Month: October 2015

Philip Reed October 11, 2015

In the seventies and eighties Fisher-Price (Amazon.com search*) offered their Adventure People action figures, creating dozens of cool sets that...

Philip Reed October 11, 2015

There's a little of everything hiding in those Google archives, including this fantastic 1954 ad from Hasbro for their Mr....

Philip Reed October 10, 2015

This 1983 newspaper ad features not only Kenner's Star Wars action figures and coloring books but also the Chewbacca bandolier...

Philip Reed October 10, 2015

Out of the December 15, 1983 Reading Eagle newspaper comes an unexpected find today. The advertisement's small section on a...

Philip Reed October 9, 2015

This newspaper ad from December of 1972 reminds me that Mattel's Big Jim action figure is one of those lines...

Philip Reed October 9, 2015

Yesterday's 1981 review of the Dark Tower boardgame isn't the only fun info on the game that we can find...

Philip Reed October 8, 2015

Back in the early eighties I mailed Kenner a letter asking about replacing lost Star Wars action figure weapons and...

Philip Reed October 8, 2015

A few years ago I shared the commercial for this game, and today I'm reminding you of the past with...

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