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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

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!

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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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!

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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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
stomper
  • Stomper

Stomper Super Cycle at K-Mart in 1981

Philip Reed August 27, 2017

Here's a 1981 K-Mart newspaper advertisement with the Stomper Super Cycle, Schaper's attempt to take the power of the Stomper...

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  • Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake Snail Cart

Philip Reed August 27, 2017

Here's a closer look at the Kenner Strawberry Shortcake Snail Cart, and this is one of those toys from the...

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  • Dungeons & Dragons
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1996 AD&D Advertisement: “Come Back to Role-Playing!”

Philip Reed August 27, 2017

When Magic: The Gathering hit the industry, TSR was already under assault by growing competitors who were starting to eat...

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  • BattleTech

“On the battlefield of trading card games, how do you want to be armed?”

Philip Reed August 26, 2017

Start digging deep enough into the BattleTech trading card game (find at Amazon.com*) and you're sure to start seeking out...

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Gauntlet Hand-Held Video Game at ToysRUs in 1989

Philip Reed August 26, 2017

I don't often post about the hand-held electronic video games of the seventies and eighties for one simple reason: I...

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  • Advertisements

1979 Newspaper Ad for the Milton Bradley Big Trak

Philip Reed August 26, 2017

December 23, 1979. I know it was just a few days ago that I posted a Big Trak ad, so...

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battletech
  • BattleTech

1996 BattleTech CCG Ad: “No Apologies.”

Philip Reed August 25, 2017

This 1996 advertisement for the Wizards of the Coast BattleTech trading card game (find at Amazon.com*) may look familiar. You've...

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  • BattleTech

“327 Kills. But who’s counting?”

Philip Reed August 25, 2017

This full-page advertisement comes from the October 1997 issue of The Duelist magazine (find at Amazon.com*), the Wizards of the...

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