“Easter Basket Toy Stuffer”
I know that it is currently the Christmas season, but old toy advertisements know no limits, as demonstrated by this...
Month: December 2017
March 1998 – “Top Selling Traditional Toys Licensed Properties”
The March 1998 issue of Playthings magazine included a chart that was totally entertaining and should prove eye-opening for many...
Buck Rogers Draconian Marauder Starship Toy at JCPenny
Here's another look at Mego's Buck Rogers Draconian Marauder starship toy, this time from a 1980 JCPenny newspaper ad. This...
G.I. Joe Motorcycle and Attack Cannon at Walmart in 1982
December 10, 1982. Scroll to p. 45 in this issue of the Kentucky New Era newspaper and you will find...
“Mego’s Eagle Force Save Almost 50%”
Mego's Eagle Force military action figures died a quick death at retail, the die-cast metal figures unable to compete with...
1997 GURPS Mecha Advertisement
I never used the GURPS Mecha* roleplaying game sourcebook for actual gaming, but it did prove to be a useful...
1978 ABC News Star Wars Toys Report
This is fantastic! Old news reports about toys are always a treat, so seeing this 1978 ABC report on Kenner's...
Mego Buck Rogers Action Figures Sale Priced at $2.22/Each
You want these Mego action figures right, kids? Only $2.22/each for the 3.75-inch scale Buck Rogers action figures that so...
