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Princess Diana vs. Princess Leia (297/365) by JD Hancock, on Flickr
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Bionic Eye by REdYOdA
List > Five Action Figures Who Cost Us Better Ones
One of the greatest tributes to a pop culture character’s popularity is to be made into the immortal idol known as an action figure. And while many characters have been so blessed, there are still many deserving characters who remain un-sculpted in plastic. And yet, while we have no figure of Dutch Schaefer from Predator, [...]
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Gonk by Matt Schilder
Show and Tell > Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves
While I was down in Florida last month, I visited a local flea market that I’d last been to a decade earlier. It’s not a very big flea market, but in those sort of places you can always find at least one stall with a bunch of toys. To my not-so-surprise, I think half the [...]
The Annual Interview with the Four Horsemen
In what has happily become an annual tradition here at PGPoA, the Four Horsemen graciously agreed to answer a few of my questions about DC Universe Classics, Masters of the Universe Classics and their own FANtastic Exclusive figures. Read on to get the latest from Santa’s not-so-little helpers, Chris Dahlberg, Eric Treadaway, Jim Preziosi, and [...]
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ed_209_kenner_7 by hquondizzy
Poe’s Point > Vintage toys, eBay, and trading
Recently I’ve been interested in tracking down the four original Ghostbusters from the 1980s Kenner Real Ghostbusters line. Of course, the first place I checked was eBay, the same place everyone else goes–including people of much greater means than I–thus ensuring that any and all auctions go for a price at the very high end [...]
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“Where do you think YOU’RE going?” by Decepticreep
Show and Tell > The Official Ghostbusters Training Manual
While not a toy, The Official Ghostbusters Training Manual was one of my prized possessions as a wee tyke. Published in conjunction with the movie in 1984, I probably got it only a couple years after I’d learned to read, which explains why there are lines from it that were so deeply embedded in my [...]