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 Kickstarter – Star Wars Newspaper Advertisements
My new book of Star Wars newspaper ads is in the final days on Kickstarter,…
Transformers Cassettes, G.I. Joe Small Vehicles, and Silver Hawks Action Figures in 1987
From that same Battle Beasts advertisement from Circus World in 1987 comes this ad block…
Hasbro Battle Beasts at Circus World in 1987
June 7, 1987. The Tampa Tribune newspaper holds a fabulous multi-page advertisement for the Circus…
“The toy craze of today in a selection that’s out of this world” at Zayre’s in 1985
As I mentioned in yesterday’s Road Bots ad, that 1985 Zayre’s advertisement is loaded with…
“Mattel’s Man in Space” in 1967
Mattel’s Major Matt Mason line of space toys (battlegrip.com search) is one of those toylines…
1981 Kenner Star Wars Action Figures Newspaper Advertisement
My new book of Star Wars newspaper ads closes on Kickstarter on Friday, so now…
Marchon Road Bots $2.68/each in 1985
Run an internet search for “marchon road bots” and there’s a very good chance that…
1986 Newspaper Ad Featuring Hasbro’s Transformers and Marchon’s Roadbots
The other half of yesterday’s G.I. Joe advertisement included this large block of Hasbro Transformers…