New Action Figures in the 1984 Kenner Star Wars Pack-In Catalog
One of the things I focused heavily on in my two books dedicated to action figure marketing in the eighties...
1984
Galoob’s A-Team and Remco’s Warrior Beasts Action Figures
December 18, 1984. We've seen Galoob's A-Team action figures in a handful of other newspaper ads in the past (battlegrip.com...
1984 Warehouse of Toys Coupon Sale
Here's a 1984 newspaper advertisement that we won't soon forget. Barbie, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Stompers, Robotix, and much...
“The GoBots Adventure Begins!”
That two-page GoBots ad from Muppet Magazine was one of three different GoBots advertisements I've found in the old Muppet...
Kiddytown Low Price on Star Wars Action Figures in 1984
Yesterday's 1984 Kiddytown newspaper advertisement also included this block for the Kenner Star Wars action figures, giving us another snapshot...
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe, Tomy’s Starriors, and Ideal’s Manglors
We've seen several Masters of the Universe newspaper ads over the last few years, but advertisements for Ideal's Manglors and...
“Get into the action with Bantam Choose Your Own Adventure books.”
I shared a 1985 ad for the Choose Your Own Adventure books* a few years ago, but that old comic...
Remco ZyBots for $1.88/each in 1984
November 21, 1984. I've reviewed two of the Zybots cheap transforming robot toys before (Earthbreaker review here, Explorer review here),...
