Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984 
G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco 
Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986! 
Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984 
Androform Cheap Transforming Robot Toy Ad from 1985 M.A.S.K. Firecracker on Sale in 1986
December 10, 1986. The M.A.S.K. Firecracker immediately captures your eye when looking at this ad,…
G.I. Joe Bridge Layer Blueprints and Instructions
As I work on my newest book project — dedicated to the G.I. Joe newspaper…
Star Wars Imperial Shuttle on Sale at K-Mart in 1984
How did retailers ever expect to sell us toys when using just a bunch of…
M.A.S.K. Action Figures and Transformers “Mini Autobots”
Two great toylines in one 1986 newspaper advertisement! I totally recognize the M.A.S.K. ad block,…
Ghostbusters, DC, and Middle Earth Roleplaying in 1986
Clearly, that 1985 DC Heroes ad we saw a few days ago had some sort…
1995 DC Super-Premium Chromium Trading Cards
December 1995. Boys’ Life. The mid-nineties would have been pretty much exactly when non-sport trading…
Dinobots Priced at $9.97/each in 1984
If you took a close look at yesterday’s Convertible Robots ad and followed the link…
Star Wars Y-Wing, B-Wing, and Ewok Playsets
December 18, 1984. Here’s yet another Star Wars newspaper advertisement, making me think that it’s…