1983 G.I. Joe Newspaper Ad Featuring the VAMP, Fang, and Action Figures
My new book of G.I. Joe newspaper ads of the eighties has less than one week to go, and that...
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1982 Newspaper Ad for Tomy Wind-Up Games
The ad we saw for the Tomy wind-up games earlier this year had cleaner images, but there was no way...
Hot Wheels, Matchbox, and Fast 111s
December 8, 1982. When I was a kid, between 1978 and 1984, there was a single toyline that pretty much...
Raiders of the Lost Ark “Well of Souls” Playset Rebate from 1982
This is the second newspaper ad for the Kenner Well of Souls playset that we've encountered (first posted here), and...
Fisher-Price Adventure People Turbo Hawk and Sea Shark 1982 Newspaper Advertisement
December 1, 1982. Here we find the Fisher-Price Adventure People on sale for the holidays, with the Turbo Hawk kit...
Kenner’s Knight 2000 Voice Car
There's always the commercial if you need more, but you can start your day out with this 1985 Walmart newspaper...
Arco Ro-Gun Plastic Robots
As battlegrip.com reader Dan N. noted in last week's Arco post, the Ro-Gun name was used for more than just...
GoBots, Sectaurs, and Transformers at Sears in 1985
December 18, 1985. This 1985 newspaper ad block may look like it's only offering up Tonka's GoBots and Coleco's Sectaurs,...
