This stuff was . . . wrong.

"We need a girl victim," says the mad scientist. Not a female subject, but a victim. You suspect Science is not his primary objective.

"This is New York. No one will help her" may be the most depressing thing to ever appear in a children's toy ad. But that was where the culture had gone.

There's a book abou thte ads and toys.

Monster Scenes, intended as an exciting and innovative model kit series in 1971, touched off a firestorm of parental outrage and public protest. Its makers meant to deliver an interactive series of adaptable figures and playsets based on classic monster movies. The marketing angle, however, touted apparent sex and sadism, going so far as to promote the series as "Rated X...for Excitement," all pitched at children 8 years and up.

Did it really kill the company? I'm tempted to buy the book. eBay has some sets of The Victim for sale - $90 or so for severed limbs and such.