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 Bulletin Boards in 1980
This was an unexpected discovery. The December 1, 1980, issue of the Spokane Daily Chronicle…
“American Defense” Only at K-Mart in 1987!
Even as late as 1987 we saw companies trying to capitalize on the success of…
“Toy firms are creating TV programs to sell”
If you’ve read my two books on action figure marketing in the eighties — Each…
Spotted Online – Cracker Jack Robotrons
When you start running searches for “1986 robot” on eBay you can never know what…
“Dungeons & Dragons Figures” in 1984
After sharing two different LJN Dungeons & Dragons newspaper ads earlier this week (first ad,…
“Master Your Mecha!”
I posted a 1986 ad for the Mekton roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*) earlier this week…
1986 “Insect to Robot†Vending Machine Header Art
You may remember the Changing Robot vending machine artwork I posted last year. Well, today…
Ralph McQuarrie Starkiller Sketches in “The Making of Star Wars”
We all know that famous Ralph McQuarrie painting of Starkiller squaring off against Vader, a…