Visionaries and Air Raiders at Cut Rate Toys in 1987
November 29, 1987. While I've decided to focus on the Visionaries and Air Raiders toys featured in this Chicago Tribune...
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Hostess and “Free Wacky TV Show Cards”
This advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes and Twinkies reminds me: What happened to the days when snack, cereal, and other...
“He strikes from outer space . . . “
Yesterday's Rom advertisement wasn't the only ad for the Parker Brothers Rom Space Knight toy in that 1979 Star Wars...
“ROM Has Come . . . Evil is on the Run!”
I had thought that I had shared this 1979 Rom Space Knight comic advertisement before, but a quick search through...
Mattel’s Gre-Gory in a 1980 Star Wars Comic!!!
Mattel's Gre-Gory bat toy (see Plaid Stallions) is one of those toys of the late seventies/early eighties that I was...
Comic Book 3-Pack for only $0.68 in 1981
January 14, 1981. Alexandria, Louisiana, Town Talk newspaper. I remember getting comic packs at the grocery store and various other...
Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos at KayBee Toys in 1986
Yesterday's KayBee Sectaurs advertisement wasn't happy just sharing one of the odd toylines of the eighties. No, KayBee also had...
Fireball Island on Sale in 1987
September 26, 1987. Milton Bradley's Fireball Island boardgame was one I always thought looked awesome, and the large size of...
