Kenner Star Wars, Care Bears, and Strawberry Shortcake Coloring Books on Sale at Payless in 1985
July 28, 1985. Two years after the release of Return of the Jedi, we find this ad block for Return...
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Autobot Communicator at Warehouse of Toys in 1985
December 8, 1985. I shared a different newspaper ad for Blaster last year, meaning that we're now starting to build...
Hasbro’s G.I. Joe “As Seen on TV”
December 8, 1985. That Honolulu Star Bulletin newspaper archive is one hell of a find! So many awesome toy advertisements...
GoBots Command Center, Super GoBots, and Omega Supreme
October 23, 1985. The Saint George, Utah, Daily Spectrum newspaper certainly knows how to capture the attention of a kid...
Transformers Dinobots and Triple Changers on Sale in 1985
Yesterday's Jumpstarters newspaper ad wasn't the only bit of Transformers fun in that Glenn Falls, NY, Post Star advertisement. The...
“Transforms from motorized defense base to robot” in 1985
October 23, 1985. This ad block from The Pensacola Journal comes out of a Lionel Playworld ad and is far...
Autobot Cars and Transformers Dinobot “Red Hot Sale” in 1985
Enlarge Image! November 12, 1985. The Marion Star. Unfortunately -- or is it actually fortunate? -- the Transformers newspaper ad...
“Transforms automatically from robot to spaceship and back” in 1985
November 9, 1985. At about $5, it is no surprise that the Transformers Jumpstarters were so damned common back in...
