OAK LAWN, Ill. -- When you walk into Rick Goldschmidt's home, you're welcomed by a collection of action figures, knick-knacks and toys. If you look close enough, you'll stumble upon a familiar face: ...

Frosty the Snowman (Jackie Vernon). He's a jolly happy soul, with a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal...but you probably knew that already. Since first debuting in 1969, ...