“The latest in toys & games”
Check it out, guys! The October, 1978 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance shares with us these two pages showcasing that...
1978
1978 “Kiddie City” and Micronauts
Just how is it that we live in a world where there's no book dedicated to Mego's Micronauts toys of...
Toy Manufacturers and Television Advertising in 1978
If you've read my book about action figure marketing in the eighties -- Each Sold Separately* -- then you already...
Star Wars Spread in the 1978 Heroes World Catalog
I've mentioned many times before how I love the illustrated ads from comic books of the seventies, and that makes...
Star Wars Masks!
This back cover to a 1978 Heroes World catalog promises kids these awesome Star Wars masks . . . just...
Star Wars Talking Alarm Clock!
You can blame Plaid Stallions for this. Seeing the catalog page with Star Wars watches at Plaid Stallions made me...
Tonka Play People
Woah! An accidental encounter this morning reminded me of the old Tonka Play People action figure line. The Fisher-Price Adventure...
Star Wars Ad from 1978
From Warren Publishing's 1978 UFO and Alien Comix (posted at archive.org) comes this full-page ad for Star Wars patches, pins,...
