Shogun Warriors at ToysRUs in 1978
There's nothing quite as fun as uncovering an old ToysRUs newspaper ad like this one and getting a feel for...
Month: January 2018
Hasbro Super Joe Action Figures and Rocket Command Center
No, I didn't make a mistake and run the same ad that we saw a few days ago. This is...
1978 Super Toy Sales Includes the Micronauts Biotron Toy
November 25, 1978. That 1979 Biotron ad we saw last year offered up a better price, but Micronauts newspaper ads...
Transformers and G.I. Joe at Don’s Toys in 1984
This July 12, 1984, newspaper advertisement for Don's Toys from the Los Angeles Times is one of the earliest instances...
1978 Child World Ad for Kenner’s Star Wars Toys
March 8, 1978. I've often wondered how Star Wars toys were advertised at the very beginning, right after the toys...
Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man, Maskatron, Oscar Goldman, and the O.S.I. Headquarters Playset in 1977
Alongside yesterday's Super Joe newspaper ad we find this block for the Kenner Six Million Dollar Man action figures and...
Ideal Star Hawk and Zeroids in 1977
Ideal's 1977 line of Star Wars-inspired toys was based on the earlier Zeroids toys of the sixties (see Wikipedia), but...
Electronic Battleship, Risk, and Stratego Games at ToysRUs in 1978
"Geoffrey Beats Inflation" in this 1978 ToysRUs newspaper ad that's loaded with boardgames of the seventies. That Electronic Battleship title...
