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Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

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Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

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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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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

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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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  • Transformers

Spotted Online – Diaclone Dinosaur Robo Catalog Artwork

Philip Reed August 28, 2016

With the size of the Diaclone Reboot line still growing (find at Amazon.com*), it should be no surprise that some...

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  • Dungeons & Dragons

1981 Advertisement for Mattel’s Electronic Dungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth Game

Philip Reed August 28, 2016

We've seen Mattel's Electronic Dungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth a few times before (newspaper ad, instruction booklet), and today we...

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  • Dungeons & Dragons

“A Fantasy Game For Fanatics” in 1979

Philip Reed August 27, 2016

There was a time, decades ago, when the Dungeons & Dragons game (find at Amazon.com*) was in the news. And...

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  • Transformers

“But I really want shockwave and the tapes.”

Philip Reed August 25, 2016

This may be the greatest Christmas letter ever. Seriously. Hiding in a mass of "letters to Santa" printed in this...

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  • Star Wars

Spotted Online – Star Wars: Rogue One Pics

Philip Reed August 25, 2016

After the TIE Striker box pic comes several more photos, including the TIE Striker toy out of the box. Fabulous!...

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  • Masters of the Universe

“Stars of the season” in 1985

Philip Reed August 24, 2016

Hasbro's G.I. Joe and Mattel's Masters of the Universe each appear in this short newspaper piece from the December 23,...

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  • Dungeons & Dragons

“Fundamentalists attack game as road to occult” in 1982

Philip Reed August 23, 2016

The Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game (find at Amazon.com*) was a media monster in the early eighties. Church groups and...

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  • Star Wars

Kickstarter – Ster Werz Sketches

Philip Reed August 22, 2016

Ster Werz Sketches on Kickstarter is artist Eden Sanders' collection of fun and stylized Star Wars sketches. The project has...

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