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 
Patent for Kenner’s 1979 Boba Fett Action Figure
Filed August 13, 1979, this action figure patent gives us glorious technical drawings of the Kenner Boba Fett action figure....
Spotted Online – Cryotron Action Figure Carrying Case
I've written about carrying cases before (see "Missing: The Action Figure Carrying Case"), but it was only recently that I...
“The Adventure Is Yours . . . “
After yesterday's cheesy D&D ad I thought it best if we let the eighties fantasy game redeem itself in some...
“Up In Arms Over Guns In Toyland”
Last week I posted a newspaper article in which the Rambo action figures of the eighties were presented as Coleco's...
Battlestar Galactica-Related Suicide in 1979
After yesterday's Battlestar Galactica post I went searching the newspaper archives trying to find news or ads about the show...
1979 Battlestar Galactica Toys in the Heroes World Catalog
Another glance at the inside of the first issue of the Heroes World catalog today with this page of Battlestar...
1981 “Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game” Ad
Those Boys' Life magazines are proving to be a lot more entertaining than I had expected. This Dungeons & Dragons...