Six Million Dollar Man Porta-Communicator Sears Exclusive
The Toys You Had page for Six Million Dollar Man toys lists the Porta-Communicator -- and even shows a decent...
Month: October 2015
1950 and Cereal Premiums
Back in August I shared a 1975 newspaper article that was against cereal premiums. The article was a start down...
Review – 1994 Tyco Battletech Thor
NOTE: Thank you to Stefan for this review of the Thor toy from 1994. For more on the Tyco BattleTech...
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 done exactly as I have...
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 to notice that I should...
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and Stratego in 1961
I shared a 1962 Life magazine article that included the Stratego boardgame (Amazon.com search*) earlier this year, and now it's...
1989 Kenner Robocop Action Figures
The Robocop series (Amazon.com search*) has seen a hell of a lot of toys and action figures for a franchise...
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 digital archives I uncover something...
