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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!

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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  • 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
labyrinth
  • Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth Game

Philip Reed October 22, 2017

December 17, 1982. We return to the newspapers of the eighties for this K-Mart sale on the Mattel Dungeons &...

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x-files
  • Advertisements

“The Next Dimension in Trading Cards!”

Philip Reed October 22, 2017

Out of a 1995 issue of Cards Illustrated magazine, this advertisement for the Topps X-Files trading cards (find at Amazon.com*)...

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  • Star Wars

Official Star Wars Watches at JCPenny in 1978

Philip Reed October 22, 2017

This ad for Star Wars watches comes from a time when Star Wars was big news and generating lots of...

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  • Advertisements

Stretch Monster by Kenner

Philip Reed October 22, 2017

This 1977 Sears newspaper ad is a fun exercise in "advertisements that are near-identical to ones we have seen before,"...

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Robotech
  • Robotech
  • Roleplaying Games

1987 Robotech RPG Advertisement

Philip Reed October 22, 2017

Over thirty years after the game was first published, Palladium's original Robotech roleplaying game (find at Amazon.com*) is one of...

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micronauts
  • Micronauts

“From the world of the Micronauts!”

Philip Reed October 21, 2017

Yesterday's Mego action figures advertisement (posted here) also included a great selection of Mego Micronauts toys in this fabulous advertisement...

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hulk
  • Battlestar Galactica
  • Marvel

Battlestar Galactica and Hulk at Children’s Palace in 1979

Philip Reed October 21, 2017

Here's a 1979 Children's Palace ad for all of the fans of late seventies action figures. The 3.75-inch scale Battlestar...

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battletech
  • BattleTech

1987 BattleTech Advertisement “Stand & Deliver!”

Philip Reed October 21, 2017

This advertisement for the BattleTech Technical Readout 3025* is special in one way: This comes from the first issue of...

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