“Now Available in X-Large”
This is similar in design to a Hasbro Star Wars action figure advertisement I posted back in 2014, but this...
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“Transformers Autobot Guardian” Jetfire Advertisement
Here's a 1985 Circus World advertisement that gives us another data point on the actual cost of Jetfire back in...
G.I. Joe Fang Helicopter and Whirlwind Twin Battle Gun on Sale in 1983
Yesterday's G.I. Joe newspaper ad from 1983 is joined by this rough, grainy ad from the same newspaper. This time,...
G.I. Joe Action Figures and Dragonfly Helicopter
Another sideways advertisement in the Google newspaper archives, this time from the November 23, 1983, issue of the Pittsburgh Press...
“Will Earth ever be the same?”
It took Hasbro close to two decades after the release of the 1986 Transformers animated film to bring us a...
K-Mart Offers the “G.I. Joe Combat Jet Or Battle Tank” for $16.88/each in 1983
November 23, 1983. I have to wonder if this ad was originally in color when it first ran back in...
G.I. Joe Skystriker and Star Wars Y-Wing and Pricing Differences
That recent advertisement for the LJN Dungeons & Dragons action figures (posted here) included a lot more than just those...
“The toy you’ve waited twenty years for.”
The ToyFare ad for the Optimus Prime toy/DVD pack we saw a few days ago was only one instance of...
