1988 Dino-Riders Newspaper Advertisement
You probably remember that I’ve mentioned before how Toyland: The High-Stakes Game of the Toy Industry* includes background information on Tyco’s Dino-Riders toys. I hope you remember that, because the book is an incredible look at the action figure industry of the eighties and it’s a title every single one of you must read at least once in your lifetime.
And speaking of Dino-Riders, here’s a peek at a newspaper ad from the eighties that shows the Dino-Riders toys on sale for Christmas. The December 21, 1988 issue of The Spokesman-Review is where I found this, and my favorite part of the ad has to be how they titled it: “Popular Dino-Riders Action Figures are now on sale.” Well, popular may be a bit of a stretch, but those are definitely sale prices.
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Great find! There’s something charming about those grainy black and white newspaper photos.
@T-Rav – Oh, it’s not over yet. 🙂 I found more than that when digging into the archives.