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 BattleTech “Weapon and ‘Mech Recognition Guide” from The Crescent Hawk’s Inception Video Game
Based on Fasa’s BattleTech game series (find at Amazon.com*), BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk’s Inception was…
“Dino toys miff scientists”
Now here’s a hell of a fun 1988 newspaper article about the Tyco Toys Dino…
Star Wars Scout Walker Vehicle
December 17, 1982. Jump to page 28 of this 1982 newspaper to see the entire…
“Win all you can haul.”
Wanna win a shopping spree at ToysRUs in 1985? This Muppet Magazine advertisement promises that…
Tomy Fashion Plates Design Kit
This 1981 K-Mart newspaper ad gives us another look at Tomy’s Fashion Plates, the artistic…
“Solaris VII is a boxed supplement for use with BattleTech and Mechwarrior!”
This 1991 advertisement for Fasa’s BattleTech series (find at Amazon.com*) comes from the back cover…
Darth Vader and Tobor in 1978
You can read the article here, but the best part of this 1978 Southeast Missourian…
Galoob Defenders of Freedom Action Figures
Only $0.99/each, kids! Hasbro’s G.I. Joe wasn’t the only line of military action figures available…