1979

Philip Reed October 8, 2015

Here's a 1979 advertisement for the Kenner Death Star and Droid Factory playsets, and in looking at this I'm again...

Philip Reed September 17, 2015

This 1979 Montreal Gazette newspaper ad for Kenner's Star Wars action figures features both the 3.75-inch scale and 12-inch scale...

Philip Reed August 13, 2015

The December 20, 1979 issue of the Milwaukee Journal newspaper has me now questioning one of the earlier posts here...

Philip Reed August 2, 2015

This 1979 newspaper article from The Argus Press talks of the licensing history of the toy industry, starting with the...

Philip Reed August 1, 2015

Earlier this year I shared a 1979 newspaper article about Mattel's recall of Battlestar Galactica toys. The story describes a...

Philip Reed July 30, 2015

Kenner tried with the 12-inch scale Star Wars action figures back in the seventies, really, but the toys were so...

Philip Reed July 29, 2015

I hate to be the one to point this out, but complaining about comics costing $0.40 back in 1979 looks...

Philip Reed July 1, 2015

Here's one of the fun finds while on vacation last week, a 1979 Star Trek puzzle that cost just $2....

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