Kenner Star Wars Action Figure Carrying Case and Original Figures
Because I haven't really shown the toys in the case. The Blue Snaggletooth isn't as tight and shiny as the...
1979
“The Alien Image” from Starlog Magazine in 1979
This page spread from Starlog #25 shows off pics of the Alien movie props/costumes, sharing the designs with sci-fi fanatics...
Star Wars Sonic Land Speeder at JCPenny in 1979
December 1, 1979. The JC Penny's exclusive Sonic Land Speeder by Kenner makes an appearance in this otherwise uneventful newspaper...
Toy Savings at Safeway in 1979
What surprises me most about this 1979 newspaper ad is that it is from the Safeway stores. The contents of...
“All Toys 20% Off” in 1979
December 5, 1979. Hot Wheels. Star Wars. Superman. Matchbox. So very many toys and games appear in this 1979 advertisement...
1979 Patent for Milton Bradley’s Starbird Electronic Toy
Milton Bradley's electronic Starbird spaceship toy of the seventies (posts at battlegrip.com) continues to entertain us, almost four decades after...
Atari’s “Touch Me” Electronic Game in 1979
Yesterday's Battlestar Galactica newspaper ad also included a slight connection to the Simon game* patent that I shared earlier. You...
Mattel’s Battlestar Galactica Action Figures for $0.66/each!
After sharing Battlestar Galactica packaging art a few days ago I did the expected thing: I searched the web for...
