“Save Up to $103 on Your Child’s Favorite Mattel Toys.”
The December, 1986 issue of Working Mother magazine includes this full-page ad offering parents up to $103 in savings on...
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“The toy business is not all fun and games.”
December, 1976. From the pages of Cincinnati Magazine we get this wonderful article that discusses Kenner as a business. Toys...
1988 Mattel and He-Man Telecommunications Ad
Now this is some strange timing for a Mattel ad featuring Masters of the Universe artwork. As I discussed in...
Transformers, G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K., and More from 1988
The December, 1988 issue of Popular Mechanics is here today to share this wonderful two-page spread advertisement from ToysRUs. In...
2007 Mattel Toy Recalls Unlisted in Wikipedia Article?
The toy recalls of 2007 will no doubt haunt the toy and game industry for years to come. I had...
1996 “Blockbuster Events” and Shadows of the Empire
My Universe Expanded book project closed last week (Kickstarter page), and now the tough part of creating the books is...
Kenner Collector Alert from 1996
The September, 1996 issue of Lee's Action Figure News and Toy Review (Amazon.com search*) shares this full-page alert that Kenner's...
Animation Gallery Collectibles and Shadows of the Empire
A 1996 issue of Tomart's Action Figure Digest gives us another idea of the popularity of the Shadows of the...
