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Collecting Toys Magazine 1997 October Spawn goes Hollywood Diecast muscle cars
Collecting Toys Magazine 1997 October Spawn goes Hollywood
Collecting Toys Magazine is published bimonthly.
Contents
ON THE COVER
50Hell bent for actionby Jim Riccioli
Comic book iconoclast Todd McFarlane has spawned a best-selling toy line, an adult-fare HBO animated series, and a new big-screen block buster starring his hellishly conflicted leading man, Spawn. Now, Todd's grip on the action figure kingdom expands with his classic Monsters and KISS action figure lines. Here's our interview with Todd and a look at what's next for toydom's very down-to-earth lord of darkness.
Cover photo: Curse of the Spawn is the latest incarnation of Todd McFarlane's ground breaking comic book, animated TV, and big screen star, Spawn. Now that you're in Hell-ywood, Mr. Spawn, we'll need to do something about that smile.
32 Shows: Matchbox conventionby Douglas R. Kelly
Nowhere in America is this venerated British diecast line so avidly showcased and traded than at this popular convention.
36 Auctions: Money in the bankby Ed Pfeiffer
Bill Bertoia's classic toy auctions are renowned for their quality, selection, and variety of toys. This recent sale was no exception.
40Miniature Muscleby Doug Breithaupt
It's no mistake that Hot Wheels appeared on the toy scene during the hey day of America's golden age of muscle cars. The late 1960s and early '70s produced legendary cars, and toymakers quickly followed suit.
46Wunderbar! Siku diecastby Dana Johnson
Germany's answer to Matchbox is one of diecast's best kept secrets.
58Collection: A room of one's own by Catherine Saunders-Watson
For musician, magician, surfer, investor, and character toy collector Brad Norris, home is a refuge for his family, a base for his many interests, and a private toy-filled sanctuary of his own design.
66Heaps of funby Richard Jansen
In the 1950s, as "garbagemen" became "sanitation engineers," Structo honored their profession with a series of working steel trash haulers that made taking out the trash all-day fun.
68 Yoder tractorsa tough act to followby Bill Coulter
In the 1980s, this small family business produced some of the most detailed and desirable farm toys ever.
98 A birthday discoveryby Bruce Younger
An antiques store's only toy earned a special place in this collection.
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