1950 and Cereal Premiums
Back in August I shared a 1975 newspaper article that was against cereal premiums. The…
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1974 Newspaper Ad for Mattel’s Big Jim Series
If you own a copy of G.I. Joe and Other Backyard Heroes* then you’ve likely…
Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman Action Figures on Sale!
Well, on sale almost forty years ago. Why wasn’t I a smart enough four-year-old kid…
1989 Kenner Robocop Action Figures
The Robocop series (Amazon.com search*) has seen a hell of a lot of toys and…
1977 Newspaper Ad for Kenner’s Bionic Man Action Figures
The Google newspaper archives appear to be endless. Almost every time I dive into those…
1978 Newspaper Ad for the Star World Figure Case
If you’ve read my post on action figure carrying cases — see Missing: The Action…
Beetlejuice and Real Ghostbusters Action Figures on Clearance in 1991
Here’s a 1991 ToysRUs newspaper ad that’s certain to make the Beetlejuice (Amazon.com search*) and…
1985 JCPenny Ad for Wheeled Warriors and Masters of the Universe
After yesterday’s Wheeled Warriors ad I went searching for more on the old toy line,…