What Made Toys Hot in 1985?
Today’s look at a 1985 newspaper focuses on a N.Y. Times article by Lisa Belkin….
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1982 Star Frontiers Ad
A year ago today I posted an ad for TSR’s Star Frontiers roleplaying game (Amazon.com…
Affiliate Link – Mail-Order Mysteries
Subtitled “Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads,” Kirk Demarais’ 2011 Mail-Order Mysteries* book is…
“Behind the Candy Counter” with Bubble Yum
Is it just me, or does it feel like every single comic book back during…
Choose Your Own Adventure Ad from 1985
Not even a full page, this 1985 Choose Your Own Adventure ad comes from the…
Toy Manufacturers and Television Advertising in 1978
If you’ve read my book about action figure marketing in the eighties — Each Sold…
1966: “You Can’t Build a Business on Fads.”
More of my searching for “Bernard Loomis” resulted in this November 24, 1966 article from…
Affiliate Link – Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions
The revised and expanded edition of Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions* was published…