Action Figures From the 70's Through the 90's
With the success of He-Man, and the associated cartoon and action figures, Mattel decided in 1985 to introduce a new line of action figures based on Filmation’s animated series Princess of Power. It was a strategic decision to try and …
A Journey That Begins Where Everything Ends. That was the tag line for Disney’s 1979 production of The Black Hole. The movie itself wasn’t bad but it was nowhere near the success that Star Wars was. That didn’t stop Mego …
The Zeroid robot action figure line was introduced by Ideal in 1967 and remained in production for nearly a decade. They were touted as Moving across the landscape, overrunning all obstacles as inexorably as the Future itself, these amazing, efficient …
The Clash of the Titans was a pretty good commercial success when it was released in 1981. It was Ray Harryhausen’s, the master of stop motion effects, last special effects gig and he didn’t let his audience down. While the …
The Lords of Light was a 3 1/2 inch short lived action figure line from the mind of Joe Ruzzi and PAC toys. PAC (Packaging and Assembly Corporation) developed the line using the Micronaut molds from the former Mego Corp …
Kenner released three Star Wars “Three Pack” sets in 1978. This is the Villain set which includes a Stormtrooper, Darth Vader and a Death Squad Commander. It has the long play logo and white price sticker area at the top …
This classic action figure is from the now legendary generation one, or G1, series of Transformers from Hasbro back in 1984. The transformer line is easily one of the more successful toy lines of all time. It is also one …
After the success of Star Wars in 1977 came a movie two years later that would scare movie goers to no end. It was the 1979 release of Alien starring Sigourney Weaver and directed by Ridley Scott. Alien was a …
