“Select Minibots Special” in 1984
We’ve seen Select’s cheap transforming robot toys before. Over the years I’ve posted reviews of…
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“Out-of-this-World Toys at Fabulous Prices”
If you’re not familiar with the Topper Motorized Monster Maker playset of the sixties, then…
1980 Dungeons & Dragons Newspaper Advertisement
“The original adult fantasy roleplaying game everyone is talking about.” Not only does this 1980…
1984 Newspaper Ad for Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Skystriker
Not every single item in each newspaper hiding inside the Google newspaper archives is searchable….
“A Gift That’s In Step With The Time!”
Here’s a great newspaper ad from December 19, 1984. The 1986 Bonkers candy offer gives…
Star Wars Bulletin Boards in 1980
This was an unexpected discovery. The December 1, 1980, issue of the Spokane Daily Chronicle…
“Toy firms are creating TV programs to sell”
If you’ve read my two books on action figure marketing in the eighties — Each…
“Dungeons & Dragons Figures” in 1984
After sharing two different LJN Dungeons & Dragons newspaper ads earlier this week (first ad,…