Collect These Figures and Accessories Video
Collect These Figures and Accessories*, my book of Star Wars newspaper ads of the seventies and eighties, gets the video...
Philip Reed
G.I. Joe Underoos on Sale in 1982
December 8, 1982. Hasbro's G.I. Joe series was once again new to stores at this time, coming back after being...
Meet the Masters of the Universe in 1983
This newspaper ad from 1983 gives kids the chance to meet He-Man and Skeletor in person, making this part of...
Kronoform, The Robot Watch!
Takara's Kronoform robot watch at ToysRUs in 1984 makes this Monday far better than I had expected. I have so...
1984 ToysRUs Ad Includes Dungeons & Dragons!
Fans of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game (find at Amazon.com*) who weren't playing in the eighties may find this...
“Coming this Fall” Star Wars Roleplaying in 1987
From a 1987 issue of Gateways magazine comes this advertisement for the West End Games Star Wars roleplaying game. The...
Opening Cryptozoic’s Mighty Meeples
I snapped and posted pics of Cryptozoic's Mighty Meeples while I was at New York Toy Fair earlier this year...
1984 Mattel Secret Wars Action Figures in the “Marvel Super Mart” Advertisement
There's a much better ad for Mattel's Secret Wars series out there (posted here), but this ad from the first...
