“Board games best for school-age kids”
One thing I've learned while exploring the Google newspaper archives is that you can't always find what you're looking for...
Month: October 2015
Strawberry Shortcake Prices in 2001
Yesterday's post about Strawberry Shortcake is far from the end of the Google newspaper archive's look at the old Kenner...
1984 Cabbage Patch Kids Adoption Lawsuit
I started reading Fantasy : The Incredible Cabbage Patch Phenomenon* on Friday and so far have felt like the book's...
More on Strawberry Shortcake from the Early Eighties
In both Each Sold Separately* and Action Figures Not Included* I touched on the importance of Strawberry Shortcake as a...
1979 Star Wars “Action Figure Collector’s Case” Newspaper Ad
Here's a bit of a strange newspaper ad from the seventies. Where most of the ads promoted action figures and...
1990 Lucasfilm Fan Club Ad from Starlog Magazine
I told you guys that those Starlog archives were packed with fun. Here's a 1990 ad from the back cover...
Battleship and Operation in 1972
Milton Bradley gets some great coverage in this 1972 newspaper ad for K-Mart stores. Both the Battleship (Amazon.com search*) and...
Spotted Online – Handmade Shadow Box Coffee Table Vintage Kenner Star Wars Display
Here's a cool new piece of furniture for the Star Wars action figure collectors. Posted for sale at eBay, this...
