When Hasbro and the World Wrestling Federation parted ways at the end of 1994 the WWF was without an action figure manufacturer for the first time since the company went national. Throughout the dark days of 1995 the only WWF wrestlers on toy shelves were undesirable Hasbro leftovers in clearance bins and JusToys Bend ‘Em’s … More Jakks Bone Crunching WWF Figures
Like most kids born in the mid 1980’s I was a fan of Hulk Hogan and the World Wrestling Federation. Children have a natural attraction to professional wrestling but the WWF of the 1980’s took that attraction, marketed to it, packaged it up, and as a result reached levels of popularity the sport had never seen … More Summer of 1998 Part III: WWF
Toy Biz released their line of Marvel action figures in 1990 under the banner “Marvel Super Heroes”. Honestly at the time I was largely unaware of the Marvel universe; the heroes, their stories or really their existence in general. Fresh off of the heels of the 1989 Batman flick I was a bonafide Batman fan … More Spider-Man Web Suction Figure (Toy Biz, 1990)
2015 has been a nostalgic year for Star Wars. For most casual fans the release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens later this month is the catalyst for the Star Wars nostalgia trip. For me however the waters run much deeper. True there is the long awaited non-George Lucas directed feature film coming … More C-3P0 (Kenner, 1995)
It didn’t take very long for the popularity of The Simpsons to soar. The full length episodes made their debut on FOX in December of 1989 with the Christmas special and by the spring of 1990 the show was already a sensation. At first there was some controversy as to whether a cartoon like The … More Bart Simpson Vinyl Doll (Dan Dee, 1990)
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