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Collecting Toys Magazine 1998 April Lost in Space Comes Home Micromaut Fantastic
Collecting Toys Magazine 1998 April Lost in Space Comes Home !
Collecting Toys Magazine is published bimonthly.
Contents
COVER STORY
46Danger, Danger!by Cynthia Boris
It took almost 30 years for Lost in Space to come home, but it's back with a vengeance. Today, with the cult-certified TV series on the Sci-Fi Channel, record-smashing prices for vintage LIS toys, and a new movie driving a wave of merchandise into stores, the greatest "Danger!" for the forever-freckled Will Robinson and his companion characters is that there won't be enough of them to go around.
Cover photo: "My sensors indicate an intruder is present." Trendmaster's master-
ful Lost in Space Robot, incorporating the original voice from the classic TV series,
is the ultimate TV toy for kids of the '60s. For astro buffs, the deep sky photo behind
the Robot is Flame/Zeta Orionis, taken by John Chumack.
28 The flight of the X-15by Don Hultzman
Mattel's futuristic 1960s pedal-jet could turn on a dime, but its radical styling also turned off parents.
32Toys of the year!by Jim Riccioli
Here they are, your selections of the best toys of 1997. In a year that was dominated by Star Wars and Hot Wheels, there were still surprises.
36 Shows: Allentownby Douglas R. Kelly
The Allentown show's well-deserved reputation for quality vintage toys draws hordes of collectors and dealers every year.
38 Auctions: The Forbes collection of military miniatures
by Tom Hammel
Malcolm S. Forbes' legendary collection crosses the block at Christie's.
40Collections: Rolling through lifeby Douglas R. Kelly
Gates Willard gave them away once, then spent a lifetime regaining the treasured Minics and Tootsietoys of his youth.
52Fantastic Four lives!by Jim Riccioli
Whatever universe they may inhabit, Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four maintain a permanent residence in figure collections here on Earth.
60Canada's Minnitoysby Jim Trautman
Don't be fooled by their namethese large steel toys from up North
were big on fun, and are bigger than ever with today's collectors.
64Micronauts' small universeby John Marshall
Before Star Wars came along and blew them back into outer space, Mego's Micronauts were the biggest little action figures going.
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