The 1990 Simpsons action figures by Mattel

Toy Story: Disney and McDonald’s Happy Meals
As somebody who has been a vegetarian for the last 23 years I haven't seen the inside of a McDonald's for quite some time, or likewise, collected any Happy Meal toys directly in a McDonald's restaurant; their action figures do seem to pop up regularly on market stalls, however, and that's where I found this [...]

Vintage-style Kenner logo T-shirts!
It was love at first site when I spotted this T-shirt design the other day! The classic Kenner toys logo, which was emblazoned on Star Wars action figure blister packaging and consequently became part of the childhood memories of an entire generation, has been reproduced as a vintage-style T-shirt design...and can now be emblazoned across [...]

Hasbro’s William “The Fridge” Perry as G.I. Joe physical training instructor!
As I live in Rome, Italy I couldn't have been more surprised to find this action figure of American pro football player William Perry aka The Refrigerator the other day.  He was right at the bottom of a bargain toy bin in a local second-hand store...but I knew I just had to add him to [...]

Vintage 1991 X-Men action figures by Toy Biz
I recently picked up an old X-Men Marvel comic in a second hand store - in fact, it wasn't just any old issue, but #1 from October 1991, when they were relaunched as simply "X-Men" (rather than "Uncanny X-Men") with pencilling and story by the much admired comic book artist Jim Lee. This is the third [...]

Horror movie action figure icons for Halloween!
October 31st will soon be upon us so here's a timely look at some spooky vintage action figures and a few of the best horror movie icons to have been immortalized as toys over the years. Happy Halloween! Hannibal Lecter NECA have to be hands down one of the best action figure producers for really nailing movie [...]