“Tiny toys twist, turn, fold, bend; robots form from other objects”
This newspaper article from October 19, 1984 helps illustrate just how popular transforming robot toys…
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1986 Galvatron and Ultra Magnus Advertisement
Just how many newspaper ads for Ultra Magnus are hiding in those Google newspaper archives?…
Super Toy Sale Featuring GoBots and Transformers in 1986
This Menard’s newspaper ad from September 28 in 1986 is just what we need on…
Pow-R-Trons and Constructicons
December 4, 1985. Here’s an awesome Target sales flyer from the Milwaukee Sentinel newspaper where…
1986 Transformers Predacons and Ultra Magnus Newspaper Ad
We’ve seen old newspaper ads for Ultra Magnus before (here, here, and here), but what…
1984 Optimus Prime Patent
I sometimes forget that there’s the awesome Google patent archives, but then I remember them…
“30% off all Voltron, Transformers, Mask and Wheeled Warriors.”
This December 13, 1985, JC Penny newspaper ad should grab your attention once you see…
The Loyal Subjects: G.I. Joe and Transformers at New York Toy Fair
If you’ve already been collecting toys from The Loyal Subjects (find at Amazon.com*) then you’ve…