Kenner’s M.A.S.K. Switchblade and Piranha in 1985
That ad for Boulder Hill and Rhino that we saw recently makes a great companion to this 1985 Kiddytown newspaper...
Month: November 2017
1985 Transformers at Kiddytown
November 21, 1985. This is exactly the sort of newspaper advertisement that will make the Transformers fans in the audience...
Kiddytown Low Price on Star Wars Action Figures in 1984
Yesterday's 1984 Kiddytown newspaper advertisement also included this block for the Kenner Star Wars action figures, giving us another snapshot...
Sectaurs and Masters of the Universe at Kiddytown
Included in the recent M.A.S.K. and Omega Supreme advertisement were these blocks for the Coleco Sectaurs and Mattel Masters of...
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe, Tomy’s Starriors, and Ideal’s Manglors
We've seen several Masters of the Universe newspaper ads over the last few years, but advertisements for Ideal's Manglors and...
Kenner Star Wars X-Wing Fighter at King’s in 1979
If you turn to p. 36 in my book of Star Wars newspaper ads, Collect These Figures and Accessories*, you'll...
“Get into the action with Bantam Choose Your Own Adventure books.”
I shared a 1985 ad for the Choose Your Own Adventure books* a few years ago, but that old comic...
“Atari Game Cartridge Super Sale!”
Defender. Asteroids. Pac-Man. Each is only $23.99 in this 1982 Kiddytown newspaper advertisement from 1982. Wait a moment. $23.99 sounds...
