1978 Kiddie City Ad for Star Wars Action Figures
The June 11, 1978 Toledo Blade newspaper included this ad for Kenner’s Star Wars action…
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Lakeland, Florida 1979 Newspaper Article on Mattel Recall
When I went searching for old newspaper articles about the Battlestar Galactica series and toys…
Battlestar Galactica-Related Suicide in 1979
After yesterday’s Battlestar Galactica post I went searching the newspaper archives trying to find news…
February, 1991 and the Toy Industry
February 11, 1991. Welcome to an Associated Press article that I uncovered in the Bangor,…
Rock Lords in the News!
Well, in 1986 Rock Lords were in the news in this article from the February…
“Children’s Shows Have Turned Into Commercials”
Okay, this feels a lot more what I expect to encounter when I seek information…
Masters of the Universe and the Slime Pit
It’s Masters of the Universe day, and to celebrate I thought we would explore the…
“The tyranny of He-man”
Mattel certainly knew how to make money off of Masters of the Universe toys. Aishah…