Lima Trains, The Real Ghostbusters, Peanut Treets, BBurago, TMNT and Disney

Posted on November 16, 2014 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Some new French ads just arrived at TVTA featuring toy, cinema, TV and food promo goodies from the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

First up is a 1991 French cinema ad for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (Les Tortues Ninja II).

France. Pif Gadget. 1991.

Next up is a 1988 French TV ad for The Real Ghostbusters animated series as featured on TV channel CANAL+

France. Pif Gadget. 1988.

Food premiums

The following ads are food premiums. The first is an offer to collect all twelve characters from the football team featured in the Disney film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (L’apprentie sorciére) by purchasing Fondine cheese made by the Bel company.

France. Pif Gadget. 1972.

The second food premium is a chance to win a Lima electric train set by purchasing Savane cakes made by Brossard (a product still available today. I had some recently, yum !).

France. Pif Gadget. 1972.

Talking of yummy things… anyone remember Peanut Treets ?

Alongside Chocolate and Toffee Treets, Peanut Treets was available in a handful of European countries from the 1960s up to the late 80s when they were replaced by Minstrals, M&Ms and Relays.

This 1972 ad from France shows the simple yellow packet design of Treets (later rebranded as Peanut Treets).

France. Pif Gadget. 1972.

Our final ad is a 1991 die-cast Peugeot 405 Raid from Italian model toy vehicles company BBurago.

France. Pif Gadget. 1991.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

Posted on November 11, 2014 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 1974 by TSR (Tactical Studies Rules). As well as many different and evolving versions of the game, numerous derivatives have been licensed such as a TV and film series, magazines, soundtrack, novels, model kits and video games.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. 1989. US.

Dungeons & Dragons Action Scenes. Starlog. 1982. US.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons video game. US. The Defenders. 1983.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. video game US. Firestorm 24. 1984.

Dungeons & Dragons. The Adventure Is Yours. The Defenders. 1982. US.

: Dungeons and Dragons Welcome to Basic Training. 1986. US.

: Dungeons & Dragons Gazeteer. 1987. US.

: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. 1989. US.

: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. 1988. US.

: Dungeons and Dragons. 1996. US.

: Dungeons and Dragons. 1995. US.

: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft. 1990. US.

: Golden Quest Role Playing Game. UK. 1984.

A “Dungeons & Dragons” Adventure comic strip adverts

: Dungeons & Dragons. US. Weird War Tales 116. 1982.

: Dungeons & Dragons. US. 1981.

: A D&D adventure. The Thing and Sub Mariner N°81. 1981. US.

: A D&D Adventure. Ghost Rider N°68. 1982. US.

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Entry updated February 2021 with new images.

Atlantic Toy Figures

Posted on November 2, 2014 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Atlantic was an Italian company operating between 1966 and 1984 which specialised in plastic toy soldiers and vehicles. Atlantic produced many WWII figures and vehicles sets, as well as an “Ancient Civilisations” line which included Egyptians, Romans and Greeks. Also noteworthy is Atlantic’s “Far West” line and the colourful “Galaxy Serie” space sets.

Atlantic. France. Pif Gadget. 1976. This 1976 French advert is a promotional tie-in for the French 14th July national celebrations.

Atlantic vehicles. France. Pif Gadget. 1977.

Atlantic soldier sets. France. PIf Gadget. 1977. Left side of a two-page double ad.

Atlantic The Egyptians sets. France. PIf Gadget. 1977. Right side of a two-page double ad.

Atlantic The Egyptians sets. France. PIf Gadget. 1977.

The cover of Pif Gadget #446 Sept 1977. Pif Gadget featured many adverts from Atlantic and even devoted one of its covers to the Egyptian series line of figures.

Atlantic The Egyptians. The cover of Pif Gadget #446 Sept 1977. Pif Gadget featured many adverts from Atlantic and even devoted one of its covers to the Egyptian series line of figures.

Page 3 from issue 446 Pif Gadget showing a diorama featuring pieces from the Eygyptian sets.

Page 3 from issue 446 Pif Gadget. Diorama featuring pieces from Atlantic’s The Eygyptians line.

Atlantic Far West sets. France. Pif Gadget. 1977.

Atlantic The Egyptians, Atlantic The Romans and Atlantic The Greek sets. Italy. Topolino. 1978.

Atlantic The Egyptians, Atlantic The Romans and Atlantic The Greek sets. France. PIf Gadget. 1978.

Atlantic soldiers and vehicles sets. Italy. Topolino. 1979.

Atlantic soldiers, Far West and Ancient Civilizations. US. Weird War Tales. 1979.

Atlantic Galaxy Serie. France. Pif Gadget. 1979.

Atlantic Galaxy Serie. France. PIf Gadget. 1979.

France. Pif Gadget. 1979. Advert for Humbot Story, collectable story books feauring the character Humbot from the Galaxy series of figures.

Atlantic Galaxy Serie. France. Pif Gadget. 1979. Advert for Humbot Story, collectable story books feauring the character Humbot from the Galaxy Serie line.