1997 Newspaper Article on Star Wars Action Figures Mentions “Shadows of the Empire”
A 1997 Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper article doesn't have the friendliest of words for Kenner's action figures or the Shadows...
newspaper
“Toymakers are ready months ahead of Santa”
This 1980 Associated Press newspaper article by Louise Cook is one of those usual Toy Fair time of year fluff...
1979 Montreal Gazette Star Wars Advertisment
This 1979 Montreal Gazette newspaper ad for Kenner's Star Wars action figures features both the 3.75-inch scale and 12-inch scale...
“Licensing has become a coordinated professional effort . . . “
A 1982 newspaper article about Smurfs gives us another peek at the toy industry of the eighties, with Bernie Loomis...
“The man behind some of America’s favorite toys” in 1990
Toycoon Bernie Loomis makes another appearance at battlegrip.com today with this May 18, 1990 newspaper article by Scott Bernarde of...
“Trading cards adapting the ‘letterbox’ look” in 1995
This 1995 Observer-Reporter newspaper article by Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle fixates on "letterbox" trading cards, those non-sport cards...
“Finally . . . trading cards approved by dentists”
Here's one for fans of Topps trading cards (Amazon.com search*) from the past. A 1991 Milwaukee Journal newspaper article in...
Most Dangerous Toys of 1978
Earlier this year I shared a 1984 newspaper article in which Edward Swartz, author of Toys That Kill*, shared his...
