Vintage James Bond Board Game

Got this 1960s James Bond Secret Agent 007 Game last week. It has a great likeness of Sean Connery on the cover, and tiny plastic James Bond figures to use as markers ("Pawn, James Pawn"...) The game play seems rather complicated, but then, so do the plots of most Bond movies, so I guess that's suitable.

Vintage James Bond Toys

I've been in a vintage Bond mood lately: so far this week I've watched Dr. No, Goldfinger, and my favorite, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (it's such an appealingly goofy alternate reality, plus the heroine is named Tracy). Just in are these two cool playsets made by Gilbert Toys in the 1960s, featuring Bond on Goldfinger's laser cutting thingy and the secret map/pool table from his Kentucky ranch lair. (Inexplicably, the laser playset also includes Dr. No, who was, of course, killed in the first film...or was he? Hmm.)

Addams Family Card Game

Just found this vintage Addams Family game at my local antique mall. I was trying to save it to post around Halloween-time, but I just couldn't wait that long! I'm a big Addams aficionado, so there'll be more of their stuff coming later, including my favorite piece: an original Colorforms set...

Mego Batmobile

I grew up in the 1970s, which means I grew up with Mego toys. I had Spiderman (who went everywhere with me and had to have his arms reattached on a weekly basis), the Planet of the Apes guys, Captain America, and a few Star Trek figures. But I never had this beauty: the Mego Batmobile with Batman and Robin. 30 years later: oh, what a happy day it was when I brought this home and installed it in a place of honor on my dining room table. (Visible in the background is a Mars Attacks theater banner and an original Ideal Robert the Robot from the 1950s.)

A great Mego information site can be found here:
www.megomuseum.com