tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post777081584121704980..comments2024-03-28T08:40:05.320+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Weird Mystery Tales #17. "A catchphrase, kid. You gotta have a catchphrase."Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-54115895380363567162015-10-25T09:39:01.604+00:002015-10-25T09:39:01.604+00:00That's interesting, Anon. I always assumed the...That's interesting, Anon. I always assumed they were those tiny little one centimetre tall figures that you used to be able to buy en masse in polythene bags. The ones that always had spare bits of loose thin plastic sticking out of them and had barely any detail, due to their cheap production.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-23354138579949029802015-10-25T04:42:12.622+00:002015-10-25T04:42:12.622+00:00I remember those ads, with the fine print saying, ...I remember those ads, with the fine print saying, "Imaginary battle scene shown." The actual toy soldiers were less than 2" tall, flat, and all one color. IIRC, half were yellow and half were dark blue, I guess so you could tell the opposing armies apart, since they were identical except for color.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-39020323775214306072013-08-26T11:23:06.718+01:002013-08-26T11:23:06.718+01:00I was hugely desirous of those toy roman soldiers ...I was hugely desirous of those toy roman soldiers - alas, airmail postage would no doubt have soured the apparently gainful nature of the offer.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642975792911597922noreply@blogger.com