Who knew zombies were popular in 1952? This incredible poster is up for auction this week at emovieposter.com. Zombies of the Stratosphere was a Republic Serial with 12 chapters. I am an absolute sucker for Republic movie posters, and this is a great one – zombies, spaceships, a robot a with fireman’s axe – I […]
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D.C. Big Flea Report
Living in the ‘burbs of D.C. doesn’t provide too may outlets for cheap treasure seeking. The D.C. big Flea is primarily a large antique show, but there are usually a few cool collectibles to be found. There were a few vendors who were selling vintage toys and pop culture collectibles. I stopped and chatted with […]
Micronauts Resurrected
Rumor has it that Hasbro will be reviving the Micronauts. Microman originally appeared in 1974, manufactured by the Japanese company, Takara. In 1976, the toy line hit American shores and was renamed the Micronauts. The line consisted of 3.75 inch tall figures that had interchangeable parts. Following the success of one of Takara’s other creations, […]
He-Man Figure Re-Released
Just in time for Christmas, Mattel is re-releasing the greatest hero of the Masters of the Universe Classics series. He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe, was a huge success last year, so Mattel reworked him a bit and will re-release him on November 18, but only on the MattyCollector.com web site. The new […]
Mattel… WTF?
Mattel is having some issues with fulfilling orders for the new Masters of the Universe line of action figures. After quite a bit of fan uproar on the Mattel Facebook page, Mattel realized they better own up to the problem. From the mattycollector.com site: Look, what I really want to say is that we want […]