A weekly newsletter from the desk of Todd Coopee
January 6, 2017
Here are a few highlights from the blog this week:
Tic-Toy Clock from Hubley (1959)

Released in 1959 by Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Hubley the Tic-Toy Clock was lauded by Science & Mechanics magazine with a Merit Award as one of the best toys of 1959. READ MORE
The Junk Yard Game from Ideal (1975)


It’s pinball-inspired target practice with The Junk Yard Game from Ideal! READ MORE

Toy Tales Weekly: Pop Culture Quest Edition

The first two episodes of Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest are now on YouTube and 7 other things I wanted to share this week.

  1. Must-watch TV: You can see the first two episodes of Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest on YouTube!
  2. The archive of photographs just released online by the George Eastman Museum will keep you busy for hours. Go to the gym tomorrow.
  3. Did you get a 3D printer this Christmas? Your first project should be to build this medieval castle play-set.
  4. A look back at the Star Wars newspaper comic strips. Wouldn't it be great if these started up again?
  5. Board games are gaining in popularity thanks to Millennials who love indie-created games.
  6. Here's a compelling list of the 75 best Science Fiction novels of 1964–1983.
  7. There's a new 4-episode documentary called Colorful Characters that explores diversity (or lack of it) in comics.
  8. Odd but true: Bugs Bunny influenced future opera stars via the 1957 cartoon "What's Opera, Doc?"
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