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 
The Subtle Erosion of the Spirit of Play
There's an article about toys and the toy industry in the December, 1981 issue of Texas Monthly that really gives...
“Monopoly is illegal in Cuba; Silly Putty was an accident”
Enlarge Image! I may have read too many books about toys and the toy industry. As I was reading the...
“The Man Who Invented Saturday Morning” Has Arrived!
The Fredericksburg, VA Free-Lance Star from June 4, 1988 is in my thoughts at this exact moment because Amazon delivered...
“Hulk Must Line Up Pretty Colors?”
1983. The August issue of Blip Magazine brings us a six-page comic by Dan Koeppel and Al Milgrom in which...
“The latest in toys & games”
Check it out, guys! The October, 1978 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance shares with us these two pages showcasing that...
G.I. Joe and Reagan in 1983
By late in 1983 Hasbro's G.I. Joe action figures were performing so well that some adults had to try and...
1977 Screen Superstar and Star Wars
I grabbed this Star Wars special issue* earlier this month and was immediately blown away by all of the original...
