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Month: July 2021

Time Capsule

1990 WWF Merchandise Catalog

July 28, 2021 Mickey Lee 1

Enjoy this complete scan of the 1990 WWF merchandise catalog, and when you’re done drooling over it, go check out our full scans archive for more old catalogs.

Retro Ramblings

M.U.S.C.L.E. Toys

July 26, 2021 Mickey Lee 9

I dabbled in more toy lines than I could count as a kid. Transformers, G.I. Joe, He-Man…you name it, I probably had at least one figure rolling around in a …

Time Capsule

1988 Kenner Action Toy Guide

July 22, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Enjoy this complete scan of the 1988 Kenner Action Guide featuring their best toys of the year like The Real Ghostbusters, Bone Age, Silverhawks, Starting Line Up, and MASK!

Retro Ramblings

KFC’s Chicken Littles Sandwiches of the ’80s

July 19, 2021 Mickey Lee 9

There was a time, long before artisanal buns and aioli sauces took over the fast-food landscape, when a humble little sandwich ruled my world. It was called the Chicken Little, …

Time Capsule

Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Coverage of Super Cards ’87

July 16, 2021 Mickey Lee 1

Growing up in the mid-late ’80s, one of my greatest joys would come when I would go to the grocery store with my Mom and be able to pick up …

Retro Ramblings

The Excitement of Excitebike

July 13, 2021 Mickey Lee 1

There are certain sounds that live forever in the attic of memory. The whine of a two-stroke engine, the digital chirp of a pixelated crowd, and the unmistakable crash of …

Retro Ramblings

The 1990 TV Pilot ‘Tag Team’

July 11, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

In the mid-late ’80s, professional wrestling, and the WWF in particular, was big business. A lot of the WWF superstars were becoming household names thanks to Vince McMahon and his …

Retro Ramblings

Those Cups that Used to Come in Oatmeal

July 7, 2021 Mickey Lee 5

In this edition of Retro Rambling, I want to take you back to a small slice of nostalgia for me, and that’s back when I used to drink out of …

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