Remco

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title: "Remco" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["toy-companies-of-the-united-states", "defunct-toy-manufacturers", "toy-soldier-manufacturing-companies", "defunct-companies-based-in-new-jersey"] description: "American toy manufacturer" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remco" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American toy manufacturer ::

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Field	Value
name	Remco Industries Inc.
logo	Remco-red-logo.jpg
industry	Toy Manufacturing
predecessor
successor
founded
founder	{{unbulletedlist
area_served
key_people	Marvin Azrak, Ezra Hamway
products	Toys
num_employees_year
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::callout[type=note] the 20th-century toy company ::

| name = Remco Industries Inc. | logo = Remco-red-logo.jpg | logo_caption = | industry = Toy Manufacturing | predecessor = | successor = | founded = | founder = {{unbulletedlist|

• Isaac "Ike" Heller
• Saul Robbins}} | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = | area_served = | key_people = Marvin Azrak, Ezra Hamway | products = Toys | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | parent = Remco Industries Inc. was an American toy company. Founded in 1949, it is known for toys integrating technology and innovation from their inception.

The company's slogan in its early TV commercials was, "Every Boy Wants a Remco Toy...And So Do Girls!" In 1997, Jakks Pacific acquired Remco and absorbed it as part of its products.

History

In 1984, Remco nearly acquired the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) toy license, but lost out to LJN.

Bankruptcy & sale

In 1997, Jakks Pacific acquired Remco and AHI's Child Guidance from Azrak-Hamway. Under Jakks Pacific, the brand was absorbed into its other products.

Toys

1950s

• 1950s Space Commander Walkie Talkies
• 1959 Coney Island Penny Machine (Combination crane game and coin bank)
• 1959 Yankee Doodle Secret Rocket Test Center

1960s

• 1962 Caravelle Radio Transmitter and Receiver
• 1969 Tru-Smoke Trucks
• 1969 Frustration Ball

1970s

• 1970 Mister Brain

1980s

• 1983 Crystar for Marvel Comics
• 1985 AWA Remco Action Figures Wrestling Figures
• 1986 Karate Kid Action Figures

1990s

• 1991 WWF Hulk Hogan 110 Signature Camera
• 1992 Steel Tec Motorized Construction Set

References

References

1. Fox, Margalit. (2015-03-11). "Isaac Heller, Co-Founder of Remco and Toymaker to a Generation, Dies at 88". The New York Times.
2. [http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2001/8/2001_8_58.shtml "You Can Tell It’s Mattel… It’s Swell!"], Tim Forbes, ''[[American Heritage (magazine). American Heritage]]''
3. "Wrestling legend Greg Gagne recalls brutal "war" wrestling Stan Hansen {{!}} UnSKripted".
4. (2013-12-10). "Made in Jersey: Remco Toys - remote control toys were 'controlled' nearby in NJ".
5. "Space Commander Walkie Talkies from Remco".
6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071223172746/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894387,00.html "The Magic Market"], ''[[Time (magazine). Time]]'', Dec. 14, 1959
7. "Yankee Doodle Secret Rocket Test Center from Remco (1959)".
8. "Caravelle Radio Transmitter and Receiver".
9. "Mini Tru-Smoke Diesel Mod-Pad Carrier from Remco".
10. "Frustration Ball from Remco".
11. "Mister Brain, the Tru-Smoke Robot".
12. "The Saga of Crystar, Crystal Warrior from REMCO (1982)".
13. "The Karate Kid from Remco (1986)".
14. "Hulk Hogan WWF 110 Film Camera (New Old Stock)".
15. Katty Zion, [https://www.kzwp.com/steeltec/ "Steel Tec"], ''Katty Zion''

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