1982 He-Man Mini-Comic Toy Ad
Out of the 1982 He-Man Meets Ram-Man mini-comic book (which you can see at he-man.org or the Dark Horse He-Man...
Month: January 2016
“NW toy giant files for bankruptcy”
After yesterday's "toy blowout" ad from 1984 I started asking myself: Which toy distributor was having financial problems in 1984?...
“‘Fearless Photog’ wins Mattel contest” in 1985
Last Friday I posted a 1986 article and today I'd like to return to Mattel's Masters of the Universe contest...
Nuremberg Toy Fair!!!
Toy Fair in Nuremberg (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today I set out for a week adventure, traveling to Germany for the...
Shadows of the Empire Mini-Comic in 1996 Micro Machines
Here's the cover and back cover to the mini-comic packed inside the 1996 Micro Machines Shadows of the Empire II...
Avalon Hill’s “Princess Ryan’s Star Marines”
Out of a 1997 issue of The General magazine comes this full-page ad for an Avalon Hill game I've never...
“Toy Blowout” in 1984
Enlarge Image! It's never great to see a business fail, but in this 1984 newspaper advertisement we see the results...
Transformers and Diamond Select Toys in ToyFare Magazine
This full-page from ToyFare magazine in 2007 shares a selection of Transformers busts and statues from Diamond Select Toys, and...
