Month: October 2017

Philip Reed October 21, 2017

This advertisement for the BattleTech Technical Readout 3025* is special in one way: This comes from the first issue of...

Philip Reed October 21, 2017

I've shared a few different Bonkers! candy advertisements before (robot watch, Ugly Balls), so longtime battlegrip.com readers shouldn't be at...

Philip Reed October 21, 2017

One of the best parts of looking back on the past is when you can uncover the world's first reaction...

Philip Reed October 20, 2017

A 2004 issue of ToyFare magazine brings us this Hasbro advertisement for the Star Wars Trilogy Collection featuring Kenner-style packaging....

Philip Reed October 20, 2017

November 25, 1979. Toy guns were a fun thing back when I was a kid, and the coolest kids in...

Philip Reed October 20, 2017

Not to be confused with Palladium's excellent and entertaining ads for the Robotech roleplaying game (find at Amazon.com*), this ad...

Philip Reed October 20, 2017

Yesterday's Hulk van advertisement felt like it needed some additional support to give everyone a better idea of the toy's...

Philip Reed October 20, 2017

As you know, one of the challenges of being a kid with hobbies is affording those hobbies. Over two decades...

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