I really wanted those Civil War soldiers as a kid but there was one ad in the comic books that really always caught my eye and imagination. I always wanted to get the Submarine that was big enough for 2 with a cost of $9.99. Hindsight I am sure it was just cardboard but I would sure love to see some of the items that I dreamt about when read my comic books. You also had the 3 full sets of fishing gear including tackle boxes, rods/reels and a gazzillion accessories for $12.95. I would have had to sell a million issues of Grit (also a comic ad) to get that. Wow..... you guys really have that mental way-back machine running on full speed for me (and I love it).
Rick www.ilovefilms.com ________________________________ From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 3:41:14 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] OFF TOPIC WANTED - METAL TOY FIGURES / SOLDIERS / KNIGHTS / WILD WEST / ETC. Did any of you who were old enough to ever buy those "100 Civil War soldiers for $1" that were advertised on the back of DC Comics in the late 1950s? I kept begging my parents to get them, and my dad said they were sure to be total junk, but I knew better, and we ordered them, and they came and they were like each the size of my thumbnail, and they couldn't even stand, and there WERE total junk. Not like those X-Ray Specs, which let me see inside my hand! Bruce On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:16 AM, James Richard <[email protected]> wrote: Rich and PJ, > >Yes, that was one momentous battle for world domination, when we all pitched >in and did our bit. Even though our soldiers had a tendency to melt into >screaming blobs of flaming plastic goo when hit with any kind of heat ray, I >do agree with Rich's overall analysis: As in the 1950's sci-fi movies, in the >end the Army was victorious -- the monsters did get the worst of it (witness >that today you can still buy the tiny soldiers new but not the monsters... >unless you call those little overpriced Star Wars freakazoids real monsters. :) > > >pj angel wrote: >I blew mine all up, too. With firecrackers. >> >>And burned all my G.I. Joes to make them into melting monsters. >> >>My mother thought I was going to grow up to be a serial killer. She was >>greatly >>relieved when I veered onto the Meteorology career path instead. >> >>pj >> >>--- On Mon, 11/9/09, Richard Halegua Comic Art <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>>From: Richard Halegua Comic Art <[email protected]> >>>Subject: Re: [MOPO] OFF TOPIC WANTED - METAL TOY FIGURES / SOLDIERS / >>>KNIGHTS / WILD WEST / ETC. >>>To: [email protected] >>>Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 1:13 PM >>> >>> >>>I blew all of mine up in the "Soldiers figurines VS the Aurora >>>Monsters Models Battles" >>> >>>I think the aurora monsters got the worst of it >>> >>>: - ) >>> >>> >>>At 11:54 AM 11/9/2009, Alan Adler wrote: >>>>Howdy All! >>>> >>>>Looking for metal toy figures - any scale - especially in box. >>>>Anybody have anything? >>>> >>>>Can also trade posters - >>>> >>>>Alan Adler >>>>Museum of Mom and Pop Culture >>> >> >Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >___________________________________________________________________ >How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
