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 
Public Service Broadcasting’s “New Dimensions in Sound”
Earlier this year, after one of my trips for work, I was introduced to Public Service Broadcasting (find at Amazon.com*)...
1986 Matchbox Robotech Ad
Issue 12 of Comico's Robotech: The Macross Saga comic book from 1986 brings us this sweet full-page advertisement from Matchbox....
“Plenty of toys, but not German ones” in 1917
I was reading through Dan Foley's 1962 book, Toys Through the Ages*, last night when I ran across an entertaining...
BB-8: Sketch to Screen Video
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens soon, and even before we've seen the film it seems that the world has...
Star Wars Electronic Battle Command Newspaper Ad from 1979
Kenner's Star Wars Electronic Battle Command game makes an appearance in this 1979 newspaper ad and even the charm of...
Munchkin: Deck the Dungeons Comic Book!
I love my job. When I suggested to Boom "Hey, there should be a Munchkin Christmas special issue of the...
Batman Hype in 1989
A June 19, 1989 Associated Press newspaper article about Batman, merchandising, and the film's popularity at that time should have...
“Lining up another invasion from Outer Space”
Here's a 1983 newspaper article from the UK that demonstrates Star Wars' popularity around the world. Written by Jean Donald,...