Description: Wonderful toy robots, space ships, astronauts, and comic characters produced by the Louis Marx Company from the 1950s to the 1970s are described and shown in color and black and white photos. The toys were produced in tin or plastic and include wind-ups, battery powered toys, hoppers, and ramp walkers. Interviews with artists employed by the company add detail to this valuable text.
Brief description: Maxine A. Pinksy, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has studied, collected and written other books on Marx toys.