“Robot Craze: Boon or Bane?”
Written by a high school student in 1985, "Robot Craze: Boon or Bane?" makes me sad because here we see...
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Firecracker, Dinobots, and Battle Bones
Pittsburgh Press. December 18, 1986. Fans of M.A.S.K., Transformers, and Masters of the Universe all get a treat today with...
Kane’s Super Drugmart and Masters of the Universe
I told you guys that exploration is important when you're in the Google newspaper archives. This 1984 ad for Mattel's...
Mini Dino Riders in 1988
I posted two Dino Riders newspaper ads last year (first ad, second ad), but if you think those are the...
“Action figures for girls is sign of gender-bending in toy industry”
Every single time that there's an outrage over action figures and female characters I sit back and try to explain...
Kenner’s Star Wars Mini-Rigs Newspaper Ad!
This was a totally accidental discovery and one I snapped and had to share. The process to convert the Google...
1976 Bionic Transport from Kenner
The Six Million Dollar Man Bionic Transport and Repair Station from Kenner surfaces in this 1976 newspaper ad for the...
1982 McDonald’s Happy Meal Ad Featuring “Little Golden Books”
It was a couple of doomkick.com posts (McDonald’s Happy Meal Super Looney Tunes – 1991 and McDonald’s Star Trek Happy...
