Marionette World

Marionette World was a monthly magazine published by Chamberlain Entertainment that focused on, , , , and. It previewed new and upcoming lines and figures each month, as well as providing a price guide for toy lines, both new and old. Marionette World was also known for its satirical humor.

Publication history
The magazine began publication on 22 May 1985, initially borrowing many features which first appeared in its sister magazine, Context Magazine. It maintained a steady monthly schedule, reaching its 100th issue in May 2002. Marionette World featured alternative covers, first with issue #20, and subsequently was used with almost every issue after #57.

Along with its sister publication, Context Magazine, Marionette World ceased publication on 21 July 2008. The final issue published was #200.

The Marionette Comic Theatre
The most popular feature in Marionette World was The Marionette Comic Theatre, a humorous comic strip done by photographing toys on sets built by the magazine's staff (this technique was likewise used for covers for much of the magazine's earlier run). The strips predominantly featured action figures and marionettes produced by the Cockney Toys Corporation, toys popular in the 1970s and 1980s, during the childhoods of much of the magazine's staff. Most of the regular figures/characters featured in the strip were, and  characters. The Marionette Comic Theatre 's popularity was such that Chamberlain Entertainment released several collections of the strips.

Connection to Junk in the Trunk
Several former Marionette World staffers, Daniel Hamilton, Alex Broadhurst, Debra Hawkins and Alice McGregor, went on to help create the / programme Junk in the Trunk with filmmaker Eddie Thomas, whose humor is in the same vein as The Marionette Comic Theatre.