Star Wars Weekly and “Going on Holiday?” in 1978
Out of a 1978 issue of Marvel's Star Wars Weekly comic (find at Amazon.com*) comes this half-page advertisement encouraging you...
1978
A Galaxy Far, Far Away and Carmine Infantino
"Unfortunately, the arrival of Infantino marks a decline in the series’ artistic style, which had, in the issues since the...
Simon Game Patent
The 1970s game, Simon*, is one of those cultural icons that all kids -- and most adults! -- instantly recognize...
Bionic Bigfoot and Play-Doh Supermarket
The Testors Galax IV Hovercraft ad that I shared on Christmas included a few other toys that are worth mentioning:...
“Comic Book Heroes Action Figures” in 1978
As often happens, yesterday's Mego ad discovery soon had me searching for more of the company's action figures. After all,...
Testors Galax IV Hovercraft Advertisement from 1978
Until I ran across this 1978 newspaper ad I hadn't even heard of the Testors Galax IV Hovercraft toy before....
Helix Star Wars School Products in 1978
Manufacturers learned fast back in the seventies, adapting Star Wars to almost anything and everything shortly after the film reached...
“Bring the Kids to See Spider-Man” in 1978!
Here's a hell of a fun newspaper ad from 1978! Who wants to go see Spider-Man at the mall? The...
