Year: 2016
“Bring the Kids to See Spider-Man” in 1978!
Here's a hell of a fun newspaper ad from 1978! Who wants to go see Spider-Man at the mall? The...
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,...
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...
