1987 ToysRUs Advertisement for Masters of the Universe
There's a 1987 TRU ad posted at archive.org that deserves our attention. There are a handful of toylines represented in...
1987
“Where air is more precious than gold…”
This G.I. Joe magazine issue from 1987 again shows how Hasbro was using the success of G.I. Joe to raise...
“Squarbles. Square Marbles. Coming Soon From Hasbro.”
I wish I had been in the meeting where Hasbro gave the green light to Squarbles. I have no idea...
“They may be small but they can grow into an army.”
Hasbro certainly had no problems using a popular series to promote a new line, as we see in this Battle...
G.I. Joe “Operation Space Station” Magazine Advertisement
From the fifth issue of the G.I. Joe magazine comes this full-page advertisement for the Operation Space Station contest that...
Kenner Sky Commanders and M.A.S.K.
Yesterday's 1987 ToysRUs ad featuring G.I. Joe, Transformers, and more was only part of the fun in that Boys' Life...
G.I. Joe Defiant, Transformers Technobots, Battle Beasts Playsets, Visionaries, and Air Raiders at ToysRUs in 1987
After that recent Boys' Life ad for RPGs I went in search of more, so imagine my surprise when instead...
1987 Manhunter Roleplaying Game Cover Art by Jerry Bingham
I have shared several Buck Rogers XXVc covers by Jerry Bingham over the last month or so (posted here), so...
