G.I. Joe in TwoMorrows’ Back Issue Magazine
I own very few copies of TwoMorrows Publishing's Back Issue magazine (find at Amazon.com*), and I keep meaning to grab...
Marvel
“Swing Into Action” in 1997
Last week's Stratego comic ad wasn't the only thing in that 1997 Quicksilver issue that's worth sharing with the world....
“Lead the Uncanny X-Men to Victory!”
This 1992 advertisement for Pressman's X-Men Alert boardgame (find at Amazon.com*) reminds me that I have never once even seen...
Colorforms and Hot Wheels on Sale for Christmas (in 1982!)
December 5, 1982. This two-page SuperX Drug Stores advertisement offers up several toys for Christmas, including Spider-Man Colorforms and Mattel's...
Marvel Secret Wars Action Figures at ToysRUs in 1985
This ToysRUs newspaper ad from 1985 shows us the Mattel Secret Wars action figures priced at $3.48/each. The Secret Wars...
1984 Starriors Issue #2 Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
You may not think you know of the art of Bill Sienkiewicz, but if you were a fan of toys...
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...
1980 Heroes World Advertisement Featuring Batman, The Hulk, Spider-Man, and More!
We've looked at a handful of Heroes World ads from the seventies and eighties before ("heroes world" search at BattleGrip),...
