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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

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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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

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

Philip Reed May 19, 2019

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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio

Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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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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  • Cheap Transforming Robot Toys

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

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
hotwheels
  • Hot Wheels

1982 Hot Wheels Service Center Advertisement

Philip Reed November 6, 2017

Here's a classic Hot Wheels playset for you! How many of us played with this transportable playset back in the...

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battletech
  • BattleTech

1987 BattleTech Issue 2 Advertisement – “Everybody Dies!”

Philip Reed November 6, 2017

I've shared a few different advertisements for the Blackthorne BattleTech comics already (here and here), so by now you shouldn't...

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endless
  • Dungeons & Dragons

“Make Your First Dungeons & Dragons Game Adventure an Endless Quest Book”

Philip Reed November 6, 2017

We've seen a variant of this 1983 Muppet Magazine advertisement for the TSR Endless Quest line (Amazon.com search*) before (posted...

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1980
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  • Marvel

Battery-Operated Batmobile and Spider-Man Car

Philip Reed November 6, 2017

December 14, 1980. Why did Spider-Man have a car in the seventies and eighties? Because the toymakers thought that kids...

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  • Star Wars

“Eats Other Minis For Breakfast”

Philip Reed November 6, 2017

Wizards of the Coast's Star Wars Miniatures Game (find at Amazon.com*) did well for a few years, running from 2004...

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nautica
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  • Transformers

Review – Transformers: Titans Return Nautica

Philip Reed November 5, 2017

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tomy
  • Advertisements

Tomy’s Strolling Bowling and Funny Football Games at Walgreens in 1980

Philip Reed November 5, 2017

Where else can you go on a Sunday morning to be reminded of the existence of Tomy's wind-up games of...

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gobots
  • Go-Bots

“Watch out for GoBots Puzzlers.”

Philip Reed November 5, 2017

Are you ready for more fun from the Muppets Magazine of the eighties? How about this back cover advertisement from...

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