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 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Action Figures at FanExpo Canada
Not surprisingly, several booths were selling the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens action figures (Amazon.com search*) at FanExpo Canada...
Trading Cards at FanExpo Canada
While walking the FanExpo exhibit hall a few days ago I noticed a handful of booths were selling non-sport trading...
1997 Stratego Advertisement from Boys’ Life
Yesterday's look at a 2005 lawsuit over the Stratego board game (Amazon.com search*) inspired me to look around online for...
Vintage Toys and Comics at FanExpo Canada
I finished FanExpo Canada yesterday and am now in Buffalo, NY for Labor Day. The convention was awesome, and I...
“Springfield family loses ruling over board game”
I was running a Google newspaper archive search when I stumbled across this November 24, 2005, Eugene Register-Guard newspaper report...
Pie Face Game Patent
The 1960s Pie Face game (Amazon.com search*) has seen a bit of a boom since being shared on video earlier...
Masters of the Universe, Voltron, Transformers, and More Advertised in 1985
Last week I posted a 1986 newspaper ad featuring the Transformers Triple Changers, including Blitzwing, and now it's time for...
1988 Newspaper Ad for G.I. Joe and Ghostbusters Toys
Something I've noticed as I poke around the Google newspaper archives is that toy ads were in a state of...