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 
Spotted Online – Transformers Fan Art by Nate Hammond
Over in this Facebook thread we're watching as Nate Hammond draws and posts various Transformers characters. This is a blast,...
Star Wars and Back to School at Walmart!
I'm in Minneapolis this morning, and since there's time before I start meetings I decided to go for an early...
Spotted Online – Gold Key’s “UFO Flying Saucers” at Monsterbrains
Gold Key was one of those comic imprints that, when I was a kid, always felt like a cheap line...
“Yule Gifts in Time for Easter” in 1977
The Kenner Star Wars "Early Bird Kit" is one of those unbelievable moments in the toy industry. The brainchild of...
“Toymakers hit it big with the classics”
Trendmasters (Wikipedia entry) looked as if they were going to take off big during the nineties. The company invested heavily...
Kickstarter – Marauder Task Force: VALKYRIES 1:18 Scale Female Figures
Now that the first Marauder Gun Runners 3.75-inch scale action figures have shipped it's time for the next wave, Valkyries!...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Hot Wheels, and Boys’ Life in 1991
Okay, kids. It's time to leap back over two decades to the July, 1991 issue of Boys' Life magazine and...
1988 Ninja Turtles Associated Press Article
Out of the December 12, 1988 Lawrence Journal-World newspaper comes this associated press article on the creation of the Teenage...