1979

Philip Reed April 24, 2016

This 1979 newspaper ad shares with us Kenner's Star Wars puzzles on sale for only $0.88/each. Under a buck, kids!!!...

Philip Reed April 23, 2016

I almost had a Mego Buck Rogers Star Fighter toy about a year ago, but it was missing a few...

Philip Reed April 19, 2016

I've written about carrying cases before (see "Missing: The Action Figure Carrying Case"), and for some reason we're still not...

Philip Reed April 10, 2016

Full-page advertisements in old newspapers are always fun, and this 1979 ad gives us a wonderful look at the Shogun...

Philip Reed April 7, 2016

After finding one of the Remco Energized Spider-Man toys a few days ago (pics posted here) I thought it could...

Philip Reed April 2, 2016

Here's a Target clearance ad from 1979 that offers up an unusual treat. Kenner's Megabug Gladiators series (see toyarchive.com) is...

Philip Reed March 22, 2016

This 1979 Ben Franklin ad features Milton Bradley's Big Trak using the same illustrations that we saw in a newspaper...

Philip Reed March 8, 2016

According to the back of the box (posted at BoardGameGeek) the object of the Incredible Hulk Smash-Up game from Ideal...

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