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 
May, 1978 Playthings Magazine and Star Wars
I dug through decades worth of Playthings magazine issues when I visited the Brian Sutton-Smith Library back in September (posted...
Star Wars and Transformers at HEB
If you're in Texas then you should swing by your local HEB. The grocery store chain, one I visit frequently...
1986 M.A.S.K. Firecracker and Hurricane Newspaper Advertisement
Last week we looked at a 1987 M.A.S.K. newspaper ad and today it's time we return to Kenner's M.A.S.K. toys...
“The biggest obstacle to creativity is fear.”
I really should create a tag for "loomis" here at battlegrip.com, because the more time I spend poking through the...
G.I. Joe Terror Drome Ad from 1986
As a kid, I was most into Hasbro's G.I. Joe series (Amazon.com search*) in late 1986, making this newspaper ad...
Conflicting Sales Reports on the “Star Wars Early Bird Kit” in 1977
I've posted about the Kenner Star Wars "Early Bird Kits" before (first post, second post), but today's discovery is one...
“Game Maker Plans to Sell” in 1967
If you've not yet read Playing by Different Rules*, subtitled "The General Mills/Parker Brothers Merger," then I highly encourage you...
1985 “Galactic Man Space Robot” at Radio Shack (AKA Shackwave) Advertisement
I've won the internet, kids! How else would you explain discovering this 1985 newspaper ad for Radio Shack that features...