Here is this week’s curated collection of some fun retro and nostalgia themed articles from across the web this week. I hope you can find the time to sit back, relax, and take a few strolls down memory lane with what I’ve found for you this week.
Curated Links
- This may be a little morbid to start the Weekend Edition with, but this is an interesting list of Mysterious Celebrity Deaths from through the years.
- Have you ever wondered why we only met Jesse’s step-brother once on Saved by the Bell? And what about Chuck Cunningham…whatever happened to him? Well here’s a huge list of television characters that just disappeared and was never heard from again.
- PlutoTV has launched what it’s calling its Popcorn Summer Movies and is adding new movies in June, July, and August to keep you entertained. Check out the lineups.
- Admit it…you loved that tingling sensation when Pop Rocks hit your tongue. We all did! Read all about their origin and just how big of a hit they were when they launched in the ’70s.
- You wanna see something really cool? Check out the 1984 Marvel Secret Wars Toys catalog in all its glory!
- If you’re here at Retro Ramblings, then I think it’s safe to say that you enjoy old comic book ads. Check out the latest ones Gary has highlighted in his most recent edition of Check Out Those Ads.
- And finally, here’s 10 Things You Probably Never Knew About TJ Hooker.
I had a bunch of those Secret Wars action figures, but surprisingly didn’t keep any of them. I don’t specifically remember selling or throwing them out, but don’t have any of them left in my collection.
I remember getting the Iron Man figure new off the shelf. Now I don’t know if was still current or not because the store I got it from had stuff sitting on its shelves for years. Later on, I remember picking up Magneto and Dr. Doom at a yard sale.