Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
I’ve been hearing a lot about the Mattycollector web site and all the fury it tends to generate for fans of Mattel’s action figures. For those of you who have never heard of Mattycollector, it’s a web site where you can buy exclusive Mattel action figures you can’t get anywhere else. Lately, most of the [...]
I stumbled across this great article about the Masters of the Universe toys that I grew up with. The author has fond memories as well … Growing up in the early 1980’s, I feel privileged to have been a child during a golden age of toys. Specifically, action toys and figures aimed directly at young [...]
Just in time for Christmas, Mattel is re-releasing the greatest hero of the Masters of the Universe Classics series. He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe, was a huge success last year, so Mattel reworked him a bit and will re-release him on November 18, but only on the MattyCollector.com web site. The new [...]
Mattel is having some issues with fulfilling orders for the new Masters of the Universe line of action figures. After quite a bit of fan uproar on the Mattel Facebook page, Mattel realized they better own up to the problem. From the mattycollector.com site: Look, what I really want to say is that we want [...]
