About Us
 Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, c. 1949 |
60 Years of Fun!Creature Comforts Toys and its sister Canadian company Parkdale Novelty were founded in 1944 by Morris Kotzer in Toronto, Canada. As a postwar toy and novelty company it grew quickly with the baby boom generation. |
Starting with domestically manufactured toys, Parkdale Novelty began importing toys from Japan in the 1950s. In the 1960’s Parkdale Novelty became the Canadian distributor for Mego Toys. The Mego line featured an exciting array of action figures, including Super Heroes, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes and more. |
 Japan, 1961 |
 Mego line, 1975 |
In the 1970’s the Mego line became the number one action figure line in North America. In the 1980’s Parkdale Novelty created the Creature Comforts line of plush toys. Creature Comforts Toys Inc. began distribution from Buffalo, NY. |
In the 1990’s Creature Comforts flourished with innovative new designs and began its custom plush toy division. Today Creature Comforts has become the industry leader in custom plush toys. |
 Catalogue Cover, 2000 |