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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

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Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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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

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

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  • Transformers

Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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  • Robotech

“It’s Robotech to the Rescue!”

Philip Reed December 23, 2015

We saw one of Matchbox's Robotech toy ads from 1986 a few days ago (posted here), and now it's time...

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  • Star Wars

“‘Star Wars’ toys deal signed” in 1997

Philip Reed December 22, 2015

Less than one year after this newspaper article ran Galoob was bought by Hasbro, bringing the Star Wars Micro Machines...

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  • Lone Ranger

1976 Newspaper Ad for Gabriel’s Lone Ranger Action Figures

Philip Reed December 22, 2015

Between G.I. Joe and Other Backyard Heroes* and the mention of the toys in Selling the Silver Bullet* (which I...

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  • Star Wars

Spotted Online – Movie Realization Boba Fett at The Fwoosh

Philip Reed December 22, 2015

Bandai's Movie Realization Star Wars action figure series (find at Amazon.com*) is something I am trying to forget exists. Their...

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dungeonsad
  • Dungeons & Dragons

“Your Toughest Opponent Shouldn’t be the Rulebook.”

Philip Reed December 22, 2015

Back in the summer of 1989, around loving the hell out of Tim Burton's Batman and West End Games' Star...

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“Games — They’ve Been Holiday Tradition for Over 100 Years”

Philip Reed December 22, 2015

I posted a newspaper article about Parker Brothers a few days ago (posted here) after spending time reading The Game...

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xwing
  • Star Wars

Unofficial Star Wars X-Wing Ships No Longer Available

Philip Reed December 21, 2015

It's not that I'm surprised that these are gone. No, what surprises me most is that it took so long...

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  • Star Wars

“Build this Star Wars squadron.”

Philip Reed December 21, 2015

I know that we can buy Star Wars model kits these days (find at Amazon.com*), but what we can't find...

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