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 
“He’s Not Greedy, He’s Just Acting His Age”
" . . . the place children are most likely to see new SuperNaturals or Visionaries figures, with their up-to-the-minute...
1981 Gamma World Ad from The Register-Guard
Here's something a little unusual: a newspaper advertisement for TSR's Gamma World roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*)! The ad appeared in...
Shogun Warriors and Micronauts Comic Subscriptions in 1979
Comic books are too expensive today, and here's proof that comics were a far better deal when I was a...
Still Missing: Dub-K Toys X KFC Voltron-Style Robots
I pre-ordered the set on January 27, 2014 and then went on with life. A repaint (actually, multiple repaints) of...
“An Appetite At Quaker Oats”
Magazine timing can be a very strange thing. A September 4, 1987 L.A. Times article clearly states that "Kenner Accepts...
Transformers, GoBots, and Masters of the Universe All Rate “Excellent” With Family Psychologist
Enlarge Image! Divided across two issues of the Lakeland Ledger (Lakeland, Florida) -- November 28, 1984 and November 29, 1984...
Mars Attacks Fan Opens a Comic Book Store in the Eighties
Lodi, California's Lodi News-Sentinel newspaper shares with us this January 11, 1988 story in which Doug Blevins explains why he...
October, 1988 Buck Rogers Game Ad
Before TSR gave their Buck Rogers XXVc roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*) a chance on the market there was this boardgame...