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 
Space Hawk Space Fighter Toy
In yesterday's Star Bird post reader microbry shared a link to his review of the Space Hawk toy. Now I'd...
This Looks Entertaining – Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know
After reading through Toyland (mentioned here) I flipped to the book's bibliography and used it as a guide to buy...
Spotted Online – 1979 Star Wars Action Figure Ad
Take a look at this thread at imperialgunneryforum.com for a look at several awesome Star Wars ads from the seventies...
Geyperman Adventurer About to Ship
Fans of the 1970s G.I. Joe Adventure Team may want to take a close look at this. Cotswold Collectibles has...
1982 Masters of the Universe Video Game Ad
One section of my new book, Each Sold Separately (Kickstarter project), talks about the comic ads of the eighties and...
Zee Toys’ Metal-Man Series; New to Me!
Matt Doughty (Onell Design) pointed me at something pretty cool this morning. (Yeah, it's best not to wonder why we...
Spotted Online – JKM Talks Milton Bradley’s Star Bird
You want to see this post by JKM where he dives into the late seventies and brings back Milton Bradley's...
Transformers: Insecticon Attack Artwork
I wrote about the Decepticon Hijack book almost four years ago (reading post here), and as I was working on...