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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Super Friends Goggles - 1977

sgOne of the most unusual Aquaman items I've ever come across, yet it makes total sense--Aquaman swim goggles!

The goggles are your standard item, so obviously some manufacturer (in this case, Sportsotron(!), Inc., of Bohemia(!!), NY) had a bunch of them lying around and saw an opportunity to move a few by slapping a Super Friends tag on them.

I've mentioned before the ignominy of Aquaman getting removed from certain versions of the Super Friends logo, I guess if either the manufacturer didn't have enough space or they wanted to print one less color. But to not be included on your very own item? Sheesh.

6 comments:

Scurvy said...

Cool goggles! Never seen these before.

Just the fact that you were blown away by Steve's collection tells me it must be truly amazing, as I find yours to be. I can't wait to see his.
Mine looks pretty lame comapred to yours.

Dixon said...

Agreed. A collection that rivals the Aquaman Shrine itself? This I have to see...

rob! said...

i'm just worried that everyone will demand Steve take over the shrine. :(

Plaidstallions said...

If it's the same Steve Fink from the Mego circles, this should be pretty interesting.

Anonymous said...

>i'm just worried that everyone will demand Steve take over the shrine<

From "The World's Greatest Aquaman Fan?" C'mon!

FOAM-ily,
-Craig

Dixon said...

Worried that everyone will demand Steve take over the Shrine? Not a chance, Rob. Remember, this isn't simply a collection of Aquaman merchandise, this is your collection of Aquaman merchandise, and your unique collection of stories, anecdotes, and memories.