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 
Hasbro’s Cobra Wolf “New” in 1987
The recent Battle Beasts and Headmasters ad blocks, as well as this block for the G.I. Joe Cobra Wolf, make...
Hasbro’s Battle Beasts Blowout in 1988
April 4, 1988. I posted a 1987 Battle Beasts ad last week where I stated that the deep discount of...
Starcom at Kiddie City in 1987
June 7, 1987. Coleco's Starcom strikes again, this time from a Kiddie City advertisement from the Camden, New Jersey, Courier-Post...
Hasbro’s Transformers Headmasters “New” in 1987
Yesterday's Battle Beasts advertisement also included this block for the Transformers Headmasters toys, which feels fitting after Hasbro's fantastic Titans...
Hasbro’s Battle Beasts “New” in 1987
September 11, 1987. The push of smaller action figures in the mid-eighties is starting to really gnaw at my brain....
Starcom, Captain Power, and G.I. Joe on Sale in 1987
November 26, 1987. If it wasn't for the addition of Hasbro's G.I. Joe action figures, this ad from the Asbury...
Starcom Shadow Invader at ToysRUs in 1987
July 5, 1987. Out of the Tampa Bay Times newspaper comes another ad for Coleco's Starcom toys at ToysRUs, this...
“Toy executives going back to basics for ’87” from the Hartford Courant Newspaper
February 15, 1987. Staff writer Pamela Klein of the Hartford Courant newspaper brings us this spectacular snapshot of the 1987...