Up to 50% off Masters of the Universe in 1986!
If you've read Mastering the Universe* then you're familiar with how Mattel's Masters of the Universe toys cratered in the...
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Coleco’s Rambo Action Figures in 1986
November 26, 1986. This page from the Ottawa Citizen newspaper gives us another look at Coleco's Rambo action figure series....
“Now 19.99 M.A.S.K. Rhino Vehicle.”
Out of the same newspaper as the Jetfire ad we saw earlier this week comes this sharp advertisement for Kenner's...
Starriors Armored Battle Station
A large part of searching the Google newspaper archives includes a willingness to dive deep. For example, this 1986 advertisement...
1979 Starbird Avenger Newspaper Advertisement
I know that I've already shared one Starbird Avenger ad this week, but when running Google newspaper archive searches it...
1985 Easy-Bake Over Newspaper Ad
If you've not yet read Light Bulb Baking* by Todd Coopee then you've been missing out a fantastic history of...
1986: McDonald’s Happy Meal and Stomper Toys
After last week's Happy Meal ad I thought it may be a good idea to see what else is out...
Coleco’s Rambo Action Figures in 1986
We've already seen two old newspaper articles about Coleco's Rambo action figures ("Bernard Loomis Comments on Coleco’s “Rambo†Action Figures",...
