Woman’s Day and the Vinyl-Cape Jawa
Published in 1982, the hardcover Woman's Day Book of Best-Loved Toys & Dolls* collects several articles from the Woman's Day...
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Topps and Star Wars in Starlog’s 1981 “Best of” Collection
It's not overstating things to say that Star Wars changed everything about licensing. In Action Figures Not Included* I took...
Star Wars Makes the Cover of Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair has posted the cover and a short story about the next issue. The Star Wars story even includes...
Metamorphosis Alpha Ad from 1977
The September, 1977 issue of Starlog magazine includes this full page for TSR's Metamorphosis Alpha roleplaying game. The game would...
“It’s All in the Game” from November, 1985
The November, 1985 issue of New York Magazine prepares for the holiday season by predicting the big sellers for Christmas....
“The Adventure Is Yours . . . “
After yesterday's cheesy D&D ad I thought it best if we let the eighties fantasy game redeem itself in some...
“Up In Arms Over Guns In Toyland”
Last week I posted a newspaper article in which the Rambo action figures of the eighties were presented as Coleco's...
1981 “Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game” Ad
Those Boys' Life magazines are proving to be a lot more entertaining than I had expected. This Dungeons & Dragons...
