Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984 
G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco 
Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986! 
Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984 
Galoob Defenders of Freedom Action Figures
Only $0.99/each, kids! Hasbro's G.I. Joe wasn't the only line of military action figures available in 1982, as this Yellow...
1989 Blackthorne BattleTech Comic Book Advertisement
This B&W ad for the BattleTech comic book comes from Protoculture Addicts (find at Amazon.com*), the then-fanzine dedicated to Robotech...
Star Wars Action Figures on Sale in 1982
Even after uncovering hundreds of Star Wars newspaper ads over the last few years, I have to admit that every...
“100 tons of walking destruction. Undeniable power. Put yourself at the controls.”
Another peek inside one of Blackthorne Publishing's BattleTech comic book gives us this full-page advertisement for Fasa's BattleTech boardgame (find...
1983 Droids RPG Advertisement
From the May/June 1983 issue of Space Gamer magazine comes this ad for the Droids roleplayinhg game by Integral Games...
“Star Wars . . . At Western Auto!” in 1980
October 29, 1980. If my two books devoted to Star Wars newspaper ads of the seventies and eighties (Collect These...
“It was a rough planet. They needed 1,000 lawmen. They got one. He was enough.”
Mattel and Filmation's BraveStarr (Wikipedia entry) was published as a 3-D comic by Blackthorne Publishing, as seen in this 1987...
Battlestar Galactica Boardgame and Puzzles in 1980
This 1980 newspaper ad shows us how much Battlestar Galactica had lost at retail by the start of the decade....