Monthly Archives: March 2011

Kenner Museum Inventory List Part 4

Here is the fourth part of the Kenner Museum inventory list.  The first part and intro can be found here, the second part here, and the third part here. Museum inventory list pages 61-80 (3.14M PDF) This is the fourth … Continue reading

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Unproduced Sculpt from The Mask

This is an unproduced wax sculpt of “Walter”, a villain from The Mask comic book series in the early-mid 1990s. The Mask: From Zero to Hero was a line of Kenner toys in 1994. It’s unclear if this is part … Continue reading

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Kenner Collector Focus: Interview with Starting Lineup Collector Joe Curcio

Starting Lineups have always had a special place in my heart, so I was excited to hear from reader Joe Curcio when he contacted us about an amazing collection of prototypes he has been able to assemble. Growing up a … Continue reading

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Kenner Museum Inventory List Part 3

Here is the third part of the Kenner Museum inventory list.  The first part and intro can be found here, and here for the second part. Museum inventory list pages 41-60 (3.14M PDF) This is the third of five updates … Continue reading

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Kenner Museum Inventory List Part 2

Here is the second part of the Museum inventory list.  The first part and intro can be found here. Museum inventory list pages 21-40 (2.82M PDF) This is the second of five updates about the Museum inventory list.  The entire … Continue reading

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Kenner Collector Focus: Interview with Bernard “Bernie” Loomis – President of Kenner

  Bernard Loomis 1970-1978 President of Kenner 1978-1981 Group Vice President of the General Mills Toy Group 1981-1984 President of MAD (Marketing and Design Group of General Mills) Tell us a little bit about your background growing up, how you … Continue reading

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Kenner’s Easy-Bake Oven Gets Dimmed

Ever think the day would come when you will make a joke about cooking with a lightbulb, and someone wouldn’t know what you were talking about?  Unfortunately that day is approaching fast.  Kenner’s classic Easy-Bake Oven is about to become an … Continue reading

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Littlest Pet Shop Pony ‘N Pet Stable Playset

Toy collectors like to throw around words like rare and phrases like hard-to-find when referring to prized items in their collection, but what makes a toy truly rare in a world of mass produced plastic?  Maybe a hundred in the … Continue reading

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Kenner Morgue Inventory List Part 6 – Final Section

Here is the sixth and final part of the Morgue inventory list.  To catch up, the intro and first part of the list is here, and the rest of the parts can be found in our The Morgue section.  As … Continue reading

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