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 
Starlog #23 and Big Trak
The June, 1979 issue of Starlog magazine gives us this look at Milton Bradley's Big Trak programable tank (see Wikipedia)....
Non-Sports Cards Growing in 1993
From the October 26, 1993 issue of The Deseret News we find a short story about non-sport trading cards. Written...
“New Fad for the Skeptical Children of the Seventies”
Topps' Wacky Packs trading cards (Amazon.com search*) were originally published back in the seventies. These cards poked fun at packaging,...
1983 Star Trek RPG Ad in Starlog #69
Starlog #69 (April, 1983) includes this half-page ad for FASA's Star Trek roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*), and seeing this ad...
Kenner’s Chuck Norris Action Figures in Black Belt Magazine
Now here's a really strange one to locate in the Google magazine archives. Kenner's Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos of 1986...
Bionic Man Sued in 1977
Here's one for you kids who love the Six-Million Dollar Man television series. The April 10, 1977 issue of The...
“Any company that makes no profit will cease to exist.” – DC Comics, 1983
From the first issue of DC's Power Lords comic book we find this letter and response regarding DC's comic book...
Big on Christmas lists in 1985
Marilyn Hackett, staff writer for the Lewiston Journal of Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, assembled this article about toys for the December, 11,...