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Collecting Toys Magazine 1996 February Aurora Slot Cars Civil War playset Mego s
Collecting Toys Magazine 1996 February Aurora Slot Cars
Collecting Toys Magazine is published bimonthly.
Contents
COVER STORY
30 The Bob Beers Aurora collectionby Tom Hammel
Bob Beers has built a world-class collection of 1960s Aurora slot cars. To him that's a good start.
36 Mego:by John Marshall
The good, the bad, and the stupid
The highs and lows of Mego's superhero action figures.
42 Die-cast discoveryby Steven K. Ryan
Handcrafted 1:43 scale models from Canada have a familiar flair.
46 The Blue and the Grayby T. J. Geppert
In the 1950s and '60s Marx offered almost as many Civil War playsets as the war had battles.
52 The Eastwood formulaby Tom Hammel
This die-cast leader's recipe is no secretjust mix good timing, market savvy, and great products.
58 Toys by the Bayby Suzanne Axland
Show report: The San Francisco International Toy Show.
60 The 16 hopefulsby Mary A. Murray
Since its beginnings, Fisher-Price has preserved high standards in making toys that parents will buy and kids will cherish.
66 KO's space zooby Catherine Saunders-Watson
A Japanese battery-operated animal kingdom that's out of this world.
70 The forgotten firetruckby Richard Jansen
An abandoned plaything from another era is rediscovered.
90 New Column: My favorite toyby Larry Fike
Collecting Toys readers reminisce about their favorite childhood toys.
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