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 
Convertors Insectors and Avarians Newspaper Ad from 1986
November 9, 1986. We saw a far better ad for the Select Avarians cheap transforming robot toys last month (posted...
1987 Coleco Starcom Commercial Featuring the Starbase
I've shared product catalogs for Coleco's Starcom toys of the eighties before (1986 catalog, 1987 catalog), and a recent dive...
Mattel’s M.U.S.C.L.E. Toys on Sale in 1986
March 25, 1986. The Akron Beacon Journal newspaper of Akron, Ohio, brings us this Clicks ad block for the Mattel...
Visionaries Action Figures at $1.99 in 1988
The ad where we found yesterday's sale on GUTS also included this block for Hasbro's Visionaries action figures, making it...
20% Off G.I. Joe in 1987
Yesterday's Visionaries advertisement also included this block for Hasbro's G.I. Joe, reinforcing my growing belief that it was the expense...
Mattel’s Brave Starr, M.U.S.C.L.E., and GUTS on Clearance in 1988
Yesterday's GUTS advertisement looked lonely here at battlegrip.com so I thought we could snatch another block from the Air Raiders...
Mattel “Guts” and “Cuties” and Hasbro’s Battle Beasts
August 30, 1987. The GUTS ad we saw earlier today turns out to be not so alone when it comes...
Mattel’s “GUTS” on Sale in 1987
That recent Visionaries newspaper advertisement also included this ad block for Mattel's GUTS toys, those little army men-like toys with...