Coincidentally, I found two of the 'Learning Centre' goblins at Goodwill a couple weeks ago. Very cool stuff, nicely detailed. Speaking of, have you checked out Lanard's latest offerings? For a company that's been making their bread & butter imitating the 3" Joe lines for decades, they've been knocking it out of the park with their monster lines lately.
$15-$20 price point for a giant 20" mutant gilled alligator & a huge dire wolf?? Better watch your backs, 'big guys'! (Hasbro, Mattel, etc.)
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A bit of perspective: The (badass) 20" Kongs cost about as much as a modern Star Wars figure. (clears throat) I've got this whole range, big fan of the Kumonga-like giant spider and the rubbery flying thing.
The Kongs are definitely something that Mattel would have released in the 70s, back in the glory days of the giants -- Shogun Warriors, Stretch Monster, Krusher, etc.
Welcomed currency: Rubber Uglies, rubber monsters, jigglers, vinyl monsters, Arco monsters, Imperial monsters, fish cans....