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 
Centurions: Read the DC Comics Mini-Series!
Out of the same 1987 comic where I found the American Defense ad (posted last week) comes this full-page advertisement...
Star Wars Costumes Exhibit in NYC
Gina and I visited the Star Wars costumes exhibit in NYC yesterday and I can happily report that this is...
Mini Dino Riders in 1988
I posted two Dino Riders newspaper ads last year (first ad, second ad), but if you think those are the...
Totally Tubular ’80s Toys and LJN’s Dungeons & Dragons
Recently here at battlegrip.com I've shared a few old newspaper ads for LJN's Dungeons & Dragons toys (one ad, a...
Spotted Online – G.I. Joe Trace Plates at joeaday.com
I posted these Trace Plates last year, but the little bit of info I shared can't match this Toy Fair...
“Action figures for girls is sign of gender-bending in toy industry”
Every single time that there's an outrage over action figures and female characters I sit back and try to explain...
Droids: A Cybernetic Role-Playing Game Ad from 1983
I was searching through issues of Dragon magazine from 1983 on the hunt for info on the LJN toys when...
Kenner’s Star Wars Mini-Rigs Newspaper Ad!
This was a totally accidental discovery and one I snapped and had to share. The process to convert the Google...