Not sure how many of you (who aren’t named Twerps! Mike Jones, Lamour Supreme and Hateball) read the Secret Fun Blog, but you should! The blog is run by Kirk Demarais (who some of you may be familiar for his film based family portraits) and is an extension of the Secret Fun Spot. Both are just a huge repository for an endless stream retro kitsch that is pretty easy to get lost in.

A little while back The Secret Fun Blog posted a huge assortment of 80′s action figure blister card back graphics. These range from the classics we all know and love, those forgotten toys you haven’t thought about in over a decade, and of course those toys you never even realized existed.

This Nightmare Warriors one is a particular favorite of mine, and a prime example of a toy line I had no clue existed. It’s some no-name toy company who made a mix of skeletal warriors who range from actual historical figures like Pancho Villa, to made up undead commandos like Major Bones!

I bet Greg and Lamour Supreme are already actively hunting down some of these for their collections. I know I want Pancho Villa, personally. Also how dope is that painting on the top of the blister pack?

Kirk also offers some great insights on each of the packaging. One that particularity hit home for me was the “Kenner Conspiracy” of Beetlejuice. I was a H-U-G-E Beetlejuice fan (Movie and Cartoon) and it sucked that the only way you could get just a straight up classic Beetlejuice figure (in his striped suit) was by buying both the Spinhead Beetlejuice and the Showtime Beetlejuice and swapping the clip on head. Which is exactly what I did. Fucking Kenner!

- My Pal the Crook