1980 Star Wars Closeout Specials at K-Mart
Even though I have already published two different 96-page books of Star Wars newspaper ads -- Collect These Figures and...
1980
Milton Bradley Big Trak on Sale in 1980
This 1980 Big B Discount Drugs advertisement reminds us that Milton Bradley's Big Trak toy was still active into the...
Star Wars Action Battle Computer and Radio Controlled Sand Crawler
This full-page advertisement comes from the August 1980 issue of Warren Publishing's The Rook comics magazine. What was especially awesome...
Ogre Minis from Martian Metals in 1980
I set out for Hong Kong and China today. I'm going to tour factories and get a look at some...
Mego Buck Rogers Action Figure Commercial
I shared a grainier version of this commercial almost five years ago, but now that the Mego Museum has posted...
January 1980 Ad for Kenner’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Toys
From the digital edition of The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back* comes this Kenner advertisement from the...
Kenner Star Wars Land Speeder and Death Star on Sale in 1980
Two of Kenner's Star Wars toys make an appearance in this newspaper ad from 1980. One, the Land Speeder, was...
Dungeons & Dragons and “The Ultimate in Adventure Games” in 1980
I recently ran across a 1980 issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and took a few moments to flip...
