Rom the Space Knight on Sale in 1979
Rom as a toy was a bit of a failure for Parker Brothers back in…
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Russ Manning Star Wars Strip Samples from 1980
Yesterday’s post about the old Star Wars comic strip demanded that I dig deeper into…
Kim McQuaite on Warren in 1980
The Warren Companion*, a collection of interviews and articles on Warren Publishing, is one of…
“Mattel asks children to design a toy” in 1985
Twice in the last week we’ve seen the results of Mattel’s 1985 Masters of the…
“‘Star Wars,’ the space fantasy, will join Journal comic strips”
After yesterday’s post about the old Star Wars newspaper comic strips I felt it only…
“Comic book artist visits” in 1999
An appearance by artist Christopher Moeller, promoting his work on the comic book pop-up Star…
“Announcing the Official Star Wars Comic Strip Contest!!!”
How is it Marvel hasn’t already collected all of the Star Wars newspaper strips into…
“NW toy giant files for bankruptcy”
After yesterday’s “toy blowout” ad from 1984 I started asking myself: Which toy distributor was…