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 
Milton Bradley’s “Starbird” Toy in 1978
We've glanced at the Starbird before (commercial posted here), and while running a Google archives search I encountered this 1978...
G.I. Joe “Operation Space Station” Contest
If you're still buying Hasbro's G.I. Joe action figures and vehicles (Amazon.com search*) today then you're probably familiar with this...
Marvel Explains Price Blocks in 1986
As a kid, I loved to read. I would read everything I could get my hands on, and this meant...
Saturday Morning Cereal Time with Powdered Donutz
If you've read The Great American Cereal Book* -- or if you just happened to be a kid in the...
1987 Newspaper Article on Tonka Buying Kenner
I've shared old news about this before, and my two action figure marketing books -- Each Sold Separately* and Action...
“Putting the ‘hot’ in Hot Wheels”
There's no end to the fun we can find as we dig through Google's magazine archives, as I believe is...
1985 Robotech “Robot Store” Comic Book Advertisement
Do you really need me to tell you that this 1985 Robotech ad from a Comico Robotech comic is a...
“Free Hot Wheels Car” in 1981
The Spokane, WA Spokesman-Review newspaper on August 17, 1981, offers up this deal for kids who love Hot Wheels toy...