G.I. Joe, Robocop, and COPS in 1989
Here's a page from the Kentucky New Era newspaper from October 14, 1989. Why? Well, when a newspaper advertisement features...
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Shogun Warriors and Star Wars in 1980
The Oregon Bulletin newspaper in 1980 was hiding this "Super Toy Sale" ad that has Battlestar Galactic, Shogun Warriors, Mattel's...
Kenner’s Large Size Star Wars Action Figures in 1979
Kenner tried with the 12-inch scale Star Wars action figures back in the seventies, really, but the toys were so...
“Kenner banks on action figures” in 1989
A February issue of Beaver County Times newspaper has a short article that should be of interest to action figure...
“So You Want To Invent A Game”
The 2003 book The Game Makers: The Story of Parker Brothers, from Tiddledy Winks to Trivial Pursuit* is a fun...
In Indianapolis for Gen Con and Meetings
Just a word of warning that battlegrip.com site updates will be less frequent over the next week. I'm currently in...
“The High Price Of Comic Fantasy”
I hate to be the one to point this out, but complaining about comics costing $0.40 back in 1979 looks...
November 1978 Starbird Newspaper Advertisement
A few days ago I shared a newspaper ad for Milton Bradley's Starbird toy. The best part about the Google...
