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 Tomy’s Strolling Bowling Wind-Up Game
November 26, 1980. Tomy’s series of wind-up games from the early eighties cannot be forgotten…
1981 Tomy Catalog – Little Van Goes, Mighty Men and Monster Maker, and Great Greetings
I posted a short video for Tomy’s Little Van Goes yesterday, so it felt fitting…
“We have a full line of fantasy & adventure games from TSR” in 1982
May 5, 1982. There was a time when TSR’s Dungeons & Dragons* roleplaying game was…
Tomy’s Little Van Goes Art Kit
Yesterday, one of Tomy’s Little Van Goes art kits landed in my mailbox. I wasted…
Hasbro’s Transformers Autobot Cars at Osco Drug in 1984
What makes this December 21, 1984, Osco advertisement from the Casper Star-Tribune most interesting is…
Hasbro’s Transformers “Only 30 Left in Stock” in 1984
December 19, 1984. The Auburn Journal of Auburn, California, brings us this small newspaper advertisement…
Autobot Mini-Cars at Bonanza Discount Center in 1985
August 15, 1985. I posted a 1986 ad for the Transformers Autobot mini-cars earlier this…
Facebook Album – Transformers Newspaper Advertisements
If you’re not yet following Battlegrip on Facebook, then you’ve probably missed the various albums…