Parker Brothers’ Star Wars Video Game and Mattel Electronics’ Pocket Dungeons & Dragons Game
We've seen both of these games before (comic ad for the Star Wars game, 1983 review of the D&D game),...
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Jabba the Hutt on Sale in 1983
November 4, 1983. It turns out that a little more searching through the Google Newspaper Archives is all it takes...
Star Wars Action Figures, Speeder Bike, and Micro Collection Wampa Cave
Yesterday's Dungeons & Dragons advertisement also included this Star Wars block of Kenner toys. 1983 would have been the last...
1982 Star Wars Sneakers by Stride Rite
A newspaper ad from December 15, 1982, is all we need as proof that kids have loved Star Wars shoes...
“He-Man and Wind Raider Gift Set” in 1983
This 1983 ad block for Mattel's Masters of the Universe comes from an ad we've seen before; this Star Wars...
“20% off all toys” in 1983, Including Kenner’s Star Wars Action Figures
This 1983 Toledo Blade newspaper advertisement caught my eye for one reason: Look, kids, at the Boushh action figure illustration...
Dungeons & Dragons Action Figures and the Crystar Castle Playset
LJN's Dungeons & Dragons action figure series and toyline didn't last nearly long enough at retail. It almost feels like...
Kenner’s Millennium Falcon and AT-AT at ToysRUs
This 1982 ToysRUs newspaper advertisement featuring the Millennium Falcon and AT-AT shows us two toys I wanted back when the...
