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 The Amazing Energized Spider-Man in 1979
After finding one of the Remco Energized Spider-Man toys a few days ago (pics posted…
Belk Beery and Mattel’s Secret Wars in 1984
Belk Beery ads of the eighties are strange things. We saw one of the 1985…
Transformers Power Cycle Commercial
Earlier this week we saw a newspaper advertisement for the Transformers Power Cycle toy (posted…
1986 Mekton RPG Advertisement
R. Talsorian’s Mekton roleplaying game (find at Amazon.com*) has found its way to battlegrip.com before,…
Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man in “Toy Time”
Christopher Byrne’s Toy Time* is exactly what I want out of books about toys: Entertaining….
Beelzeboss Honor Shield Custom Kit Due to Arrive this Month
Designed for use with the official Transformers Generations Trailcutter* toy, this new third party kit…
G.I. Joe Whale and Mauler Newspaper Ad from 1985
That Hendersonville, NC newspaper ad we saw earlier this week (posted here) is loaded with…
ToysRUs and Toy Safety in 1976
This public safety announcement from ToysRUs in 1976 is one hell of a great ad….