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 
1974 Fisher-Price Play Family Newspaper Advertisement
Commonly known as Little People these days, when this King's ad ran in the December 18, 1974, Morning Record newspaper...
Kickstarter – Rise of the Beasts Series 2
Compatible with Glyos System action figures, the second series of Rise of the Beasts figures are funding now on Kickstarter....
Overtkill Deluxe Boxed Figure Ad from 2001
Last week I shared an ad for Spawn series 20 action figures. The ad was incomplete showing only five of...
“Villainous character nets $50,000 prize” in 1986
It took a few decades, but eventually Fearless Photog* became a real toy. Mike Pellegrini writes in this 1986 newspaper...
“Win a Mechanical Man” in 1969
The Zeroids toys from Ideal (see Wikipedia) are one of those obscure lines that we never hear much about. Despite...
1988 Mini Car Wars Advertisement
This 1988 Car Wars game (find at Amazon.com*) advertisement comes from the time when I was probably most into the...
1996 Star Wars CCG Flyer from Parker Brothers
Decipher's Star Wars CCG from the nineties (find at Amazon.com*) was big business for four or five years. The game...