Silver Surfer![]() The “glistening, gleaming seeker of Truth” soars into a new film and graphic series When the Silver Surfer first flew into Marvel Comics in September 1966, young Americans were already familiar ... READMORE |
Hubley America: Cast-Iron Giant![]() Fateful events delayed the launch of Hubley’s flagship Technical innovations helped aviators achieve daring feats from 1925 to 1930. American toy companies quickly capitalized on the popularity of these record-setting aircraft ... READMORE |
Big Bang Theory: Cap Guns![]() Cap guns once topped every boy’s Christmas wish list Boys growing up in America in the 1940s and ’50s were like Ralphie, the 9-year-old in the movie A Christmas Story, whose ... READMORE |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army![]() Guillermo Del Toro’s creative creatures translate into cool merchandise for fans “I am proud of this movie. I am proud of its scope and its breadth and its ambition, but I ... READMORE |
Creating a Peaceable Kingdom![]() Crocodile Hunter product line from Wild Kingdom For more than 25 years, K&M International and its Wild Republic line of plush toys have sparked the imaginations of a generation of children, ... READMORE |
Licensed to Merchandise![]() Popco continues the 007 toy tradition after Corgi The world’s greatest secret agent has been on difficult missions for Queen and country in the last five decades, but now he may ... READMORE |
Celluloid Dreams: Prewar Japanese Toys![]() Japan may have cranked out the pieces by the untold millions in the years prior to World War II, but the unmistakable charm and inherent fragility of Japanese celluloid has ... READMORE |
RIP Captain America![]() Could this really be the end? Captain America is dead. When word hit the national press that Captain America had succumbed to an assassin’s bullet, reactions ranged from the stunned (“I ... READMORE |
Fisher-Price Toys![]() To multiple generations, they are nostalgia personified Nostalgia personified is perhaps the most concise way to describe the appeal of vintage Fisher-Price toys. Today Fisher-Price has become a household name, with ... READMORE |
Zorro: The Sign of the Z![]() in exploring 50 years of of Disney’s Zorro, TCM consults author and collector Rochelle Dubrow Out of the night, When the full moon is bright, comes the horseman known as Z... READMORE |
Dinky Toy Aircraft Go To War![]() Examining the prolific production leading up to World War Two Frank Hornby, the owner of Meccano Ltd., who desired a series of toy vehicles, aircraft, people, animals, and railroad accessories to ... READMORE |
Best in Show: Corgi![]() Attention to detail put British toymaker atop the diecast pack Early die-cast vehicles produced in the first half of the 20th century usually consisted of a body, two axles and four ... READMORE |
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