What was your 1st monster toy?

[Hepcat]

I purchased from Toy Scouts in Akron, OH in the late 80s. The founder, Bill Bruegman, was such a great guy and authority on 60s toys of all kinds. Wish I knew if he was still around, as he was a super nice guy!

Bill Bruegman is still around but no longer deals in toys. He was one of the many big time dealers put out of business by Ebay.

He's been seen at comic shows in his area and I understand that he is still actively involved in model building.

[freddie poe]

easy the 1961 aurora frankenstein. my dad had an italian rest next to Henry's hobby house in Worcester ma. i saw that Frankie kit in that display window behind a yellow plastic screen which warded off the suns rays to the models in the window. i ran back to the restaurant and begged my dad for a dollar so i could buy the kit, then when i got it i had to beg him for more money to get the glue and the paints......like it was yesterday i can recall that day. and i sat in a booth at the restaurant and built it......

[Hepcat]

Very cool! How did the kit turn out? Were you compelled to buy the other Aurora monster model kits when they were released?

[freddie poe]

Hep! needless to say i bought everyone afterthat not too mention then running all over downtown worcester ma. looking for marx plastic, wind ups, battery ops, trading cards, FM's  and here we are today 50 years later!!! hahahahhahaha

[Hepcat]

...and here we are today 50 years later!!!

And you're still not finished the job.

[horrorhunter]

easy the 1961 aurora frankenstein. my dad had an italian rest next to Henry's hobby house in Worcester ma. i saw that Frankie kit in that display window behind a yellow plastic screen which warded off the suns rays to the models in the window. i ran back to the restaurant and begged my dad for a dollar so i could buy the kit, then when i got it i had to beg him for more money to get the glue and the paints......like it was yesterday i can recall that day. and i sat in a booth at the restaurant and built it......

This is what it's all about, bro! If I ever find that time machine we'll go back. 

[freddie poe]

if we ever went back into that time tunnel...a many lot of us would never come back........i know id stay for eternity............

[Hepcat]

If I ever find that time machine we'll go back.

This is as close to a time machine for Worcester as I can find:

Downtown Worcester - Gone But Not Forgotten

It seems that Worcester was almost exactly the same size as the London, Ontario of my formative years, although London has fared somewhat better since then.

[freddie poe]

Yup! there it was Grants Woolworths & Newberrys! Loaded with 60's monster stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  thanks Hep! LOL

[Scatter]

if we ever went back into that time tunnel...a many lot of us would never come back........i know id stay for eternity............

I'd be right there with ya brother.

[Dr.Cyclops]

Aurora's Creature
followed in short order by the Phantom and Godzilla

[jollygorilla]

one of my favorites that i still own from 70's

[shadowbat69]

I'm almost certain it was a plastic Godzilla. The most prominent toy that sticks out for me though are the Remco 3 3/4" figures.

[tdude]

I can't remember the first....
I had the Glow Frankenstein door poster. my mother always screamed!
Strange Change Machine
LIS Robot from Ideal or Kenner? large size
Aurora Monsters
Shrunken Head Apple Sculpture Kit
Monster Goop Maker
Styrofoam Tyrannosaurus Rex. large box about 200 pieces. I loved this!
GI Joe's as well. I remember buying them at Child World with money from delivering news papers.
A lot from the late 60's early 70's
Those were the days! 

[Hepcat]

Mine, I believe, was the MPC monster checkers set.  I remember playing with the monsters in red and black (still have all the originals but one).

Cool! The MPC Checkers set wasn't very popular when it was released. As a result it's really tough to find these days. Here are some pictures of one:

Thereabouts I then acquired the Palmer monsters with the gun that fired ping pong balls or was it darts? at the creatures to knock them down.

Well if it was darts it could have been this Weirdo Target Set which included Palmer monsters: 



But if the ammunition was more like ping pong balls, are you sure that the set wasn't the MPC Horror House Target Set?