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“What, Me Worry?”

Monday, November 19th, 2007

So, I’ve been milking the toys I found at the Allentown Antique Toy Show for all they’re worth, but worry no more. This is the last one.

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MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman lookalike - Happy Chap Batman doll

By now, you all can guess what drew me to this goofball. What’s not to love about a squatty, nappy-headed, balding Alfred E, Neuman lookalike dressed in a generic red and green Batman suit?

Precisely. Absolutely nothing.

As usual, I don’t know what this toy is. I asked the guy I bought it from for some info, but he didn’t really know anything either, but he’d been told it’s the Japanese equivalent to MAD Magazine’s Alfred E Neuman.

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MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman lookalike - Happy Chap Batman doll

I guess it could be Japanese. Unfortunately, there’re no production markings or legal info anywhere on this guy.

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MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman lookalike - Happy Chap Batman doll

Well, he does have freckles and a tooth gag (the reverse of the gap-toothed Alfred E. Neuman).

MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman

I scoured the web for any info on this toy, and I found a couple of images, but no real vital info. The only thing that I found that resembled this toy was this caveman doll (it is basically the same toy, just re-decoed as a caveman) referred to as “Happy Chap” and this Effanbee doll, “Happy Boy.”

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MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman lookalike - Effanbee Alfred Doll

If anyone has any info about this weird Alfred E. Neuman inspired toy, please share. The handful of people that have even seen one of these really needs to know what it is ;)

Posted in Comics, Funny, Human?, Superhero, Used & Abused | 8 Comments »

“What, Me Worry?”

Monday, November 19th, 2007

So, I’ve been milking the toys I found at the Allentown Antique Toy Show for all they’re worth, but worry no more. This is the last one.

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MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman lookalike - Happy Chap Batman doll

By now, you all can guess what drew me to this goofball. What’s not to love about a squatty, nappy-headed, balding Alfred E, Neuman lookalike dressed in a generic red and green Batman suit?

Precisely. Absolutely nothing.

As usual, I don’t know what this toy is. I asked the guy I bought it from for some info, but he didn’t really know anything either, but he’d been told it’s the Japanese equivalent to MAD Magazine’s Alfred E Neuman.

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MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman lookalike - Happy Chap Batman doll

I guess it could be Japanese. Unfortunately, there’re no production markings or legal info anywhere on this guy.

(Click to enlarge)
MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman lookalike - Happy Chap Batman doll

Well, he does have freckles and a tooth gag (the reverse of the gap-toothed Alfred E. Neuman).

MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman

I scoured the web for any info on this toy, and I found a couple of images, but no real vital info. The only thing that I found that resembled this toy was this caveman doll (it is basically the same toy, just re-decoed as a caveman) referred to as “Happy Chap” and this Effanbee doll, “Happy Boy.”

MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman lookalike -
MAD Magazine - Alfred E. Neuman lookalike - Effanbee Alfred Doll

If anyone has any info about this weird Alfred E. Neuman inspired toy, please share. The handful of people that have even seen one of these really needs to know what it is ;)

Posted in Comics, Funny, Human?, Superhero, Used & Abused | 6 Comments »

Super Juniors – Batman and Robin

Monday, November 5th, 2007

“Holy diaper rash, Batman!”

It’s Batman and Robin as you’ve never seen them before. They’re 7″ vinyl squeeze toys… and they’re babies.
These lil’ fellas were my first find at the Allentown Antique Toy Show.

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Batman and Robin - Super Juniors

From what I can gather from the legal info on their feet, these toys are called Super Juniors (©1978 DC Comics).

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Batman - Super Junior

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Batman - Super Junior

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Robin - Super Junior

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Robin - Super Junior

I found no true origin for these toys, but I have discovered a couple of Super Junior comics that were printed in the 80s. I’m not sure if there’s a direct tie-in with these dolls, but the character designs do seem similar.

So, is anyone else like me in thinking that these toys look a lot like the old Big Boy restaurant character? Only thing Batman and Robin need are hamburger trays in their hands.

Either way, the dynamic duo never looked more precious.

INFO UPDATE:

I recently got my hands on the old Mexican Comic, Los Super-Juniors Edición Especial, previously mentioned in this entry. I was hoping it would provide some good reading or goofy images or something. Well, as it turns out, there really isn’t much good stuff in there. The drawings were mostly bad and the panel layouts and stuff were just badly composed. Here are a few of the most decent images featuring the Super Juniors as a group.

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Los Super-Juniors Edición Especial

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Los Super-Juniors Edición Especial

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Los Super-Juniors Edición Especial

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Los Super-Juniors Edición Especial

If I ever get really, really bored, maybe I’ll go through this comic again and find some more pages to post… or I’ll get an intern to do it (I’m looking at you Doddsy-boy).

Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Cute, Human?, Superhero, Used & Abused | 13 Comments »

A Mickey by any other name…

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

So, a Disney toy is making an appearance on the Weirdo Toys blog.

weird antique mickey mouse toy

Well, not exactly.

I recently discovered this primitive “Micky Mouse” in an article over at Boing-Boing, that discusses the controversial origins of that punk “Mickey Mouse” and his toys.

Allegedly, Performo-Toy Company were selling Micky Mouse toys before the Disney character ever existed. There are even implications that Walt himself stole the character and name, but once Disney became the powerhouse with the animated Mickey, they annihilated any possibility for Performo to hold claim to its being the original (Plus, Disney’s Mickey has an “e”… so c’mon. That’s totally different.). Performo were even given a court order to destroy all original Micky inventory and collateral that made any references to him.

Don’t worry Weirdo Micky. You have a home here.

P.S.
As practiced by most bloggers, I have not checked any facts. Pretty lazy, eh? Hey, this site is for entertainment only ;)

Posted in Animals, Antique, Cartoons, Comics | 6 Comments »

Gus Fink’s Boogily Heads

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Over the weekend, I made a road trip with some of my buddies to Bethesda, Maryland to partake in our annual adventure known as SPX. It’s the “Small Press Expo” and is typically filled with independent publishers, artists, writers, etc., but this year I came across something rather surprising. There was a guy selling toys. His name is Gus Fink and he’d achieved the honor of getting his artwork re-interpreted as a new toyline (created by Rocket USA) called “Boogily Heads.”

Described as an “art toy with booble action,” these little guys are replicas of original sculptures created by Gus Fink. They all look like unique, hand-painted sculptures. The quirky, weird, hand-made style of the bobble heads fits perfectly in the do-it-yourself spirit of SPX.

I fell in love with these little toys at first sight.

Here’s a look at Series 1:

Skygor
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 1 - Skygor

Marshmello (limited edition version)
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 1 - Marshmello

Milq
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 1 - Milq

Oinks
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Pinko
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 1 - Pinko

Derf
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 1 - Derf

And here’s Series 2:

Skullgnome
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 2 - Skullgnome

Cricker
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 2 - Cricker

Kitix
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 2 - Kitix

Cheezor
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 2 - Cheezor

Squiggie
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 2 - Squigie

Paperbag
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Gus Fink's Boogily Heads - series 2 - Paperbag

They all come packaged with a little mini-comic/poster drawn by Fink too. The drawings didn’t make nearly as good an impression on me as the toys did. I think his future is more in toy making and less in comics or illustration.

Posted in Art, Comics, Creepy, Monsters | 6 Comments »

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