Arco “The Other World” Fighting Sets at ToysRUs in 1984
One of the challenges of exploring the Google newspaper archives is that some of the pages are sideways in their...
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Galoob’s A-Team Action Figures on Sale!
That 1984 newspaper ad featuring Secret Wars and Masters of the Universe toys just keeps on giving! Here we find...
1986 Newspaper Ad for the G.I. Joe Aircraft Carrier
Go to the store these days and G.I. Joe action figures (find at Amazon.com*) are not all that easy to...
Masters of the Universe Attack Trak and Roton
Yesterday's Secret Wars newspaper ad was packed with fun, and today I'd like to make certain that all of you...
“Toys are fun, shopping for them should be too!”
December 1, 1982. KayBee toys may be long gone, but as long as we can uncover advertisements like this one...
Marvel’s Secret Wars Action Figures in 1984
I wrote about Mattel's series of Marvel Secret Wars action figures in my two books about toy marketing in the...
Star Wars Sonic Land Speeder at JCPenny in 1979
December 1, 1979. The JC Penny's exclusive Sonic Land Speeder by Kenner makes an appearance in this otherwise uneventful newspaper...
Cabbage Patch Kids at ToysRUs in 1984
It has been forever since the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls were the hot Christmas toy, but back in 1984 when...
