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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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Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984

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Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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  • Star Wars

Kenner Star Wars Millennium Falcon and Rebel Armored Snowspeeder

Philip Reed December 3, 2017

That Buck Rogers ad that we saw a few days ago also included this ad block for Kenner's Star Wars...

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“Easter Basket Toy Stuffer”

Philip Reed December 3, 2017

I know that it is currently the Christmas season, but old toy advertisements know no limits, as demonstrated by this...

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March 1998 – “Top Selling Traditional Toys Licensed Properties”

Philip Reed December 2, 2017

The March 1998 issue of Playthings magazine included a chart that was totally entertaining and should prove eye-opening for many...

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  • Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers Draconian Marauder Starship Toy at JCPenny

Philip Reed December 2, 2017

Here's another look at Mego's Buck Rogers Draconian Marauder starship toy, this time from a 1980 JCPenny newspaper ad. This...

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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe Motorcycle and Attack Cannon at Walmart in 1982

Philip Reed December 2, 2017

December 10, 1982. Scroll to p. 45 in this issue of the Kentucky New Era newspaper and you will find...

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“Mego’s Eagle Force Save Almost 50%”

Philip Reed December 2, 2017

Mego's Eagle Force military action figures died a quick death at retail, the die-cast metal figures unable to compete with...

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  • Roleplaying Games

1997 GURPS Mecha Advertisement

Philip Reed December 2, 2017

I never used the GURPS Mecha* roleplaying game sourcebook for actual gaming, but it did prove to be a useful...

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1978 ABC News Star Wars Toys Report

Philip Reed December 1, 2017

This is fantastic! Old news reports about toys are always a treat, so seeing this 1978 ABC report on Kenner's...

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