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 
Mercenary, Unofficial Transformers Shrapnel Pre-Orders Now Open
Following their unofficial Transformers Bombshell toy, third party maker FansToys has announced the second in their line of unofficial Insecticons....
BattleTech Clans in 1989
Books about the "Clans" in the BattleTech universe (Amazon.com search*) aren't at all uncommon or unusual . . . today....
Kool-Aid Man Video Game Ad
This 1983 advertisement for Mattel's Kool-Aid Man video game demonstrates just how insane the video game market was before the...
Gamma World Endless Quests in 1983
Damn, this Gamma World (Amazon.com search*) ad from Ares magazine in 1983 makes me really want to chase down those...
“Topps Starts Bubble Drive”
The Google archives go way, way back. This Billboard article comes from May 8, 1948 and shows us just what...
Spotted Online – CollectionDX Reviews Vinyl “Sharkticon” Megatron
I reviewed the vinyl Sharkticon Megatron toy last year (review posted here), and even today I'm happy to recommend that...
1978 Hostess Cakes Includes Baseball Cards!
Comic ads in the seventies specifically targeted kids, showing off things that any little boy (because, to be honest, the...
“Star Wars Toys’ Success Shocking”
I've talked before about how incredibly successful Kenner was with their Star Wars action figures. Sansweet's fun From Concept to...