Month: February 2018
Earliest Battle Beasts Newspaper Advertisement?
March 11, 1987. This Reno Gazette-Journal newspaper ad for the Raley's Drug Centers may be the earliest printed ad we've...
Coleco’s Starcom at ToysRUs in 1987
May 29, 1987. I've shared a few newspaper ads for Coleco's Starcom toys before (here and here), but now it...
Convertors Insectors and Avarians Newspaper Ad from 1986
November 9, 1986. We saw a far better ad for the Select Avarians cheap transforming robot toys last month (posted...
1987 Coleco Starcom Commercial Featuring the Starbase
I've shared product catalogs for Coleco's Starcom toys of the eighties before (1986 catalog, 1987 catalog), and a recent dive...
Mattel’s M.U.S.C.L.E. Toys on Sale in 1986
March 25, 1986. The Akron Beacon Journal newspaper of Akron, Ohio, brings us this Clicks ad block for the Mattel...
Visionaries Action Figures at $1.99 in 1988
The ad where we found yesterday's sale on GUTS also included this block for Hasbro's Visionaries action figures, making it...
20% Off G.I. Joe in 1987
Yesterday's Visionaries advertisement also included this block for Hasbro's G.I. Joe, reinforcing my growing belief that it was the expense...
