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Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

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G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

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Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 19, 2019

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  • Transformers

Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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  • Transformers

Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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  • Star Wars

“Free Star Wars Poster”

Philip Reed January 27, 2015

This 1984 promotion from Kenner (which was found in a batch of papers that were packed in a recent delivery...

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Robot Changer and Transformation Artwork

Philip Reed January 27, 2015

Transforming robots were hugely popular in 1985, and this artwork from the Robot Changer series gives us a tiny peek...

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  • Star Wars

Star Wars Spread in the 1978 Heroes World Catalog

Philip Reed January 27, 2015

I've mentioned many times before how I love the illustrated ads from comic books of the seventies, and that makes...

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First Stop: Prague

Philip Reed January 26, 2015

Today I fly out for the Nuremberg Toy Fair, flying from Austin to Chicago to London to Prague. Once in...

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  • Transformers

BadCube Announces Unofficial Insecticons

Philip Reed January 26, 2015

Third party Transformers toymaker BadCube has announced three new toys; their take on the 1985 classic Transformers Insecticons trio (Amazon.com...

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galaxy8
  • Star Wars

“Did Star Wars Inspire Your Career?”

Philip Reed January 26, 2015

Visit Amazon.com!* The summer 1996 issue of Topps' Star Wars Galaxy magazine (Amazon.com search*) included this brief boxed text asking...

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shatteredglassfortressmaximus
  • Transformers

Spotted Online – Suggested Shattered Glass Fortress Maximus

Philip Reed January 26, 2015

With the Transformers Encore Fortress Maximus* out there for sale there's the chance that the toy could be recolored and...

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  • Star Wars

PrestoMagix Fans, Check this Out!

Philip Reed January 26, 2015

Last month I posted a PrestoMagix ad from 1980 and was left wondering about the ownership of the brand at...

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