Tomland Morlock card variations, am I missing any?

[Roback]

This little bunny? Evil? Blasphemy!!

[darkmonkeygod]

That's Him!  Stare not into His eyes, you very soul is in peril!

[ramsey37]

If I may attempt to clarify where I think Tom is coming from, the Tomland company logo is an Easter-style bunny rabbit.  The rabbit is on the back of every FMOL figure.

That's odd. When the Tomland Mummy was on eBay, I asked the seller if the figure had the bunny logo on his back and she said no, but that he did have the word Tomland on his neck. Maybe she just didn't look very hard....
George

[raycastile]

No, I just didn't look very hard.  (And I was trying to be funny with the bunny stuff.)   The Mummy does NOT have the bunny.  He looked like he did without actually removing his costume.  I didn't want to mess with him too much.  But I just bit the bullet and removed his costume to get a clear look at him.  No bunny after all.  Yes, it says Tomland on his neck.  So the seller was right and I was being a lazy bunny.  But no more!  I have redeemed myself.

That's odd. When the Tomland Mummy was on eBay, I asked the seller if the figure had the bunny logo on his back and she said no, but that he did have the word Tomland on his neck. Maybe she just didn't look very hard....
George

[darkmonkeygod]

No bunny after all.

So, after that I went and finally found my long stored GID Cyclops / Ridal.  Guess what?  No markings what so ever.  Not on the neck, not on the back, not on the butt.  Nada.  Anyone else have ANY of the GID Tomland figures?  I'd love to know if any of those have markings...

[kinostadt]

So, after that I went and finally found my long stored GID Cyclops / Ridal.  Guess what?  No markings what so ever.  Not on the neck, not on the back, not on the butt.  Nada.  Anyone else have ANY of the GID Tomland figures?  I'd love to know if any of those have markings...

Hi Darkmonkeygod. I own most of the Tomland figures in the glow versions. Just missing Yog and Oov/ Fly. Some are carded, some are loose. I just looked at the first 5 I came across, and they all have the bunny logo on their backs. I didn't look at their butts. I looked at a few necks and saw no markings.
Some of the bunny markings on the backs are very faint, but they are there.
Maybe, since the GID versions came later, the molds were a bit worn, hence the faint detail on the logo.
Let me know if you have specific questions about any particular figures in the Tomland line. I have over 50 of the 8" and close to 100 of the 3 3/4". I've been collecting them for many years.

[darkmonkeygod]

I own most of the Tomland figures in the glow versions...

Well hello kinostadt!  Congrats on the major accomplishment of nearing a complete set of the Tomland glow versions and THANK YOU for chiming in.  I've got a ton of questions about these, but I'll try to take 'em slow.

First up, curious to know if you have the Famous Monsters of Legend glow monsters (Wolf Man, Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein) as well as the Star Raiders glow figures.  If so, please post photos of anything you have.

Next up, I'm trying to determine if the four Famous Monsters of Legend (Morlock / Bico, Cyclops / Ridal, Fly / Oov, Yeti / Tago) were released as FMOL before, after or concurrent with the SR line, and if there is any physical difference between these figures dependent on which card they came on, either glow or non-glow.

Do you know anything about Tomland's connection to Combex?

We'd all love to see pix of your collection, both 8in and 3 3/4.  While never collecting them myself, I've always liked their styling and have great memories of them from childhood.  Oh yeah, got any extras you want to sell or trade?

Thanks again!

Shannon

[kinostadt]

Well hello kinostadt!  Congrats on the major accomplishment of nearing a complete set of the Tomland glow versions and THANK YOU for chiming in.  I've got a ton of questions about these, but I'll try to take 'em slow.

First up, curious to know if you have the Famous Monsters of Legend glow monsters (Wolf Man, Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein) as well as the Star Raiders glow figures.  If so, please post photos of anything you have.

Next up, I'm trying to determine if the four Famous Monsters of Legend (Morlock / Bico, Cyclops / Ridal, Fly / Oov, Yeti / Tago) were released as FMOL before, after or concurrent with the SR line, and if there is any physical difference between these figures dependent on which card they came on, either glow or non-glow.

Do you know anything about Tomland's connection to Combex?

We'd all love to see pix of your collection, both 8in and 3 3/4.  While never collecting them myself, I've always liked their styling and have great memories of them from childhood.  Oh yeah, got any extras you want to sell or trade?

Thanks again!

Shannon

Shannon,
I do not have the Wolfman, Frank, Drac, Mummy. I've bid on most of them as they've shown up on Ebay, but never seen any in person. And I've never seen the Drac at all, if there is one. I know the rumor is that the Drac is pictured (line art?) on the back of the Mummy card, but it's unsubstantiated.

Even since I started collecting tomlands in the mid to late 90s, the name Combex has been associated with it. I don't know the relationship other than I thought Combex is listed as the distributor on the standard non glow FMOL cards.

I'll take a closer look at my GID Cyclops , Yeti, and Morlock when I get the chance.

I forgot that I also need the glow Flash, so that's three glows that I need.

At some point i will re-photograph my collection. A number of my figures have been online for many years, including a bunch on Lou Melograna's Megolike site and Kevin Lentz's 3 3/4" figure site.

[fmofmpls]

There is something terribly wrong with any monster toy that features a cute little bunny as it's logo. 

[kinostadt]

I looked on the backs of my loose Glow Yeti, Cyclops and Morlock. The Glow Yeti and Glow Morlock have the typical 1977 Tomland LTD, Made in Hong Kong and Bunny logo. The Glow Cyclops has a blank back.
This was the first time I've noticed a blank back. I checked both my non-glow Cyclops and they have the text and logo.
I have no idea what this means, as there's no way of knowing which packaging they came in.
Around 1996 I bought 11 glow Tomlands all together in one lot, including the glow Cyclops. I just assumed they were all from the same release since they were all in the exact same near mint condition. Weird.

[Roback]

I had mentioned something similar in a previous post about three of my Glow cards all coming from the same store ( mailers came with them, all had some store location code ). I made the same assumption you did regarding the 11 loose figures you bought. It doesn't really pertain to the markings that we're talking about, just thought it was worth bringing to your attention. I think it's kinda cool that all three cards came from the same source.

[darkmonkeygod]

The Glow Yeti and Glow Morlock have the typical 1977 Tomland LTD, Made in Hong Kong and Bunny logo. The Glow Cyclops has a blank back.

Well, that is a bit of a conundrum.  Of note, my glow cyclops has a very thinly cast rubber head.  How's that compare?

I don't know the relationship other than I thought Combex is listed as the distributor on the standard non glow FMOL cards.

Which brings up another question.  How many versions of that card are there?  We've seen Kresge and Combex.  Was there ever one with Tomland on it?

Anyone else have ANY glow Tomland figures they can check for the Rabbit mark or lack thereof?

Thanks again for chiming in Dave, and thanks for all the pics you posted on Lou's site.

[Roback]

Well, I just undressed my loose Tomland Grand and Gosh darn it, the bunny was staring me right in the face. Truth be told, I kinda felt creepy undressing him. 

[mike c]

<<BTW, if anyone is interested in seeing more of this color book's artwork, just say so and I can post additional pics.>>

I'd love to see them all, honestly. I had this coloring book as a kid, and have been looking for it all over again for years. Also, I know I had this book during the mid-70's... I received it as a gift for my 6th birthday, which would have been 1974.
Seeing your pics brought all of those great coloring days flooding back!


Mike C.

[darkmonkeygod]

Well, I just undressed my loose Tomland Grand and Gosh darn it, the bunny was staring me right in the face. Truth be told, I kinda felt creepy undressing him. 

Don't feel oddd Robert, it was strictly a medical check.  Is it a glow Grand, btw?