The 1980s feel like a simpler time—computers weighed more than a hundred pounds, and cell phones had barely begun to emerge as the latest in portable technology. Even the toys kids played with were ...

When I was a kid, in the 1980's, I entered a toy store contest to 'invent' a new villain character for the He-Man cartoon,' Curl said. 'I mocked-up a 'Lizard Man', entered it , and won.

They range from the diecast metal originals of the 1980s through to exclusive toys only released in Japan and Europe, to lines based around the popular Michael Bay films and the most recent ...

Star Wars toys. Mattel also added the Barbie Townhouse, Country Camper and Dream House to its inventory of Barbie accessories. We’ll end this retrospective with the 1980s, a decade that sent ...