“Crush Your Enemies” 1996 BattleTech Fourth Edition Advertisement
If a brand remains on store shelves for enough years, there comes a time when you get to watch a...
Month: November 2017
“Goof-Along Golf or Strolling Bowling.”
Yesterday's 1981 advertisement for Tomy's Bumbling Boxing wind-up game looked so very lonely that I went off in search of...
“Watch for the New Movie Starting Soon!”
May 25, 1983. Kenner's Star Wars action figures, Scout Walker, Millennium Falcon, and the laser pistol toy all make this...
“Fully Strapped, Always Packed”
Today we go all of the way back to 1994 and Wizards of the Coast's The Duelist magazine for a...
“Star Wars Specials by MPC” in 1983
This 1983 newspaper advertisement for the MPC Star Wars: Return of the Jedi model kits makes a fantastic companion to...
Star Wars Action Figures in the Kenner 1983 Toy Fair Catalog
This two-page spread shows only half of the Star Wars action figures on display in the 1983 Kenner Toy Fair...
Tomy Bumbling Boxing Game for $4.99 in 1981
If I keep sharing newspaper ads like this one that feature Tomy's wind-up games of the eighties, then you guys...
“Come See The Incredible Hulk and Spiderman” in 1980
October 3, 1980. What kid wouldn't want to rush out and meet both The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man any day...
