Lucky Yuckies Mxd Media

Property: Lucky Yuckies

Medium: Mini Comic

About: Lucky Yuckies were Western vending machine figures released in the mid-80's that were bootlegs of the Japanese keshi toy line Gegege No Kitarō.

Lucky Yuckies figures show up in MUSCLE lots from time to time and are thus frequently in need of identification for those not familiar with them. Though the figures have been identified for years, finding packaging or documentation was a long time coming. Thanks to a tip from Eric Nilla, I was able to sn-izzle-atch 5 Lucky Yuckies mini-comics from eBay.

So I've got pages and pages of a very wacked out comic series to share with you all. Below is the cover - front and back - of book one. Enjoy!





Damn, I'm kind of glad I didn't find these as a child, haha. Much more to come in the future!

Lucky Yuckies Mxd Media

Property: Lucky Yuckies

Medium: Mini Comic

About: Lucky Yuckies were Western vending machine figures released in the mid-80's that were bootlegs of the Japanese keshi toy line Gegege No Kitarō.

The creepfest continues with the final scans from book one of the Lucky Yuckies comics. (I think "Stone Monster" needs to eat a bran muffin...)

Lucky Yuckies Mxd Media

Property: Lucky Yuckies

Medium: Mini Comic

About: Lucky Yuckies were Western vending machine figures released in the mid-80's that were bootlegs of the Japanese keshi toy line Gegege No Kitarō.

Is it possible that the bootleg version of Gegege No Kitarō manages to be wackier than the original? I think so.

Figabulary

Toy Line: Gegege No Kitaro and Lucky Yuckies

Sculpt Name(s): Unknown

Color: Slate Grey and Peach

Collector's Note: Like many other Japanese keshi lines, Gegege No Kitaro could be found in the West as bootleg vending machine toys known as Lucky Yuckies. Look for a Lucky Yuckies entry on Toypedia in the near future! Also, these sculpts most certainly have a name, we just don't know it. Furthermore, does it appear that these two figures share the same sculpt, or are they slightly different? Does the difference stem from the bootlegging process, or are they two unique sculpts?

Figabulary

Toy Line: Gegege No Kitarō Bootleg

Sculpt Name: Unknown

Color: Tan

Collector's Note: This Gegege bootleg belongs to a line sold in vending machines in the USA as Lucky Yuckies. (See previous Figabulary post featuring a Lucky Yuckie.) Looks like I was promising to make a Lucky Yuckie entry way back then, so there's no point in saying it again. Sigh. So many great mini-figure toy lines, so little time.

Lucky Yuckies Figabulary

Toy Line: Lucky Yuckie [Gegege No Kitaro bootleg]

Sculpt Name: Kitaro

Color: Tan