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 
Spotted Online – Snake Mountain Cancelled?
Mattel has run their Masters of the Universe classics series (find at Amazon.com*) for longer than I think any of...
FlipTrons and Moto-Bots Advertised in 1985
December 8, 1985. We've seen these cheap transforming robot toys before, but finding this Thrift Drug newspaper ad with the...
1985 Sears Newspaper Ad Featuring G.I. Joe, Transformers, M.A.S.K., and More!
This 1985 Sears advertisement is a perfect example of why it pays to scan through the Google newspaper archives and...
Interviewed at The Repacked Podcast
My latest book, Collect These Figures and Accessories, has one week to go before the project closes, and yesterday I...
1984 “Fantasy Creatures” Action Figure Carrying Case
You might remember the Baroco Collectors Case for Most GoBots and Transformers that I shared last month. I'd not heard...
$0.21 Kenner Star Wars Action Figures in 1985
A few days ago I posted a newspaper ad that included Kenner's Star Wars action figures priced at $0.19/each. I...
1985 Masters of the Universe on Sale at Boscov’s
Yesterday's Convertors newspaper ad was only a small part of the Boscov's ad found in a December, 1985 issue of...
Lanard’s “The Corps” and Walmart
Lanard's The Corps action figures and vehicles (find at Amazon.com*) have been at Walmart for as long as I can...