1979

Philip Reed December 17, 2013

This 1979 ad for Hostess Fruit Pies features The Thing and shows just how awesome comics of the seventies really...

Philip Reed November 15, 2013

Visit Wikipedia! I'm blaming Poe Ghostal for this one. A few days ago, in the comments to one of Poe's...

Philip Reed July 23, 2013

I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching these old commercials. Kenner's Star Wars Mini-Action Figure Collector Case was...

Philip Reed July 4, 2013

Between the Super7 Alien ReAction series (last mentioned here), and thinking about a book devoted to the Kenner action figures...

Philip Reed May 14, 2013

Released by Kenner in 1979, the Imperial Troop Transport (see it at 12back.com) was a great design that was partially-inspired...

Philip Reed April 29, 2013

A page from the 1979Â Sears Christmas Wish Book, that is. I remember 1979. We were living in Turkey in an...

Philip Reed December 6, 2012

Old commercials are always a blast, and this late seventies Boba Fett action figure commercial from Kenner should make everyone...

Philip Reed December 4, 2012

Hardcore fans of Star Trek shouldn't watch this 1979 McDonald's Happy Meal commercial. No, this bit of seventies campy fun...

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