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 
1986 Judge Dredd Comic Ad
When I uncovered issues of Strontium Dog a few months ago (first mentioned here) the absolute best part of each...
Star Wars, Masters of the Universe, Strawberry Shortcake, and Robo Force in 1984
The absolute coolest part of this 1984 toy ad from the Southeast Missourian newspaper is that each toy includes an...
GanguStars’ “Art of Advertising” Toy Book Pre-Orders
I've sent off my email, and now you can pre-order this new book if you're at all interested in Japanese...
1988 Transformers Seacons Commercial
If you're a fan of the first generation of Transformers toys (Amazon.com search*) then this 1988 commercial is sure to...
Flooded office? Yay.
I am a bit distracted at the moment and updates will be less common than usual. Our office was flooded...
For Fans of the Fisher-Price Adventure People: 1980 Newspaper Advertisement!
We saw one ad a few days ago, and with a bit more research I uncovered this ad from the...
“Toy industry dates from 1903” Featuring ROM Space Knight Pic
This 1979 newspaper article from The Argus Press talks of the licensing history of the toy industry, starting with the...
1986 Transformers Ultra Magnus Newspaper Advertisement
Now this isn't the first time that we've seen an Ultra Magnus newspaper ad from the eighties. Back in April...