Thrift Store Finds: McDonald's Brave & Bold Plastic Man

I made the rounds to the local thrift stores earlier this afternoon. I have not been to them for the past few weeks. Right off the bat I found a bag for a quarter that had a Plastic Man action figure from McDonald's Batman: The Brave and the Bold Happy Meal in 2010. His arms and legs are bendable, which is a good thing when you are trying to make him stand up. Plastic man's right hand is a giant fist while his left is a giant mallet. Only his head and arms rotate 360 degrees.

A Mickey Mouse in tuxedo figurine was also in the bag and I believe that he comes from the McDonald's Disneyland World Happy Meal line:

Not shown is a cheap small plastic butterfly slinky. Overall, not a bad buy for twenty-five cents.

Amazing Spider-Man PEZ

Happy All Saints Day! In case you didn't get enough candy for Halloween last night, I decided to save a post about my month old Amazing Spider-Man PEZ for today. I picked him up on a road trip to Hastings for $1.99. He came with packs of strawberry-vanilla and raspberry-lemon candy (neither had much of a taste really). I like the long-legged spider on the chest and the gold lenses so you know that this is the new movie version, which I have yet to see.

Unfortunately, Hastings did not have the Lizard PEZ so I can not post about it.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 31: Elvira's Coors Light Spring Green Special

Happy Halloween and this is the final day of our Countdown To Halloween. This post is about the Mistress of the Dark since this is also Women Wednesday. The Elvira's Coors Light Spring Green Special stand up advertisement pictured below is from 1987 and is now available on eBay but not in my collection (yet):

I hope you enjoy this year's treats.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 30: Haunting Halloween 1977 Ad From DC Comics

Found this Haunting Halloween ad in DC's The Flash #246 (January 1977). Cain is telling a group of kids to keep quite while he reads them a horror story. There are actual logos for their horror comic titles including Ghosts, The House of Mystery, Weird War Tales, Unexpected and The Super-Stars of Magic.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 29: Ghost Rider Joins Marvel: Avengers Alliance

I will probably never be able to unlock Ghost Rider in Marvel: Avengers Alliance online game on Facebook but I am having fun trying:

In T-Shirt Mourning

Today, I finally decided to say goodbye to my Iron Man t-shirt. There were several holes scattered here and there that could not be mended. I ended up making several rags out of it. This is one of the few t-shirts that I actually wore out before I outgrew.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 27: The Legend of Oz: The Wicked West #4

Big Dog Ink's The Legend of Oz: The Wicked West puts an interesting twist on the classic L. Frank Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In this version, Dorothy Gale is a cowgirl while Toto is her horse. The Tin Man is a white bearded man with an axe while the scarecrow is a Native American woman stuffed with straw. Finally, the Cowardly Lion is an actual lion with African face paint. Here is the B cover to The Legend of Oz: The Wicked West #4 that features the Wicked Witch of the West on a sinister horse while holding a firearm (she rides a white flying horse within the issue):

There are six covers in all but I like this on the best.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 26: Elvira Returns To Comics In 2013

The best news ever this Halloween has to be Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Comics Return in 2013. The Mistress of the Dark will be working with writer R.H. Stavis while Jeff Zarnow will be the artist. A publishing/distribution partner has yet to be found. Here is the cover art for the first issue:

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 25: Elvira Interview At The Gay UK Plus Contest

You can read the Elvira interview at The Gay UK plus enter for a chance to win a goodie bag (t-shirt, signed photo and vinyl) here.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 24: Elvira Interview At Dread Central

I have not posted much about Elvira this year because I really do not have anything new to share. However, you should check out Exclusive: 10 Questions with Elvira at Dread Central.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 23

Okay, this is a pretty scary candy wrapper when you consider that Yellow Peanut M&M is dressed as a scarecrow. I had to refill my M&M dispenser this weekend so I picked up a 12.60 oz bag of Harvest Blend Peanut M&M's at the local grocery store. I usually switch between regular, peanut and almonds but picked this one up this time because I have a fondness for the crazy Yellow guy and scarecrows.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 22: Hot Wheels Halloween Batmobile

I have read countless posts from other blogs how they found their Hot Wheels Halloween Batmobile at Target, K-Mart or had a friend find them so my hopes were not high of finding one since the only local discount stores are Alco's and Wal-Mart's Super Center (more like super disaster). However, I was grocery shopping at Dillons yesterday instead of at the local Wal-Mart's and spied a barely stocked display of Hot Wheels Halloween cars. They only had a few Fangula and a few 1966 TV Series Batmobiles. They were priced at $1.99 each, which is why I only got one Hot Wheels Halloween Batmobile (hey, I shopping for food not toys). The color scheme is dark purple with orange trim and the open top is orange.

My pictures are not the greatest but I love the packaging with the scene set at an old time gas station surrounded by evil-looking pumpkins and a skeleton standing at the doorway.

Here is the back of the Hot Wheels Halloween Batmobile that I scanned:

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 21: Strange Change Vampire, Mummy And Time Machine

Flipping through The Flash #231 (January-February 1974), I found this two page ad for the original Strange Change Vampire, Mummy and Time Machine model kits from MPC:

The Strange Change Vampire and Strange Change Mummy have been reissued from Round 2 Models last year. I always wanted them as a kid and I still want them now as an adult.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 20: Socialite Life Chats With Elvira

Check out An Early Halloween Treat - Socialite Life Chats With Elvira for an exclusive interview plus more pictures of the Mistress of the Dark in and out of costume:

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 19: Zombies At Superhero City

Superhero City has three special ability cards featuring zombies:

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 18: Vampironica Returns

Check out Vampironica Returns For A Showdown In 'Betty And Veronica' #262 for a five page preview:

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 17: Sexy Witch Sherri Chanel

Time for a sexy witch for this week's Women Wednesday post so here is Sherri Chanel with a cat:

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 16: An Important Message From Freddy Krueger

Found this on Facebook and just had to share here:

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 15: The Phantom Stranger #1

The Phantom Stranger #1 from DC Comics has two covers:

The Stranger meets a young woman named Rachel, daughter of the demon Trigon. This is page nine:

And this is page ten:

Clearly, this is the woman previously known as Raven in the Old DCU but will she become her in the New DCU? I just hope this is not a throw away story and that the issue will be dealt with in the future of either this series or elsewhere.

Countdown To Halloween 2012 Day 14: The Walking Dead Returns Tonight

Season three of AMC's The Walking Dead starts tonight so I will be getting my fix of zombies at 8 pm Central. Here is the trailer:
Here is the poster:

And here is a cast shot for season three of The Walking Dead: