1980

Philip Reed February 21, 2016

As a kid I had only limited playtime with the Schaper Stomper 4x4 toy trucks, but that doesn't make this...

Philip Reed February 20, 2016

If you look closely at the complete advertisement you'll notice that Milton Bradley's Starbird Avenger makes an appearance on the...

Philip Reed February 15, 2016

Here's a 1980 newspaper ad which includes a small block showing Milton Bradley's Starbird Avenger toy on sale. I've got...

Philip Reed February 7, 2016

"The original adult fantasy roleplaying game everyone is talking about." Not only does this 1980 newspaper ad offer us the...

Philip Reed February 6, 2016

This was an unexpected discovery. The December 1, 1980, issue of the Spokane Daily Chronicle newspaper introduces Star Wars bulletin...

Philip Reed February 3, 2016

Fans of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game (find at Amazon.com*) won't want to miss this Spartanburg Herald newspaper article...

Philip Reed January 28, 2016

Yesterday's post about the old Star Wars comic strip demanded that I dig deeper into the Google newspaper archives, which...

Philip Reed January 28, 2016

The Warren Companion*, a collection of interviews and articles on Warren Publishing, is one of those books I picked up...

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