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 
BattleTech Kickstarter Launches Today!
Fans of the classic BattleTech game (Amazon.com search*) will want to be ready today at noon central time for the...
G.I. Joe Adventure Team Advertisement from 1973
When I wrote about the death of action figure outfit sets one of the key inspirations was Hasbro's G.I. Joe...
1983 Star Wars School Supplies Newspaper Article
A nice companion to the recent school supplies post is this 1983 newspaper article by Patt Swann. From The Southeast...
1982 Ad for Kenner’s “The Empire Strikes Back” Toys
There are so many fantastic archives out there that it's easy to overlook some fantastic things. For example, the back...
Commercial for Mego’s Black Hole Action Figures
I'm finding that it's the older toys that better capture my attention these days, and seeing this commercial for Mego's...
1984 Newspaper Ad for Masters of the Universe School Supplies
After yesterday's ad for Star Wars notebooks (posted here) I asked myself: What other cool school supply advertisements are in...
Star Wars Poster, Game, Puzzles, and More in 1978
I continue to be surprised at the number of fantastic finds just waiting for us in the Google newspaper archives....
Affiliate Link – Selling the Silver Bullet
Buy at Amazon.com!* Subtitled "The Lone Ranger & Transmedia Brand Licensing" there's no way I could ignore Selling the Silver...