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 
Spotted Online – Mattel’s Battlestar Galactica Television Commercial
Thank you to Plaid Stallions for sharing this 1979 Battlestar Galactica toy commercial! How do I know this commercial is...
1983 Newspaper Ad for Sears Exclusive G.I. Joe Missile Command Headquarters
It's time to zoom in on the 1983 Sears newspaper ad that I shared last year and capture a slightly...
1985 Bandai America Ad from Boys’ Life Magazine
Bandai's Godaikin finds its way into Boys' Life magazine, but not the Transformers or G.I. Joe toylines? What's that about,...
Star Wars Figures 2 for $5
December 8, 1982. I know that the Star Wars newspaper ads from the seventies and eighties can't be an infinite...
Barbie Loves McDonald’s in 1984
While not quite as awesome as that 1974 Playskool McDonald's playset, this newspaper ad for the Barbie Loves McDonald's playset...
Convertible Robot Pistol = Shockwave?
I don't think the cheap transforming robot toy shown in this 1984 newspaper is the Radio Shack Galactic Man toy...
G.I. Joe MMS, HAL, and FLAK in 1982
We've seen all of these 1982 G.I. Joe toys in newspaper ads before, so there's no surprises here, right? Well,...
1984 G.I. Joe H.I.S.S. and Coleco ARPV Advertisement
The Point Dread newspaper ad I shared over the weekend also included G.I. Joe toys, and since I am currently...