The original Sons of Anarchy. It took me almost 20 years to assemble this set. These tin toys from 1968 are my pride and joy, and now I need to find their boxes — the hunt never ends! Marx also produced a set of windup walkers for Spiderman, Thor, and Captain America that same year, […]
1967 Marvel Marx figures
The original “Gotta catch ’em all.” I used to pick these up for around $20 each but now they are usually double or triple that cost. I’d love to complete the set someday, but there’s no rush.
Aliens spotted at the DC Big Flea
The Big Flea rolls through town every two or three months, and after my last experience, I didn’t think I would be going again for a while, but I’m glad it was a slow weekend, and I decided to visit the show again on Saturday. There weren’t a lot of vintage pop culture toys to […]
F is for Frankenstein
As I look around the cave for items to feature this month, I can’t think of anything that would be more appropriate for today than Frankenstein. There are only a few Universal Monsters items in my collection, but that’s only because finding vintage items in the wild is nearly impossible. When a figure is so iconic, […]
Highlights from Hake’s Auction #216
The newest Hake’s auction is in full swing and is packed with amazing pop culture items that would be the focal point of any collection. Here are a few of my favorite items from the catalog… DC COMICS EARLY WIRE COMIC BOOK SALES RACK It seems like there is always a vintage comic book rack […]
This weekend’s finds at the DC Big Flea
It pains me to write this. Seriously, I’ve got a paper cut on the tip of my finger and typing is a bitch… but I digress. This weekend saw the return of the DC Big Flea to Chantilly, Virginia, and I hit it hard, bright and early on Saturday morning. The Flea is really an […]