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’ collectibles fetch astronomical prices”
The release of the Star Wars trilogy in theaters in 1997 drove mass media awareness…
“WWII hero gives G.I. Joe a real face for toy soldier”
This Associated Press article from February of 1999 gives us a peek at Hasbro’s G.I….
Marvel and Munchkin in 2016
Have I mentioned before how many cool things I get to do at the office?…
“Prospects Brighten for Irwin Toys”
Irwin Toy (Wikipedia entry) was a Canadian toy distributor years ago, and anyone who collects…
1983 Masters of the Universe “Character Coloring Book” Pages
Gina found this Masters of the Universe coloring book for me at an antique mall,…
Milton Bradley’s Starbird in 1978
After yesterday’s Risk ad I felt it important to also point out that Milton Bradley’s…
1981 Star Wars Ads by Warren Publishing
We’ve seen Star Wars ads my Warren before (there’s one!), but what we’ve not seen…
Darth Vader in the June 29, 1980 Lakeland Ledger
A photo by Paul Johnson in the June 29, 1980, issue of the Lakeland Ledger…