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 
“Be the Next Joe Team Member!”
In the two action figure marketing books that I published earlier this year -- Each Sold Separately* and Action Figures...
Saturday Morning Cereal Time with General Mills and the Sony Watchman
Hey, kids of 1983! Would you like to win a Sony Watchman (Wikipedia page) portable television? Sure you would! This...
“The Perfect Gift for the Holidays!!!”
The fifty cents I paid for that Robotech comic last week was worth the price just for the ads hiding...
1970 Newspaper Ad Featuring Ideal’s “Bang Box” Game
A few days ago I posted the commercial for Ideal's Bang Box game. The explosive game with balloons and nails...
3A and Judge Dredd at San Diego Comic Con
Fans of 3A Toys and Judge Dredd (Amazon.com search*) will be happy to see that there appears to be a...
Original Star Wars Artwork by Carmine Infantino at SDCC
Over five years ago I wrote about Carmine Infantino's work on the old Marvel Star Wars comics -- wonderfully collected...
Spotted Online – Starriors Transfer Rings at CollectionDX
One of the problems with posting random stuff like the Starriors commercial a few days ago is that you soon...
1987 Advertisement for TSR’s Lazer Tag “Official Game Handbook”
I had completely forgotten that TSR published Lazer Tag: Official Game Handbook* back in the eighties. Well, good thing the...