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**palitoy** · Feb 25, '16, 12:02 PM

It's minimalist but i have the weirdest affection for the Remco Sgt Rock toy line and I never even saw them in stores until i was a teenager.

**palitoy** · Feb 25, '16, 12:11 PM

Oh and these, they've never been topped in my book.

**Earth 2 Chris** · Feb 25, '16, 1:01 PM

My favorite Mego packaging is the Superman: The Movie 12" series:

Classic DC art meets Peter Max.

Chris

**El Hombre Nuclear** · Feb 25, '16, 1:32 PM

Oh yes, those Remco glow-in-the-dark monsters! That packaging was incredibly atmospheric and evocative.

**Werewolf** · Feb 25, '16, 2:06 PM

Originally posted by El Hombre Nuclear

MOTU (another example you cited), is a similar case. The toys debuted nearly 2 full years BEFORE the cartoon aired, and were carried more by the comics included with the toys, which had a very different atmosphere to the later cartoon series.

Superman and He-Man teamed up in 1982. Illustrated by Curt Swan.

DC Comics Presents Vol 1 47

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/DC_Comics_Presents_Vol_1_47

"Superman and the Masters of the Universe: "From Eternia -- With Death!"": Superman is drawn into another dimension to help He-Man and Battle Cat fight off Skeletor and Beastman, who are attempting to take over Castle Grayskull. DC Comics Presents #47 is an issue of the series DC Comics Presents (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1982. It was published on April 8, 1982. Superman is drawn into another dimension to help He-Man and Battle Cat fight off Skeletor and Beastman, who are...

**palitoy** · Feb 25, '16, 2:14 PM

Norem GI Joe.

**PNGwynne** · Feb 25, '16, 7:21 PM

Originally posted by palitoy

Oh and these, they've never been topped in my book.

I like the art for the 9" Remco Monsters more, but the cards have a cool minimalist vibe. I'm always a little biased towards painted art versus line or photo styles, which feel like the "easy" way out to me.

**Werewolf** · Feb 25, '16, 9:52 PM

I like the mini monsters cards. They really pop. I do kind of miss the pre-style guide Universal Monsters toy art.

**smonte00** · Feb 27, '16, 6:53 AM

What a great post! It's funny, I remember all of the different elements on those Joe cards, but kind of took them for granted as a kid. Never realized all the thought and hard work that probably went into them. I just plain enjoyed them. I used to love the file cards! The flag points were awesome too. I still have my mail-away cobra commander.

**Marvelmania** · Feb 27, '16, 7:14 AM

Another favorite of mine were the Tomland cards. A little crude but still so much fun. This pic is from Brian's site, Plaid Stallions. Just browse his site and you're bound to run across a lot of incredible toy artwork. Hope you don't mind me posting this pic Brian.

**Werewolf** · Feb 27, '16, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by smonte00

. I still have my mail-away cobra commander.

So do I!

Originally posted by Marvelmania

Another favorite of mine were the Tomland cards.

Those are really cool. Just brilliantly 70s.

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