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 
More on Strawberry Shortcake from the Early Eighties
In both Each Sold Separately* and Action Figures Not Included* I touched on the importance of Strawberry Shortcake as a...
1979 Star Wars “Action Figure Collector’s Case” Newspaper Ad
Here's a bit of a strange newspaper ad from the seventies. Where most of the ads promoted action figures and...
1990 Lucasfilm Fan Club Ad from Starlog Magazine
I told you guys that those Starlog archives were packed with fun. Here's a 1990 ad from the back cover...
Battleship and Operation in 1972
Milton Bradley gets some great coverage in this 1972 newspaper ad for K-Mart stores. Both the Battleship (Amazon.com search*) and...
Spotted Online – Handmade Shadow Box Coffee Table Vintage Kenner Star Wars Display
Here's a cool new piece of furniture for the Star Wars action figure collectors. Posted for sale at eBay, this...
1979 Fisher-Price Adventure People Action Sets Ad
In the seventies and eighties Fisher-Price (Amazon.com search*) offered their Adventure People action figures, creating dozens of cool sets that...
1954 Mr. Potato Head Ad from Life Magazine
There's a little of everything hiding in those Google archives, including this fantastic 1954 ad from Hasbro for their Mr....
Kenner Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Action Figures and Coloring Book
This 1983 newspaper ad features not only Kenner's Star Wars action figures and coloring books but also the Chewbacca bandolier...