Check Out this Fantastic Empire Strikes Back Advertisement from 1980!
Action figures, soundtrack, novelization, a chance to win tickets . . . hell, this 1980 newspaper ad from The Deseret...
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“Lucasfilm faithful keep their lips zipped”
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens opening next month, we're seeing lots of speculations and rumors fly around the web...
Star Wars “Land of the Jawas” Playset on Sale in 1979
I'm betting that a lot of kids will be getting Star Wars toys and action figures (find at Amazon.com*) for...
May, 1978 Playthings Magazine and Star Wars
I dug through decades worth of Playthings magazine issues when I visited the Brian Sutton-Smith Library back in September (posted...
1986 M.A.S.K. Firecracker and Hurricane Newspaper Advertisement
Last week we looked at a 1987 M.A.S.K. newspaper ad and today it's time we return to Kenner's M.A.S.K. toys...
“The biggest obstacle to creativity is fear.”
I really should create a tag for "loomis" here at battlegrip.com, because the more time I spend poking through the...
Conflicting Sales Reports on the “Star Wars Early Bird Kit” in 1977
I've posted about the Kenner Star Wars "Early Bird Kits" before (first post, second post), but today's discovery is one...
January, 1985 Clearance on the Rancor Monster
Looking at this 1985 newspaper ad makes me think it was originally in color. The images are dark and obscured...
