Tyco vs Lego: “If you can’t tell the difference, why pay more?”
An advertisement in this 1986 issue of Working Mother sets us off on a fun rabbit hole. Tyco Super Blocks,...
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1988 Robocop Review in New Scientist
If last week's pair of Robocop reviews from 1987 weren't enough to make you smile then how about a third,...
G.I. Joe’s 25th Anniversary in Tomart’s Action Figure Digest
Can you believe that only seven years ago Hasbro's G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary* was still performing well enough at retail...
Dimitri from Paris and “Metal Machine Music”
Fans of Shogun Warriors toys (Amazon.com search*) may find this a fun find. The January 2000 issue of CMJ New Music...
Terminator 2 Telephone Challenge
The back cover of the September 1991 issue of Starlog is truly a product of the nineties. A 1-900 number...
1976 Starlog Magazine and Star Wars
A very short Star Wars mention in the second issue of Starlog magazine caught my eye over the weekend. I...
1986 Ad for the Aliens Movie Magazine and Movie Book from Starlog
If you flip to the November 1986 Starlog issue then one of the first things you'll spot is this full-page...
1988 Star Wars “Return of the Jedi” Arcade Game Ad
Yesterday I posted a 1988 ad for an Empire Strikes Back arcade game. Well, we can't leave the eighties alone...
