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 ” . . . we’ve got more action toys” at Children’s Palace in 1982
New in 1982, Mattel’s Masters of the Universe toys (find at Amazon.com*) make an appearance…
Camera Extension Tube Test
I think that last time I showed test shots from the Olympus Pen E-PL1 camera*…
Hasbro’s G.I. Joe in the Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture
Google’s various archives are a fabulous resource when working on a new project, and while…
1983 G.I. Joe Video Game Advertisement
This 1983 Parker Brothers comic book ad for the G.I. Joe video game (posted at…
“Special playroom company’s way of developing new toys and ideas” in 1980
This 1980 Associated Press newspaper article takes us inside Hasbro for a peek at the…
G.I. Joe Action Figures on Sale at JCPenny in 1982
October 25, 1982. We’ve seen this exact illustration before in a different JCPenny newspaper ad,…
Aliens Armored Personnel Carrier Scaled for G.I. Joe and Acid Rain Action Figures
The HiYa Toys 3.75-inch scale Aliens APC is now up for pre-order at BBTS and…
Murphy’s Mart and Strawberry Shortcake in 1983
I’m still on the hunt for G.I. Joe newspaper ads of the eighties, but I…