Toy Tales

Company: Ravensburger | Available: Now | Where to Buy: Ravensburger | Price: starting at $17.99 USD Created around 1760 as a geographical teaching aid by London cartographer John Spilsbury, jigsaw puzzles have grown into one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world. With a wide range of designs and difficulty levels, they not only challenge cognitive skills lik...

The history of the superhero begins with ancient mythic examples whose names we still recognize, such as Hercules and Perseus, as well as folkloric legends like Robin Hood and The Scarlet Pimpernel. In American newspaper comic strips of the early twentieth century, heroes such as Popeye and The Phantom appeared alongside science fiction characters like Buck Rogers and Flash G...

Company: Remco | Release date: 1978 | Where to purchase: eBay “Zee! Zee!” Released in 1978 by Remco, the Spider-Man Sting-Ray Gun was a roleplay toy based on Marvel’s web-slinging superhero. Marketed for children ages 4 and up, the toy combined light and sound effects with Spider-Man branding in a handheld accessory. The Sting-Ray Gun featured an electro-mechanical “sting” so...

The Classic Model Trains YouTube channel explores the model train hobby through vintage model trains from the 1930s through the 1990s. The channel features videos covering many aspects of the hobby, including restoration, building, running, collecting, divesting, and technology. Brands represented include Athearn, Bachmann, Life Like, Cox, Model Power, Rivarossi, and Tyco…