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RNA! Vintage Newspaper, Comic and Magazine Advertisements, mostly for toys, cartoons and junk food, but really whatever I feel like. Curated by @afunghoul.bsky.social
A potpourri of clippings on Silent Night, Deadly Night from 1984, including an actual photo of a protest outside a theater. Rumor has it those protests were actually arranged by TriStar for publicity😁
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A potpourri of clippings on Silent Night, Deadly Night from 1984, including an actual photo of a protest outside a theater. Rumor has it those protests were actually arranged by TriStar for publicity😁
Nice spread of TMNT stuff at Kroger, including those great Gordy rack toys (Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH, 10/1/90)
December 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Nice spread of TMNT stuff at Kroger, including those great Gordy rack toys (Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH, 10/1/90)
TMNT representing (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/22/90)
December 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
TMNT representing (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/22/90)
This seems unnecessarily dark
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This seems unnecessarily dark
…and here’s the winning recipes! (Lincoln Journal-Star, Lincoln, NE, 11/30/93)
December 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
…and here’s the winning recipes! (Lincoln Journal-Star, Lincoln, NE, 11/30/93)
Kids could win VIP tickets to Nickelodeon’s Live Tour by, what else, coming up with a recipe for edible slime! (Lincoln Journal-Star, Lincoln, NE, 10/28/93)
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Kids could win VIP tickets to Nickelodeon’s Live Tour by, what else, coming up with a recipe for edible slime! (Lincoln Journal-Star, Lincoln, NE, 10/28/93)
Rarely have I wanted to find something as much as I want a Banner Toilet Paper puppet. Yes, their mascot was a smiley, talking roll of toilet paper (Lewiston Daily News, Lewiston, ME, 8/29/84)
December 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Rarely have I wanted to find something as much as I want a Banner Toilet Paper puppet. Yes, their mascot was a smiley, talking roll of toilet paper (Lewiston Daily News, Lewiston, ME, 8/29/84)
Buddy L’s Terrifiers are *gnarly*! They light up for added spookiness (Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, WY, 12/4/85)
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Buddy L’s Terrifiers are *gnarly*! They light up for added spookiness (Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, WY, 12/4/85)
Come down and see Mike at my show on Sunday! I promise you it’ll be a blast! Santa is even coming through in the morning!
This Sunday! I’ll be a vendor at the Salem County Toy Show hosted by @afunghoul.bsky.social! Action figures, LEGO sets, video games, comic books, and lots more! If you’re anywhere in the vicinity, come see me and get some shopping done!
December 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Come down and see Mike at my show on Sunday! I promise you it’ll be a blast! Santa is even coming through in the morning!
It’ll never stop being funny that one of the biggest rap songs of 1992 was a bunch of “Your Mom” jokes (Centre Daily Times, State College, PA, 12/4/92)
November 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It’ll never stop being funny that one of the biggest rap songs of 1992 was a bunch of “Your Mom” jokes (Centre Daily Times, State College, PA, 12/4/92)
Burger King play food sounds so awesome (The Republican, Springfield, MA, 11/18/87)
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Burger King play food sounds so awesome (The Republican, Springfield, MA, 11/18/87)
“Plot Dark Strategies”? Way to give five year olds ideas, Elder-Beerman (coolest department store name ever, btw) (Cincinnati Enquirer, 9/23/84)
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“Plot Dark Strategies”? Way to give five year olds ideas, Elder-Beerman (coolest department store name ever, btw) (Cincinnati Enquirer, 9/23/84)
The Mutant Hall of Fame was heavily pushed by TRU and Toy Biz at Christmas of 1993, with the big selling point being the otherwise unavailable Professor X. What nobody told kids or collectors was the figures weren’t poseable and permanently attached to that trophy base🙁 (Kalamazoo Gazette, 11/7/93)
November 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Mutant Hall of Fame was heavily pushed by TRU and Toy Biz at Christmas of 1993, with the big selling point being the otherwise unavailable Professor X. What nobody told kids or collectors was the figures weren’t poseable and permanently attached to that trophy base🙁 (Kalamazoo Gazette, 11/7/93)
Kermit’s feeling a bit deflated (Philly Inquirer, 11/29/91)
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Kermit’s feeling a bit deflated (Philly Inquirer, 11/29/91)
It’s Gator Season at Roy’s🤘 (News Journal, Wilmington, DE, 12/5/90)
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It’s Gator Season at Roy’s🤘 (News Journal, Wilmington, DE, 12/5/90)
A hodgepodge of ads for the bottled version of Lifesavers Soda from 1995. I’m lucky enough to own one of these crazy rare bottles, and while I have it on eBay for an equally crazy price, I don’t *really* want to sell it😁
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A hodgepodge of ads for the bottled version of Lifesavers Soda from 1995. I’m lucky enough to own one of these crazy rare bottles, and while I have it on eBay for an equally crazy price, I don’t *really* want to sell it😁
Big up to Ewoks: The Battle of Endor on its fortieth anniversary. A neat bit of trivia is that Lucasfilm was angry about ABC scheduling the film against Amazing Stories (Newsday, Melville, NY, 11/24/85)
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Big up to Ewoks: The Battle of Endor on its fortieth anniversary. A neat bit of trivia is that Lucasfilm was angry about ABC scheduling the film against Amazing Stories (Newsday, Melville, NY, 11/24/85)
He may not be my favorite He-Man variant (that’d be the Battle Armor variety), but it’s hard to argue Thunder Punch He-Man isn’t the *coolest* version. Fill his back with circular caps and every punch packs a boom (Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI, 8/18/85)
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
He may not be my favorite He-Man variant (that’d be the Battle Armor variety), but it’s hard to argue Thunder Punch He-Man isn’t the *coolest* version. Fill his back with circular caps and every punch packs a boom (Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI, 8/18/85)
Albert Pyun’s Captain America actually had a “blink and you’ll miss it” theatrical run in the UK. Check out his director’s cut if you’ve never seen it. Whole different movie and *so* much better (Evening Telegraph, Derby, Derbyshire, England, 12/15/90)
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Albert Pyun’s Captain America actually had a “blink and you’ll miss it” theatrical run in the UK. Check out his director’s cut if you’ve never seen it. Whole different movie and *so* much better (Evening Telegraph, Derby, Derbyshire, England, 12/15/90)
The elusive GREEN BOGLIN
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The elusive GREEN BOGLIN
Some Oh Lantern Family ads. One of the highlights of being dragged to the Acme with my parents in ‘88 was getting to see a massive display of Oh Lanterns
October 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Some Oh Lantern Family ads. One of the highlights of being dragged to the Acme with my parents in ‘88 was getting to see a massive display of Oh Lanterns
Nothing screams 1989 like Toy Biz Batman and the TMNT game for Nintendo (Morning Call, Allentown, PA, 5/4/90)
October 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Nothing screams 1989 like Toy Biz Batman and the TMNT game for Nintendo (Morning Call, Allentown, PA, 5/4/90)
Trick or Treat pro tips from a veteran beggar (Akron Beacon Journal, 10/28/90)
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trick or Treat pro tips from a veteran beggar (Akron Beacon Journal, 10/28/90)
Toxic Crusaders on sale at Child World (Journal News, White Plains, NY, 11/29/91)
October 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Toxic Crusaders on sale at Child World (Journal News, White Plains, NY, 11/29/91)