Just look at the Cabbage Patch Dolls in the '80s and of course, the Beanie Babies or Tickle Me Elmos in the '90s ... Beijing-based toy-maker Pop Mart, as a part of their "The Monsters" line.

In the early '90s, superhero cartoons like ... and high-tech suits dominated toy aisles, as seen in shows like Mighty Morphin ...