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 
1974 Newspaper Ad for Mattel’s Big Jim Series
If you own a copy of G.I. Joe and Other Backyard Heroes* then you've likely done exactly as I have...
Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman Action Figures on Sale!
Well, on sale almost forty years ago. Why wasn't I a smart enough four-year-old kid to notice that I should...
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and Stratego in 1961
I shared a 1962 Life magazine article that included the Stratego boardgame (Amazon.com search*) earlier this year, and now it's...
1989 Kenner Robocop Action Figures
The Robocop series (Amazon.com search*) has seen a hell of a lot of toys and action figures for a franchise...
1977 Newspaper Ad for Kenner’s Bionic Man Action Figures
The Google newspaper archives appear to be endless. Almost every time I dive into those digital archives I uncover something...
1978 Newspaper Ad for the Star World Figure Case
If you've read my post on action figure carrying cases -- see Missing: The Action Figure Carrying Case -- then...
Star Wars Display at the NYC Times Square ToysRUs
Before I left NYC yesterday I had time to visit the Times Square ToysRUs, and while I was there I...
Beetlejuice and Real Ghostbusters Action Figures on Clearance in 1991
Here's a 1991 ToysRUs newspaper ad that's certain to make the Beetlejuice (Amazon.com search*) and Ghostbusters (Amazon.com search*) fans quite...