2019 Atomic Advent Calendar Gift Ideas Day 17

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You might recognize the “B-29” and lead bomb from the Atom Bomber. You’d be right! Let’s re-purpose these little buddies to drop bombs on ships! Hit the target, and the battleship explodes (harmlessly) into 8 parts!

Continuing with the tradition of harmlessly bombing things, this 1953 playset reminds parents that the atom bomb doesn’t actually explode things. Your kids are safe when playing with the lead atom bomb.

The battleship reassembles simply, for bombing over and over again. It promises hours of endless military fun. Pretend you’re dropping Gilda from Dave’s Dream with the 509th Bombardment Group as part of test Able of Operation Crossroads!

2019 Atomic Advent Calendar Gift Ideas Day 15

G.I. Joe moved from the battlefield to the adventure field, fighting such adversaries as ecological disasters and wild animals instead of other humans. Joe was now part of the Adventure Team, ready for action and adventures in the jungles, desserts, mountains, oceans, and radioactive landscapes.

Need a clean up in Hanford? Spill some radiation at Oak Ridge? Drop some uranium ore in Los Alamos? Never fear, as Joe’s ready to detect some radiation with his green jump suit, handy belt with secure container, goggles, and pincer arm to get that pesky (simulated) uranium rock out of the way. All the safety equipment needed! His flocked hair and beard is sure to keep that pesky ionizing radiation from doing damage!

G.I. Joe Adventure Team Radiation Detection equipment and clothing sets retailed for $1.99 each ($12.25 in 2019 dollars) at all the major toy outlets beginning in 1972, and you could often buy two sets for only $3.00 (a bargain at $18.46 in 2019 dollars).

If your parents are generous, be sure to ask them for the Mike Power, Atomic Man, action figure to put that (simulated) uranium rock juice to good use.

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2019 Atomic Advent Calendar Gift Ideas Day 13

Atomic Robot Man is coming to take over your city. Look out, he’s walking down the center of the street. Run away before he runs amok!

The original Atomic Robot Man was released shortly after World War II in Japan, where there was a well-established tin toy business. Robot toys were indicative of the times, where we suddenly lived in a world with atomic bombs and rockets. The next frontier with all this technology was robots, doing the work of humans.

Modern versions of this tin toy can be found for about $15 in a multitude of colors. But if you really want to go retro and rule the world with your 1940s original Atomic Robot Man in stunning greenish-beige, expect to shell out over $1500.

Watch this original bad boy try to take over the world!