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December 7, 2018 By Brian 6 Comments

The evolution of a collection

marvelmania collection As mentioned in my last post, winter is the time of year that I tend to reorganize my collection. There’s just something about this time of year that makes me reassess what interests me, and what I want to see on the shelves.  Of course, vintage Batman toys are my primary focus, but over the past few years, I have really focused on Marvel Comics items from the 60’s and 70’s.

I collect older items that look good on the shelf. I don’t buy items to stash away in boxes, so in order for an item to find its way into my collection, it has to have a good look, and for me, it doesn’t get much better than Marvelmania. The above photo shows the main shelves in my cave after a bit of work, but there’s still a ways to go. It’s amazing to think how these shelves have changed over the years…

vintage-toy-collection
2015

cool vintage toy collection cool vintage toy collection
2013

vintage toy collection display
2012

bat cave - Wall of first edition books
2011

As you can see from the photos above, my collecting pursuits have shifted away from 80’s toys, and I haven’t bought a King Kong toy in years! I wonder what these shelves will look like in another five or ten years. Stay tuned to find out!

Filed Under: Collections, Toys Tagged With: Batman, marvel mania, Vintage toy collection

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  1. George says

    December 11, 2018 at 9:04 pm

    Brian – that is a cool post. Neat to see the evolution of the displayed collection. Marvel items from the 60s and 70s are definitely an underappreciated genre.

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  2. Spyda-Man says

    December 13, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    Fantastic stuff right there. Thanks for sharing. It’s always cool to see what other people are collecting!

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  3. Rich says

    December 21, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    It looked amazing the whole way through!

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  4. Mike Bartley says

    May 30, 2019 at 2:09 pm

    I miss my BATMAN AND ROBIN alarm clock

    Reply
  5. Ben S;derstr;m says

    December 22, 2019 at 2:57 pm

    Very nice!

    Reply
  6. David says

    March 3, 2021 at 4:33 pm

    This page is definitely eye candy for the vintage toy collector!

    Reply

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