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 
“Toy Blowout” in 1984
Enlarge Image! It's never great to see a business fail, but in this 1984 newspaper advertisement we see the results...
Transformers and Diamond Select Toys in ToyFare Magazine
This full-page from ToyFare magazine in 2007 shares a selection of Transformers busts and statues from Diamond Select Toys, and...
ToyFare Sneak Peek in 1999: Sleepy Hollow
After three different ads over the last month (first ad, second ad, third ad) it only felt fitting that I...
1990 Transformers Toy Catalog
I wrote all about the old toy pack-in catalogs when I put together Each Sold Separately*, but nothing can replace...
1999 Advertisement for McFarlane’s Metal Gear Solid Action Figures
This ad for McFarlane's Metal Gear Solid series (find at Amazon.com*) comes from a 1999 issue of ToyFare magazine and...
Carmine Infantino Talks Batman and Social Responsibility in 1969
Enlarge Image! Can you believe the crazy stuff hiding out in the Google newspaper archives? Batman, Robin Split is a...
Dragon Walker and Trundaxx Newspaper Ad from 1984
You know how I get. After last week's Dragon Walker ad I kept digging into the Google newspaper archives for...
“‘Jedi’ Press Kit Yields Few Clues”
With the movie over three decades old it is easy to forget that Return of the Jedi was once an...