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“English professor by day, cage fighter by night!”
“… having a handmade action figure in one’s image has become a sought-after honor on the Clarksville, Ark., campus …”
On Comic-Con exclusives.
“… something unique, something special …”
Toy gun collecting.
“…there are about 12,000 types of toy guns that have been produced and are collectible.”
Journal of a Cobra Special Forces Veteran.
“I’m a COBRA trooper, and we do what we have to.”
“Toys are always tied with nostalgia …”
“A lot of … purchasing decisions are being made by a parent or a grandparent. They gravitate toward toys they enjoyed as children.”
Serious business.
“… toy sales worldwide grew nearly 5% in 2010 to $83 billion, with the U.S. market contributing $22 billion of that …”
“Collectors are often highly gifted experts …”
“At the same time, though, collecting also encourages some of our most dangerous and base qualities: possessiveness, acquisitiveness, the lust for power.”
Mattel’s Man In Space.
“Tom Hanks is an unabashed Matt man, and astronauts over the years have been rumored to have taken him into space with them.”
“… I hope this gift makes you smile …”
“… the Gaithersburg girl collected about 850 toys to be delivered to children who live in orphanages in Tohoku, Japan.”
The Headmasters.
“It’s interesting to watch those characters change culturally.”