Z.O.M.B.I.E.

Name of Toy Line: Z.O.M.B.I.E.

Production Company: October Toys, LLC.

Distributor: October Toys, LLC.

Years of Production: 2009-Now

Countries/Regions Available: Worldwide via Internet

Size/Scale: 2"-3"

Figure Trade Markings: None

Approximate # of Figures: 5

Details:

Zillion Of Mutated Bodies Infecting Everyone

In 2009 the guys at October Toys created and released a toyline of five small zombie characters in four colors: Toxic Green, Bone White, Pale Blue and Glow in the Dark.

Their names are School Girl, Rockabilly, Bathtime, School Boy and the Ape, they were sold in full color set or in a pack of 13 pieces or big jar of 100 pieces.

The line was more than successful and new colors were produced (the last wave has been released about a month ago), including some exclusive colors along the road.

Meet the little monsters:

C.A.Z.A.M. Figabulary

Toy Line: C.A.Z.A.M.

Sculpt Name: NA

Color: NA

Collector's Note: This is a very super rough concept design of where the CAZAM line is heading. The scale of this piece is ~2", but is not representative of what a finished CAZAM figure would look like. The above piece is Super Sculpey over an aluminum foil armature. Detailing on the sculpt is minimal due to the medium.

CAZAM is still in the embryonic stage. Stay tuned. :D

Eraser Bouncing Bad Bad Ball

Name of Toy Line: Eraser Bouncing Bad Bad Ball
Production Company: D.V.S. (Made in Taiwan)
Distributor: Unknown
Years of Production: 1987
Countries/Regions Available: USA
Size/Scale: 1"
Figure Trade Markings: None
Approximate # of Figures: 8

Super special thanks to Blarghhhspot for introducing Toypedia to these wonderful items and for all the pictures in this entry! If you've never visited the blog you should do so. Now!

Details:

If you love Madballs (and who doesn't, right?) and you love mono-colored mini-figures (sure you do!), then you'll love Bad Bad Balls! These tiny balls combine the best of both worlds: They've got the awesomely round grossness of Madballs and the rubbery colored goodness of keshi!

They came packaged in a simple box with a pull out tray. There were eight of them in a range of pleasant pastel colors including pink, yellow and light green. On the package is text indicating that these pieces doubled as both high-bounce balls and pencil top erasers. Nice! Everyone loves a twofer.

The sculpts themselves are impressive considering the medium (a tiny round ball) and the source material (let's be honest, these are total Madball ripoffs). Come on, let's get up close and personal with these little dudes courtesy the Blarghhhspot.

Not much to say about this first dude other than he may want to invest in some veneers. Seriously though, it's a simple yet solid little sculpt.



Here's a look at one sculpt in two different colors. Seems to be only one of two double sculpts in the box. It leads me to believe there /may/ be other sets and figures - and maybe sculpts! Joy. As for the sculpt itself, meh.


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I love the color of this next guy. Yellow is always a favorite keshi color, but the light pastel hue is just buttery smooth; And the elephant trunk and tusks put this guy in the running for my fav of the bunch.



I'm not sure what's going on with this piece. Looks to be a normal, albeit goofy human, but there's something up with his/her hair. Is that a snake slithering around up there?


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Ah, toad eye. I've loved toad eye since I first laid eyes on him! He's got a toad on his eye! Toad eye.

And I noticed something whilst kicking around this Blarghhhspot post. Check out the Sad Ball pictured here below Toad Eye. It seems one sculpt influenced the other, or both are inspired by the same (unidentified) piece.





Group shot.


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And the packaging. Note that none of the figure drawlings appear to correspond to any of the actual sculpts. The drawing was probably completed preproduction or perhaps in isolation, but I choose to interpret this as proof that there are other sculpts and colorways out there!


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What a fun Western keshi toy line! Good luck findind these little guys. I've never come across one myself, but of course would love to. Super very good thanks to Blarghhh Spot for the great pics. Be sure to check there for more incredible coverage of Madballs and Madball knockoffs.

Related Websites:

Bad Bad Ball @ Blarghhh Spot

Grossville High

Name of Card Set: Grossville High
Production Company: Canew Ideas
Distribution Company:Fleer Corporation
Year of Production: 1986
Pack Contents: 5 stickers, 1 stick bubble gum

Details:

“You’ll know where to stick Grossville High” It’s not every day that you run across that type of slogan…yet that’s what the people at Canew and Fleer decided to run with for their set of Grossville High stickers. Released in 1989, it’s fairly easy to see some similarities between this set and the (immensely more popular) Garbage Pail Kids stickers. Fleer dabbled in the non-sport card lines from time to time, but sadly they never really enjoyed the same type of success that Topps, Inc. has.



This release was a fairly standard non-sport release…featuring 25cent packs containing five stickers and a stick of gum. The card fronts featured some fairly over-the-top artwork of supposed High School students. The art was in the same vein as GPK and MAD Magazine, and intended to gross out collectors. Card backs featured a combination of yearbook-styled features, love notes, stories, etc. In terms of production value, Fleer actually did a nice job with some glossy materials and bright colors, but the overall lack of effort seems to radiate throughout the release.



Still, it’s a fun set of non-sport stickers to collect – and you can pick some up for very little cash on eBay, etc.

And did you happen to catch the name of the character on the wrapper above? Norman Nerdwood? Wow...not sure what to make of that.