Kenner’s Empire Strikes Back in 1982
This 1982 Playland stores newspaper advertisement is a special treat for all of the Star Wars fans since it shows...
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“Cycles of Toy Fashion”
We've seen the toy industry compared to the fashion industry before, and we've even seen anti-war toy sentiment many times,...
“Great Value on Tonka GoBots” in 1985
This 1985 newspaper ad offers up a full page of transforming robot toys with Tonka's GoBots series. Surprisingly, the photo...
1983 Newspaper Ad for Sears Exclusive Jabba’s Dungeon Playset
After last week's catalog post showing the Kenner Jabba's Dungeon playset I stopped and asked the internet a simple question:...
Zoids Coloring Contest in 1984
Regardless of how many times the toymakers try, the Zoids series (find at Amazon.com*) simply doesn't gain traction here in...
“Decepticon Communicator” and “Autobot Cars” at Circus World in 1984
The GoBots Zod newspaper ad that we saw yesterday also offered up this block featuring Soundwave, Jazz, and Mirage. I...
GoBots Zod Newspaper Advertisement from 1984
The way that I can tell this flu has completely destroyed me is the simple fact that assembling this post...
Remco’s Energized Spider-Man in 1978
I'm not the only kid who saw the commercial for Remco's Energized Spider-Man in 1978 and wanted the toy, right?...
