Its amazing how the Action Figure landscape changed since the Christmas of 1985 Sears Wishbook. The Robots, Transformers and GI-Joe have actually kept pretty steady since last year, but the Star Wars figures are gone.
Now Rambo has a full page spread and wrestling figures have made it to the big show. The most visible premieres in this catalog are the Thundercats, who get a full splash page, and the remarkably well represented MASK and Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos. I would rather they had cut out some of the MASK and Inhumonoids and blow out the Robotech section on page 7. Four measly figures? Shameful.
Paul
December 10th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I think these catalog posts make this the greatest blog ever. Nostalgia is totally on your side.
Seriously, I love old catalog ads. I think I have a sears wishbook from ’82 that I still cherish.
Brian Deuel
December 15th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Oh man, I used to loooove going through those old catalogs looking at the video games and handhelds for sale. I wish I still had some of those old Sears, JC Penny, and Montgomery Wards catalogs :)