Month: March 2016

Philip Reed March 14, 2016

After yesterday's ad for Play People action figures (see ad here) I went in search of more on Tonka's Play...

Philip Reed March 14, 2016

Before the publication of TSR's Gamma World roleplaying game came Metamorphosis Alpha, a sci-fi RPG by James Ward in which...

Philip Reed March 13, 2016

Hey, I managed to find another Steel Monsters newspaper ad from the eighties. This 1986 ad isn't nearly as nice...

Philip Reed March 13, 2016

As a kid, the holiday catalogs were fantastic and the source of many hours of dreaming and fun. It was...

Philip Reed March 13, 2016

This 1978 Gibson's Discount Center advertisement reminds us of the existence of Tonka's Play People action figures of the late...

Philip Reed March 12, 2016

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Philip Reed March 12, 2016

I'm finally getting down to the end of my book covering the 1996 Kenner Shadows of the Empire toys (find...

Philip Reed March 12, 2016

Fantastic! This 1981 Pay 'n Save newspaper ad includes a coupon to get the Adventure People single-carded action figures for...

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