1976 Newspaper Ad for Gabriel’s Lone Ranger Action Figures
Between G.I. Joe and Other Backyard Heroes* and the mention of the toys in Selling the Silver Bullet* (which I...
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“Games — They’ve Been Holiday Tradition for Over 100 Years”
I posted a newspaper article about Parker Brothers a few days ago (posted here) after spending time reading The Game...
“‘Rook’ Gets Decked Out for 80th Birthday”
I was reading The Game Makers* yesterday, and as this is my second time through the book -- I first...
“Plenty of toys, but not German ones” in 1917
I was reading through Dan Foley's 1962 book, Toys Through the Ages*, last night when I ran across an entertaining...
Star Wars Electronic Battle Command Newspaper Ad from 1979
Kenner's Star Wars Electronic Battle Command game makes an appearance in this 1979 newspaper ad and even the charm of...
Batman Hype in 1989
A June 19, 1989 Associated Press newspaper article about Batman, merchandising, and the film's popularity at that time should have...
“Lining up another invasion from Outer Space”
Here's a 1983 newspaper article from the UK that demonstrates Star Wars' popularity around the world. Written by Jean Donald,...
1977 Sears Newspaper Ad Featuring Kenner’s Bionic Man
A 1977 newspaper ad I uncovered in the Google newspaper archives looked familiar so I dug back through the battlegrip.com...
