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 Autobot Cars on Sale in 1984
December 5, 1984. This grainy Woolworth advertisement isn't in the best of shape, but the reproduction quality is good enough...
Spotted Online – Steel Monsters – The Secret Society Comic
I shared one Steel Monsters comic back in October. That Tonka line of post-apocalyptic trucks and action figures has never...
Star Wars Micro Collection “Hoth Turret Defense” Newspaper Advertisement
I wasn't searching for Star Wars ads, but when one from 1982 -- and for Kenner's Star Wars Micro Collection...
1982 Newspaper Ad for G.I. Joe Action Figures
More sifting through the Google newspaper archives for G.I. Joe advertisements in the eighties. This ad from December of 1982...
Collecting G.I. Joe References: Mark Bellomo’s 2nd Edition Identification Guide
As I start work on a new book project, the first step is to make sure that I have the...
G.I. Joe Action Figures: $1.88/each in 1982
More of G.I. Joe in the 1980s with a "blink and you miss it" section of a 1982 newspaper advertisement...
Video – Capturing Ads from Google Newspaper Archives
Here's a quick one minute video giving you an idea of what goes into turning a newspaper ad in the...
Top Pages at BattleGrip.com in November
November was a down month for the site, with travel and office time eating into the amount of time I...