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Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

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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

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  • G.I. Joe

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  • Transformers

Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!

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  • Star Wars

Kenner Millennium Falcon Rebate

Philip Reed November 23, 2017

Yesterday's X-Wing advertisement featured several rebates for toys that holiday season. Betty Crocker toys. Spirograph. Strawberry Shortcake. And, yes, more...

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  • Dungeons & Dragons

King Normans and Dungeons & Dragons in 1981

Philip Reed November 23, 2017

December 31, 1981. TSR's Dungeons & Dragons game was big business in the early eighties, with the company growing rapidly...

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  • Go-Bots

“The GoBots Adventure Begins!”

Philip Reed November 22, 2017

That two-page GoBots ad from Muppet Magazine was one of three different GoBots advertisements I've found in the old Muppet...

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  • Star Wars

Kenner Star Wars X-Wing Fighter at Skycity in 1980

Philip Reed November 22, 2017

We saw a 1979 newspaper advertisement for the X-Wing last week, so what this 1980 ad does for us is...

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  • Star Wars

“Luke Skywalker’s Exciting Land Speeder Vehicle” in the 1980 Kenner Toy Fair Catalog

Philip Reed November 22, 2017

As I was sharing that Dewback image from the 1980 Kenner Toy Fair catalog, this page featuring the Land Speeder...

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Parker Brothers’ Mad Magazine Games

Philip Reed November 22, 2017

December 19, 1980. Monopoly and Boggle are classified as staples, evergreens, annual sellers that holiday shoppers expect to find in...

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  • Roleplaying Games

Mekton Mecha Manual Volume 1 Cover Artwork

Philip Reed November 22, 2017

Back in the nineties, I think we could safely say that R. Talsorian's Mekton (find at Amazon.com*) was one of...

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  • Star Wars

“Star Wars ‘Return of the Jedi’ Figures from Kenner”

Philip Reed November 21, 2017

June 3, 1983. Off the record, and just between us, I've been slowly working on a companion to my two...

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