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 November 1978 Starbird Newspaper Advertisement
A few days ago I shared a newspaper ad for Milton Bradley’s Starbird toy. The…
1987 Robocop Review in Orange Coast Magazine
We’ve looked at three older reviews of the original Robocop movie (Amazon.com search*) over the…
Paolo Bacigalupi’s “City of Ash” Short Story on Medium
Paolo Bacigalupi, author of The Windup Girl*, and many other fantastic sci-fi tales, has posted…
Spotted Online – Popular Mechanics and the Star Wars RPG
Fantasy Flight Games’ series of Star Wars roleplaying games (Amazon.com search*) is the focus of…
“The Prototype” Movie Looks Entertaining
It was while reading this io9 list of sci-fi films that I happened across The…
1978 Mattel Values Featuring Shogun Warriors and Godzilla
This October 1978 issue of The Evening News newspaper includes a full page toy advertisement…
Tyco vs Lego: “More or Less”
Yesterday’s Tyco vs Lego advertisement wasn’t the only time in the eighties that Tyco tried…
Affiliate Link – Haunted House ReAction Figure Playset
The Super7 Haunted House ReAction Figure Playset* is now up for pre-order at Entertainment Earth,…