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 
1951 Ads for Monopoly and Sorry
Posting that 1949 Parker Brothers article a few days ago made me ask: What else is out there? Well, it...
“Mattel stops sale” in 1979
Earlier this year I shared a 1979 newspaper article about Mattel's recall of Battlestar Galactica toys. The story describes a...
1981 Fisher-Price Adventure People and Dungeons & Dragons in the Newspaper
Here's a fantastic combination of ads to start your day. From The Spokane Daily Chronicle newspaper in 1981 comes these...
Affiliate Link – Elysium Soundtrack
Buy at Amazon.com!* After I discovered the Oblivion soundtrack last weekend I stopped and let my brain run through recent...
G.I. Joe, Robocop, and COPS in 1989
Here's a page from the Kentucky New Era newspaper from October 14, 1989. Why? Well, when a newspaper advertisement features...
Shogun Warriors and Star Wars in 1980
The Oregon Bulletin newspaper in 1980 was hiding this "Super Toy Sale" ad that has Battlestar Galactic, Shogun Warriors, Mattel's...
Kenner’s Large Size Star Wars Action Figures in 1979
Kenner tried with the 12-inch scale Star Wars action figures back in the seventies, really, but the toys were so...
“Kenner banks on action figures” in 1989
A February issue of Beaver County Times newspaper has a short article that should be of interest to action figure...