In honour of the release of Furiosa, Toy-Ventures looks at the most excellent 1980s Post-Apocalyptic Toy Line: Tonka’s Steel Monsters. It was all things “Mad Max” except for the name. How did such a gorgeous toy line fail? What didn’t get made? We get the scoop from the creators.
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Mego Museum Mint Off Card unwraps the latest Star Trek characters from Mego Wave 18. How do the Andorian and the Talosian stack up against their vintage Mego counterparts? You tell us!
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Vintage Mego is exciting and new. Climb aboard the Mego Love Boat Playset; we’re expecting you! Hear about the adventures I’ve had while bringing this episode to you. This special episode comes from a smoke-free home!
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The latest issue of Rue Morgue magazine (on stands now!) features a gorgeous piece by James Burrell about the return of the Lincoln Monsters.
We even made the cover! Truly grateful for this wonderful opportunity!
ABOUT LINCOLN MONSTERS A vintage toy brand is rising from the grave! “Lincoln Monsters” is a new collaboration from White Elephant Toyz, Absolutely Retro and Plaid Stallions, who have joined forces to make dimestore retro monsters. The name is inspired by the legendary knock-off toy company Lincoln International. However, Lincoln Monsters reimagines the company as a 70s third-rate film studio, making exploitation and copying horror trends. Each Lincoln Monster release and creation will center around a fictional movie from Lincoln International Studios, premiering with The Evil of Count Dracula.
The 8″ Evil of Count Dracula figure will be on a type S body, with a look inspired by the past but retaining the LM house style.
Each Lincoln Monsters figure will come in a gorgeous solid box with artwork by Chris Franklin depicting the gorey poster for the movie made to cash in on Hammer horror. Like all good horror shows, this is a double bill as Lincoln Monsters will also release “The Power of Frankenstein,” featuring a stunning poster by Chris Franklin. “Our goal is to create well-made figures inspired by cheap knock-offs,” explains White Elephant Toyz Jason Schiermeyer who adds, “At a collector-friendly price point.” Subsequent releases from Lincoln Monsters will include original male and female character designs that cross multiple film genres from Science Fiction, Horror and Exploitation. The fictional Lincoln studio was known to dabble in Gothic Horror, Ozsplotation, Philippine Drive-In movies and Italian rip-offs.
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
Mego Museum’s Mint Off Card unboxes a couple of Worlds Greatest Superheroes figures from Wave 18 and we’ve got a special contest for a free Wave 18 figure.
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 12 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
Issue 12 Toy-Ventures magazine delves deep into a toy that, sadly, never was. Prank ‘N Stein was a 90s toy concept by Canada’s Irwin Toys that would have rivalled Kenner’s Hugo Man of a Thousand Faces in our monster kid hearts.
Issue 12 of Toy-Ventures magazine is now up for pre-order. Issue 12 is a celebration of Stretch Monster featuring a deluxe gatefold cover by Mr. Peter Carsillo (Cover artist for Issue).
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
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Weird Superhero Merchandise Panel from Toronto Comic Con
PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures hosted its first Comic-Con panel this year, where we looked at the weirdest merchandise for Batman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, and especially Hulk!
Co-Hosted by Sam Noir (@heysamnoir) with a live draw by children’s book illustrator Danesh Mohiuddin (@daneshmo)
Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying to bring back print toy magazines; if you would like to support us, please check out the latest issue, which our main feature is the Tonka Steel Monsters: https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop
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Weird Superhero Merchandise!
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
The wait is finally over, Lincoln Monsters Pre-Orders are open today at
Get your hand on our first two release “The Evil of Count Dracula” and “The Power of Frankenstein” each 8″ figure comes on a Type-S body with custom tailored outfits and a solid box featuring the artwork of Chris Franklin.
The figures are available individually at 29.95 each or in the “Blood-A-Rama Shock Fest” double feature for 54.95.
As an added bonus, all pre-orders will include a “Lincoln Monster Club” kit (while supplies last.)
Figures are expected for Summer 2024.
ABOUT LINCOLN MONSTERS A vintage toy brand is rising from the grave! “Lincoln Monsters” is a new collaboration from White Elephant Toyz, Absolutely Retro and Plaid Stallions, who have joined forces to make dimestore retro monsters. The name is inspired by the legendary knock-off toy company Lincoln International. However, Lincoln Monsters reimagines the company as a 70s third-rate film studio, making exploitation and copying horror trends. Each Lincoln Monster release and creation will center around a fictional movie from Lincoln International Studios, premiering with The Evil of Count Dracula.
The 8″ Evil of Count Dracula figure will be on a type S body, with a look inspired by the past but retaining the LM house style.
Each Lincoln Monsters figure will come in a gorgeous solid box with artwork by Chris Franklin depicting the gorey poster for the movie made to cash in on Hammer horror. Like all good horror shows, this is a double bill as Lincoln Monsters will also release “The Power of Frankenstein,” featuring a stunning poster by Chris Franklin. “Our goal is to create well-made figures inspired by cheap knock-offs,” explains White Elephant Toyz Jason Schiermeyer who adds, “At a collector-friendly price point.” Subsequent releases from Lincoln Monsters will include original male and female character designs that cross multiple film genres from Science Fiction, Horror and Exploitation. The fictional Lincoln studio was known to dabble in Gothic Horror, Ozsplotation, Philippine Drive-In movies and Italian rip-offs.
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
Exciting News! The wait is finally over! We’re thrilled to announce that the latest addition to our collection has just hit the shelves! Introducing the NEW Three Stooges 8-Inch Action Figures Series featuring the hilarious Joe Besser! Get ready to bring the laughs home with these iconic characters immortalized in action-figure form! Don’t miss out – grab yours now before they’re gone!
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
“How can I find anything when no one can hear me or see me … or fear me?!” “Deadman is being reborn into Mego’s 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Super-Hero Collection! In life Boston Brand was one of the world’s greatest acrobats. He performed under the stage name Deadman due to his corpse-like face paint, death-defying acts, and red costume. Brand is murdered during a trapeze performance by a mysterious assailant, his spirit is given the power to possess any living being to search for his killer and obtain justice.
Deadman captures that same iconic look of the original World’s Greatest Super-Hero action figures! He comes dressed in his iconic red costume along with being packaged in a classically styled window box. Be sure to add the all-new Deadman to your Mego Super-Hero action figure collection! “I may be a deadman, but I’m cursed with memories of the real world!” Collect them all – the 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Super-Heroes by Mego!
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
Issue 12 of Toy-Ventures will have a Stretch Monster theme with interviews with the toy’s creator, Mr. Tim Efler, and the “kid on the box,” Mike Seta. Sporting a jaw-dropping cover by Peter Carsillo, this issue also features the craziest “subscriber prize” we’ve ever attempted.
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
Next Friday, join us for the first-ever Lincoln Monsters dead stream, featuring Brain from PlaidStallions, Jason from White Elephant Toyz and Frank from Absolutely Retro.
Pre-order information, Q&A, reveals, and prizes. It’s all going to happen on the Brick Mantooth YouTube channel.
ABOUT LINCOLN MONSTERS A vintage toy brand is rising from the grave! “Lincoln Monsters” is a new collaboration from White Elephant Toyz, Absolutely Retro and Plaid Stallions, who have joined forces to make dimestore retro monsters. The name is inspired by the legendary knock-off toy company Lincoln International. However, Lincoln Monsters reimagines the company as a 70s third-rate film studio, making exploitation and copying horror trends. Each Lincoln Monster release and creation will center around a fictional movie from Lincoln International Studios, premiering with The Evil of Count Dracula.
The 8″ Evil of Count Dracula figure will be on a type S body, with a look inspired by the past but retaining the LM house style.
Each Evil of Dracula figure will come in a gorgeous solid box with artwork by Chris Franklin depicting the gorey poster for the movie made to cash in on Hammer horror. Like all good horror shows, this is a double bill as Lincoln Monsters will also release “The Power of Frankenstein,” featuring a stunning poster by Chris Franklin. “Our goal is to create well-made figures inspired by cheap knock-offs,” explains White Elephant Toyz Jason Schiermeyer who adds, “At a collector-friendly price point.” Subsequent releases from Lincoln Monsters will include original male and female character designs that cross multiple film genres from Science Fiction, Horror and Exploitation. The fictional Lincoln studio was known to dabble in Gothic Horror, Ozsplotation, Philippine Drive-In movies and Italian rip-offs. #lincolnmonsters #retromonsters #mego #megomuseum #plaidstallions #absolutelyretro #whiteelephanttoyz #toyventures #monstertoys #megosuperheroes #megowgsh #megoknockoff
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
Toy-Ventures returns with a dream find of vintage toys as we recently were asked to look at a childhood toy collection that nobody wanted. What we found was a treasure trove of Kenner Star Wars, Fisher Price Adventure People, Mego Buck Rogers and so much more!
The Super Collector Newsletter combines all the news from Mego Museum and Plaid Stallions and a lot of other fun stuff across the Interwebs. It’s got customs, new action figures, vintage finds and a lot of pop culture. Sign Up Here!
Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
The team is well pleased to unveil the box for “The Evil of Count Dracula,” coming soon from Lincoln Monsters. Side A features the poster art created by Chris Franklin, and side B is a tribute to Lincoln International.
We’ll have more surprises in the coming days, including final figure reveals and pre-orders. Thank you for your patience and support; the age of Lincoln Monsters is nigh!
ABOUT LINCOLN MONSTERS A vintage toy brand is rising from the grave! “Lincoln Monsters” is a new collaboration from White Elephant Toyz, Absolutely Retro and Plaid Stallions, who have joined forces to make dimestore retro monsters. The name is inspired by the legendary knock-off toy company Lincoln International. However, Lincoln Monsters reimagines the company as a 70s third-rate film studio, making exploitation and copying horror trends. Each Lincoln Monster release and creation will center around a fictional movie from Lincoln International Studios, premiering with The Evil of Count Dracula.
The 8″ Evil of Count Dracula figure will be on a type S body, with a look inspired by the past but retaining the LM house style.
Each Evil of Dracula figure will come in a gorgeous solid box with artwork by Chris Franklin depicting the gorey poster for the movie made to cash in on Hammer horror. Like all good horror shows, this is a double bill as Lincoln Monsters will at the same time also release “The Power of Frankenstein,” featuring a stunning poster by Chris Franklin. “Our goal is to create well-made figures inspired by cheap knock-offs,” explains White Elephant Toyz Jason Schiermeyer who adds, “At a collector-friendly price point.” Subsequent releases from Lincoln Monsters will include original male and female character designs that cross multiple film genres from Science Fiction, Horror and Exploitation. The fictional Lincoln studio was known to dabble in Gothic Horror, Ozsplotation, Philippine Drive-In movies and Italian rip-offs. #lincolnmonsters #retromonsters #mego #megomuseum #plaidstallions #absolutelyretro #whiteelephanttoyz #toyventures #monstertoys #megosuperheroes #megowgsh #megoknockoff
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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
The Super Collector Newsletter combines all the news from Mego Museum and Plaid Stallions and a lot of other fun stuff across the Interwebs. It’s got customs, new action figures, vintage finds and a lot of pop culture. Sign Up Here!
Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 11 is here!
Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 12 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.
We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.
The wait is finally over, Lincoln Monsters Pre-Orders are open today at
The wait is finally over! 
We’re thrilled to announce that the latest addition to our collection has just hit the shelves! Introducing the NEW Three Stooges 8-Inch Action Figures Series featuring the hilarious Joe Besser! 
Get ready to bring the laughs home with these iconic characters immortalized in action-figure form! 
Don’t miss out – grab yours now before they’re gone!
