“Make Believe With Milton Bradley!”
December 8, 1982. Donkey Kong. Candy Land. Pac-Man. This 1982 ad for the Best stores offers a peek at boardgame...
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Hasbros’ G.I. Joe “Bullet Man” and Monster Gun in 1976
Two fantastic finds in this 1976 newspaper (see p. 10 of the paper in the Google newspaper archives) and a...
Atari’s “Touch Me” Electronic Game in 1979
Yesterday's Battlestar Galactica newspaper ad also included a slight connection to the Simon game* patent that I shared earlier. You...
1974 McDonald’s Playset and Snoopy Toothbrush Advertisement
This 1974 K-Mart newspaper ad brings Kenner's Snoopy toothbrush (last mentioned here) out for another viewing and shows us one...
“Wizard Covers it All” in 1992
Back in the early nineties, just as comic speculation was getting launched and fueling ridiculous after-market prices and rampant "multiple...
1972 Easy-Bake Oven Commercial
We look at a Kenner advertisement for the Easy-Bake Oven about a week ago, and today I want to marvel...
1972 Kenner SSP Smash-Up Derby Advertisement
Out of a 1972 issue of Gold Key's UFO Flying Saucers comic book comes this wonderful ad for Kenner's SSP...
“Toys for Girls and Boys” in 1976
Every now and then, a newspaper discovery shows me something I'd never seen before. For example, last month's ad for...
