1981

Philip Reed May 23, 2015

The game inside this 1981 Ares issue was DeltaVee, a space combat game for SPI's Universe roleplaying game. I don't...

Philip Reed May 21, 2015

From SPI's Ares Magazine in 1981 comes this full-page ad for TSR's Dragon magazine. SPI's Ares was devoted to sci-fi...

Philip Reed May 15, 2015

I found this 7-11 and Marvel ad in the September, 1981 issue of Marvel's Hulk comic book, showing us that...

Philip Reed May 10, 2015

Here's something a little unusual: a newspaper advertisement for TSR's Gamma World roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*)! The ad appeared in...

Philip Reed May 4, 2015

It's not overstating things to say that Star Wars changed everything about licensing. In Action Figures Not Included* I took...

Philip Reed May 1, 2015

Those Boys' Life magazines are proving to be a lot more entertaining than I had expected. This Dungeons & Dragons...

Philip Reed April 27, 2015

The August, 1981 of Boys' Life magazine includes this full-page Dungeons & Dragons that shows kids just how exciting it...

Philip Reed April 24, 2015

There's an article about toys and the toy industry in the December, 1981 issue of Texas Monthly that really gives...

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