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 
“This is Major Matt Mason, Mattel’s Man in Space”
Two different books -- Space Toys of the 60's* and Action Figures of the 1960s* -- will be your next...
Atari’s “Take Me to Your Leader!”
December 13, 1981. After yesterday's Missile Command ad, this ad for Space Invaders and the Atari Video Game System may...
Star Wars Newspaper Ads Book Update
As of this moment, my new book project is 75% funded, leaving a little less than $1,500 in support to...
1981 Atari “Missile Commander” Newspaper Ad
What strikes me as most unusual about this 1981 newspaper advertisement is that the game is called Missile Commander. I'm...
“Strawberryland Dolls with Pets” on Sale in 1982
It's a Playworld stores ad from 1982 where Kenner's Strawberry Shortcake dolls are on sale! I still argue that the...
Millennium Falcon and Alpha Star in 1984
November 22, 1984. Working on my new book of Star Wars newspaper ads led to many hours of exploring the...
1984 Commercial for Dungeons & Dragons, Marvel Super Heroes, and the Indiana Jones RPG
This is fantastic! This commercial for the 1984 Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game (find at Amazon.com*) stands out as incredible...
Corn Flakes Superman Toy Commercial from the Fifties
Here's one of those great cereal commercials from the past, this time jumping back about sixty years for a time...