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Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • Transformers

Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 19, 2019

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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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  • Transformers

Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • Transformers

Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
powersandperils
  • Roleplaying Games

Re-Order the Powers & Perils Character Sheet Record Pad

Philip Reed May 16, 2019

After last week's ad for the Powers & Perils roleplaying game, I pulled the game from the shelf and spent...

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starwarsschool
  • Star Wars

“The Rebellion Comes to School!”

Philip Reed May 15, 2019

Pencil boxes, pencils, assorted school supplies. So much awesome stuff for the kids to take to school back in 1978...

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  • DC Universe
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“Super Heroes Means Super Fun With A Jotastar Toy” in 1978

Philip Reed May 14, 2019

One of the stranger things about the seventies is how the Marvel and DC characters were often lumped together by...

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starwarskeys
  • Star Wars

1978 Star Wars Key Rings

Philip Reed May 12, 2019

Out of issue #16 of the UK Star Wars Weekly comic book -- which was then reprinting the Marvel series...

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1981 Takara Pencil Shops

Philip Reed May 11, 2019

The risk of buying old toy catalogs is the chance that you'll discover something that is very, very tough to...

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heroesmagazine
  • Roleplaying Games

“Be all that you can dream . . . with Heroes” Magazine in 1984

Philip Reed May 11, 2019

Yesterday's Powers & Perils advertisement came from an issue of Avalon Hill's Heroes magazine. Now, today, we see a flyer...

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powersperils
  • Roleplaying Games

1984 Advertisement for Avalon Hill’s Powers & Perils RPG

Philip Reed May 10, 2019

"Powers and Perils was a major disappointment at the time of its release, especially because the Avalon Hill Game Company...

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dungeonsanddragons
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Roleplaying Games

AD&D Pool of Radiance on Sale in 1989

Philip Reed May 10, 2019

September 24, 1989. We've seen the Pool of Radiance game before (1989-1990 SSI catalog posted here), but not like this!...

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