(NOTE: This directly continues from the last post, and is Part 2 of a long and sordid story.)
THE STORY SO FAR: Last time we examined some of the puffy magnetic Godzilla items that the mysterious nameless company made in the late 1970's, namely the key chains and the "Jumbo" 7-inch magnets. We looked at a hitherto-unforeseen Jumbo magnet, and we also concluded that there were six designs in the key chains, and therefore six Jumbo magnets probably exist (by the way these designs were also found in the various puffy stickers that they made...):
So what is the big deal? Well, as it turns out, this company produced ANOTHER puffy magnetic item in their vast arsenal:
These were the "Combination Magnetic Stickers," meaning they too contained crappy magnets (you remember Top Cat living in prehistoric times with the Flintstones, right?). And as it turns out, they made them for dozens of franchises. Here are just a few:
Just a quick search will reveal: The Pink Panther, Casper and Harveytoons characters, Terrytoons characters, Raggedy Ann & Andy, Mr. Magoo, Dick Tracy, and some sort of cutified little girls called "Honey Funnies," that probably should be left alone. As you can see, they were sold on little cards on spinner racks, the same way their puffy stickers were sold.
Here is what the backs of these items looked like:
There is no artwork on the back, and the "sticker" function was merely a small strip with adhesive underneath...which no doubt stuck better than the magnet, and begs the question of why there even WAS a magnet???!!!
The Godzilla Jumbo Puffy Magnets had blank backs like these, but contained no adhesive strip.
So, what is so exciting about the Godzooky at the top of this post? Surely we have already seen that. Well, take a look at this:
Lo and behold, he's one of them! I am embarrassed to say I have had this for many years, and I bought it in a lot of random Godzilla stuff, long ago. It was just sitting in a case, on top of some other items. I think I subconsciously thought it was one of those key chains that had broken off, but thank goodness I kept it!
He is also the identical dimensions to the key chains, which is important to note:
So, just when it gets boring around here, there's a new item to discover, and it was there all along. Now we have to turn up a packaged example, so drop me a line if you can, or can provide a photo for the guide.
These were the sorts of disposable things that--especially if they were opened--quickly used up their short lifespans. You can imagine them falling off, and the adhesive instantly getting dirty and full of strange hair...and then your mom threw it away when you weren't looking. That was the 1970's for sure.
Stay tuned, because we have some more Godzilla history coming up shortly that you won't see anywhere else!
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