Dorothy Lamour, Jungle Princess

Worked out a big trade a few months back with a fellow collector and scored some very nice, vintage Dorothy Lamour themed items: a beautiful cover painting issue of Hollywood magazine from October 1937, as well as one of the nicely done Portal Publications re-issue posters (from either the 60's or 70's) for Lamour's classic film adventure, The Jungle Princess (1936.) This is extra nice because it's awesomely mounted on a big 'ol sturdy hunk of wood. And to keep the Lamour alive, let's also take a look at a fun comic book adventure of hers illustrated by Wally Wood from the August 1950 issue of Dorothy Lamour #3, --where she takes on hungry crocs, shitty men, and an evil Pharoah's daughter!

Return of the 1920's Boudoir Lamp Dolls (PART TWO)

Following-up the previous post HERE with the other 1920's antique boudoir doll parts I purchased with the redhead, and this time we have a blonde, and though she is missing her clothing and inner lamp frame / electrical bits, she's still pretty wonderful none the less. A very cute, old-timey painted face (similar to my Munzerlite boudoir doll HERE,) and a truly lovely head of hair, blondie is in overall very good condition aside from a few fingers missing on her left hand. Her hips are labeled "Biskeloid" which I know nothing about. I do hope to find her a pretty outfit, something fashionably correct to her own time era ASAP, --I mean, it is still winter here in the midwest after all!

Return of the 1920's Boudoir Lamp Dolls (PART ONE)

If you remember my Munzerlite Boudoir Doll post from a few years back (CLICK HERE for it, as well as bit more info if you're unfamiliar with these antique beauties), then you'll be pleased to know that I recently acquired a few more of them, (thank you Brad!) And since finding the first one back in 2020, I have become a bit more knowledgable about them than the write-up in my other post proposes. Annnnd also, following up on the heels of the laughable claims made in the comments of my previous KISS dolls post that "dolls are only for girls" -- I, being a 53 year old, straight male with a very hefty doll (and mannequin) collection, would now like to show you photos of my most recent boudoir babe discovery. She's a little over 15" tall, with a typically lovely sad/smirk painted composite face, plus a delicate crown of pink roses placed upon her head which truly accent her gorgeous, real red hair. She seems rather nouveau regal, or religious, --or both, doth she not? Her fantastically designed, flower-lined and billowing dress is a bit on the faded side with a few stains, but being nearly 100 years old, I'd say it's all still in very good condition considering. Similar to my other boudoir dolls, she also has metal arms that connect to her torso by strands of bendable wire. And that my friends, is pretty much all there is to her, because underneath the dress she is nothing more than a basic metal wire shaped frame that holds electrical parts for the lightbulb and wiring. I'm positive if this thing was ever plugged in it would instantly catch fire, so yeah, don't ask if I've plugged her in yet. Come back in a few days for PART TWO to see the other boudoir doll that I also just picked up. Stay tuned...

Mego 70's Kiss Dolls

I was 7 years old when I first found out about KISS in 1974. Their music and image, seriously everything about them just shocked me into the realization that loud, rockin, superhero-esque theatrical entertainment was what I wanted to do with my life as well (and as some of you already know, I did just that, for a while anyway.) But back to the 70's, by the time I was 8 I had all of their available albums, and by the time I was 9, a mass marketed assault of KISS merchandise was flooding stores everywhere, including the hotter than Hell line of KISS dolls produced by MEGO. Unfortunately, these were really hard to come by in my area, and only a few of my friends were even lucky enough to find one or two, but never the entire set. Me? I never found a single one, nor did I ever get one for my birthday or xmas despite endlessly crying for 'em to the parents. Fast forward to 2022, and shout it loud-- thanks to my buddy Greg --I now own at least half of them, and it's a Gene and Paul, no less! Both are loose but in really good condition, the only minor fault seems to be an appropriately heart shaped scuff on Paul's nose, (which I don't think I'll even bother fixing since he's the Starchild Lover anyway.) I freakin' love their hair, and the addition of chains to Gene's chest and Paul's boots is just so rockin' that you can easily ignore some of the other slightly off-model, typically wonky Mego details, because that's the stuff that still makes these dolls some of the most unique KISS collectables ever. Now to find Ace and Peter! Do you have them? Are you looking to sell or trade? Please contact me. And yes, at the end of this post is a picture of me and my two friends dressed as KISS in 5th grade for Halloween. Little, 10 year old me as Paul Stanley wasn't too pleased about trick 'r treating with two Aces, but this was still one of the most monumentally memorable Halloweens of my crazy, rock 'n roller childhood.