items from the […]

A Collection a Day #23 – 1966 Batman toys, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. On January 12, 1966, the first episode of Batman aired on ABC. It’s amazing to think that the show, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, only lasted two and a half seasons, when you consider the enormous impact it had […]

A Collection a Day #22 – Robot Invasion, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Take a look at these happy robots. Don’t they just look like they will kill you in your sleep? I like having these guys around, because they put a smile on my face with all their plastic-y goodness. The big guys […]