A weekly newsletter from the desk of Todd Coopee

August 12, 2016

Here are a few highlights from the blog this week:

Collect These Figures and Accessories

Collect These Figures and Accessories is a nostalgic look back at Star Wars toy advertising between 1977 and 1986. READ MORE

The Friday Five: Aaron Reynolds, Curator - BatLabels

What do you get when you combine a love of 1960s Batman, a unique sense of humour, and a desire to share your inner world with complete strangers? You get BatLabels, a popular Twitter account that highlights the campiness of the Adam West-driven television version of Batman. READ MORE

Toy Chest: 1940s Superman Cartoon Edition

Episodes of the original 1940s Superman cartoon are available online and 7 other things I wanted to share this week.

17 classic episodes of the original 1940s Superman cartoon are available for viewing online.
You can celebrate the 50th anniversary of Yellow Submarine with some new toys from LEGO and Mattel.
Here's a look inside the fierce competition of Professional Foosball.
September will see the release of The Darkest Dark, a new kids book from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.
There's a new electronic multiplayer game of Rubik's Cube called Rubik's Spark.
Dentists everywhere are thrilled: you can now buy a box of marshmallow-only cereal.
Stop what you're doing and take a listen to the otherworldly background music from Star Trek: The Animated Series.
Please file under 'it's about time.' A documentary about BATMAN co-creator Bill Finger is in the works.

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