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 
Takara’s “Transformers Unite Warriors” Stunticons Set at BBTS
Okay, leave it to Takara to do the right thing and release a giftset of Transformers toys that puts all...
1985 Moto-Bot Ad
I mentioned this ad a few weeks ago when it was posted at Dinosaur Dracula, but while going through the...
Star Wars Fans, “Here It Comes!”
Fans of the West End Games Star Wars roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*) will love this 1988 ad I found on...
Visiting Order 66 Toys
I spent over an hour chatting with the owners of Order 66 Toys yesterday and can report that this is...
Visiting DFW Vintage Toys
I spent about an hour yesterday at DFW Vintage Toys (Facebook page), a Dallas area toy store that has a...
Toy Manufacturers and Television Advertising in 1978
If you've read my book about action figure marketing in the eighties -- Each Sold Separately* -- then you already...
“Move Out with New Sgt. Rock Vehicles and Weapons from Remco”
Is there anything that's as much fun as ads from old comic books? The third issue of DC's Power Lords...
Super Heroes Character Time Sticks, Time Capsules, and Watches from 1982
"Time Sticks" from Omni were ball-point pens with watches built right into them, and here we get to see an...