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Everything in this category is Robot, Space, Super Hero, or Sci-Fi related. There are toys, robots, rockets, space vehicles, space guns and novelties with space or Japanese Super Hero related images plus all the Japanese paper items with these images. I actually collected most of the things in this category and they might be from my own collection. The Japanese produced the most fabulous space toys during the 50's and 60's and the Japanese paper space graphics are beautiful. I prefered the fantastical over the realistic so that is what you will find here.
Shipping by USPS is a flat price to all continental USA locations. This is usually $4-5 per item. Combined shipping is available if you buy multiple items. Many of the small items can be shipped together for $5. Shipping by USPS to Canada and International Locations is available at actual cost. Insurance is Optional at buyer's request and will be paid by buyer. CONDITION-PHOTOS-REFUNDS Read the description carefully as information about condition, working order, size, materials of construction, vintage and my personal opinions and observations will be mentioned there. Sometimes I have a small quantity of an item but usually they are one of a kind. As far as the photos are concerned, I include views from all angles, try to focus on any defects and generally let you see the toy as if you were inspecting it in person. That said, sometimes photos make things look better and sometimes worse. When a picture is blown up to a large size all kinds of defects seem to jump out at you...like looking at your skin in a magnifying mirror. The actual item seen by the naked eye, especially our aging eyes,often looks better than the photo. Your satisfaction is always important to me. If you are unhappy about the condition of a toy you get I am happy to give a full refund or exchange it if that is possible. Things do get past my notice sometimes (those aging eyes).
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2.5 inches (5.5 cm) in diameter VG |
This vintage Japanese hand held roulette game has an image of Ultraman Leo in the center of a tin disc with numbered sections along the edge. When you press the tin lever on the side, the center tin part of the game spins and a small ball bearing rolls about, landing in one of the numbered sections. The case is yellow plastic. Condition is very good and the mechanism works well. |
$35. |
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Card is 4.25 inches (11 cm) wide by 10.5 inches (27 cm) EX |
This vintage Japanese set of two tin flying saucers with vinyl/plastic propellor-like wings is still sealed on the original card. This is version B...the space station has a red center band with the word space station. There is a round yellow saucer (1 and 3/8 inch diameter) with a dog passenger looking out of the window. The propellors are almost 5 inches across. The other saucer is a space station, mostly yellow and red with a 1 inch diameter. The propellors are 5.25 inches across. The two space ships can be made to spin and fly by threading the twisted wire stick thru the center of the saucer and pushing upward. These toys may be sealed on the card but I have had this toy before and the simple mechanism worked great. |
$22. |
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Card is 4.25 inches (11 cm) wide by 10.5 inches (27 cm) EX |
This vintage Japanese set of two tin flying saucers with vinyl/plastic propellor-like wings is still sealed on the original card. This version has the blue satellite. The space station has a red center band with the word space station. There is a round blue satellite (1 and 3/8 inch diameter) with stars, planets and a rocketship. The propellors are almost 5 inches across. The other saucer is a space station, mostly yellow and red with a 1 inch diameter. The propellors are 5.25 inches across. The two space ships can be made to spin and fly by threading the twisted wire stick thru the center of the saucer and pushing upward. These toys may be sealed on the card but I have had this toy before and the simple mechanism worked great. |
$22. |
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Card is 4.25 inches (11 cm) wide by 10.5 inches (27 cm) EX |
This vintage Japanese set of two tin flying saucers with vinyl/plastic propellor-like wings is still sealed on the original card. This version has the blue satellite. The space station has a yellowcenter band with the word space station. There is a round blue satellite (1 and 3/8 inch diameter) with stars, planets and a rocketship. The propellors are almost 5 inches across. The other saucer is a space station, mostly yellow and red with a 1 inch diameter. The propellors are 5.25 inches across. The two space ships can be made to spin and fly by threading the twisted wire stick thru the center of the saucer and pushing upward. These toys may be sealed on the card but I have had this toy before and the simple mechanism worked great. |
$22. |
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Card is 4.25 inches (11 cm) wide by 10.5 inches (27 cm) EX |
This vintage Japanese set of two tin flying saucers with vinyl/plastic propellor-like wings is still sealed on the original card. This is version A...the space station has a yellow center band with the word space station. There is a round yellow saucer (1 and 3/8 inch diameter) with a dog passenger looking out of the window. The propellors are almost 5 inches across. The other saucer is a space station, mostly yellow and red with a 1 inch diameter. The propellors are 5.25 inches across. The two space ships can be made to spin and fly by threading the twisted wire stick thru the center of the saucer and pushing upward. These toys may be sealed on the card but I have had this toy before and the simple mechanism worked great. |
$22. |
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6.75 inches (17 cm) wide 9.25 inches (23.4 cm) tall EX |
This vintage Japanese mask is meant to fit a child's face. The colorful Iron King mask is in excellent condition with no cracks or breaks.. Even the elastic is still stretchy. The colors are metallic with the exception of the see through yellow eye area. |
$20. |
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7.25 inches (18.5 cm) wide 9 inches (23 cm) tall EX |
This colorful mask is a representation of the TV show robot Robocon. Since the mask is dated 1999, it is probably something to so with the TV sequel concerning the character that came out that year. The space for the face is about 7.5 inches so it will fit a small adult or child. Condition is excellent, unused old stock. The elastic is still stretchy. |
$10. Quantity-7 |
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3 and 3/8 inches (8.57 cm) wide 6 inches (15.2 cm) tall Unopened Header Bag VG-EX |
This unopened package of vintage Japanese Gigantor puffy stickers still has the original header card with an image of Gigantor.....or Ironman, T-28, Tetsujin 28..he has a lot of aliases. The package contains eight stickers (all T-28 related) that range from a small 1.5 inch (3.8 cm) tall to the full figure Gigantor at 2 and 3/8 inches ( 6 cm) tall. There are three Ironman stickers four small human character stickers and one snow mobile-like vehicle. Condition is very good to excellent in an unopened header bag. |
$8. One Only |
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3 and 3/8 inches (8.57 cm) wide 6 inches (15.2 cm) tall Unopened Header Bag VG-EX |
This unopened package of vintage Japanese Gigantor puffy stickers still has the original header card with an image of Gigantor.....or Ironman, T-28, Tetsujin 28..he has a lot of aliases. The package contains eight stickers (all T-28 related) that range from a small 1.5 inch (3.8 cm) tall to the full figure Gigantor at 2 and 3/8 inches ( 6 cm) tall. There are four Ironman stickers, and one snow mobile-like vehicle. Condition is very good to excellent in an unopened header bag. The back of the bag does show some dirt spots and a small hole in the plastic. |
$8. One Only |
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2 and 3/8 inches (6 cm) in diameter VG |
This vintage Japanese spinning top has a tin top face showing two Gigantor or Tetsujin 28 images-one with him flying, one standing, with a spiral design background. This is a string wound top. No string is available but other similar tops I have had used a rather thick, soft cotton cord. The underside of the top has a ribbed surface that looks like plastic but sounds like tin when you tap it. Condition is very good with only a bit of wear on the edges. |
$10. One Only |
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2 and 3/8 inches (6 cm) in diameter VG |
This vintage Japanese spinning top has a tin top face showing two Gigantor or Tetsujin 28 images-one with him flying and one of just his head, with a colorful circular target design background. This is a string wound top. No string is available but other similar tops I have had used a rather thick, soft cotton cord. The underside of the top has a ribbed surface that looks like plastic but sounds like tin when you tap it. Condition is very good with some chips in the litho. |
$10. One Only |
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2 and 3/8 inches (6 cm) in diameter VG |
This vintage Japanese spinning top has a tin top face showing one of the Ultramen (so many I can't keep them straight) fighting a green monster. A wonderful, colorful image. This is a string wound top. No string is available but other similar tops I have had used a rather thick, soft cotton cord. The underside of the top has a ribbed surface that looks like plastic but sounds like tin when you tap it. Condition is very good with almost no wear. |
$10. Quantity-5 |
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2 and 3/8 inches (6 cm) in diameter Good-VG |
This vintage Japanese spinning top has a tin top face showing one of the Ultramen (so many I can't keep them straight)with a flying saucer. A wonderful, colorful image. This is a string wound top. No string is available but other similar tops I have had used a rather thick, soft cotton cord. The underside of the top has a ribbed surface that looks like plastic but sounds like tin when you tap it. Condition is very good with almost no wear. |
$10. One Only |
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2 and 3/8 inches (6 cm) in diameter Good-VG |
This vintage Japanese spinning top has a tin top face showing one of the Ultramen (so many I can't keep them straight) flying through the air with a spaceship rocket. A wonderful, colorful image. This is a string wound top. No string is available but other similar tops I have had used a rather thick, soft cotton cord. The underside of the top has a ribbed surface that looks like plastic but sounds like tin when you tap it. Condition is very good with almost no wear. |
$10. One Only |
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1.5 inches (3.8 cm) tall VG-EX |
This tiny tin Japanese whistle is pretty rare. It depicts the flying robot Gigantor (also known as T-28, Tetsujin or Ironman). This is a whistle that was probably only for the Japanese market...it does not show up in the US. Condition is very good to excellent with bright colors and a shiny surface. The gold tone back of the whistle has a few dark spots. It makes a shrill whistle sound. |
$50. One Only |
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1 and 3/8 inches (3.5 cm) tall VG |
This colorful tin Japanese whistle is very small. It depicts a colorful rocket with flaming exhaust, shooting into space. This whistle is one of a set of three, each showing a different rocket. This one has a blue background with a skinny red, yellow and green rocket with four pointy fins. The whistle is in very good condition and makes a high pitched sound. |
$8. Quantity-4 |
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1 and 3/8 inches (3.5 cm) tall VG |
This colorful tin Japanese whistle is very small. It depicts a colorful rocket with flaming exhaust, shooting into space. This whistle is one of a set of three, each showing a different rocket. This one has a blue background with a fat red rocket with four yellow and green striped fins. The whistle is in very good condition and makes a high pitched sound. |
Quantity-4 |
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1 and3/8 inches (3.5 cm) tall VG |
This colorful tin Japanese whistle is very small. It depicts a colorful rocket with flaming exhaust, shooting into space. This whistle is one of a set of three, each showing a different rocket. This one has a red background with a yellow and green rocket with four pointy blue fins. The whistle is in very good condition and makes a high pitched sound. |
$8 Quantity-3 |
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3 and 3/8 inches (8.6 cm) long VG |
This vintage Japanese tin whistle is one of a series of three rocket whistles in different colors. This is the red shooting Star rocket whistle. Colors are bright and the shiny top surface has only a few minor scratches. The plain metal of the back has some darkened areas. The whistle has a pleasant double tone. |
$35. One Only |
Paper: Space, Robot, and Super Heroes
Ultraman, Tetsujin, Prince Planet, Astro Boy, EightMan, Space Ace, Shogun Warriors, Spectreman, Iron King, Kamen Rider, Robocon, Rainbow Sentai Robin, Robot Benkei and a host of unknown others
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3 and 1/8 inches 8 cm) tall 2 inches (5.2 cm) wide EX |
These small book-like cards have an image of Astro Boy with two robots on one side and Gigantor (Tetsujin-28) and a rocket on the other. The colorful artwork has a naive quality. The little book-like novelty opens to show a peel-off paper and some Japanese instructiions. I believe that these are magic smoke cards. The box they came in seems to indicate some kind of smoke or something that happens by rubbing whatever is under the peel-off paper between your fingers. I tried it...nothing happens. So either it never worked or age has interferred with the desired result. Still, these are attractive images and I am selling them as a pair so that you can easily display both sides. |
$5. PAIR Quantity-21 pairs |
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9.75 inches (24.7 cm) wide 13.5 inches (34 cm) tall Good-VG |
This colorful fukuwari game has the face of Ultraman, along with some facial features to cut out by hand and place on the Ultraman face. Images of Godzilla-like monsters and Ultraman are seen in the background. Colors are bright on this unusual game. There are two one half to one inch tears along the left edge that have been repaired on the back with acid free clear tape. A few small edge bends, light creases and slight corner wear are present. Overall condition is good to very good. |
$15. One Only |
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5 and 7/8 inches (15 cm) by 3.75 inches (9.6 cm) EX |
This beautiful unused vintage Japanese post card is from an assorted pack. The card is printed on a light weight cardboard. The image is a drawing of a cute blue robot with a comic looking little man. Condition is excellent and unused. |
$5. One Only |
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3 and 3/16 inches (8 cm Wide 10 and 5/8 inches (27 cm) Tall VG-EX |
This new/old stock, un-cut sheet of Japanese menko cards has slightly smaller cards with 21 cards to the sheet. The colorful cards depict images of a red Gigantor, Moonlight Mask, Ogon Bat, AstroBoy and various ninja and Samurai characters. The backs of the cards show the usual hand signs, numbers and Japanese letters along with a depiction of the Lunar Module, all in blue ink. Condition is very good to excellent with no fading, corner wear or other age issues. |
$5. Quantity-12 |
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4.5 inches (11.3cm) in diameter |
This extra large round card is printed in 1950's vintage colors on a mid-heavy weight cardboard. There is no printing on the back. This steely eyed super hero boy ( Uchuu Shonen Soran) is accompanied by a squirrel with an antenna coming out of his little head (Space Squirrel Chappy!) Condition is unused and excellent. This card is new-old stock and never played with by grubby handed children. |
$3. Quantity-4 |
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2 and 3/8 inches (6 cm) in diameter VG |
This colorful mid-weight cardboard menko card shows a robot with astronaut in the background. Condition is very good with minimal play wear. |
$2. Quantity-10 |
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8 inches (20.5 cm) tall 5.25 inches (13.2 cm) wide VG-EX |
This vintage Japanese card is way too big and heavy to be a true menko card although that is what it appears to be. The card is a heavy cardboard 8 inches by 5.25 inches. The artwork on front and back is wonderful, with the front showing a colorful scene of Rainbow Sentai Robin with the Robot Bemkei and the Pegasus character.The back is a single color ink (brown) and has some numbers, Japanese characters and a hand sign in typical menko fashion. Rainbow Sentai Robin brandishes a raygun as his flying robot pal Benkei strikes a rocketship out of the sky. This card was never played with....I view it more as art than a toy. |
$7. Quantity-11 |
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2.75 inches (7 cm) in diameter VG |
This vintage Japanese round menko card has an image of the Japanese character Eightman. The mid-weight cardboard has a slightly glossy front and a plain back. This card is from some old stock that was never sold or used so condition is very good, good color on the front and slight age foxing on the back along the edge. |
$2. Quantity-12 |
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2.75 inches (7 cm) in diameter VG |
These two vintage Japanese menko cards show two different images of the Eightman character. These are un-sold old stock cards in very good condition. The backs of the cards are plain cardboard. Colors are good on the front. The pink cards are slightly off register where cut, showing a bit of the edge. Sold as a pair. |
$3. Pair of 2 Quantity-3 |
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2.75 inches (7 cm) in diameter VG |
These two vintage Japanese menko cards each show different images. One is of the robot Gigantor or Tetsujin 28. The other shows two human character, including the robot's controller Jimmy Sparks, or Shotaro Kaneda. These are un-sold old stock cards in very good condition. The backs of the cards are plain cardboard. Colors are good on the front. Sold as a pair. |
$3 Pair of 2 Quantity-12 |
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2.75 inches (7 cm) in diameter VG |
This vintage Japanese menko card shows the robot character Gigantor. These are un-sold old stock cards in very good condition. The backs of the cards are plain cardboard. |
$2. Quantity-5 |