“Last Minute Toy Savings” at JCPenny in 1985
Voltron. Masters of the Universe. Care Bears. Wheeled Warriors. These are just some of the toys on sale in this...
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“Come to the Jedi Adventure Center” in 1983
One thing I learned while working on my latest book is that there are more Star Wars newspaper advertisements than...
1985 “Win a Transformer from Pepsi-Cola” Newspaper Ad
Maybe Hasbro and Pepsi will let me enter this 1985 contest if I can find a local store that's willing...
1985 Circus World Ad Packed with G.I. Joe Fun!
As I said earlier this week, a lot of the truly great stuff in the Google newspaper archives isn't indexed...
Jetfire Door Buster at Boscov’s in 1985
December 15, 1985. $17 off Jetfire in time for Christmas? That's a fantastic deal and I'll happily take seven or...
G.I. Joe Amphibious Personnel Carrier at Toy Warehouse Outlet in 1985
I posted an ad for the G.I. Joe Amphibious Personnel Carrier last month, and today I'd like to direct your...
Star Wars Action Figures Priced at $0.97 at Best in 1984
My latest book project is dedicated to Star Wars ads of the seventies and eighties, and after spending the last...
“Defenders of the Planets” Action Figures at Revco in 1985
When I mentioned yesterday that it takes some effort to chase down toy ads in those Google newspaper archives I...
