Milton Bradley’s Operation in 1968

December 3, 1968. We just celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Operation game (Amazon.com search*) a few years ago, meaning that this old newspaper advertisement is from when a time before Operation had cemented itself as a staple in the game aisle.

We see the same box artwork in this 1972 ad for the game, so just how many years did Milton Bradley let Operation stay on shelves with the same artwork?