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 1983 Games Workshop and Judge Dredd
Games Workshop’s series of Judge Dredd games (find at Amazon.com*) of the eighties may be…
Strawberry Shortcake and Castle Grayskull in 1982
December 17, 1982. What child of the eighties can resist taking a moment to admire…
“Welcome to Basic Training.” Dungeons & Dragons in 1986
This comic book ad for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game (find at Amazon.com*) was…
Star Wars “The toys of the film” Comic Ad from 1978
The UK’s Star Wars Weekly comic book (find at Amazon.com*) actually has fewer ads for…
Star Wars: Rogue One “Designing the U-Wing” Video
Hasbro created their own “designing the U-Wing” video last year (shared here) and today we…
“Militant Mothers Are Protesting War Toys” in 1966
GI Joe: The Complete Story of America’s Favorite Man of Action* touched on the problems…
1977 Star Rovers Miniatures Advertisement
We’ve seen the Star Rovers roleplaying game and miniatures before (here, here, and here). Bootleg…
1985 J.C. Penny Toyland Sale
December 19, 1985. Any newspaper advertisement that includes both M.A.S.K. and Masters of the Universe…