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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 Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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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
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  • Micronauts

Mego’s Micronauts 30% off in 1978

Philip Reed June 1, 2016

December 17, 1978. This Reading Eagle newspaper advertisement for Play Town gives us a chance at the Micronauts at 30%...

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Action Figure Carrying Case Sample Pages

Philip Reed June 1, 2016

I've made more progress on a new book that's focused on action figure carrying cases, snapping dozens of photos and...

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  • Transformers

1984 Transformers Artwork by Earl Norem

Philip Reed June 1, 2016

We've seen Earl Norem's Transformers artwork before, but in my opinion we can never get enough of Norem's take on...

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  • Marvel

1978 and “The Marvel Explosion Comes to Television!”

Philip Reed June 1, 2016

I can barely remember watching both The Incredible Hulk and The Amazing Spider-Man on television when I was five or...

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  • G.I. Joe

1983 G.I. Joe Pack-In Catalog

Philip Reed May 31, 2016

I cover the joy of pack-in catalogs in both Each Sold Separately* and Action Figures Not Included*, so it should...

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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Jeep on Sale in 1982

Philip Reed May 31, 2016

December 5, 1982. Here's Hasbro's G.I. Joe jeep vehicle from 1982 and it's so damned cheap that I'm again reminded...

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  • Star Wars

Star Wars Portfolio, Sketchbook, Calendar, and More from Heroes World in 1977!

Philip Reed May 31, 2016

I can remember spending hours going through the old Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back sketchbooks (find at Amazon.com*), staring...

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Associated Press and the Car Wars Game in 1986

Philip Reed May 31, 2016

The Victoria Advocate printed this AP article way back in 1986, and considering what a fan I was of the...

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