1985 Transformers Reflector Instruction Booklet
Transformers Legacy* brought us the Transformers packaging of the eighties, and I appreciate the hell out of that incredible book,...
Month: November 2016
1986 Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up!
What makes this ad from issue #2 of the Animax comic most important to me is the fact that the...
Unofficial Transformers Skullcruncher and Hardhead Pre-Orders at BBTS
There may be official Titans Return versions of these two characters (Hardhead at Amazon.com*, Skullsmasher at Amazon.com*), but that doesn't...
1984 G.I. Joe Pack-In Catalog
1984 may have been the best year of Hasbro's G.I. Joe run in the eighties. Zartan, Water Moccasin, WHALE, and...
AT-AT vs Mecha in 1985 “Warbots & Death Machines” Advertisement
Not to be confused with the never-published Warbots roleplaying game (1985 ad posted here), this illustration from the Warbots &...
“Comin’ On Big!” Monogram Models Ad from 1981
Comic books were, decades ago, one of the best ways to advertise to kids. Back in the dark ages, before...
Munchkin Collectible Card Game at BGGCon
It has now been about three years since I first chatted with Eric Lang about designing a Munchkin collectible card...
1985 Transformers Dinobot Snarl Instruction Booklet
I have written before about how the original Transformers instructions are so much better then the modern transformation instructions (posted...
