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 Star Wars Action Figure Collector’s Case
It has now been almost two years since I produced Action Figure Carrying Cases*, a…
Autoduel Computer Game on Sale in 1986
Based on the Car Wars tabletop game, the Origin-produced Autoduel computer game consumed a chunk…
Powermaster Optimus Prime at KayBee Toys in 1989
October 26, 1989. This KayBee ad block comes from the Shreveport, Louisiana, The Times newspaper…
Mego Buck Rogers and Black Hole Action Figures on Sale in 1980
January 20, 1980. Mego’s lines of 3.75-inch scale Buck Rogers and Black Hole action figures…
“TSR Role Playing Games” on Sale in 1983
November 16, 1983. TSR’s roleplaying games surface in another newspaper ad, this time The Los…
Save $1 on Tomy’s Little Van Goes in 1980
I shared a video of Tomy’s Little Van Goes art toy a few days ago,…
1979 Fisher-Price Astro Knight Newspaper Advertisement
May 24, 1979. Kokomo, Indiana, and the Kokomo Tribune bring us this 1979 ad block…
“Car Wars – Still a Winner” in 1988
I was going through various office documents over the weekend when I ran across this…