Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars Toys on Sale in 1983
One thing that yesterday's D&D ad also included that deserves a closer look is a batch of Raiders of the...
Kenner
“All 12 of your favorites plus 9 exciting new action figures.”
Walrus Man. Hammerhead. Boba Fett. These are the three action figures we can easily spot in this Sears newspaper ad...
“‘Star Wars’ Toys Rocket Into Holiday Sales Orbit”
Written by Karen Navarra of the Evening News newspaper, this November 23, 1978 article is all we need to see...
1984 Star Wars Toys in the Reading Eagle
I am starting to believe that the number of toy ads hiding in the Google newspaper archives is unending. How...
Kenner’s Star Wars in “Toys & Prices 2010”
As further evidence of what can be found on Google, I present these pages from Toys & Prices 2010*, an...
Kenner “Brings force to toy stores” in 1980
It's amazing just how well Kenner did with their Star Wars action figures and vehicles when the original trilogy was...
1980 Star Destroyer and Turret/Probot Playset Advertisement
I've mentioned before that I had the Star Destroyer playset as a kid, and seeing this November 27, 1980 newspaper...
1982 Star Wars Mini-Rigs and Boardgame Advertisement
Here's a December 2, 1982, newspaper ad that again reminds us of how inexpensive those Star Wars Mini-Rigs really were....
