the sphinx

  Here is an item that took me by surprise.  You may recall that we reviewed both the ULTRAMAN and ULTRASEVEN "Great Monster the 30...

  So here is the OTHER of the two Bandai boxed sets, and it follows the exact same path as the Ultraman one:  30 figures, a die, and a gameb...

  We alluded to these great sets from 1990 in our post about the M.U.S.C.L.E. toy line , but they are worthy of featuring on their own.   It...

I didn't know it way back in the day, but yet another of my favorite toy lines also came from Japan (doesn't everything?).  Back th...

  Today we look at a special, dying breed of toy:  the GIANT PLAYSET.  The GP was the staple of many a stellar toy line for decades, but ha...

  Wouldn't it be cool if you had a cute and chubby plush Godzilla that would let you know when you got a telephone call, because you...