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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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  • Transformers

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  • Star Wars

Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars Toys on Sale in 1983

Philip Reed November 11, 2015

One thing that yesterday's D&D ad also included that deserves a closer look is a batch of Raiders of the...

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  • G.I. Joe

Hasbro’s G.I. Joe “Cobra Battle Game” Advertised in 1983!

Philip Reed November 11, 2015

This is the sort of newspaper advertisement from the eighties that makes digging into the Google newspaper archives worth the...

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Milton Bradley’s “Dark Tower” in Video Games Magazine

Philip Reed November 10, 2015

The Video Games magazine holiday guide from January, 1983, completely confused me for a few moments when I encountered a...

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Mighty Men & Monster Maker in 1982

Philip Reed November 10, 2015

Here's one for the kids who wanted to be artists back in the eighties! Tomy's Mighty Men & Monster Maker...

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  • Marvel

1983 Ad for Parker Brothers’ Spider-Man Video Game

Philip Reed November 10, 2015

There's no shortage of great advertisements hiding in various online archives, and today I'd like to direct your attention to...

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Mattel’s Electronic Dungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth Game

Philip Reed November 10, 2015

After yesterday's D&D game, and in the interest of deep-diving the past, I thought it could be fun to see...

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Battle Iron Claw at Radio Shack in 1984

Philip Reed November 10, 2015

You may remember the Radio Shack Space Walker toy I shared last year (posted here). Well, that toy wasn't alone...

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  • Star Wars

1982 Not Quite Star Wars Artwork

Philip Reed November 9, 2015

Looking through the March, 1982, issue of Electronic Games Magazine I ran across a full-page painting opening a section titled...

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