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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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Spotted Online – Star Wars Spoiler at MoviePilot

Philip Reed May 8, 2015

I'll try and respect the wishes of some and put this behind the (more…)

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‘Transformers’ A Poorly Made, Confusing Toy Ad

Philip Reed May 8, 2015

I wouldn't be shocked at all if you immediately thought this was going to be about the 2007 Michael Bay...

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Buddy L Letter to Potential Customers

Philip Reed May 8, 2015

When I shared pages from the Buddy L catalog earlier this week (first post, second post) there was something else...

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1962 Popular Mechanics and Toys of the Year

Philip Reed May 8, 2015

Now this November, 1962 Popular Mechanics article is clearly from a very different time. Remember, in 1962 there was no...

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Review – McDonald’s Commandrons Commander Magna (1985)

Philip Reed May 7, 2015

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Chuck Norris Toys Return to Black Belt in 1986

Philip Reed May 7, 2015

Talk about an overreaction in a letter to the editor! Yesterday we looked at an article from the July, 1986...

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Ad for Hero Illustrated from 1993

Philip Reed May 7, 2015

Hero Illustrated (Amazon.com search*) was one of those magazines of the nineties that capitalized on the comic boom. I owned...

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Fantasy Classics and Star Wars Masks in 1978

Philip Reed May 7, 2015

The back cover of Starlog #12 offers up Star Wars masks to anyone with $40 for each design. This 1978...

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