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 1997 BattleTech: Counterstrike Trading Card Game Booster Pack
After ripping open a Mechwarrior pack I thought it might be fun to pop open…
“Finally . . . trading cards approved by dentists”
Here’s one for fans of Topps trading cards (Amazon.com search*) from the past. A 1991…
Spider-Man Sells Fishing Poles?
One of the things I encountered in Playthings magazine while in the library last week…
Spotted Online – “The rise and fall of Palitoy” at BBC
There’s a great history of Palitoy at the BBC.com site and I have to recommend…
G.I. Joe and Harley-Davidson Ad in 1999
From American Motorcyclist magazine in 1999 comes this ad for Hasbro’s G.I. Joe/Harley-Davidson crossover line…
Most Dangerous Toys of 1978
Earlier this year I shared a 1984 newspaper article in which Edward Swartz, author of…
Unofficial Escort Frigate Miniature for X-Wing Miniatures Game
I’m not completely clear on how this exists, but fans of Fantasy Flight Games’ X-Wing…
Affiliate Link – Star Wars Risk
This looks incredible! Hasbro’s new Star Wars Risk* boardgame has a TIE-shaped gameboard which automatically…