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 
1972 Kenner SSP Smash-Up Derby Advertisement
Out of a 1972 issue of Gold Key's UFO Flying Saucers comic book comes this wonderful ad for Kenner's SSP...
“Toys for Girls and Boys” in 1976
Every now and then, a newspaper discovery shows me something I'd never seen before. For example, last month's ad for...
Killing Field Shock Infantry 12-Inch Scale Action Figures
I first mentioned the Killing Field Shock Infantry 12-inch scale action figure back in 2013. Inspired by the Killzone video...
Bionic Transport and Repair Station Newspaper Ad from 1977
This 1977 Montgomery Ward newspaper ad isn't the best advertisement we've seen for the Six Million Dollar Man Bionic Transport...
Spotted Online – Grenadier’s Masters of the Universe Miniatures Video Overview
While reading The Fantastic Worlds of Grenadier, a recent book about the Grenadier gaming miniatures of the seventies, eighties, and...
Spotted Online – Battlestar Galactica Stellar Probe and Scarab Packaging Artwork
Flickr user Mikey Walters has posted several images from the past, including these two amazing paintings from Mattel's Battlestar Galactica...
Star Wars H-Wing Returns!
Buy at Amazon.com!* An old friend has returned! I've written about the fan-created Star Wars H-Wing before (here and here),...
Transformers: War Within “The Age of Wrath” Advertisement from 2004
Dreamwave's War Within comics* were fantastic and fun, a look back at Cybertron before the Transformers arrived on Earth and...