A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
31 days of King Kong–what could be better? I had a lot of fun with this daily blog challenge, though it was more challenging than I would have thought. If I do another Countdown to Halloween, I will have to plan better, and not just grab something off the shelf and photograph it every morning. [...]
As KONGTOBER comes to a close, I’ll finish off the month with the crown jewel of my King Kong collection–the 1966 King Kong model by Aurora. The model is wonderful, but what’s really great is this… This box is incredible–just look at those abs! This box is truly one of my favorite things. I actually [...]
I have saved the best for last as we near the end of KONGTOBER. Here we have a vintage Mexican lobby card used to promote the re-release of the original 1933 King Kong movie. This lobby card is from the 60′s and is absolutely stunning. The colors are so rich it looks like it was [...]
In the last post, I showed you a smaller version of this bank produced by A.J. Renzi corporation in the 60′s, now here are the big ones… These large blow mold plastic banks are a massive 17″ tall! These are truly some of my favorite King Kong items–their size makes a King Kong-sized statement from [...]
This is a plastic blow-molded bank featuring a gorilla–nowhere does it say it’s King Kong, but just look at that face! This bank stands at 11″tall and has no markings to determine its age or maker. A.J. Renzi produced larger versions of this bank in the 60′s and this one may have been produced alongside [...]
This photo is a bit deceptive as it makes this King Kong figure look small. Make no mistake though, this figure is big, and heavy! It stands at 9″ tall and weighs almost two pounds! Kong is bursting free from his “chrome steel” shackles and snatches up Ann Darrow (Faye Wray) before wreaking havoc in [...]
In 1964, Palmer Plastics released a series of eight 3-inch monster figures. They really aren’t much to look at and are fairly crude to be honest, but collectors crave these guys. I was surfing the internet a month ago, looking for more info on the King Kong figure and came across this post by Eric [...]
Who’s up for a board game? This is the King Kong board game released by Ideal in 1976. It’s “The game that pits you against the most terrifying monster of all time!” I think I would have preferred playing as Kong rather than the people fighting him, but what are you gonna do? This has [...]
Want to know who’s getting all the ladies on Halloween night? This guy… Nothing screams Halloween like a good old fashioned Ben Cooper costume! In 1976, all the cool kids could dress up as the greatest movie monster that ever lived — King Kong! This is an officially licensed costume that promoted the Dino De [...]
Back in 1976, you could walk into 7-11 and get a free plastic King Kong cup with purchase of a 16 oz drink. It’s true! This is the poster that advertised the fact. This is a cool stylized version of the movie poster art, where the design has been reduced to just four spot colors, [...]
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