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G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

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Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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  • Transformers

Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

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  • Terminator

Terminator 2 Telephone Challenge

Philip Reed July 24, 2015

The back cover of the September 1991 issue of Starlog is truly a product of the nineties. A 1-900 number...

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  • Star Wars

1980 Kenner Star Wars Toys Ad with Fun Artwork

Philip Reed July 23, 2015

This ad from the December 21, 1980 issue of The Palm Beach Post speaks for itself. Who approved that artwork...

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  • Masters of the Universe
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Spotted Online – Super7’s Masters of the Universe Prototypes Reviewed at The Fwoosh

Philip Reed July 23, 2015

It's too bad that I didn't score a set for myself at SDCC, but fortunately VeeBee has posted a review...

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  • Star Wars

1976 Starlog Magazine and Star Wars

Philip Reed July 23, 2015

A very short Star Wars mention in the second issue of Starlog magazine caught my eye over the weekend. I...

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  • Robocop

Two Robocop Reviews from 1987

Philip Reed July 23, 2015

I told you guys that those Google newspaper archives are fabulous fun. From the same newspaper issue that gave us...

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  • M.A.S.K.

Hasbro and M.A.S.K.

Philip Reed July 22, 2015

Hasbro has been trying to do something with M.A.S.K. for years now. In 2008, they released Specialist Trakker* as a...

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  • Robocop

Robocop. Predator. Greatest newspaper advertisement ever?

Philip Reed July 22, 2015

Out of the July 24, 1987 issue of the Gainesville Sun newspaper comes this ad for both Robocop and Predator....

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  • Alien

1986 Ad for the Aliens Movie Magazine and Movie Book from Starlog

Philip Reed July 22, 2015

If you flip to the November 1986 Starlog issue then one of the first things you'll spot is this full-page...

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