“Manglord Action Alien” in 1983
This 1983 newspaper ad for Ideal’s Manglors was an unexpected find. The Manglors (see Wikipedia and Toyfinity) didn’t last long at retail, and as far as I know the line wasn’t popular enough to get a lot of media coverage. Finding an ad for an obscure line like this is a real treat; rare and as special as the strange toys themselves.
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I had some of these. My strongest memories are: As soon as my Dad saw the slime that came with the Manglords volcano playset, he marched me down the street and we dumped the slime down the sewer. Also, the figures had a fun texture but didn’t really go back together all that well once you ripped off a limb. It stuck back on somewhat but the figure was really broken.