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I was already in my late 20s when the animated original first came out. So what made me decide to collect Mulan “action figures”? A Lifelong Disney Fan I’ve been collecting toys for almost my entire life. And before Star Wars came along, hijacking both … Continue reading I’m a Grown Man Who Collected Mulan Figures →

This 6″ Blade action figure by Toy Biz perfectly captures the first serious cinematic Marvel superhero. A Trailblazer for its Time August 21, 1998. The world was a different place then. Columbine hadn’t happened yet. Neither had 9/11. Two Ph.D. students founded a startup called … Continue reading Blade Action Figure: After All These Years, This Amazing Toy is Still Awesome →

Here’s why nobody could find any official E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial toys for months after the movie came out, even though everybody wanted one. “It’s better than Star Wars!” proclaimed my cousin. He had just seen E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. No way, I thought. That’s blasphemy. He … Continue reading E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was the Baby Yoda of its Day →

These vintage Kenner Star Wars toys captured our imaginations and let us relive “Return of the Jedi” long after the original trilogy ended. The original Star Wars trilogy started when I was a first-grader and came to define my childhood. I collected all the toys. … Continue reading Top 10 Kenner Toys from “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” →

On this 40th anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, here’s a look back on five of the iconic vehicles that captured the imaginations of kids everywhere. No. 5: TIE Bomber The chase through the asteroid field still exhilarates me, even though I know … Continue reading My Top 5 Fave Toy Vehicles from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back →