by Shawn Robare | Jun 23, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
The wife and I were browsing one of our local antique malls recently when I stumbled on a new booth with a couple bins of ephemera. I usually strike out when I find stacks of magazines and paper as the stuff I’m interested in, kids stuff mostly, just...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 21, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
It seems like there were 6.2 million different brands of building sets to choose from while growing up in the 80s. For the most part I was a diehard Lego maniac, but for a short time I dropped my minifigs and building blocks and became quite enamored with Fisher...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 18, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I wonder why the person in charge of picking the colors for this 1982 Donruss Knight Rider wax pack didn’t think to switch out the red and blue of Michael’s shirt and jacket to get it a bit more accurate to the show? Anyway, I wish these cards had a...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 16, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So speaking of the Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors cartoon, it reminded me that I have a couple of short (4-page) comics stories that were inserted as ads in the Fall 1985, and Winter 1986 issues of the He-Man & the Masters of the Universe magazines. Since...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 14, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I watched so many cartoons as a kid that there are a bunch that I barely even remember any of the actual episodes, just the overall concept. Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors falls into this realm for me. I know I watched the show because I have vivid...
by Shawn Robare | Jun 11, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Speaking of the Orange, Blue, Yellow combo, here’s a couple of other wax wrappers that hit this in a slightly different way… Dukes of Hazzard (Donruss, 1980) Dukes of Hazzard, Design #2 (Donruss, 1980)
