Remco
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Remco was an American toy company. Founded in the 1949[1] as Remco Industries, Inc., it is known for toys integrating technology and innovation from their inception.
Industry | Toy Manufacturing |
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Founder | |
Key people | Marvin Azrak, Ezra Hamway |
Products | Toys |
Owner | Remco Industries (previous), Azrak-Hamway(previous), Jakks Pacific (previous) |
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, they produced the 'Johnny Reb Cannon', 'Mighty Matilda Atomic Aircraft Carrier', 'Remco Voice Control Kennedy Airport' (which featured model airplanes of American, TWA and United Airlines, a record player and an album which played a voice giving landing and take-off instructions) and the tethered 'Electronic Falcon Plane' that "flies itself".
Starting in the late 1960’s through the 1990’s Remco was known for licensed products from major brands like Star Trek, Superheroes from Marvel and DC comics, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and creation of the wrestling action figure with their AWA Remco Action Figure line.
The company's slogan in its early TV commercials was, "Every Boy Wants a Remco Toy...And So Do Girls!"[2]