Crystar, Dungeons & Dragons, and Star Wars Action Figures in 1983
Two Crystar newspaper ads in one day? (See this post.) Crazy! But that's exactly what is happening right now, and...
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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...
Olmec’s “Bronze Bombers” in 1988
Inspired by a series of posts at joeaday.com, I set off in search of articles about the Olmec Bronze Bombers...
1982 G.I. Joe V.A.M.P., M.M.S., and R.A.M. Commercial
In less than two weeks I'm off to New York to visit the Strong Museum and research Playthings issues of...
G.I. Joe Bivouac Battlestation Blueprints and Instructions
I'm telling you, someone in the G.I. Joe team at Hasbro in the eighties was a genius. That Bomb Disposal...
1989 G.I. Joe Condor Z25 Commercial
Sharing the blueprints and instructions for the Condor Z25 yesterday (posted here) soon had me searching for more info on...
G.I. Joe Condor Z25 Blueprints and Instructions
Part of working on my new book of G.I. Joe newspaper ads -- which also featurings comics, commercials, catalogs, and...
G.I. Joe Bomb Disposal Vehicle Blueprints and Instructions
One of the things I love most about the G.I. Joe toys of the eighties is the fact that Hasbro...
