Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984 
G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco 
Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986! 
Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984 
1986 Newspaper Ad for Mattel’s M.U.S.C.L.E. Toys
December 18, 1986. Mattel's series of M.U.S.C.L.E. toys are arguably more memorable than they deserve. The toys didn't survive at...
Dark Age: The Brood Collectible Card Game Advertisement
Back in 1996, the Dark Age: Feudal Lords* collectible card game was published by the Friedlander Publishing Group. Featuring art...
Rambo Rocket Water Launcher and Super Madballs Sports Balls
I shared a ToysRUs newspaper ad earlier this year that is almost identical to this 1987 ad. Look closely and...
Karate Kid and Ghostbusters Action Figures
Here's another ad that is almost like a ToysRUs ad that I shared earlier this year. I love the slight...
InQuest Magazine’s BattleTech CCG Contest
There's not a lot of BattleTech CCG content in the old issues of InQuest (find at Amazon.com*), but a bit...
Mattel’s Pulsar and Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man Action Figures
This 1977 newspaper ad brings together two toys of the seventies and makes many (at least, I hope I am...
Kenner Ewok Family Hut Playset
Kenner was trying everything they could think of in 1984 and 1985 to keep the Star Wars brand strong in...
“Don’t Get Left Out In The Cold!”
Decipher's Star Wars CCG (find at Amazon.com*) has been dead for close to two decades, and yet even in death...