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 That’s Not Star Wars
Oops!!! JCPenny commits a party foul in this 1981 newspaper advertisement listing Star Wars toys…
“G.I. Joe Action Sets” on Sale in 1982
It turns out that G.I. Joe newspaper ads of the eighties are a lot tougher…
1982 Rebel Armored Snowspeeder Newspaper Advertisement
I see it written as both Snowspeeder (in today’s ad) and as Snow Speeder (as…
Affiliate Link – Star Wars Black 40th Anniversary Legacy Pack
The new Star Wars Black 40th Anniversary Legacy Pack* is out there, appearing in stores…
Parker Brothers’ Star Wars Video Game and Mattel Electronics’ Pocket Dungeons & Dragons Game
We’ve seen both of these games before (comic ad for the Star Wars game, 1983…
Jabba the Hutt on Sale in 1983
November 4, 1983. It turns out that a little more searching through the Google Newspaper…
Star Wars Action Figures, Speeder Bike, and Micro Collection Wampa Cave
Yesterday’s Dungeons & Dragons advertisement also included this Star Wars block of Kenner toys. 1983…
1982 Star Wars Sneakers by Stride Rite
A newspaper ad from December 15, 1982, is all we need as proof that kids…