Kenner Max Rebo Set, Rancor, and Action Figures on Sale in 1985
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1985 Select Convertors Avarians Newspaper Advertisement
Select's line of Convertors cheap transforming robot toys of the eighties still stands out as an incredible product line. The...
GoBots Puzzler and Transformers Jetfire Newspaper Advertisement
December 15, 1985. We turn to the Des Moines Register newspaper for this Toys Plus newspaper ad featuring both Tonka's...
“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*...
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...
