G.I. Joe, Smurfs, and Masters of the Universe
December 15, 1982. Here’s an eighties Christmas offer for everyone! Hasbro’s G.I. Joe stands out…
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Kenner Darth Vader TIE Fighter
Only $9.96 for the Darth Vader TIE Fighter in this 1980 newspaper advertisement, making this…
“Star Wars Spectacular” and Play Doh at K-Mart in 1982
My two published books of Star Wars newspaper advertisements — Action Figure Carrying Cases* and…
Mattel’s Krusher Growing Monster
December 13, 1980. I’m unfamiliar with some of the stranger, one-off toys of the seventies…
Darth Vader Carrying Case at K-Mart in 1980
December 9, 1980. I featured the Kenner Darth Vader carrying case fairly heavily in two…
Robo Force, Masters of the Universe, and Transformers at Playland Toy Stores in 1984
November 21, 1984. One forgotten brand, one favorite of the eighties, and an eighties success…
Kenner Large Chewbacca and Darth Vader Action Figures for $8.99/each in 1978
This 1978 Mr. Wiggs newspaper ad shows off one of the rarer of the Kenner…
“50% off entire line of E.T. toys.”
December 10, 1982. E.T. was a huge summer blockbuster, raking in millions of dollars and…