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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

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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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

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • Transformers

Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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  • Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons Notebooks and Binders in 1981

Philip Reed February 15, 2016

My unusual fascination with notebooks collides into a decades-long enjoyment of Dungeons & Dragons (find at Amazon.com*) in this ad...

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“Free Foreign Stamps! From Nestle’s Quik!”

Philip Reed February 15, 2016

If you're seriously into Nestle's Quik (find at Amazon.com*) then you're gonna love this 1959 advertisement from Boys' Life magazine....

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underoos
  • Marvel

“The Amazing Spiderman is coming to JCPenny”

Philip Reed February 14, 2016

Do superheroes still make appearances at stores? I only ask because this 1981 Spiderman newspaper advertisement had me starting to...

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  • Marvel

1994 Crunch ‘n Munch Ad for Marvel Trading Cards

Philip Reed February 14, 2016

There for a split second I thought I was looking at an ad for the same trading cards we saw...

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1985 Galactic Man Newspaper Ad

Philip Reed February 14, 2016

This marks the third time that we've uncovered the Radio Shack Galactic Man toy in a newspaper ad (first ad,...

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Mattel’s BraveStarr in 1986

Philip Reed February 14, 2016

There are days it feels like we can find anything in old newspapers. As proof, take a look at this...

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Centurions: “More licensed characters head for video.”

Philip Reed February 14, 2016

After that Centurions comic ad that I posted a few days ago it only feels fitting to find some other...

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More Dino Riders in 1988

Philip Reed February 13, 2016

For a moment, I thought this was the same as the Dino Riders ad I shared a few days ago....

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