What was your 1st monster toy?

[skully]

While not really being a "monster toy" I also remember waking up on Christmas morning to a set-up Marx Operation Moon Base that my parents bought me along with a Mike Mercury Super car toy.  But,  Horrible Hamilton was one of my favorites.

[marsattacks666]

One of many first Monster Toys

I remember,  either my Mom or Grandmother buying/giving me an A.H.I., Dracula when I was a kid.

[Gojirafan]

Probably the Weebles Haunted House for me

[geezer butler]

Not trying to big time it here, but mine was a set of Mego Kiss dolls. After that it was a Mattel Shogun Warrior Godzilla.  Wish I had those today but I beat the s*%# out of all five toys. At least I enjoyed hours of fun doing so. The Mattel Godzilla I have now I had to buy as an adult collector.

[marsattacks666]

Not trying to big time it here, but mine was a set of Mego Kiss dolls. After that it was a Mattel Shogun Warrior Godzilla.  Wish I had those today but I beat the s*%# out of all five toys. At least I enjoyed hours of fun doing so. The Mattel Godzilla I have now I had to buy as an adult collector.

I was lucky enough in 1995 to find a MEGO, Gene Simmons, through a trade. Then later Paul, Peter and Ace followed.  I found  a MEGO Peter Criss at Fangoria Weekend of Horrors convention.  A few years ago, I found a Mattel Godzilla on eBAY. Unfortunately He was missing the lever for the flicking tongue. I sold that one. But later, I found another at a vintage toy shop.  Now.....the Mattel  Godzilla is WAY expensive. 😳

[ravenloft]

my dad is/was a Halloween junkie so always had monster stuff including Don Post masks. We saw the movies as very young kids, we had the decorations, costumes and toys, and we loved every minute of it. Still my family's favorite holiday.
One of my earliest memories is sitting on his knee watching him draw "the classic monsters" on some butcher paper at the kitchen table. The first Uni-monster toys that I can remember are monster jigglers Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, Mummy perhaps others when I was 3 or 4 years old in a Ben Cooper hairy Scary mask around 1980-81 on Halloween. Next I remember Remco mini monsters from the 80's, my prize Uni-monster possessions that I have owned for most of my life. A little later we got the Imperial toys Monsters from either Pic-N-Save or MacFrugals, both discount retailers (later bought by Big Lots) by my teens I was painting Aurora monster model remakes from Polar lights. I have always been a strong monster fan, because I am second generation from an original monster kid of the 60's, my dad.

[Paul L]

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Orange, battery powered? I had one for years, loved it!

[skully]

Hi LundyAfterMidnight.  Yes, it was orange, battery powered with discs you would place in the back trunk of the car, for going in different directions.  It was a lot of fun, and it was rather sturdy because of the hard plastic,  I too had it for many years, I used to watch the TV show too.

[Doh!]

Not sure which came first for me, but it might have been the Vampire's Midnight Madness kit from the 70s. I no longer have it, but distinctly remember the red vinyl cape and that cool action feature:

https://www.tylisaari.com/models/disney/vmm.htm

[Hepcat]

While not really being a "monster toy" I also remember waking up on Christmas morning to a set-up Marx Operation Moon Base that my parents bought me along with a Mike Mercury Super car toy.

It was roundabout the 1963 Xmas season that Remco released a Supercar loosely resembling the Mike Mercury piloted Super Car from the popular Gerry Anderson produced TV show:



Here's one complete with the now scarce original Sears Roebuck shipping box:



Within a year or two Remco spiffed up the presentation of its Supercar with a fancier more colourful bubble box:

[skully]

Hey Hep.  As usual,  great work with showing this!!

[marsattacks666]

One my favorite Monster Toys,  from my childhood on to being an adult.

[Hepcat]

Hey Hep.  As usual,  great work with showing this!!

Here's a page from a brochure or department store catalogue advertising the Remco Supercar:



And a commercial:

Remco Supercar

[marsattacks666]

Here's a page from a brochure or department store catalogue advertising the Remco Supercar:



And a commercial:

Remco Supercar

I need this car/toy.

[skully]

It is indeed a really neat toy.  If you look for one, inspect the large wings on the back of the vehicle,  even though it's a rather sturdy toy,  sometimes stress cracks appear on them close to the body of the car,  and make sure both of the "stabilizer" type protrusions on the smaller back wings are not broken off.  I think that the toy was actually re-issued later on with the "Land of the Giants" series of items.