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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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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
spiderman
  • Marvel

Spider-Man Woodburning Kit and Copter, Hulk Van, both at Gee Bee in 1979

Philip Reed October 19, 2017

November 25, 1979. The best part of watching Marvel try to take their characters to a mass audience in the...

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  • Micronauts

1978 Micronauts Time Traveler Ad

Philip Reed October 19, 2017

The Micronauts Time Traveler coupon that we saw earlier this year wasn't the best price for the toy in 1978....

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  • BattleTech

“The Inner Sphere in Flames!”

Philip Reed October 19, 2017

Fasa's BattleTech series (find at Amazon.com*) quickly learned to use fiction to drive their storyline and sales, constructing game-wide events...

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  • Roleplaying Games

Robot Art by Robert Manns in Space Gamer Magazine

Philip Reed October 19, 2017

Over two years ago, I posted a robot illustration from a 1978 issue of Space Gamer magazine (find at Amazon.com*),...

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  • Star Wars

1988 Star Wars “Concepts” Magazine Cover by Staz Johnson

Philip Reed October 18, 2017

Here's one that may be new to many of you! A 1988 roleplaying game magazine cover by Staz Johnson depicting...

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transformers
  • Transformers

2004 Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Advertisement

Philip Reed October 18, 2017

I've written about the Dreamwave Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye* guidebook before (reading post here), but whenever I stumbled...

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r2
  • Star Wars

Kenner’s Remote Control R2-D2 for $24.99

Philip Reed October 18, 2017

You know why I never had the remote control R2-D2 toy when I was a kid? Well, this 1979 newspaper...

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mightymen
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Tomy’s Fashion Plates or Mighty Men and Monster Maker, Your Choice $6.99

Philip Reed October 18, 2017

I posted two bits of fun for Tomy's Mighty Men and Monster Maker this past weekend (1980 newspaper ad, TV...

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