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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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  • Fifties

Topps’ 1950 “Bozo Ball Gum”

Philip Reed May 12, 2015

Hiding inside the July 1, 1950 issue of Billboard is a small advertisement for Topps' Bozo Ball Gum. Bozo Ball...

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Olympic Captain “O” Ad Featuring GoBots and Changeable Robot

Philip Reed May 12, 2015

If you were a child of the eighties then this Captain "O" ad from the back cover of the April,...

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  • Star Wars

Affiliate Link – Star Wars Prism Boba Fett Premium Hikari Sofubi Vinyl Figure

Philip Reed May 12, 2015

Gorgeous colors! This Star Wars Prism Boba Fett Premium Hikari Sofubi Vinyl Figure, at Entertainment Earth and produced by Funko,...

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Review – Warbotron Sly Strike

Philip Reed May 11, 2015

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“Gum Wrappers, Cards Are Valuable Items”

Philip Reed May 11, 2015

I thought it might be fun to celebrate the Mars Attacks Kickstarter project by digging into the Google Newspaper Archives...

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  • Transformers

Ladybird Books’ Transformers “Autobots Fight Back” Artwork

Philip Reed May 11, 2015

Over the weekend a large batch of Ladybird Books arrived, including a single entry from the company's Transformers series (Amazon.com...

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  • DC Universe

1989 “Gotham by Gaslight” Ad

Philip Reed May 11, 2015

Over a quarter-century after it was first published, DC's Batman: Gotham by Gaslight* graphic novel remains one of the best...

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Robot Art by Murray Lindsay in Space Gamer Magazine

Philip Reed May 11, 2015

A few days ago I mentioned Space Gamer magazine. Well, my brainmatter started spinning and thinking and I soon found...

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