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 
West End Games’ Ghostbusters RPG in 1986
From a 1986 issue of Dragon magazine comes this full-page ad for West End Games' Ghostbusters roleplaying game (find at...
1977 Mattel Space: 1999 Eagle
We looked at a 1976 newspaper ad for the Mattel Eagle I spaceship toy last week where the toy was...
“Spotlight on Metal Toys” in 1944
It feels as if today's world is one of constant war, with near-daily conflict around the world at a point...
1987: Max Headroom in Popular Mechanics
If you've never seen the Max Headroom* television series then you've been missing out on a subversive classic. The show...
Lone Ranger Adventure Sets on Sale in 1974
This full-page newspaper ad from 1974 offers us a look at Barbie, Big Jim, G.I. Joe, and even Gabriel's Lone...
Grand Admiral Thrawn Coming to Star Wars: Rebels
The new season three trailer for Star Wars: Rebels has been posted online, and fans of the Expanded Universe won't...
Popular Mechanics and BattleTech in 1991
If you're a fan of the classic BattleTech games and fiction (find at Amazon.com*) and have never had the chance...
G.I. Joe in the News in 1991
Actually, it's the G.I. Joe trading cards from Impel (find at Amazon.com*) that I uncovered in a newspaper article from...