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 Spotted Online – Warbots Art by John Dennett
I posted about the Warbots RPG that never was yesterday, and a little more searching…
1986 Transformers Predacons and Ultra Magnus Newspaper Ad
We’ve seen old newspaper ads for Ultra Magnus before (here, here, and here), but what…
Pepsi-Cola Convert-Able Newspaper Ad from 1985
I posted about these Convert-Able cheap transforming robot toys last year (posted here), and while…
1984 Optimus Prime Patent
I sometimes forget that there’s the awesome Google patent archives, but then I remember them…
“Pick and choose toy stocks carefully, industry analysts say”
Wanna see a roller coaster from the eighties? Yesterday we saw a 1986 newspaper article…
Grenadier and Mayfair’s “Warbots” RPG in 1985
There were hundreds of different roleplaying games published back in the eighties, and despite my…
Robo Force on Sale in 1984!
That 1984 newspaper ad we saw a few days ago included more than just Kenner’s…