“Zoids: Mobilize Your Forces”
After yesterday's Zoids ad from 2002 it felt completely appropriate to share another ToyFare ad for the line. Also from...
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“Zoids: Get Mobilized.”
Exactly how many times have toymakers tried to make this line work in the U.S.? I've lost track, but I...
Spotted Online – 1973 G.I. Joe Adventure Team Catalog at Plaid Stallions
Books like G.I. Joe and Other Backyard Heroes* and GI Joe: The Complete Story of America's Favorite Man of Action*...
“Figures so cool, they’re practically frozen” in 2007
Whenever Hasbro wants to excite the older generation of Star Wars fans they bring out the classic Kenner logo and...
1990 Transformers Toy Catalog
I wrote all about the old toy pack-in catalogs when I put together Each Sold Separately*, but nothing can replace...
“Kiddy craze centers on robot toys”
I posted this 1984 Associated Press newspaper article last summer (posted here), but when I ran across it in a...
G.I. Joe Skystriker 1984 Newspaper Ad
Once I finish my two books on Kenner's nineties Star Wars toys (both books are very late, but both are...
Hasbro’s 2004 Holiday Gift Guide
Out of the October, 2004, issue of Boys' Life magazine comes this full-page ad from Hasbro that looks like it...
