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 
1984 Gay Toys Laser Craft and Laser Plane at Albertsons
If you're unfamiliar with the Gay Toys plastic vehicles of the eighties, I suggest taking a look at this hisstank.com...
Masters of the Universe Action Figures at Albertsons in 1986
Last weeks Albertsons newspaper ad (where we saw the Chuck Norris action figures on sale) was packed with fun, including...
Sectaurs Action Figures and Mounts at Playland Toys in 1985
I don't think that this is the recognized Playland Toy Stores chain, but I could be very wrong about this...
1987 ToysRUs Advertisement for Masters of the Universe
There's a 1987 TRU ad posted at archive.org that deserves our attention. There are a handful of toylines represented in...
“Where air is more precious than gold…”
This G.I. Joe magazine issue from 1987 again shows how Hasbro was using the success of G.I. Joe to raise...
Transistor Flip-Flop Robot
Four Star's Transistor Robot series could have only existed at the height of the transforming robot craze of the eighties,...
My New Star Wars Book is Now on Amazon!
Thanks to your support on Kickstarter, I have completed the project for my ninth book all about toys. That's hundreds...
1984 Transformers “Autobot Car” and “Decepticon Spy” Newspaper Advertisement
December 5, 1984. If you have ever caught yourself complaining about how many of today's Transformers toys are repaints and...