“Happy birthday, ‘Star Wars'” in 1978
There are a few hidden gems in this 1978 Associated Press article from the May 29, 1978, issue of the...
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1978 Star Wars Action Figures in the Toledo Blade Newspaper
Inside the November 5, 1978 issue of the Toledo Blade newspaper we find this Sears ad featuring Kenner's Star Wars...
1984 Newspaper Ad: Kenner’s Star Wars Action Figures On Sale
By the Christmas of 1984 the entire Star Wars line was in its final days. With no more movies planned...
1980 Newspaper Ad Featuring Fisher-Price Adventure People
We've recently looked at two old newspaper ads for the Fisher-Price Adventure People (1981 advertisment, 1980 advertisement), and now it's...
“Dark Horse to get boost from ‘Star Wars’ revival”
The Star Wars license is no longer with Dark Horse, but in the nineties the company was publishing several great...
G.I. Joe and Transformers 1985 Newspaper Ad
I guess if I'm going to dig into an old newspaper then I may as well be thorough. After looking...
1985 Transformers Jetfire Ad + Stompers!
So that December 21, 1985 newspaper I linked to earlier today is a gift to all of the children of...
1985 GoBots, Super GoBots, and Buddy L Chargertron Newspaper Ad
While searching through the Google newspaper archives, I ran across this full-page toy ad in the Spokesman Review issue from...
