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M.U.S.C.L.E. Toys

July 26, 2021 Mickey Lee 9

I dabbled in more toy lines than I could count as a kid. Transformers, G.I. Joe, He-Man…you name it, I [Continue Reading]

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1988 Kenner Action Toy Guide

July 22, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Enjoy this complete scan of the 1988 Kenner Action Guide featuring their best toys of the year like The Real [Continue Reading]

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Looking At Some Old Comic Book Ads

June 14, 2021 Mickey Lee 3

I find it to be so much fun to flip through old comic books in general, but it’s even better [Continue Reading]

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Highlights From a 1989 KayBee Toys Ad

June 7, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

I love sifting through old catalogs and sale papers from the ’80s and early ’90s. They’re filled with so much [Continue Reading]

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1986 Matchbox Cars Collector’s Catalog

March 10, 2021 Mickey Lee 1

I’ve been reminiscing a lot lately about all the cool old cars I used to have growing up. So much [Continue Reading]

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1986 Transformers Action Figures Catalog

March 8, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Transformers were always huge with everyone around me, but I was a GoBots kid. But now that I’m older, I [Continue Reading]

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Memories From a Hot Wheels Childhood

January 29, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Some kids had baseball cards. Others had action figures. Well, I had those too actually. But for me, growing up [Continue Reading]

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1987 LEGO Shop at Home Catalog

January 13, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

LEGO was always one of my favorite toys when I was a kid. Hell, I still like them now. And [Continue Reading]

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My Virtual Christmas Tree

December 23, 2020 Mickey Lee 1

Way back in 2014, Matt at Dinosaur Dracula unleashed on the world an idea to create a virtual Christmas tree. [Continue Reading]

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Cobra, Construx, and Christmas Chaos

December 21, 2020 Mickey Lee 3

There are Christmases you remember vaguely…bits and pieces, a toy here, a family gathering there. And then there are the [Continue Reading]

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