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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

Philip Reed May 20, 2019
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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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Philip Reed May 7, 2025
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  • Transformers

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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  • BattleTech

“A Game of Armored Combat” in 1987

Philip Reed November 2, 2017

The second issue of Blackthorne's BattleTech comic book series offers up a variant on the ad that we saw a...

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  • BattleTech

BattleTech “Weapon and ‘Mech Recognition Guide” from The Crescent Hawk’s Inception Video Game

Philip Reed November 1, 2017

Based on Fasa's BattleTech game series (find at Amazon.com*), BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception was a computer game from 1988...

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“Dino toys miff scientists”

Philip Reed November 1, 2017

Now here's a hell of a fun 1988 newspaper article about the Tyco Toys Dino Riders series. It appears that...

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  • Star Wars

Star Wars Scout Walker Vehicle

Philip Reed November 1, 2017

December 17, 1982. Jump to page 28 of this 1982 newspaper to see the entire page that includes this Kenner...

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“Win all you can haul.”

Philip Reed November 1, 2017

Wanna win a shopping spree at ToysRUs in 1985? This Muppet Magazine advertisement promises that 100 kids would win exactly...

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Tomy Fashion Plates Design Kit

Philip Reed November 1, 2017

This 1981 K-Mart newspaper ad gives us another look at Tomy's Fashion Plates, the artistic design kit where kids were...

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battletech
  • BattleTech

“Solaris VII is a boxed supplement for use with BattleTech and Mechwarrior!”

Philip Reed November 1, 2017

This 1991 advertisement for Fasa's BattleTech series (find at Amazon.com*) comes from the back cover of an issue of White...

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  • Star Wars

Darth Vader and Tobor in 1978

Philip Reed October 31, 2017

You can read the article here, but the best part of this 1978 Southeast Missourian article about toys for the...

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