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 “Fantasy games capture imagination” in 1980
July 20, 1980. This 1980 newspaper article by Terry Kirkpatrick comes at the early edge…
“Dateline: Robotech” in 1986
Here we see a few different battlegrip.com subjects align in a strange sort of way….
2006 G.I. Joe Hasbrotoyshop.com Advertisement
Hasbro’s “Direct to Consumer” G.I. Joe line (Amazon.com search*) was one attempt a decade ago…
Kenner Six Million Dollar Man with Bionic Grip on Sale in 1977
November 27, 1977. This newspaper ad for a handful of Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man…
Mekton Starstriker?
I’ve mentioned the Mekton Roadstriker supplement a few times before (ad, cover art), but I’d…
“Please return empty Coca-Cola bottles to your dealer.”
This 1944 Coca-Cola newspaper ad points at one of the company’s biggest requirements of the…
1990 BattleTech Mail Order Form
This single-page mail order form was found inside a copy of BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk’s…
2006 DC Superheroes Advertisement: “City’s safe. All in a night’s work.”
The precursor to Mattel’s DC Universe Classics action figure series (find at Amazon.com*), the DC…