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Dan Polydoris, creator of Death By Toys action figures, works in his shop at home on Dec. 3, 2020, in Niles, Illinois. Polydoris has been running his subversive toy business out of his small apartment for the past five years.
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Dan Polydoris, creator of Death By Toys action figures, works in his shop at home on Dec. 3, 2020, in Niles, Illinois. Polydoris has been running his subversive toy business out of his small apartment for the past five years.
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Dan Polydoris created his workshop, which he calls Death by Toys, five years ago. Mostly, he makes action figures, but sometimes lunch boxes, and other times body bags for his action figures. It’s a magical place. Polydoris has been running his subversive toy business out of his small apartment.