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

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Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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

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Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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  • Transformers

Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

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AT-AT vs Mecha in 1985 “Warbots & Death Machines” Advertisement

Philip Reed November 22, 2016

Not to be confused with the never-published Warbots roleplaying game (1985 ad posted here), this illustration from the Warbots &...

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“Comin’ On Big!” Monogram Models Ad from 1981

Philip Reed November 22, 2016

Comic books were, decades ago, one of the best ways to advertise to kids. Back in the dark ages, before...

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Munchkin Collectible Card Game at BGGCon

Philip Reed November 21, 2016

It has now been about three years since I first chatted with Eric Lang about designing a Munchkin collectible card...

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1985 Transformers Dinobot Snarl Instruction Booklet

Philip Reed November 21, 2016

I have written before about how the original Transformers instructions are so much better then the modern transformation instructions (posted...

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McFarlane Toys’ Rob Zombie Action Figure Ad from 2000

Philip Reed November 21, 2016

McFarlane Toys was killing it in the nineties and early 2000s, with figure after figure hitting toy pegs and collectors'...

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Dallas Vintage Toys Pics

Philip Reed November 19, 2016

Since I am in Dallas I had to make a trip (or two, don't judge me!) to Dallas Vintage Toys,...

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Unofficial M.A.S.K. Toy – The Quencher!

Philip Reed November 19, 2016

This is awesome!!! A completely unofficial M.A.S.K. toy design released on Shapeways as four separate parts. Buy all four and...

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Ogre Miniatures in the 1993 Ral Partha Catalog

Philip Reed November 19, 2016

Nice! It turns out that Ral Partha has posted several old catalogs in PDF to their site, including this 1993...

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