1978

Philip Reed February 27, 2016

This 1978 newspaper ad has me slightly confused. The Cylon Raider illustration shows what appears to be a spring-loaded missile...

Philip Reed February 1, 2016

As this 1978 newspaper ad demonstrates, Mattel has done an amazing job over the decades of keeping Hot Wheels cars...

Philip Reed January 12, 2016

I was wrong last week when I said Galactic Wars Comix only had five pages of Star Wars merchandise. How...

Philip Reed January 11, 2016

You may remember the Warren Publishing Star Quest Comix that I mentioned last week. The cover -- fantastic artwork by...

Philip Reed January 6, 2016

If you peeked in Galactic Wars Comix #4 last week then you've already noticed the wonderful Star Wars toys and...

Philip Reed January 6, 2016

This full page from the Schenectady Gazette newspaper in 1978 may be one of the coolest Star Wars toy ads...

Philip Reed January 5, 2016

Last week's look at Warren's 1977 Star Wars Spectacular (posted here) wasn't the only time that Warren Publishing tried to...

Philip Reed January 1, 2016

The only thing I find especially strange about this Star Wars action figure ad from Creepy #99 is that it's...

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