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 
“Some Secrets Won’t Stay Buried.”
Inside the April, 2002 issue of ToyFare magazine we find this Hasbro ad for the G.I. Joe Adventure Team of...
Spotted Online – Star Wars Expanded Universe Video Review
Part of working on my new Universe Expanded book has meant tracking down other opinions on the 1998 toyline. That's...
“Unfinished Business” for Star Wars Fans
As part of the research for my new book about Kenner's 1998 Star Wars Expanded Universe subline (now on Kickstarter)...
Why don’t we buy magazines?
My first professional work in design/printing was in magazines and newspapers. My first fan work was publishing a fanzine. My...
ToyFare’s 1996 “Winter Special” Top 10 Action Figures
When I sat down and started work on my next book (Universe Expanded at Kickstarter) I had two separate Kenner...
Tracking Down Star Wars Galaxy Collector Magazine
Search Amazon.com!* Not to be confused with Star Wars Galaxy Magazine (see this post from 1993), Topps' Star Wars Galaxy...
“Optimus Prime Goes Heavy Metal”
This November, 2006 ad for Hasbro's Transformers Titanium series (Amazon.com search*) comes from ToyFare magazine and makes me kinda sad...
Techno Spawn Ad from January, 2000
McFarlane's Techno Spawn action figure series (Amazon.com search*) hasn't been on the shelves for over a decade now. Yep. Way,...