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 “NW toy giant files for bankruptcy”
After yesterday’s “toy blowout” ad from 1984 I started asking myself: Which toy distributor was…
A Second 12-Inch Scale Unofficial Mad Max Action Figure
Mad Max: Fury Road* was so very awesome that there are actually two unofficial Mad…
“‘Fearless Photog’ wins Mattel contest” in 1985
Last Friday I posted a 1986 article and today I’d like to return to Mattel’s…
Nuremberg Toy Fair!!!
Today I set out for a week adventure, traveling to Germany for the 2016 Nuremberg…
Shadows of the Empire Mini-Comic in 1996 Micro Machines
Here’s the cover and back cover to the mini-comic packed inside the 1996 Micro Machines…
Avalon Hill’s “Princess Ryan’s Star Marines”
Out of a 1997 issue of The General magazine comes this full-page ad for an…
“Toy Blowout” in 1984
It’s never great to see a business fail, but in this 1984 newspaper advertisement we…
Transformers and Diamond Select Toys in ToyFare Magazine
This full-page from ToyFare magazine in 2007 shares a selection of Transformers busts and statues…