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 “He’s Not Greedy, He’s Just Acting His Age”
” . . . the place children are most likely to see new SuperNaturals or…
1981 Gamma World Ad from The Register-Guard
Here’s something a little unusual: a newspaper advertisement for TSR’s Gamma World roleplaying game (Amazon.com…
Shogun Warriors and Micronauts Comic Subscriptions in 1979
Comic books are too expensive today, and here’s proof that comics were a far better…
Still Missing: Dub-K Toys X KFC Voltron-Style Robots
I pre-ordered the set on January 27, 2014 and then went on with life. A…
“An Appetite At Quaker Oats”
Magazine timing can be a very strange thing. A September 4, 1987 L.A. Times article…
Transformers, GoBots, and Masters of the Universe All Rate “Excellent” With Family Psychologist
Divided across two issues of the Lakeland Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) — November 28, 1984 and…
Mars Attacks Fan Opens a Comic Book Store in the Eighties
Lodi, California’s Lodi News-Sentinel newspaper shares with us this January 11, 1988 story in which…
October, 1988 Buck Rogers Game Ad
Before TSR gave their Buck Rogers XXVc roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*) a chance on the…