Tag Archives: Kenner

KennerCollector.com Fun Map pays tribute to Cincinnati’s Kenner legacy

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Gooney Bird

KennerCollector.com is excited to announce our exclusive Kenner Fun Map, a poster showcasing the company’s many historic Cincinnati locations and toy lines.  The poster measures 18″ wide x 24″ tall, and will be limited to only 350 pieces.  The Fun … Continue reading →

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Kenner’s Star Wars figures used to bring Atari games to life

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

Dan Polydoris of Chicago Toy Collector has taken some of Kenner’s vintage Star Wars figures and customized them to look like characters from classic Atari 2600 games. As someone who grew up playing these games, seeing the box art brought to … Continue reading →

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Kenner’s Police Academy Cadet Set role playing toy

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

Police Academy: The Animated Series was a cartoon based off the successful movie franchise of the 80’s and early 90’s.  The cartoon followed the shenanigans and adventures of the officers from the movies and chronologically falls between the fourth and … Continue reading →

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Kenner Star Wars variant comic book covers look so good you want to open them up!

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

Marvel has brought us back to a time when we wanted to collect every variant cover of our favorite books.  From foil covers to holograms to lenticular images and even polybagged, it feels like the 90’s!  One cover variant in … Continue reading →

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Super Powers is back…again!

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

Update!  Pictures added from Toy Fair 2015. Announced on the Kotobukiya Facebook page, they have teamed up with DC to re-imagine the Kenner Super Powers line! Here is the announcement from their Facebook page. “Return to the classic era of … Continue reading →

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Gentle Giant Goes JUMBO (again) with Kenner’s Super Powers!

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

  Update!  Pictures of the pre-production Superman and Wonder Woman from Toy Fair! But wait, there’s more! Gentle Giant isn’t quite finished with their jumbo-sizing yet.  Also announced today Kenner’s Super Powers line is getting some love!  With all the … Continue reading →

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Gentle Giant Goes JUMBO With Kenner’s Batman

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Steve Meister

Update!  Pictures of the pre-production Batman from Toy Fair! Exclusively on Action Figure Insider a nice article on the the new Jumbo Gentle Giant Batman: The Animated Series. This is a nice throw back to the animated series that debuted in 1992. The … Continue reading →

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Intro to the Kenner Collector World of Curch

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Joe Curcio

Hello, my name is Joe Curcio and I am a new contributor to this site.  I am an active collector and seller of vintage toys.  Many of you already know me as “Curch” but for those of you who don’t, … Continue reading →

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M.A.S.K. Making a Comeback!

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

 This year marks the 30th anniversary of Kenner’s M.A.S.K. franchise and all signs have been pointing in the direction that we might see a return to Boulder Hill sooner rather than later! Here is a breakdown of what has been … Continue reading →

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Kenner’s Knight Rider Knight 2000 Turbo Booster

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

  This was a toy I had when I was younger that I never realized was made by Kenner! It is a very simple toy that recreated KITTs signature turbo boost that was used in the show Knight Rider.  Just … Continue reading →

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