Starlog magazine had a great series of books exploring specific elements of science fiction, from toys to special effects. Starlog magazine happened to start publishing the year before the sci-fi craze swept the country after the release of Star Wars. Though the magazine initially focused primarily on Star Trek, it soon became the premier source for a broad gamut of science fiction news. https://www.mediafire.com/file/fnz86gw1ue03tsi/Starlog+Photo+Guidebook+SciFi+Toys++Models+01+1980.pdf/file Continue reading Download a Classic Starlog Book

Okay, nowadays many of these designs have been reused in the last decade or so in retro collections, but there are still some rarely seen designs in this 1977 book. I wore some of these in the 1990s, years before they started showing up in chain store bins, and boy did I get some comments from those who had not seen them since the 70s! … Continue reading Vintage Iron-On Transfers Book

This 1977 Godzilla book was part of a series of monster books from Crestwood House. Perhaps the series was the last vestige of the monster mania of the 50s and 60s when TV stations re-aired the classic monster movies to great reception. By the 70s and 80s, that classic monster trend had faded, but these books were quite popular among those too young for the … Continue reading Download Classic Monster Book from the 1970’s