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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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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
colorforms
  • Hot Wheels
  • Marvel

Colorforms and Hot Wheels on Sale for Christmas (in 1982!)

Philip Reed December 24, 2016

December 5, 1982. This two-page SuperX Drug Stores advertisement offers up several toys for Christmas, including Spider-Man Colorforms and Mattel's...

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gijoe
  • G.I. Joe

Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Action Figures and Vehicles on Sale in 1983

Philip Reed December 24, 2016

Here's one of the better G.I. Joe newspaper ads yet! From December 11, 1983 and the Times Daily, this ad...

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powerlords
  • Power Lords

Power Lords at Circus World in 1983

Philip Reed December 24, 2016

We saw this same ad a few weeks ago, and from almost the same date, but in attempt at being...

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hotwheels
  • Hot Wheels

“Now You Can Build Your Own Hot Wheels Model.”

Philip Reed December 24, 2016

This 1982 comic ad for Monogram's series of Hot Wheels kits shows us just how incredible comic book advertisements were...

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batman
  • DC Universe

“Free Batman Comic Book” in 1984

Philip Reed December 23, 2016

From a 1984 DC comic book comes this advertisement that is so very similar to a 1984 Marvel comics ad...

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insecticons
  • Transformers

Transformers Insecticons on Sale in 1985

Philip Reed December 23, 2016

There's more than just Insecticons in this 1985 newspaper ad for Toys + Plus, but it was those Transformers toys...

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gobots
  • DC Universe
  • Go-Bots

Tonka’s GoBots and Kenner’s Super Powers in 1984

Philip Reed December 23, 2016

This 1984 newspaper ad for Sam Morgan's Discount Toys sure makes me wish it were possible for these toys to...

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  • Advertisements

1997 Stratego “Now and Beyond” Advertisement

Philip Reed December 23, 2016

We've seen this 1997 Stratego game ad before (first posted here), but when I ran across the ad on the...

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