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 
G.I. Joe HISS Tank, Amphibious Personnel Carrier, and Pocket Patrol Pack in 1983
I reviewed the Pocket Patrol Pack last year (review here), so as you look at this 1983 newspaper advertisement please...
Action Figure Licensing and Strawberry Shortcake
The word has been for decades now that Masters of the Universe led the charge in the early eighties as...
BattleGrip on Facebook
One benefit to finally creating the BattleGrip Facebook page is that it's a great place to assemble albums of images....
Star Wars Action Figures 30% Off in 1982
We know that Kenner sold tens of millions of Star Wars action figures back in the seventies and eighties, so...
Masters of the Universe Mighty Cycle
A 1983 newspaper ad for Tonka's Masters of the Universe Mighty Cycle? Sweet! One of the things I didn't really...
“TSR’s Star Frontiers game — the ‘playable’ one” from 1982
TSR's sci-fi RPG of the eighties, Star Frontiers (find at Amazon.com*), performed quite well for a few years, with boxed...
BattleGrip Facebook Page
It has taken far too long, but there's now a battlegrip.com Facebook page for those of you who want to...
Starship Troopers 1997 Trading Cards Advertisement
The Starship Troopers series (find at Amazon.com*) has really never taken off with audiences. There's just enough excitement around the...