“G.I. Joe Action Sets” on Sale in 1982
It turns out that G.I. Joe newspaper ads of the eighties are a lot tougher to uncover than the Star...
Month: April 2017
1982 Rebel Armored Snowspeeder Newspaper Advertisement
I see it written as both Snowspeeder (in today's ad) and as Snow Speeder (as seen in this ad), but...
Affiliate Link – Star Wars Black 40th Anniversary Legacy Pack
Buy at Amazon.com!* The new Star Wars Black 40th Anniversary Legacy Pack* is out there, appearing in stores and getting...
Parker Brothers’ Star Wars Video Game and Mattel Electronics’ Pocket Dungeons & Dragons Game
We've seen both of these games before (comic ad for the Star Wars game, 1983 review of the D&D game),...
Jabba the Hutt on Sale in 1983
November 4, 1983. It turns out that a little more searching through the Google Newspaper Archives is all it takes...
Star Wars Action Figures, Speeder Bike, and Micro Collection Wampa Cave
Yesterday's Dungeons & Dragons advertisement also included this Star Wars block of Kenner toys. 1983 would have been the last...
1982 Star Wars Sneakers by Stride Rite
A newspaper ad from December 15, 1982, is all we need as proof that kids have loved Star Wars shoes...
Visiting FlashBack in Oklahoma City
We're taking a short vacation this weekend, visiting Oklahoma City to do a lot of nothing but fun. Well, we...
