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 
“In the year 2034, the right of way will go to the biggest guns . . . “
As I was recently exploring 1980s issues of White Dwarf magazine*, this advertisement for Car Wars from 1985 landed in...
LJN Dungeons & Dragons Action Figures at K-Mart in 1984
The LJN Dungeons & Dragons action figures of the eighties are one of those lines I continue to avoid. I...
1978 Testors Galax IV Hovercraft Magazine Advertisement
I ran a newspaper advertisement for the Testors Galax IV Hovercraft last year, but as cool as that newspaper ad...
“Get a Kit, or Get Cash” with Monogram Models in 1982
This full-page advertisement comes from the October 1982 issue of Boys' Life, once again showing us that there was a...
Masters of the Universe + Hot Wheels in 1985
This 1985 newspaper has one of the better advertisements I've run across yet for the Snake Mountain Challenge Stunt Set,...
1984 Strawberry Shortcake Newspaper Ad
We always need more Strawberry Shortcake advertisements like this one, right? I mean, I cannot be the only one who...
G.I. Joe Missile Command Headquarters on Sale at Sears in 1982
December 5, 1982. We've seen two other newspaper ads for the Sears exclusive G.I. Joe playset before (here and here),...
1982 Matchbox Airborne Patch Offer
I'm not completely sure that I understand what is happening in this 1982 advertisement. There were Matchbox model kits back...