Carded Antron, Membros, and Repto are here. That’s all the aliens except for Lobros. Ken Kelly changed the nature of toy art, and arguably the nature of action figures, with these paintings.
Archive for July, 2015
Micronauts: Centaurus and Kronos (Mego, 1979)
Published July 31, 2015 Ken Kelly , Mego , Micronauts 1 Comment1983 Placo Toys Catalog: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Weapon Sets
Published July 30, 2015 D&D , D&D Non-Gaming Merchandise , D&D Toys , Toy Guns/Weapons Leave a Comment
There’s “chain mail” on the Paladin helmet! All the sets and more, including Warduke gear, appear in the 1984 Placo catalog.
The Strongheart illustration is similar to that used on Coleco’s D&D Power Cycle (1984).
Star Wars T-Shirt Transfers, 1977
Published July 29, 2015 '70s Decor/Design/Fashion , Iron-on Transfers , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 1 Comment
Board Games: Clash of the Titans Game (Whitman, 1981)
Published July 29, 2015 Board Games/Tabletop Games , Clash of the Titans 2 Comments
I had the Alan Dean Foster novelization, the action figures, and I think one of the Whitman jigsaw puzzles, but I didn’t know about the board game. Simple spin, move, and draw affair: Each player has to get his/her Perseus all the magical equipment he needs to defeat Medusa and the Kraken.
The cover art is a copy of the movie poster by Dan Goozee (note Bubo had to be moved so as not to be obscured by the title letters), but the interior and card art is original. I wish I had some better close-ups. I think Whitman used the same artist for the puzzles, which are hard to find.
(Images via Board Game Geek)
Tron Video Game Tournament, 1982
Published July 28, 2015 Arcade Cabinets/Coin-Ops , Promotions/Contests/Sweepstakes , Tron , Video Games 1 Comment
That’s Cindy Morgan (Lora/Yori) and David Warner (Dillinger/Sark/MCP) in the first two photos. One of them looks luminous, and it ain’t the one dressed like a bum. Do you remember the monitors on top of the arcade cabs? No added pressure or anything.
According to the promotional poster below, the finals were held at Madison Square Garden on July 6th and 7th, 1982. Tron premiered on July 9th.
(Images via the Tron Forums, the Examiner, Kolonai, All in for a Quarter, and the Unfiction Forums)
Star Wars Fun Cup Assortment (Dixie, 1980)
Published July 27, 2015 Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 2 Comments
Really nice original art. Many of the cups were recolored and used for the Empire Strikes Back series released in 1981. The boxes are from the original Star Wars series. The cups are a mix from both series.
We always had Dixie cups in a little dispenser in the bathroom—wasteful, sure, but so much more civilized.
(Images via Flickr and Tumblr)
TSR/RPGA Miniatures Carrying Case, 1980
Published July 27, 2015 D&D , D&D Miniatures , TSR Leave a Comment
For serious nerds only! I’m not sure if it was a product for sale/giveaway or a DIY number. The way the foam is cut makes me suspect the former, but the logo is stamped on a piece of cardboard, so who knows? TSR founded the RPGA in 1980 to organize and run tournaments at conventions. If anyone has seen one of these before, let me know.
Item sold on eBay a while ago for about 15 bucks.
Star Wars Poster Set (Kenner, 1977)
Published July 24, 2015 Arts and Crafts , Posters/Poster Art/Poster Pen Sets/Paint by Number , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 1 Comment
One of many Star Wars poster sets, this one came with Kenner’s “Playnts” that dried out, as I recall, within a few hours. Were these posters also given away in a General Mills cereal promotion, or am I thinking of something else?
Universal Monsters Oil Paint by Number Sets (Craft House, 1975)
Published July 24, 2015 Arts and Crafts , Posters/Poster Art/Poster Pen Sets/Paint by Number , Universal Monsters 1 Comment
2 Warps to Neptune 