“Fantasy Gaming Headquarters” at Hobby Town in 1978
August 20, 1978. The Lincoln Journal Star of Lincoln, Nebraska, brings us another early look at the Dungeons & Dragons*...
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Remco’s Zybots 33% Off in 1985
I've reviewed two of the Zybots cheap transforming robot toys before (Earthbreaker review here, Explorer review here), so it shouldn't...
“Trans-formers” Autobot Mini-Car, Autobot Commander, and Decepticon Leader in 1984
October 14, 1984. Look, kids, it's Windcharger in this newspaper ad from The Morning Call in 1984! My very first...
“‘Dragons’ Due At Princeton” in 1976
March 14, 1976. This short snippet from the Asbury Park Press newspaper of Asbury, New Jersey, gives us one of...
1979 Battlestar Galactica Toy Missile Exchange Program
If you're unfamiliar with the situation, check out the 1979 newspaper article that we uncovered a few years ago. The...
Ayr*Way Battlestar Galactica Rain Check
Yesterday's 1978 newspaper ad for Mattel's Battlestar Galactica toys was not alone. Hiding in that same issue of the Kokomo...
Again, “You Could Win a Complete Set of The Transformers†in 1984
Yesterday's 1984 contest wasn't the only advertisement for the contest in that Los Angeles Times newspaper. This ad comes from...
Mattel’s Battlestar Galactica at Ayr*Way in 1978
The Kokomo, Indiana, Kokomo Tribune newspaper issue of September 24, 1978, offers up this fabulous advertisement for the Mattel Battlestar...
