Retro Con 2024- Coming September 7th & 8th!
Lasers charged! Get ready for Retro Con 2024, September 7th and 8th in Oaks, Pennsylvania!
As always we’ll be at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, and again in our new home in Hall A! This gives us a 67,500 square foot show floor with more than 285 table spaces of retro collectibles for sale, including such toy and action figure favorites as Transformers, GI Joe, Masters of the Universe, TMNT, ThunderCats, Star Wars, MASK, Battle Beasts, Real Ghostbusters, and many more! Also video games, comics, dolls, LEGO, wrestling, diecast, playsets, model kits, 2D/3D art, tabletop games, trading cards, physical media, and much more. If collecting is in your blood, we’re the once a year show you can’t miss!
Not just a toy show though… Retro Con is a full-fledged convention! We’ve got special guests, panels, contests, raffles, costumes, tv/movie cars, free-play video games, and an atmosphere all our own! The retroactivity is off the charts!!
The antidote to ridiculously priced comic cons, we always strive to remain an affordably priced show. We’re $20 at the door on Saturday or Sunday, or you can buy an advance weekend pass for $31 (with no additional fees at check-out). Kids 12 and under get into Retro Con for free with paying adult, and vehicle parking is always free at the expo center!
We’ve already got some fantastic guest lined up for the show, which we’ll start announcing soon! Be sure to join our official Event page so you don’t miss a single update!
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Meet Lee Majors at Retro Con 2024!
Retro Con is going bionic this year!! Please welcome the legendary LEE MAJORS to Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, Pennsylvania!
Lee Majors’ career has spanned an amazing 60 years, quickly becoming a household name when he was cast as the rugged Heath Barkley on the hit wild west series ‘The Big Valley’ in 1965. The show ran for 4 seasons and 112 episodes and is one of the best remembered westerns of the era.
“We can rebuild him… We have the technology…”
Majors shot to even bigger star status in 1973 when was cast in the lead role of Colonel Steve Austin on ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’! Critically wounded during a NASA test flight, Steve Austin was rebuilt with bionic implants to give him superhuman strength, speed, and vision. *cue theme song with slow motion shots and bionic sound effects* The series was a massive sci-fi hit of the era, and forever remembered for such awesome episodes as Steve going up against doppelganger robots, the menacing Death Probe tank, and of course his epic showdowns with the goliath Bigfoot! And we would be remiss to not mention its popular spin-off show ‘The Bionic Woman’ starring Lindsay Wagner!
The show also inspired The Six Million Dollar Man action figure by Kenner, one of the most iconic toys of all time! With signature red tracksuit, roll-back “skin” on his right arm, bionic lifting action, and of course his wide-angle bionic eye you could look through, this was THE toy to have in the mid-1970s!! Lee even got to voice his own figure for a nostalgia-fueled ‘Happy Honda Days’ campaign in 2018!
Lee headlined another huge hit in the 80’s on the popular action series ‘The Fall Guy’! Lee played Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman that moonlighted as a bounty hunter with the help of a few friends, and of course his souped-up GMC pickup truck! The show’s opening theme, the “Unknown Stuntman”, was even sung by Majors himself! The series is about to get a big budget movie adaptation releasing in May starring Ryan Gosling. Rumor has it Lee may even be making an appearance in it…
And in an inspired piece of casting, Lee was brought on to play Brock Williams, father of Ash Williams, on the cable series ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’! An immediate hit with Evil Dead fans, Majors played a character extremely different to any he played before. The show ended too soon after only three seasons, and is sorely missed, though rumors persist of an animated revival.
“At 7 o’clock! Psychos seize Santa’s workshop, and only Lee Majors can stop them!” And who could forget Lee Major’s role as Santa Claus’ protector in the classic 1988 Christmas film ‘The Night the Reindeer Died’? (If You Know, You Know!)
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet pop culture icon Lee Majors at Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, PA! Lee will be signing autographs at his table all weekend (prices to be posted soon), but his photo ops will be *PRO PHOTOS ONLY*. We’ll get those details squared away soon and will post up purchase links as soon as we can.
Transformers 40th Anniversary Display at Retro Con!
2024 marks the *40th Anniversary* of the Transformers brand! Hard to imagine there was a time when we didn’t have such iconic characters as Optimus Prime, Megatron, Wheeljack, Soundwave, Bumblebee, and Starscream. We don’t talk about Wheelie…
And kindly given to us by Monro Auto in Phoenixville (as part of a recent tire sale campaign), we’ll have a 40th Anniversary Transformers display at Retro Con 2024! Standing 8 feet tall, look for the display on the show floor and get a picture behind it! Included in the display are a pair of masks to pose with if you want to channel your inner Optimus Prime.
Meet Anson Williams at Retro Con 2024!
You can’t have Ralph Malph without his partner in crime! Please welcome Anson Williams to Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, Pennsylvania!
Anson is best known for playing Warren “Potsie” Weber on the iconic television sitcom Happy Days, celebrating its unbelievable 50th anniversary this year! Often gullible but also loveable, Potsie was Richie Cunningham’s clean-cut best friend in the early days of the show, later being paired with Ralph Malph as the series moved on. Anson was featured on all eleven seasons of the show, and was also the show’s resident singer, with Potsie often carrying a tune at Arnold’s/Al’s Drive-In and other locales.
Anson is also an accomplished director, helming episodes of Hercules, Xena, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Just the Ten of Us, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Charmed, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch (in which Anson also cameoed as Potsie!).
Anson Williams joins fellow Happy Days co-star and good friend Don Most at Retro Con 2024! They’ll be signing both days and will be having a co-panel together. Catch two cast members from one of the greatest sitcoms from a simpler time!
Retro Con 2024 Tickets Now Available For Purchase!
Weekend tickets for Retro Con 2024 are now available for purchase!
Retro Con does things a little bit differently. If you can only come to the show on Saturday or Sunday, you can simply buy your ticket at the door on the day of choice. Day passes are a flat $20 either day, and kids 12 and under get in for free with paying adult. We’ll have multiple cash lines open for Saturday morning to help keep ahead of the initial crowd.
If you would like to buy a weekend ticket however, they can be purchased in advance at the link below! Weekend passes are $31, with NO additional fees at check-out. A weekend ticket gets you a slick Retro Con attendee badge with lanyard, and we start checking in weekend ticket holders at 9am on Saturday, an hour before General Admission begins. So consider this your “Earlybird” pass!
Can you buy a weekend ticket even if you only plan to attend the show one day? Absolutely! Many people buy the weekend pass simply for the badge and to get into the show early on Saturday. But we’ve got nearly 300 tables of shopping to check out, plus special guests, free-play arcade games, panels, contests, and a whole lot more. Well worth spending your entire weekend with us!
**Buy your Retro Con 2024 Weekend tickets HERE!**
Meet Don Most at Retro Con 2024!
He’s still got it! Don Most will be appearing at Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, Pennsylvania! Don is of course best known for playing Ralph Malph on the legendary sitcom Happy Days, celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year!
Jokester. Prankster. Girl chaser. Fraidy cat. Ralph wore many hats on the show. Part of Richie’s close circle of friends, Ralph would regularly get caught up in the gang’s (usually) innocent hijinks every week. Fancying himself king of the one-liners, Ralph typically only managed to crack himself up. The character would later enlist in the US Army along with Richie, marking Don’s departure from the series in season 8. But he would later return for a very notable two-parter in season 11!
Don also worked as a voice actor on several cartoons in the 1980’s, voicing his own character Ralph on ‘The Fonz & the Happy Days Gang’, as well as “Stiles” on the Teen Wolf cartoon. But Don’s biggest animated role was of course that of resident doomsayer “Eric the Cavalier” on the wildly popular 80’s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon! Though often coming off as cowardly and insensitive, deep down Eric had a heart of gold and would routinely save his friends from danger with his magic shield force field. Don’s brilliant performance made Eric another fan favorite on the show.
Don also guest-starred on numerous classic tv shows over the decades, such as Star Trek: Voyager where he played the unscrupulous Doctor Kadan, as well as parts on Sliders, Emergency!, Charles in Charge, Murder She Wrote, the Love Boat, Baywatch, and CHiPs where he played demonic goth rock star ‘Moloch’!
In more recent years, Don returned to his first love… music! Donny has always appreciated the swing and big band style of music, and now he delights audiences on tour with a unique show that fuses the swing era with Fifties cool!
Check out Don’s website: https://realdonnymost.com/
Meet Voice Actor Neil Ross at Retro Con 2024!
We’re kicking off our guest list with a voice acting great… Please welcome the esteemed Neil Ross to Retro Con 2024!
A fifty plus year veteran of voiceovers and radio, Neil has so many classic characters under his belt, it’s tough to pick a foremost role! He played unruly swabbie Shipwreck on the hit 80’s cartoon series GI Joe: A Real American Hero, one of the most popular Joes on the show. He also voiced other featured characters on the program such as Dusty, Buzzer, and Monkeywrench, as well as incredulous reporter Hector Ramirez, who is notable for being a crossover character in GI Joe, Transformers, Jem, and Inhumanoids!
Neil was also a big part in the Generation 1 Transformers cartoon, with his largest role being the rugged Autobot Springer in season 3 of the show. He also voiced surly Dinobot Slag, Hook and Bonecrusher of Constructicons/Devastator fame, Crosshairs, Pointblank, and Sixshot!
“And I’ll form… the head!” Switching over to Voltron, Neil played two of the main characters on the popular ‘Lion Force’ version of the show- Commander Keith and Pidge! He reprised the role of Keith for Voltron: The Third Dimension, and also voiced Voltron himself in a nostalgia-fueled “Happy Honda Days” series of commercials back in 2018.
Neil had another popular role in the 1990’s where he played the demented Green Goblin on the 1994 Spider-Man TV series, reaching a whole new generation of fans! You may also have heard Neil as Clyde in the 1982 Pac-Man cartoon, Leoric on Visionaries, Ace McCloud on Centurions, Herc Armstrong on Inhumanoids, FLUFFI on Bionic Six, Dr. Doom on Fantastic Four, the Clamp building announcer in Gremlins 2, and he voiced the title character in Rambo: The Force of Freedom! Yes, we had to include the image of Rambo riding on the back of a great white shark in Neil’s promo pic…
It’s been a full eleven years since Neil has been at Retro Con, and we’re looking forward to showing him how much we’ve grown since then. And we’re hoping you’ll come out to meet him too!
Neil has written his own autobiography entitled Vocal Recall: A Life in Radio and Voiceovers, chronicling his upbringing in the UK, time in the military, and his long career in the voiceover realm. You can buy it directly on his website, with net proceeds donated to Broadcasters Foundation of America & The Actors Fund!
Thank You!
We just woke up, what’d we miss?? Wait, it’s already been over a week since Retro Con ended?! Guess that means it’s time for a long overdue wrap-up post…
Retro Con has made a successful move to Hall A! There were hiccups and complications along the way, but overall we’re hearing mostly positive feedback from the new hall and layout. We may not have all the bells and whistles of the bigtime comic cons, but we like to think we deliver a decent bang for your buck, and foster an atmosphere that draws in genuine fans, and not so much your “influencer” and “too cool for school” types. We always try to be the change that we want to see in the convention world.
We’re also happy to report we totally shattered our attendance record for 2023! This was something we were highly relieved and pleased with considering there was substantially more competition for us this year, with no less than three major shows in the region happening the same weekend. We’re grateful to everyone that chose to spend the weekend or part of the weekend with us.
We’re aware of what needs improving in the new hall, and if we decide to keep the show going, we already have ideas on how we can fine tune things further.
We want to thank all of our attendees, vendors, guests, agents, everyone that came in costume, our panel room A/V person Tom Dalton, Oaks Expo Center, Arnold’s at the Factory, the Game is Afoot Arcade, Cool 98.5 for airing our guest shout-outs and spinning tunes at the show (and only ticking off one or two vendors), our panel room mods, Tommy & the Order of Cosmic Champions for sponsoring Stan Bush’s appearance, the Cybertronic Spree, the tv/movie car owners, the costume groups, anyone that helped us promote throughout the year, the Press outlets and photographers, and a special thanks to our friends at TooManyGames for jumping into action and supplying us with a speaker system when we realized the Hall A’s PA system was on the fritz!
And of course our biggest thanks go out to our staff and volunteers, who are truly the ones that keep the show rolling. We’re not sure where you find your boundless energy, but your spirit and enthusiasm is what keeps us going when we’d rather be taking a nap in a quiet corner somewhere. You guys are the best!
Our esteemed staff and volunteers for the year included Nick Govosdian, Denise Albright, Mike Breaux, Kevin Jones, Nagi Oki, Nate Kiphorn, Jack Doud, TJ Becker, Anthony Kyzer, Trick Treat, Dean Plakus, Tim Plakus, Kyle Williamson, Greg Hammaker, Jim Cannon, Matt March, Courtney March, Brandon Wassmer, Joe Fiore, Wayne Kline, Candice Santora, Logan Moran, Mike Townsend, Zach Townsend, Stephen Wang, Renee Devlin, Connie Smeriglio, Linda Marquis, Peter Tulay, Amanda Parker, Rachel Coppersmith, Stephen Williams, Bonnie Murphy, Shalisa Murphy, Lynn Brown, and Chris Scheetz.
Thank you to everyone that helped make Retro Con 2023 a truly memorable one!!
Retro Con 2023 Show Schedule
Saturday September 9th
*Panel Room is attached to our lead-in hallway!*
9:00am: Preregistrant Check-in Begins/Show Open to Preregistrants
10:00am: Show Opens to General Public
11:15am: Retro Con Retro T-Shirt Contest, hosted by The Breaux Show! (Panel Room)
12:00pm: Retro Con’s Weird Toy Contest hosted by the Breaux Show (Panel Room)
12:45pm: Diane Salinger Q&A hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)
1:30pm: Raffle Session 1
1. NECA “Cosmic Con” ALF
2. Hasbro PulseCon Zartan
3. HasLab Victory Saber
1:45pm: Costume Contest, 14 and Older! Hosted by Eric “The Smoke” Moran (Panel Room)
2:45pm: Greg Evigan Q&A hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)
3:30pm: Sam J. Jones- Savior of the Universe! Panel hosted by Pass the Controller (Panel Room)
4:00: Voice Actors Kathy Garver, Katie Leigh, and Paul Eiding Q&A hosted by Pass the Controller (Panel Room)
4:45pm: Raffle Session #2
1. Ecto Optimus Prime
2. NECA TMNT III Samurai Set
3. HasLab Star Wars Vintage Collection Razor Crest
5:30pm: Show Closes Until Sunday
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Sunday September 10th
*Panel Room is attached to our lead-in hallway!*
9:00am: Show Opens
11:00am: The Retro Con Trivia Contest, hosted by The Breaux Show! (Panel Room)
11:15am: Karaoke Contest Sign-ups (Front Lobby)
11:45am: “You Got the Touch!” Stan Bush Q&A hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)
12:15pm: Raffle Session #1
1. G1 Soundwave Reissue
2. Shogun Warriors Godzilla
3. HasLab Skystriker
12:30pm: Kids Costume Contest, 13 and under! Hosted by Eric “The Smoke” Moran (Panel Room)
1:15pm: Retro Con’s “Jump the Gully” Karaoke Contest, hosted by Nagi Oki (Panel Room)
2:30pm: The Dukes of Hazzard Reunion Panel featuring Catherine Bach, Tom Wopat, and John Schneider, hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)
3:15pm: Raffle Session #2
1. Kenner Bounty Hunter Figure Set
2. Transformers Legacy Nemesis
3. HasLab Ghostbusters Proton Pack w/ Particle Thrower
4:00pm: Show Closes
Four Horsemen Street Team Event at Retro Con 2023!
Wolf King Customs will be officially representing Fourhorsemen Toydesign at Retro Con 2023 with their “Street Team” event!
Mythic Legions and Cosmic Legions figures for sale at the show at official 4HM studio show prices! Plus meet 4HM team member, parts and customs for sale by The ToyForge and Wolf King Customs, live streaming, giveaways, and more!
Find them in the front of the hall (near the catering area) at the show!
Buy 2024 Tickets Below!
Vendor Table Info Below!
Sponsors!
Retro Con would like to thank all those that helped to sponsor this show!
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Cool 98.5 WXPM FM
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The Retro Network
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Rediscover The 80s
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Friends of Retro Con!
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The Breaux Show
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Fandom Spotlite
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Toy Spotlite
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