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 
“Trading cards adapting the ‘letterbox’ look” in 1995
This 1995 Observer-Reporter newspaper article by Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle fixates on "letterbox" trading cards, those non-sport cards...
1991 Terminator 2 Sticker Packs from Topps
Fans of the Terminator series (Amazon.com search*) may find this fun: I got my hands on three of the Topps...
Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD!
Next year is the 30th anniversary of Transformers: The Movie*, meaning that we should see a new release of the...
New Star Wars Y-Wing Scout Bomber Removable Hatch Pics
battlegrip.com reader Jay has shared pics of the new Y-Wing Scout Bomber* which was discussed here a few days ago....
1997 BattleTech: Counterstrike Trading Card Game Booster Pack
After ripping open a Mechwarrior pack I thought it might be fun to pop open another booster. This Counterstrike expansion...
“Finally . . . trading cards approved by dentists”
Here's one for fans of Topps trading cards (Amazon.com search*) from the past. A 1991 Milwaukee Journal newspaper article in...
Spider-Man Sells Fishing Poles?
One of the things I encountered in Playthings magazine while in the library last week was an advertisement from Marvel...
Spotted Online – “The rise and fall of Palitoy” at BBC
There's a great history of Palitoy at the BBC.com site and I have to recommend that you read it right...