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 
Model Cars for 1/2 Price in 1981
October 30, 1981. I may have wandered back into the Google newspaper archives in search of Kenner's Star Wars toys,...
1983 Star Wars Poster from Hi-C
This gorgeous Star Wars poster is from a 1983 Hi-C promotion and was located and purchased on eBay so that...
G.I. Joe, Smurfs, and Masters of the Universe
December 15, 1982. Here's an eighties Christmas offer for everyone! Hasbro's G.I. Joe stands out as the dominant brand in...
Kenner Darth Vader TIE Fighter
Only $9.96 for the Darth Vader TIE Fighter in this 1980 newspaper advertisement, making this a pretty average price for...
“Star Wars Spectacular” and Play Doh at K-Mart in 1982
Enlarge Image! My two published books of Star Wars newspaper advertisements -- Action Figure Carrying Cases* and Collect These Figures...
Mattel’s Krusher Growing Monster
December 13, 1980. I'm unfamiliar with some of the stranger, one-off toys of the seventies and eighties, so this newspaper...
Darth Vader Carrying Case at K-Mart in 1980
December 9, 1980. I featured the Kenner Darth Vader carrying case fairly heavily in two of my books -- Action...
Kenner’s “The Real West” Western Cafe Playset
If the playset shown on this page from the 1980 Kenner Toy Fair Catalog looks familiar, maybe you're thinking of...