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 
Transformers Dinobots and Triple Changers on Sale in 1985
Yesterday's Jumpstarters newspaper ad wasn't the only bit of Transformers fun in that Glenn Falls, NY, Post Star advertisement. The...
“Transforms from motorized defense base to robot” in 1985
October 23, 1985. This ad block from The Pensacola Journal comes out of a Lionel Playworld ad and is far...
Autobot Cars and Transformers Dinobot “Red Hot Sale” in 1985
Enlarge Image! November 12, 1985. The Marion Star. Unfortunately -- or is it actually fortunate? -- the Transformers newspaper ad...
“Transforms automatically from robot to spaceship and back” in 1985
November 9, 1985. At about $5, it is no surprise that the Transformers Jumpstarters were so damned common back in...
1985 Transformers Grimlock Newspaper Advertisement
October 31, 1985. This Dinobot ad makes an excellent companion to the ad we saw earlier today, even if the...
Dinobots $9.99/Each in 1985
The Dinobots ad we saw earlier this week simply cannot compare to the sharpness of this September 4, 1985, TG&Y...
Hasbro’s Transformers and “Nothing Is What It Seems” in 1985
June 19, 1985. The South Carolina Times and Democrat newspaper brings us this fantastic Transformers ad block featuring Optimus Prime,...
GoBots Bubble Man Newspaper Advertisement
I reviewed the GoBots Bubble Man cheap transforming robot toy back in 2015 (posted here), so please take a peek...