1985

Philip Reed February 13, 2016

Written by a high school student in 1985, "Robot Craze: Boon or Bane?" makes me sad because here we see...

Philip Reed February 10, 2016

Last week we looked at Insect to Robot gumball machine artwork from 1986. Today I'm doing my part to share...

Philip Reed February 8, 2016

After the Insect to Robot and Transformers Car to Robot vending machine artwork you may think we're done . ....

Philip Reed February 5, 2016

If you've read my two books on action figure marketing in the eighties -- Each Sold Separately* and Action Figures...

Philip Reed January 31, 2016

So yesterday I speculated that the reason it's so easy to find newspaper ads for the Masters of the Universe...

Philip Reed January 27, 2016

Twice in the last week we've seen the results of Mattel's 1985 Masters of the Universe character design contest (first...

Philip Reed January 25, 2016

Last Friday I posted a 1986 article and today I'd like to return to Mattel's Masters of the Universe contest...

Philip Reed January 18, 2016

I reviewed the McDonald's Commandrons Commander Magna toy last year (review here) and now it's time for the mini-comic that...

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