Toy-Venutres Magazine is back! Our striking Captain Zargon cover this month is by our first guest artist, Tim Baron, I sincerely hope you’ll seek out Tim’s other work, I’ll put the link in the description. Of course, the first article in issue three is called Beware His Stingray Eyes- Tony Roberts host of the analog toys channel on YouTube tells the story behind the development of Action Man’s greatest Foe Captain Zargon. Megobase Alpha – We take a detailed look at Mego and Palitoy’s wonderful Space:1999 range with a complete collector guide including the line’s history and development, all known variations, knock offs and it’s resurrection in the 2000s. The Challenge Machines, Leave it to Popy of Japan to take the Evel Knievel toy concept and some home grown tv heroes to the mix. Corey LeChat gives a beautiful look at these winning toys, you’ll want to play with them! The Art of Mego Superheroes - Chris Franklin has created a knockout piece sourcing the iconic origins of Mego’s World’s Greatest Superheroes brand. Collector Spotlight – Our first interviewee is pop culture author John “Toyzilla” Marshall as we talk about the hobby and show examples from his incredible, eclectic collection. Toy-Ventures Guide to Lincoln International Monsters The centerpiece of issue 3 is an exhaustively researched guide to this incredible and highly collectible line of Monster Toys, including company history and a visual guide to every known figure and packaging variation.

PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures Issue 3 evel knievel

Brian Heiler

Tony Roberts

Chris Franklin

Corey LeChat

John T. Marshall

PlaidStallions Press

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Steve Stovall

Heath Smith

Raymond Castile

Chance Priest

Dave Keymont

Casca: The Longbowman

Americana Books

Author Tony Roberts continues Barry Sadler's popular casca series. Casca returns to the United States to escape British justice. Casca opts for the safety of the American army just as war with Mexico breaks out. Teaming up with a unit of Marines, he becomes part of the birth of a legend. Oversized paperback (5.5" x 8.25")

Casca 25: Halls of Montezuma

Captured by his sworn enemies the Brotherhood of the Lamb, Casca is forced to undertake a mission on their behalf when they threaten to kill his woman, Ayesha, unless he agrees. Left with no choice, Casca seeks to recover the holy of holies, the Spear of Longinus - his spear - from the Persians. But first their armies must be defeated in the war with the Byzantine Empire, so Casca joins the army led by the Emperor Heraclius, and takes part in the marches and battles of a war that will only end with utter defeat of one or the other. And Casca knows that should the Persians be beaten and the way left open to recover the Spear, the Brotherhood cannot be trusted to keep their word. So he must devise a plan to not only get the Spear, but to also rescue Ayesha and keep the fanatics of the Brotherhood at arm's length

CASCA: Sword of the Brotherhood (CASCA: The Eternal Mercenary, #35)

CASCA: The Minuteman (Casca: The Eternal Mercenary, #36)

When a Crusade is called by the Pope to regain Jerusalem for Christianity, Casca finds himself drawn in to the campaign thanks to him agreeing to assist a helpless French noblewoman. What Casca is initially aware of, however, is that the noblewoman is carrying a ancient relic that she dare not reveal for fear of it being destroyed nu by some of those on the crusade. To make matters worse the Crusade attracts the attention of The Brotherhood of the Lamb and eventually Casca has to confront his arch enemies who have sworn to inflict every punishment that they can on him.

CASCA: The Crusader (CASCA: The Eternal Mercenary)

War looms in Europe, and Casca finds himself the target of a German police investigation into the death of a Spanish national in a Berlin hotel. To escape discovery, the Eternal Mercenary joins the new panzer corps and soon finds himself teaming up with a giant of a man called Gustaf Beidemann. As war breaks out, Casca, Gustaf and the rest of his crew are plunged into a vicious campaign that takes them through Poland. All this time, unbeknown to Casca, the police are closing in on him, thanks to the efforts of one man, Erich Farben. Farben's progress is stalled when war with the West begins, and Casca, Gus and his friends rampage through Belgium and become embroiled in the biggest tank battle of the war so far against the best that France can send into the field. Just when it seems Farben has got his hands on his quarry, a guardian angel, connected to Casca's long, distant past, appears out of nowhere, intending to save the Eternal Mercenary from spending years in a Nazi prison.

Barry Sadler's the Eternal Mercenary Casca : Blitzkrieg #40

A refugee from the marauding Turks, Casca takes shelter in a beleaguered Constantinople where he is soon recruited by a desperate emperor to travel to the savage Tartar lands of the Golden Horde to negotiate a treaty so they can save a shrinking Byzantine Empire. Casca's journey does not end there, though, for he seeks a mighty warlord who can unite the fractured tribes of High Asia and thus destroy the rising power of the Ottoman Turks. The Eternal Mercenary crosses the Caspian Sea, accompanied by a beautiful slave girl Adil, to the lands of Transoxiana. There, he finds himself drawn into the armies of Timur the Lame, one of many competing warriors struggling to unite their own clan in the face of Moghul aggression. Under Casca's guiding hand, Timur slowly rises, defeating his enemies one after the other, until he becomes feared throughout the merciless lands of Asia. Casca's mission to save Byzantium is always in his mind, however, and no matter how many enemies rear their heads, he is determined to steer an increasingly bloodthirsty Timur to turn on the powerful Ottomans

Casca: Scourge Of Asia

Americanabooks

Barry Sadler's The Eternal Mercenary Casca : Emperor's Mercenary

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