M.A.S.K. Thunder Hawk and Gator with Megatron!
This February 25, 1986 newspaper ad shares both Hasbro's Transformers Megatron and Kenner's M.A.S.K. Thunder Hawk and Gator toys with...
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“Tonka, Hasbro Corner Sizzling Robot Market”
I thought I had found all of the 1984-1986 newspaper articles about the Transformers toys. I was wrong. This Associated...
“Marvel Comics raided by upstart competitor”
The March 5, 1992 issue of Observer-Reporter newspaper carries this story from the Los Angeles Daily News in which the...
“Mad Max one more for movie slag heap”
From July 13, 1985 and the Montreal Gazette comes one critic's take on Mad Mad: Beyond Thunderdome which was then...
“Five Magazines Nationwide Devoted Strictly to Roleplaying”
According to "A World of Make-believe and Fantasy -- in the February 8, 1982 Lewiston Daily Sun newspaper -- the...
“Star Wars Toys’ Success Shocking”
I've talked before about how incredibly successful Kenner was with their Star Wars action figures. Sansweet's fun From Concept to...
“Gum Wrappers, Cards Are Valuable Items”
I thought it might be fun to celebrate the Mars Attacks Kickstarter project by digging into the Google Newspaper Archives...
1981 Gamma World Ad from The Register-Guard
Here's something a little unusual: a newspaper advertisement for TSR's Gamma World roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*)! The ad appeared in...
