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The 1980s were a time of capitalism gone wild, right down to the youngest consumers. Thanks in part to loosened restrictions on advertising toward children, entire TV shows were built around selling toys during the decade. As many an ’80s child doesn’t have to be told, one of the most successful of these franchises was…

The Midsommar star—who has been dating the Peaky Blinders actor since 2024—explained that while she understands being asked about their relationship, she has a reason she “might not tell you everything.”

When video games first appeared as home commercial products in the 1970s, they were all-in-one units, featuring built-in games and controllers. As technology advanced, home consoles evolved into machines capable of playing more games, many of which required an accessory to use. Games like “Duck Hunt” on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) were fun because…

Gene Colan and Johnny Craig’s original opening splash page of Iron Man No. 1 from May 1968 will go under the hammer at Heritage Auctions’ September 25–27 Comic Art sale, part of a four-day event alongside an overlapping Comic Books auction.

In 1988, Kenner released Starting Lineups in the United States. At the time, these were what we would call a hyped collectible today. The collectible was the action figure, and as an added bonus, you’d also get atrading card. Most people kept these in the package, never opening them to protect the action figure. The…