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 1982 Newspaper Ad for Tomy Wind-Up Games
With names like Funny Football, Goof-Around Golf, and Homerun Homer, Tomy’s wind-up game/toys of the…
Spotted Online – Action Figure Museum Reaction Video
It was almost two years ago that Gina and I visited the Action Figure Museum…
G.I. Joe “White Tiger Hunt” and Six Million Dollar Man “See-A-Show”
Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man and Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Adventure Team in a single newspaper…
“Eagle Eye G.I. Joe Doll” in 1976
The Eagle-Eye G.I. Joe comic advertisement is far more entertaining, yes, but it would be…
Action Figures in the Encyclopedia of Play in Today’s Society
Out of the first volume of Encyclopedia of Play in Today’s Society* comes this entry…
Ideal’s Derry Daring and Evel Knievel and Kenner’s T.T.P. in 1975
How popular were stunt cycles and cars in the seventies? Well, this 1975 newspaper ad…
“Your Official Source for the Next Star Wars Trilogy” in 1997
This 1997 advertisement from Topps’ Star Wars Galaxy Magazine (find at Amazon.com*) promises Star Wars…
Kenner’s Bionic Man and Ideal’s Evel Knievel in 1975
This 1975 newspaper ad offers up a fantastic snapshot of the toys of the mid-seventies!…