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 
Spotted Online – Micronauts Trade Catalog at Plaid Stallions
My love of consumer toy catalogs is well documented (see Each Sold Separately* and Action Figures Not Included*), but it's...
“Kiddy craze centers on robot toys”
I posted this 1984 Associated Press newspaper article last summer (posted here), but when I ran across it in a...
G.I. Joe Skystriker 1984 Newspaper Ad
Once I finish my two books on Kenner's nineties Star Wars toys (both books are very late, but both are...
Hasbro’s 2004 Holiday Gift Guide
Out of the October, 2004, issue of Boys' Life magazine comes this full-page ad from Hasbro that looks like it...
Kickstarter – Power of Grayskull Documentary
Nice to see Masters of the Universe getting a documentary project on Kickstarter. After the GI Joe Documentary*, Plastic Galaxy*,...
“Consumer group urges better labeling for toys”
On the same page as yesterday's post about the popularity of toys in 1984 we find this Associated Press article...
“Force still with collectors and fans”
This newspaper article from the 1996 Los Angeles Daily News was spotted in an issue of The Chattooga Press and...