by Shawn Robare | May 15, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Charles over at Eclectorama and Eric at Toyriffic recently proposed a little blogging crossover event in honor of everyone’s favorite maniacal mercenary, that master of disguise, and all around mysterious meanie, Zartan. As a toy in the 3.75″ G.I....
by Shawn Robare | May 14, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This week brings my favorite wax pack wrapper, the Incredible Hulk, 1979. I love the colos, and the melting Hulk blob. Talked about the sticker cards here…
by Shawn Robare | May 12, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I sort of wanted to dig a little deeper into the Thundarr cartoon. While I was doing the write up for the 1st episode, Secret of the Black Pearl, I realized that the majority of the concept artwork that accompanied both vintage articles I posted last month was...
by Shawn Robare | May 11, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I’m finding that Woman’s Day magazines are gold mines for awesome vintage kid-centric advertisements. Stands to reason when you consider that mothers make most of the household purchasing decisions, but it was the last place I thought to look. ...
by Shawn Robare | May 10, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
So I finally received my copy of the Warner Bros. Presents Saturday Morning Cartoons, 1980s DVD set, and more importantly I’ve finally had the first opportunity to watch a full episode of Thundarr the Barbarian since I was a kid. I don’t know about...
by Shawn Robare | May 7, 2010 | Branded in the 80s, Read
This week, Rocky IV wrappers from 1985. Talked about the stickers from this set here. Love the fighting wax pack theme on these Rocky cards…
