“Toys for Girls and Boys” in 1976
Every now and then, a newspaper discovery shows me something I’d never seen before. For…
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Kenner’s AT-AT at Circus World in 1982
See page 20 in this December 5, 1982 newspaper at the Google newspaper archives for…
Remco’s Warlord at K-Mart in 1983
Based on DC’s Warlord (and others), the Remco Lost World of the Warlord action figure…
Tonka’s GoBots and Kenner’s Super Powers in 1984
This 1984 newspaper ad for Sam Morgan’s Discount Toys sure makes me wish it were…
M.A.S.K. Piranha Toy Advertised in 1985
After yesterday’s newspaper ad for the M.A.S.K. Condor I went deeper into the Google newspaper…
“Special playroom company’s way of developing new toys and ideas” in 1980
This 1980 Associated Press newspaper article takes us inside Hasbro for a peek at the…
G.I. Joe Action Figures on Sale at JCPenny in 1982
October 25, 1982. We’ve seen this exact illustration before in a different JCPenny newspaper ad,…
JCPenny and Shogun Warriors in 1977
I know, I know. Looking at newspapers from 1977 won’t help me uncover G.I. Joe…