7 Not-So-Action Action Figures As kids we never thought action figures could be anything but the high flying, butt kicking, kung fu grip having, toys we saw in after school commercials. Things like G.I. Joe, Batman, or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles littered our rooms. As we
5 Out Of This World Alien Collectibles From The Classic 1979 Sci-Fi Horror Movie It’s no secret around the office how big a fan of the 1979 movie Alien I am. Even as I type this article, I have two Ripley action figures
4 of the Most Expensive Toys Ever Sold Most collectors aren’t rich people. We have to save and scrounge for months or years to afford that must have item for our collection. Even so, some of us could save for years and years and still never be able to buy these
How Kenner and DC Helped Create the Greatest Marvel Comic Ever During the mid 1980s action figures were starting to really capture the imagination of kids across the country. Companies like Kenner and Mattel were raking in cash selling boatloads of Star Wars and He-Man toys. However, with competition in the toy world fiercer than
Inside the Ill-Fated ‘Apple Collection’ 1986 was a transition year in the history of Apple Computers. They weren’t far off the success of the first Macintosh computer, however visionary founder and longtime CEO Steve Jobs had just been ousted by the board. Like many of us who
Simpsons' Merchandise We Can't Get Enough Of When The Simpsons premiered on December 17, 1989 it was the highest rated show Fox had ever aired. Within two seasons the show was already a cultural phenomenon throughout the world. When you are that kind of runaway success merchandising isn’t far behind.
Yoda Grapes And Other Nonsense Star Wars Merchandise If you’ve ventured into any sort of retail store in the last month or so you’ve no doubt seen the first wave of what will soon be full on Star Wars mania. As we edge ever closer to the release of The
Rewind Forgotten Toys of the 1980s Has any decade filled us with as much nostalgia as the 1980s? The decade that gave us Back To The Future, Karate Kid, and Ghostbusters, the 80s was where today’
5 of Our Favorite Wolverine Toys As a kid all I ever wanted were Wolverine toys. I’m not sure what it was that drew me to him so much, probably his eye catching costume that I’d see every Saturday morning when Fox would show the X-Men cartoon show.
FunKo Pop: The Current Kings of Collectibles In 1998, Mike Becker was just your average toy collector like you or me. He spent his free time browsing through endless websites looking for something new to add to his collection (Is this what being a collector was like before CompleteSet?). It was
Enter The LEGO Brick House Have you ever wondered how a LEGO brick is made? Surely it can’t be too hard right? After all, factories all over the world are producing millions of tiny plastic things everyday…why would Lego be any different? However, producing one of these
From Jurassic Park To BB-8: The Future Of Classic Toys One of the great tragedies of growing up is not being able to share the toys you played with as a child with own your kids. “They don’t make them like they used to” is a phrase grumpy old men often mutter, but
Attack Of The Giant Toys! As a toy collector, getting older certainly has its downsides. Walking into a Toys “R” Us by yourself as a grown man can be a bit… weird. On top of that we’ve outgrown all of our toys. Literally! Most toys were
Whatever Happened To Beanie Babies? There is a picture going around the internet lately that you’ve likely seen. Heck, we even shared it ourselves! In the photo, a couple sits on the floor of a court room, between them a massive pile of Beanie Babies. At the time
