| ISSUE 134 - THE FLINTSTONES! |
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Issue 134 is coming to Bedrock for a summertime wrap up and big Fall TV preview for that bright new year of 1960! HOUSEKEEPING We will be shipping right on schedule -- our new schedule, that is, which is a bit earlier than it has been over the last 23 years. It used to be the 25th of the “month before the cover date”, and that got each collector’s issue to his doorstep or mailbox, at least for 99% of our readers. Now, as our way of adjusting for some slight fluctuations we have noticed lately in the varying delivery efforts, we will ship 10 days earlier, on the 15th of the month. Generally they have been excellent but we want to let our readers know we’re trying hard to make sure they get their issues within the first week or two of the cover date and earlier, if possible. HOWDY DOODY TIME There’s a hat full of news clips on our “Out There!” pages, with a big Bonus feature as our first big story this issue -- “It’s Howdy Doody Time!” Probably one of Marx’ first licensing efforts, a complete set of the characters (with enchanting sculptural efforts of TV’s favorite kid show characters) is a direct tie-in to our Big Kid’s Giant Feature that follows closely on the heels of the Doody-Time special, “The Flintstones!” |
| THE FLINTSTONES Marx really went all-out with new tooling and imaginative production for their many toys surrounding this new TV show, going as far as envisioning the family-themed The Flintstones TV show as a playset in plastic with a complete Bedrock street scene, dinosaurs, character figures, and more. Many new toys were produced, from a lumbering giant dinosaur battery – op to several versions of their playsets featuring officially licensed characters from their hit show, “slated” to hit the market for 1961. There’s handcar action around an incredibly attractive plastic city, many types of tin lithograph toys and other plastic treasures like the “Flintstones Hunting Party” with large dinosaurs, all included here through the help of collector George Kroll and several others. There are the no. 4672 and 4674 playsets in full size 54mm plastic, with all-new Bedrock city homes and businesses. Here is where we find the new rock walls and signage, too, from city limits)”Bedrock”) to public services (Gas” and “Market”). New cars are present from ankle-powered sports job to the family sedan. We found this set to be a howling’ handful of fun thanks to the imagination of Louis Marx & Co. Then there’s a Canadian set, a teeny-tiny miniature set, and more to explore. ALAMO PROJECTS Also here is a street-full of other feature stories, which we think of as adding-on to the Alamo Expansion project last issue. Here you’ll find the Greg-A-Mo, and the Carry-Mo from several of your friends and readers. THE TWO SHOT The 2-Shot this issue is “Stalingrad Correspondent” – a stark news cameraman’s view of the deadly house-to-house battle that turned back Hitler from his conquest of Russia. 60 MM RARITIES Our newest column, running for long as we have the subjects, is “60 MM RARITIES”. This issue we feature the imaginative and fun “Howdy Doody” figures. These are beautiful, and shiown for the first time in many colorful sets that we understand are worth – how much?!! Yes, you heard that right! Better check these out! LOUIS MARX MANSION Way back when we started the first book on Louis Marx and the Marxmen, this story was the first thing we wrote to be used as the introduction to Volume 1. It was held back, though, as not being about the company, per sec. We humbly present it here for you, as a sort of Halloween thrill. RAY HARADIN PASSES Lastly, you may have heard of the loss of fellow publisher, Ray Haradin, 60 years old. Anthony Ray Haradin, Jr was a robust soldier collector on the metals side, publisher of Old Toy Soldier Magazine, owner of Toys of YesterYear, and a partner in RSL Auctions, Old Toy Soldier Auction House, and Cybertoys-ventures that earned him admiration and respect throughout the collecting community. Over the last few years those close to him say he had been feeling poorly. His Toy Soldier auctions are scheduled to continue through Morphy Auctions service, Dan Morphy at its head. Ray’s whole family was into antiques but he also supported a heathy golf fancy. He was quite a cheerful fellow and is going to be missed more as time goes on. God Speed, Ray. Folks, if we haven’t said it plainly before, we thank our many advertisers and contributors who have gone to the mat once more for our family of readers. They are all here, celebrating the toy soldier madness of a fraternity devoted to plastics and the high art of trench warfare -- |
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