Black Canary Barbie vs Showgirl Barbie Originally published Dec 12 2008 Black Canary Barbie isn’t your typical Barbie from Mattel. Based on DC Comics superheroine of the same name, she features fishnet stockings, short shorts and a black leather outfit that is…
Feature Photo by ninachildish Who created the Original Kenner Blythe Doll? The original Kenner Blythe doll was created in the early seventies by designer Allison Katzman at Marvin Glass and Associates. Blythe dolls were only sold for one year (1972) in the U.S., UK,…
What’s in the Attic? by Linda Hamer Kennett (reprinted with permission) With a body modeled after May West and an attitude to rival Madonna’s, she has evolved into a cult figure with thousands of fans world wide. Although only a cartoon character, her…
(Oceanside, N.Y.) – A Wagon Train playset, made around 1960 by Marx Toys and based on the popular television show of the time, sold for $15,255 – a new world auction record for a Marx playset – at a multi-estate sale held Oct. 24-26 by Philip Weiss…
American icon Barbie charms Berkley man The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers February 17, 2008 By Megan Pennefather STAFF WRITER “Go ahead, make a joke about Fred Collins’ doll collection. He’s well over 6 feet tall, 240 pounds, with a career in…
Bawdy Barbies draw interest, ire By PAT BEALL Palm Beach Staff Writer Monday, December 10, 2007 “The girl’s gone wild. Just under the retail radar, Barbie tries on black silk bustiers and garters, red kewpie-doll lips and dollops of mauve eye shadow. She…