Crystar and G.I. Joe at ToysRUs in 1983
October 6, 1983. Two different action figure lines from the early eighties, one of which failed and the other of...
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Crossbows and Catapults at ToysRUs in 1983
Wait a moment. How is it that I have been posting to battlegrip.com since late in 2008 and there's not...
Alternate G.I. Joe Manta Offer from 1983
I shared a promotional flyer for the G.I. Joe Manta mail-away toy earlier this week (posted here), but that wasn't...
$2.69/each for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Action Figures in 1983
Today is the final day for my new book of Star Wars newspaper ads, so please check out the project...
G.I. Joe Manta Offer from 1983
Hurry, kids, because this offer expires on January 31, 1984! Wait. What's that? This is already expired? Damn! Now what...
Masters of the Universe and Dungeons & Dragons in 1983
December 13, 1983. One thing about the Google newspaper archives is that the issues shown don't always align with the...
Hasbro Stuntsters at CVS in 1983
And this is what I love most about exploring the newspaper archives: Discovering toys I never knew existed. Scroll to...
1983 Atari Video Computer System Sale
Just how much did the video game crash of 1983 (Wikipedia) affect sale prices of cartridges and machines? Well, compare...
