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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

G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco

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  • Transformers

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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  • 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!

Philip Reed May 19, 2019
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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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  • G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe in 3-D!

Philip Reed November 5, 2017

Time to go back to 1987 and Blackthorne Publishing's series of 3-D comic books, this time with an advertisement for...

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  • BattleTech

“Welcome to BattleTech!” in 1987

Philip Reed November 5, 2017

This full-page introduction to the BattleTech game and world comes from the first issue of Blackthorne's BattleForce comic, one of...

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whengravityfails
  • Roleplaying Games

1991 Ad for the “When Gravity Fails” Cyberpunk RPG Supplement

Philip Reed November 5, 2017

The thing I find most unusual about this 1991 advertisement for R. Talsorian's Cyberpunk roleplaying game (find at Amazon.com*) has...

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  • BattleTech

BattleTech: Warhammer 1987 Blueprint

Philip Reed November 4, 2017

The second issue of Blackthorne's BattleTech comic book series from the eighties included this second blueprint, a companion to the...

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  • DC Universe

“Superman Peanut Butter. Its Strength Is Its Great Taste.”

Philip Reed November 4, 2017

We've seen Superman peanut butter before -- comic advertisement, commercial -- so it should be no surprise at all that...

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  • Star Wars

2006 Star Wars Titanium Series AT-AT Advertisement

Philip Reed November 4, 2017

Here's another (last mentioned here) 2006 magazine ad for Hasbro's series of Titanium Star Wars toys (find at Amazon.com*), this...

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mekton
  • Roleplaying Games

Mekton Empire and Cyberpunk Ref’s Screen 1990 Advertisement

Philip Reed November 4, 2017

This R. Talsorian advertisement from an issue of White Wolf magazine should be all you need to smile on this...

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starwars
  • Star Wars

“Do You Dare Recreate All The Adventure?”

Philip Reed November 3, 2017

So. The summer 1983 issue of Muppet Magazine lands in my hands and I'm pretty excited to flip through the...

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