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 “Transforms from motorized defense base to robot” in 1985
October 23, 1985. This ad block from The Pensacola Journal comes out of a Lionel…
Autobot Cars and Transformers Dinobot “Red Hot Sale” in 1985
November 12, 1985. The Marion Star. Unfortunately — or is it actually fortunate? — the…
“Transforms automatically from robot to spaceship and back” in 1985
November 9, 1985. At about $5, it is no surprise that the Transformers Jumpstarters were…
1985 Transformers Grimlock Newspaper Advertisement
October 31, 1985. This Dinobot ad makes an excellent companion to the ad we saw…
Dinobots $9.99/Each in 1985
The Dinobots ad we saw earlier this week simply cannot compare to the sharpness of…
Hasbro’s Transformers and “Nothing Is What It Seems” in 1985
June 19, 1985. The South Carolina Times and Democrat newspaper brings us this fantastic Transformers…
GoBots Bubble Man Newspaper Advertisement
I reviewed the GoBots Bubble Man cheap transforming robot toy back in 2015 (posted here),…
“Save 18%-21%” on Hasbro’s Transformers in 1985
June 6, 1985. The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania, brings us a Hess’s ad block…