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 
1983 Tomy Pony Plates Newspaper Advertisement
November 6, 1983. The Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper brings us this bit of a surprise and makes me realize...
Tomy Tribots and Marchon Road Bots on Sale in 1985
October 17, 1985. Yesterday's ad for the Tomy Tribots cheap transforming robot toys sent me back into the newspaper archives,...
Mattel’s Wheeled Warriors at Payless in 1985
If we look closely at the ad where yesterday's Tomy Tribots block was uncovered, we soon find this ad block...
Tomy Tribots at Payless in 1985
December 6, 1985. The Auburn, California, Auburn Journal newspaper brings us this ad block for Tomy's Tribots cheap transforming robot...
Penny Racers on Sale in 1981
Uncovering that recent Penny Racers ad sent me back into the newspaper archives in search of the earliest information on...
1981 Pez Candy Comic Ad
I ran across this ad for Pez in a 1981 issue of Marvel's ROM comic book and the very first...
“Test Your Skills Against the Greatest Military Minds of All Time.”
This advertisement comes from Games Master International, a UK gaming magazine that I stumbled across last year and grabbed when...
1982 Diaclone Dasher Newspaper Advertisement
November 30, 1982. Pre-dating the release of Hasbro's Transformers in 1984, this Honolulu Advertiser newspaper ad for the Diaclone Dasher...