Sectaurs Action Figures and Mounts at Playland Toys in 1985
I don't think that this is the recognized Playland Toy Stores chain, but I could be very wrong about this...
Month: August 2017
1987 ToysRUs Advertisement for Masters of the Universe
There's a 1987 TRU ad posted at archive.org that deserves our attention. There are a handful of toylines represented in...
“Where air is more precious than gold…”
This G.I. Joe magazine issue from 1987 again shows how Hasbro was using the success of G.I. Joe to raise...
Transistor Flip-Flop Robot
Four Star's Transistor Robot series could have only existed at the height of the transforming robot craze of the eighties,...
My New Star Wars Book is Now on Amazon!
Thanks to your support on Kickstarter, I have completed the project for my ninth book all about toys. That's hundreds...
1984 Transformers “Autobot Car” and “Decepticon Spy” Newspaper Advertisement
December 5, 1984. If you have ever caught yourself complaining about how many of today's Transformers toys are repaints and...
“Tonka, Hasbro Corner Sizzling Robot Marketâ€
I was looking for more information on the cheap transforming robot toys of the eighties when I happened across one...
“Free Cocoa Pebbles When You Buy Fruity Pebbles Cereal”
This 1985 cereal coupon has me slightly confused. The coupon claims that we can get free Cocoa Pebbles when buying...
