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 
Galoob A-Team Action Figures on Sale in 1983
This 1983 Circus World advertisement offers up the Galoob A-Team action figures for $4.96/each, which makes me think that the...
“LJN Dungeons & Dragons Good and Evil Figures and Their Mounts” at Walmart in 1983
LJN's series of Dungeons & Dragons action figures appear in this 1983 newspaper (scroll to the last page) where Walmart...
Castle Grayskull, Tri-Klops, and Trap-Jaw
November 30, 1983. Mattel's Masters of the Universe* series has never been as popular as it was in the eighties,...
1983 G.I. Joe Newspaper Ad Featuring the VAMP, Fang, and Action Figures
My new book of G.I. Joe newspaper ads of the eighties has less than one week to go, and that...
1982 Newspaper Ad for Tomy Wind-Up Games
The ad we saw for the Tomy wind-up games earlier this year had cleaner images, but there was no way...
Hot Wheels, Matchbox, and Fast 111s
December 8, 1982. When I was a kid, between 1978 and 1984, there was a single toyline that pretty much...
Raiders of the Lost Ark “Well of Souls” Playset Rebate from 1982
This is the second newspaper ad for the Kenner Well of Souls playset that we've encountered (first posted here), and...
Fisher-Price Adventure People Turbo Hawk and Sea Shark 1982 Newspaper Advertisement
December 1, 1982. Here we find the Fisher-Price Adventure People on sale for the holidays, with the Turbo Hawk kit...