I think I had that same toy - it took me all of three minutes to find a way to puncture the S.O.B. and render it worthless. Also note that I looked just like that adorable tyke in the ad.
A bit of a nonsequitor granted, but doesn't this Boingboing link look suspiciously like something you wrote a while back? http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/14/cutaways-of-fantasti.html Sorry I can't find it in your archives, but I felt you deserve the credit first. Michael-Sensei
An expanding Thing, eh?
ReplyDeleteWell... um...
I'll let John explain.
That toy would be fun for about three minutes, I'd think.
ReplyDeleteGreat cover gallery, Bully!
Best Ten of a Kind ever!
ReplyDelete(Of course, I always think that.)
I think I had that same toy - it took me all of three minutes to find a way to puncture the S.O.B. and render it worthless. Also note that I looked just like that adorable tyke in the ad.
ReplyDeleteLooks like that kid was pumping that Thing toy up for like a year!
ReplyDeleteVery little says "70s Marvel" more than the juxtaposition of It's Clobberin' Time and Daimon Hellstrom.
ReplyDelete"That toy would be fun for about three minutes, I'd think."
ReplyDeleteNowadays it'd cost three times as much, have a battery-powered inflator, and still be fun for only 3 minutes.
A bit of a nonsequitor granted, but doesn't this Boingboing link look suspiciously like something you wrote a while back? http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/14/cutaways-of-fantasti.html
ReplyDeleteSorry I can't find it in your archives, but I felt you deserve the credit first.
Michael-Sensei
OR, AS HE SAID TO THE GUY WHO MADE THOSE BIG BOOTS
ReplyDelete(WAY BACK IN F.F. #3/4)...
"...IT'S COBBLERIN' TIME!"