Vintage Toys and Comics at FanExpo Canada
I finished FanExpo Canada yesterday and am now in Buffalo, NY for Labor Day. The convention was awesome, and I...
Month: September 2015
“Springfield family loses ruling over board game”
I was running a Google newspaper archive search when I stumbled across this November 24, 2005, Eugene Register-Guard newspaper report...
Pie Face Game Patent
The 1960s Pie Face game (Amazon.com search*) has seen a bit of a boom since being shared on video earlier...
Masters of the Universe, Voltron, Transformers, and More Advertised in 1985
Last week I posted a 1986 newspaper ad featuring the Transformers Triple Changers, including Blitzwing, and now it's time for...
1988 Newspaper Ad for G.I. Joe and Ghostbusters Toys
Something I've noticed as I poke around the Google newspaper archives is that toy ads were in a state of...
“Making Good Now On Order IOUs” in 1978
I recently shared a 1977 newspaper article about Kenner's Star Wars "Early Bird Kit," and in the interest of seeing...
Fantasy Flight Games’ New Star Wars: X-Wing Core Game
The X-Wing miniatures game (Amazon.com search*) by Fantasy Flight Games continues to be an incredible powerhouse, and now the company...
1981 Children’s Palace Star Wars Ad in the Pittsburgh Press
This August 19, 1981, Children's Palace toy ad in the Pittsburgh Press newspaper is another look at Kenner Star Wars...
