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 G.I. Joe Action Figure and Skystriker on Sale in 1984
My book dedicated to Star Wars newspaper ads, Collect These Figures and Accessories*, needs a…
“G.I. Joe: Escape from Doom!” Pack-In Insert from 1990
In addition to the “Incredible Shrinking Joes” mail-away promotion (posted here), Hasbro also offered up…
2003 ToysRUs Transformers Toy Reissue Advertisement
A few days ago I posted a 2002 TRU advertisement for Hasbro’s reissue of Transformers…
1987 Watchimals Newspaper Ad
Hasbro’s Watchimals toys (see Wikipedia) were working watches that had one weird gimmick: these were…
Spotted Online – X-Transbots Unofficial Cosmos!!!
I’ve reviewed the original 1985 Cosmos toy (review here), as well as iGear’s unofficial Cosmos…
1982 E.T. Atari Game at K-Mart
Okay, I may have just won Christmas. Poking through the Google newspaper archives I ran…
Transformers Armada Comic Book Advertisement from 2002
If this ad looks familiar then it may be that you’re remembering it from the…
Helix Star Wars School Products in 1978
Manufacturers learned fast back in the seventies, adapting Star Wars to almost anything and everything…