DO YOU KNOW THE MAN-THING?

Like DC's Swamp Thing I have always admired Marvel's Man-Thing, albeit from a distance. I'm not well-up on him at all and used to get the two Things confused in my mind.

Which Thing came first? Man or Swamp?

I remember in 2005 I went to the US on holiday with friends and on one of our trips out we stopped at a comics shop in New Jersey in Cartaret I think - and bought four or five copies of Man-Thing comics in a sequence. I wanted them for my toy and sci-fi stall at a toy and comics fair that was coming up at Leeds Poly.

I may still have the comics somewhere. I'm really not sure now but it was great fun buying them at the time and I planned to man-up and make an effort to get to know the Man-Thing better.

I never did.

Did you?

MORE ENTEX MESSAGE FROM SPACE KITS

Having never heard of Message from Space, unlike many of MC's readers, I had a further dig around.

Here's another kit on Ebay in Winnipeg, the LIABE Star Cruiser, also by Entex. The yellow saucer is something else.

I can see the Comet Fire on the box lid top right but what's the ship bottom left?

and even more message from space in the form of Entex's Galaxy Runner, this time being unboxed over 10 minutes on You Tubery.

MINIATURE SID

I really like this miniature UFO SID.

The red and blue SID is a Japanese miniature or omake, likely makers would be Glico or Morinaga I would say.

I haven't seen any other miniature UFO toys but I have seen a similar SPC and MSV from Captain Scarlet.

I shall keep my eye out for little UFO's though.

CAPTION NEEDED!

This made me chuckle.

Not sure what that is behind the astronaut.

Captions please readers!

COMET FIRE SPACESHIP BY ENTEX: MYSTERY MODEL

I saw this mysterious model spacecraft on Etsy. Its by Entex from 1978. It looks vaguely familiar but I just can't place it?

Is it a mash-up of various ships ?

HAYNES' SECRET SAM CAMERA

My friend has just bought the Hayne's make-your-own camera on Amazon.

After a couple of hours this is what she came up with, a cool looking boxy reflex plastic camera.

I was amazed how much it reminded me of my own boxy plastic camera housed in my beloved Secret Sam attache case when I was a junior spy.

Did you have a Secret Same case?

Here's its original TV ad courtesy of You Tube. How cool is that!

NIGHT HAIRS

Shelob's Lair

Golden Growth

Down Cemetery Lane

HAGLON LUNAR SPACEMEN

Just seen these on Amazon! Haglon LP knockoff astronauts. Alas, none left when I got there!

I've come across Haglon before - full name Hage Meyer. They released a 'Spacex Cricket' style Rocket Launcher MKII

Amongst other things they also released some knockoff Action Man gear on blister card

Have you any Haglon toys?