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 Spotted Online – New Star Wars Sketch Covers by Jason Goad
The various sketch covers I’ve seen for Marvel’s Star Wars comics (Amazon.com search*) have ranged…
“Kids, Meet Captain Hot Wheels” in 1983
June 2, 1983. The Toledo Blade newspaper announces to children of Toledo that ‘Captain Hot…
1983 G.I. Joe Glider Toy Commercial
The best part of Hasbro’s G.I. Joe toy commercials during the eighties had to be…
“Robot Drives Toy Tractor Away From Obstructions”
An issue of Popular Mechanics from 1956 offers us this look at the Marvelous Mike…
Savage Mondo Blitzers and Name Controversy in 1992
I stumbled across this 1992 newspaper article while exploring the online Google archives, and I…
NECA and Hastings Deal Starting to Gel
Last year, the owner of NECA (Amazon.com search*) purchased the chain of Hastings stores. (See…
Adventure People and Their TV Action Team, Comes Complete as Shown
There are no amazing books devoted to the Fisher-Price Adventure People. Not a one that…
Marvel’s X-Men Are Hotter than Ever!
Just how important was the Fox Kids X-Men cartoon (Amazon.com search*) to Marvel’s success today?…