1978 Newspaper Ad for the Star World Figure Case
If you've read my post on action figure carrying cases -- see Missing: The Action Figure Carrying Case -- then...
Month: October 2015
Star Wars Display at the NYC Times Square ToysRUs
Before I left NYC yesterday I had time to visit the Times Square ToysRUs, and while I was there I...
Beetlejuice and Real Ghostbusters Action Figures on Clearance in 1991
Here's a 1991 ToysRUs newspaper ad that's certain to make the Beetlejuice (Amazon.com search*) and Ghostbusters (Amazon.com search*) fans quite...
1985 JCPenny Ad for Wheeled Warriors and Masters of the Universe
After yesterday's Wheeled Warriors ad I went searching for more on the old toy line, and that quickly led me...
Dollar General Stores and Wheeled Warriors in 1986
Mattel's Wheeled Warriors series doesn't find its way often to battlegrip.com, but when I encountered this 1986 newspaper ad I...
SBA Comments on “Careers for Girls” in 1990
I know there's a lot of buzz these days about gender neutrality in toys (see "Target will stop labeling toys...
1980 Newspaper Ad Featuring Vinyl Cape Jawa Illustration
It was the carrying case that led me to the ad, but as soon as I spotted this 1980 treasure...
1982 Christian Science Monitor Article on Strawberry Shortcake
The February 6, 1982, issue of The Deseret News shares with us this Christian Science Monitor article by Wend Gristmacher...
