Robo Force, Masters of the Universe, and Transformers at Playland Toy Stores in 1984
November 21, 1984. One forgotten brand, one favorite of the eighties, and an eighties success story that's going strong today...
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Topps’ Comics’ 1994 Mars Attacks Series
You can find the comics today as Mars Attacks Classics*, but when this advertisement was new, Topps was just starting...
Kenner Large Chewbacca and Darth Vader Action Figures for $8.99/each in 1978
This 1978 Mr. Wiggs newspaper ad shows off one of the rarer of the Kenner Star Wars toys of the...
“50% off entire line of E.T. toys.”
December 10, 1982. E.T. was a huge summer blockbuster, raking in millions of dollars and firing the imaginations of children...
1994 Mars Attacks “Super Premium Trading Cards” Advertisement
Topps' Mars Attacks trading cards (find at Amazon.com*) has gone through four waves of popularity: In the sixties, the line...
G.I. Joe Sunglasses, Skystriker, and Action Figures
November 30, 1984. In the eighties, Hasbro pushed the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline to the point that...
Kenner’s Knight 2000 Voice Car
Here's a 1984 Warehouse of Toys newspaper ad that takes us back to a time when Kenner was big business...
1994 Star Wars Galaxy Magazine Advertisement
This 1994 ad for Topps' Star Wars Galaxy Magazine (find at Amazon.com*) comes from before the magazine's launch in 1995...
