Amazing Risk Gaming Table!
Over at the Boardgame Geek Facebook group user Kevin Smith shared photos of a very special table for fans of...
Month: November 2015
1986 Strawberry Shortcake Comic Ad
Hiding inside the April, 1986, issue of Marvel's Droids comic book is this full-page advertisement for the Strawberry Shortcake comic....
Wall Street Journal on the Toy Marketing of Star Wars
The Wall Street Journal has posted a video and article about the toy marketing of Star Wars (find at Amazon.com*)....
Spotted Online – Starlog Photo Guidebook: Science Fiction Toys & Models, Volume 01
Published in 1980 and written by Steven Sansweet, the Starlog Photo Guidebook: Science Fiction Toys & Models, Volume 01 is...
Visiting Brickmania at Mall of America
Thank you, Jeremy, for Tuesday! I had a fantastic time chatting, and getting a chance to see the Brickmania store...
Star Wars Jewelry and the Milton Bradley Star Bird
Here's a 1978 newspaper ad that combines two great things from the time: Kenner's Star Wars action figures and Milton...
“It’s not the toy business today.”
If you've read my two books about action figure marketing in the eighties -- Each Sold Separately* and Action Figures...
“Assorted figures have durable arms and legs.”
That's good to hear! Always great to know that Kenner's Star Wars action figures were durable toys, though I'm not...
