“The toy craze of today in a selection that’s out of this world” at Zayre’s in 1985
As I mentioned in yesterday's Road Bots ad, that 1985 Zayre's advertisement is loaded with too many awesome toys for...
Month: January 2018
“Mattel’s Man in Space” in 1967
Mattel's Major Matt Mason line of space toys (battlegrip.com search) is one of those toylines that did quite well when...
1981 Kenner Star Wars Action Figures Newspaper Advertisement
My new book of Star Wars newspaper ads closes on Kickstarter on Friday, so now is the time I should...
Marchon Road Bots $2.68/each in 1985
Run an internet search for "marchon road bots" and there's a very good chance that you'll be directed to battlegrip.com....
1986 Newspaper Ad Featuring Hasbro’s Transformers and Marchon’s Roadbots
The other half of yesterday's G.I. Joe advertisement included this large block of Hasbro Transformers alongside Marchon's Roadbots. I already...
“It’s a Transformable/Convertible Championship Tournament” in 1985
May 2, 1985. This is one unusual ad from the eighties and the Central New Jersey Home News newspaper. A...
Targetmaster Transformers at Target in 1987
October 18, 1987. When I was a kid, Target was one of my favorite stores to shop for Transformers toys....
Kenner Star Wars Cash Rebates in 1980
Yesterday's D&D advertisement led me to dig deeper into that newspaper, quickly uncovering this Kenner rebate offer for various Star...
