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Philip Reed March 21, 2016

Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics series (find at Amazon.com*) will no doubt be remembered as one of the more...

Philip Reed March 10, 2016

I shared two newspaper ads for this old game last year (1981 advertisement, 1983 advertisement), and despite being fairly certain...

Philip Reed March 6, 2016

What an odd toy advertisement this is. This 1985 newspaper ad includes Masters of the Universe and Secret Wars action...

Philip Reed March 3, 2016

1985 must have been a glorious year for toy fans. I'm amazed at how many fantastic bits of action figure...

Philip Reed March 3, 2016

The Menards newspaper ad that I posted a few days ago offers up a lot more than just GoBots and...

Philip Reed March 1, 2016

This Southeast Missourian newspaper ad from 1987 may be the worst Captain Power and Starcom advertisement ever. Where are the...

Philip Reed February 27, 2016

This 1978 newspaper ad has me slightly confused. The Cylon Raider illustration shows what appears to be a spring-loaded missile...

Philip Reed February 24, 2016

Wanna see a roller coaster from the eighties? Yesterday we saw a 1986 newspaper article that was all cheery and...

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