1981

Philip Reed May 11, 2017

What strikes me as most unusual about this 1981 newspaper advertisement is that the game is called Missile Commander. I'm...

Philip Reed May 4, 2017

We've seen a version of this ad before (posted here), but while working on the sequel to Collect These Figures...

Philip Reed April 17, 2017

Oops!!! JCPenny commits a party foul in this 1981 newspaper advertisement listing Star Wars toys at 15% off. The error?...

Philip Reed February 4, 2017

Turn to page 64 of this 1981 newspaper in the Google newspaper archives to find this K-Mart page where Kenner's...

Philip Reed January 31, 2017

Today I'm happy to share the 1981 TSR catalog and many, many pages of roleplaying and board games. I grabbed...

Philip Reed January 31, 2017

This 1981 newspaper advertisement for Strawberry Shortcake bags stands out as more evidence of the popularity of Strawberry Shortcake in...

Philip Reed January 25, 2017

December 18, 1981. The Schenectady Gazette newspaper offers up this remarkable ToysRUs advertisement where we find Milton Bradley's Dark Tower...

Philip Reed January 22, 2017

This ToysRUs newspaper advertisement from 1981 features games, and a quick scan of the offerings shows us that the 1981...

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