Taking a second look at the Robotic Radio
It has been almost a decade since I reviewed the Robotic Radio toy. (Posted here.)...
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Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984
November 26, 1984. The Wilkes-Barre, Penn, Times Leader newspaper offers up this sale that I...
G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco
This Osco advertisement for Hasbro s G.I. Joe is from the same newspaper where I found...
Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986!
I paid something like $20 when I bought Shockwave in 1985, and I know I d...
Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984
December 13, 1984. We ve seen both the Ro-Gun cheap transforming robot toy (battlegrip.com search) and...
Androform Cheap Transforming Robot Toy Ad from 1985
Here s a line of cheap transforming robot toys from the eightes that is new to...
Mattel’s Masters of the Universe on Sale at Walgreens in 1986
July 30, 1986. The South Florida Sun of Fort Lauderdale, Florida offers up this Walgreens...
Lords of Creation RPG in 1984
March 22, 1984. Avalon Hill s Lords of Creation roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*) makes an appearance...
Re-Order the Powers & Perils Character Sheet Record Pad
After last week s ad for the Powers Perils roleplaying game, I pulled the game...
“The Rebellion Comes to School!”
Pencil boxes, pencils, assorted school supplies. So much awesome stuff for the kids to take...
“Super Heroes Means Super Fun With A Jotastar Toy” in 1978
One of the stranger things about the seventies is how the Marvel and DC characters...
1978 Star Wars Key Rings
Out of issue #16 of the UK Star Wars Weekly comic book which was...