“Make Believe With Milton Bradley!”
December 8, 1982. Donkey Kong. Candy Land. Pac-Man. This 1982 ad for the Best stores offers a peek at boardgame...
Year: 2017
Spotted Online – “Star Wars’ Original 70s Adventures” at Nothing But Comics
I've made no secret of my love of the original Star Wars comics by Marvel, especially those stories set before...
Dungeons & Dragons and “The Ultimate in Adventure Games” in 1980
I recently ran across a 1980 issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and took a few moments to flip...
Collect These Figures and Accessories Available for a Limited Time
I have had many requests for my book of Star Wars newspaper ads. Seeing that the book is currently not...
Star Wars Pop Classic Cantina Aliens Coming to Walmart!
Funko's Pop series of toys (find at Amazon.com*) continues to kill it! There are more Pop toys than any of...
1984 Masters of the Universe “The Obelisk” Cross-Sell Advertisement
A few weeks ago, while cleaning and renovating the game room (I should post pics), I ran across a copy...
1979 Patent for Milton Bradley’s Starbird Electronic Toy
Milton Bradley's electronic Starbird spaceship toy of the seventies (posts at battlegrip.com) continues to entertain us, almost four decades after...
Hasbros’ G.I. Joe “Bullet Man” and Monster Gun in 1976
Two fantastic finds in this 1976 newspaper (see p. 10 of the paper in the Google newspaper archives) and a...
