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 Milton Bradley’s “Starbird” Toy in 1978
We’ve glanced at the Starbird before (commercial posted here), and while running a Google archives…
G.I. Joe “Operation Space Station” Contest
If you’re still buying Hasbro’s G.I. Joe action figures and vehicles (Amazon.com search*) today then…
Marvel Explains Price Blocks in 1986
As a kid, I loved to read. I would read everything I could get my…
Saturday Morning Cereal Time with Powdered Donutz
If you’ve read The Great American Cereal Book* — or if you just happened to…
1987 Newspaper Article on Tonka Buying Kenner
I’ve shared old news about this before, and my two action figure marketing books —…
“Putting the ‘hot’ in Hot Wheels”
There’s no end to the fun we can find as we dig through Google’s magazine…
1985 Robotech “Robot Store” Comic Book Advertisement
Do you really need me to tell you that this 1985 Robotech ad from a…
Minority Report Premiers this Fall
Following the events of the 2002 Minority Report film*, Fox’s upcoming Minority Report television series…