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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

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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

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

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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

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Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984

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  • Marvel

Ideal’s Hulk Smash-Up Game in 1979

Philip Reed March 8, 2016

According to the back of the box (posted at BoardGameGeek) the object of the Incredible Hulk Smash-Up game from Ideal...

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  • Star Wars

1981 Star Wars Mini-Rigs Newspaper Advertisement

Philip Reed March 8, 2016

November 21, 1981. This shows off the same artwork we saw in a 1982 advertisement, but the sale price is...

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Toy Sale in 1935

Philip Reed March 8, 2016

Here's a fun 1935 newspaper ad that is worth a few moments of your time. The Buck Rogers watch for...

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Review – McDonald’s Commandrons Solardyn (1985)

Philip Reed March 7, 2016

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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary Prices Reduced at TRU

Philip Reed March 7, 2016

It was only a few years ago when Hasbro's G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary series (find at Amazon.com*) released to ToysRUs...

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  • G.I. Joe

1988 G.I. Joe “Is This The End Of Serpentor?” Marketing Insert

Philip Reed March 7, 2016

We looked at a 1989 G.I. Joe marketing insert over the weekend (posted here), but the envelope that carried that...

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toygunspage
  • G.I. Joe
  • Star Wars

“Toys Of War” and G.I. Joe in 1980

Philip Reed March 7, 2016

It's amazing what a few years can do. This 1980 newspaper article, written by David Diamond for Knight-Ridder Newspapers, offers...

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1979 Crayola Crayons Advertisement from Working Mother

Philip Reed March 7, 2016

There are fabulous things waiting to be discovered online. How many of us don't remember Crayola Crayons fondly? The smell....

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