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Remco's Universal Monsters Went from Retail Flop to Collector Cult Classic (& The Story Is a Wild One) (opens the original)
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Predating even the likes of Batman and Superman, Universal’s classic monsters might just be the oldest enduring piece of twentieth century pop culture. Beginning with the 1931 one-two punch of Bela Lugosi in Dracula and Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, Universal’s studio name became synonymous with gothic, romantic horror — to this day, the phrase “a Universal movie” will first call to mind the likes of Lugosi and Karloff for many cinephiles. Retroactively, Universal’s legacy of terror has been ca
Kenner's Legendary Death Star Playset Changed Action Figures Forever (& It's Still One of The Coolest Toys Ever) (opens the original)
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In 1977, filmmaker George Lucas, fresh off the success of his nostalgia-tinted American Graffiti, was positive he had a hit on his hands with his new film, an equally nostalgic throwback to the science fiction serials of the thirties and forties. Lucas shopped the merchandising rights to all the major toy industry players like Hasbro, Mego, and Mattel, and virtually of them passed. The exception was small, Ohio-based Kenner Toys, who decided that Lucas’s Star Wars was worth taking a chance on. F
This Kenner Action Figure Spoiled a Batman Movie's Ending For a Whole Generation (opens the original)
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For years, film and television studios have treated its major plot twists and surprise characters as closely-guarded secrets, hidden to even its licensing partners. In 2019, Hasbro was as surprised as any audience member to see “Baby Yoda” for the first time in the premiere episode of The Mandalorian and wouldn’t have product featuring the character until almost a year after the first season’s release. Other times, companies are given pre-production artwork or character designs to work off of —
Near-Mint Copy of the First Appearance of Batman's Most Horrifying Foe Looks Poised For a Record-Breaking Price (opens the original)
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There are only two real answers to the question of “which super-hero has the best bad guys?”, and down to Spider-Man and Batman. The greatest advantage Batman has is history, boasting another twenty-odd years of comic books to help build out his iconic rogues’ gallery. Many of Batman’s foes date back almost as far as the hero himself, though later writers and artists have made their mark with the likes of Bane, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy. Each era’s new opponents are a reflection of the times,
First Appearance of a Forgotten Golden Age Icon Makes a Rare Auction Appearance (opens the original)
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Although some of its heroes have endured, the super-hero landscape of the forties was a very different place than today. The Marvel Universe wouldn’t exist for another couple decades, and in its embryonic form, was represented by Captain America, the Sub-Mariner, and a different Human Torch than the one you’re thinking. And while DC had introduced the likes of Batman and Superman already, Superman was being outsold by his own knock-off, Fawcett Comics’ Captain Marvel. The “Golden Age” of the for
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