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

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  • Transformers

Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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  • Dungeons & Dragons

Spotted Online – 1983 Dungeons & Dragons Candy Pics

Philip Reed June 6, 2015

You may remember the 2012 post about the old Dungeons & Dragons candy that was on shelves in the early...

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Mego Buck Rogers, Black Hole, and More in Starlog Magazine

Philip Reed June 6, 2015

This two-page spread from the July, 1980 issue of Starlog Magazine seems to have been crafted just to taunt me....

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  • Transformers

Spotted Online – U.S. and Japanese Transformers Bombshell Comparison Pics

Philip Reed June 6, 2015

I posted pics a week or so ago of the Hasbro Transformers: Combiner Wars Bombshell* and consider it to be...

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  • Transformers

Transformers Constructicons Newspaper Ad from 1985

Philip Reed June 6, 2015

These days there are a lot of Constructicon toys available (Amazon.com search*), but back when this newspaper ad ran the...

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AutoVentures Ad from July, 1984

Philip Reed June 6, 2015

This full-page ad comes from the July, 1984 issue of Dragon magazine and touches on one of the game lines...

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Toy Exhibit at the Austin Airport

Philip Reed June 5, 2015

When I flew out of Austin a few days ago I had a chance to walk the airport and view...

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The Living Steel Roleplaying Game

Philip Reed June 5, 2015

The 1988 October/November issue of Space Gamer magazine has a real treat on the back cover: Check out this full...

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1983 Arcade Mania Boardgame Commercial

Philip Reed June 5, 2015

A few days ago I posted about portable arcade games in the early eighties, sharing an old Electronic Games Magazine...

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