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 
Spotted Online – New Star Wars Sketch Covers by Jason Goad
The various sketch covers I've seen for Marvel's Star Wars comics (Amazon.com search*) have ranged from okay to incredible, and...
“Kids, Meet Captain Hot Wheels” in 1983
June 2, 1983. The Toledo Blade newspaper announces to children of Toledo that 'Captain Hot Wheels' will be at Hobby...
1983 G.I. Joe Glider Toy Commercial
The best part of Hasbro's G.I. Joe toy commercials during the eighties had to be the animation. Most of the...
“Robot Drives Toy Tractor Away From Obstructions”
An issue of Popular Mechanics from 1956 offers us this look at the Marvelous Mike toy robot and tractor, a...
Savage Mondo Blitzers and Name Controversy in 1992
I stumbled across this 1992 newspaper article while exploring the online Google archives, and I immediately realized I didn't know...
NECA and Hastings Deal Starting to Gel
Last year, the owner of NECA (Amazon.com search*) purchased the chain of Hastings stores. (See this ICV2 post.) My very...
Adventure People and Their TV Action Team, Comes Complete as Shown
There are no amazing books devoted to the Fisher-Price Adventure People. Not a one that I've been able to find....
Marvel’s X-Men Are Hotter than Ever!
Just how important was the Fox Kids X-Men cartoon (Amazon.com search*) to Marvel's success today? I've no idea, but I'm...