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Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

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G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 19, 2019

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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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  • Transformers

Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • Transformers

Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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  • Star Wars

Star Wars Imperial Attack Base Playset Newspaper Advertisement

Philip Reed September 21, 2017

Enlarge Image! You'll have to click on the image at right to get a good look at this 1980 ad...

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  • Star Wars

IG-88 “Star Wars Unleashed” Magazine Ad

Philip Reed September 21, 2017

I've posted three different Star Wars Unleashed magazine ads before (here, here, and here), so by now you know what...

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  • BattleTech

“Play for Honor, Play for Glory, Play for Respect.”

Philip Reed September 21, 2017

Here is another piece of old marketing for the BattleTech CCG from Wizards of the Coast (Amazon.com search*), this time...

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  • Star Wars

Kenner’s Star Wars Collection Sale at JCPenny in 1980

Philip Reed September 20, 2017

One of the most common questions I get about my two books of Star Wars newspaper ads of the seventies...

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  • Star Wars

Kenner Star Wars Rancor and Speeder Bike on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed September 20, 2017

I had to check my two books of Star Wars newspaper ads to be sure, and flipping through both titles...

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  • Advertisements

“Those maniacs did it, they really did it.”

Philip Reed September 20, 2017

This Planet of the Apes ad from 2000 is special if you're a fan of the old Aurora monster model...

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“Introducing 22364” – Unpublished X-Files CCG Expansion

Philip Reed September 20, 2017

Last week's sell sheet for the unreleased X-Files CCG 2 Player Starter Kit isn't the only bit of advertising that...

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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe “Action Battle Toys”

Philip Reed September 19, 2017

This 1984 Ben Franklin advertisement should make all of the G.I. Joe fans happy. Look at those prices! $16.88 for...

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