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 Totally Tubular ’80s Toys and LJN’s Dungeons & Dragons
Recently here at battlegrip.com I’ve shared a few old newspaper ads for LJN’s Dungeons &…
Spotted Online – G.I. Joe Trace Plates at joeaday.com
I posted these Trace Plates last year, but the little bit of info I shared…
“Action figures for girls is sign of gender-bending in toy industry”
Every single time that there’s an outrage over action figures and female characters I sit…
Droids: A Cybernetic Role-Playing Game Ad from 1983
I was searching through issues of Dragon magazine from 1983 on the hunt for info…
Kenner’s Star Wars Mini-Rigs Newspaper Ad!
This was a totally accidental discovery and one I snapped and had to share. The…
Mekton Roadstriker Cover Art
Two Roadstriker advertisements over the last week (first ad, second ad) and I find myself…
1985 “Insect to Robot†Vending Machine Header Art
Last week we looked at Insect to Robot gumball machine artwork from 1986. Today I’m…
Spotted Online – GoBots Memories at Plastic and Plush
Disguised as a review, this Plastic and Plush post does a fantastic job of giving…