“The Magnificent Look of Tron”
Electronic Games Magazine. October 1982. Here's a chance to get a peek at how Tron (Amazon.com search*) was seen by...
1982
Win a Free AT-AT Toy on December 23!
Well, in 1982 and in Arizona you could have won an AT-AT toy. Not today, kids, because this newspaper advertisement...
1982 Ad for Kenner’s “The Empire Strikes Back” Toys
There are so many fantastic archives out there that it's easy to overlook some fantastic things. For example, the back...
1982 Sears Newspaper Advertisement Featuring G.I. Joe Action Figures
This 1982 newspaper ad for Hasbro's G.I. Joe action figure series (Amazon.com search*) shows off single figures, the MOBAT (see...
“Licensing has become a coordinated professional effort . . . “
A 1982 newspaper article about Smurfs gives us another peek at the toy industry of the eighties, with Bernie Loomis...
1982 Savings on Star Wars Action Figures and Toys
July 21, 1982. Children getting their hands on the Spokesman-Review newspaper of the day encounter this Fred Meyer advertisement for...
“‘Scent-sational’ toys due to hit market”
Back in April of this year I shared a 1981 magazine article titled Let's Get Serious About Toys. The article's...
Kenner Star Wars Tauntaun on Sale in 1982
Here's a November 1982 newspaper ad for toys that will make many of the Kenner Star Wars fans smile. The...
