Friday, May 20, 2011

1972 TV Talk vintage toy magazine

 
Back before the Internet put everything at our fingertips instantly, the kid and toy world revolved around two things: television and toy magazines. Decades ago in Japan, TV Talk brought these worlds together with a monthly smorgasborg of comics, articles, posters, and toy ads. For toy collectors, the magazines are a treasure trove of vintage toy images and a window back in time.

I picked up the February, 1972 issue and snapped some shots. Click on each image to see the full size image.

Love these character cut out images:

More after the jump:
Pull out image.

Plenty of cool illustrations in TV Land!
Articles about TV and cartoon characters:


Early Kamen Rider image!




Catch that early 70s groove!
The mag is also chock full of comics:
Awesome Mad magazine style spread.





A number of spreads and different sized pull outs.
On to the toy ads!





Vintage Takara glory!

My favorite image: characters holding their characters!

2 comments:

  1. good god andy what a score. Thanks for sharing all the goodness!

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  2. Thanks Abe! Trying to do more on the toy culture side of things.

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