The 80s Weekly - Issue 53

New Pac-man 'Chomp Champs' Game, Thundercats Comic Book Series Announced, The Complete 'L.A. Law' Series Coming to Hulu, and a Trapper Keeper Giveaway.

Jason Gross
October 15, 2023

The 80s Weekly is your source for the nostalgic news, headlines, and giveaways related to 1980s pop culture.

The Lead

Halloween is approaching and my friends at HalloweenCostumes.com hooked me up with a couple items to review for the season. One of those items is a Ghostbusters Ghost Trap accessory! I just posted my review on the RD80s Youtube channel.

They also send me their exclusive Ghostbusters Trunk or Treat kit that I’ll be reviewing soon with my daughter. If you are planning to purchase a new Halloween costume this season, use this promo link to Save 15% Off your entire order at HalloweenCostumes.com. No promo code needed, just click over and the savings is automatically calculated in your cart!

News

Bandai Namco Unveils Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs

Pac-Man is getting his own version of a battle royale title as Bandai Namco showed off Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs.

ThunderCats Get a New Comic Series From Declan Shalvey & Drew Moss - Bleeding Cool

Dynamite will begin in February 2024 begin with a new ThunderCats comic by Moon Knight's Declan Shalvey and Drew Moss, an origin story.

Garfield and Friends and Other Kids Shows To Launch in YouTube Cartoon Hub, With Streaming Channel to Come - Cord Cutters News

Parents looking to share classic episodes of Barney and Friends and Garfield and Friends with their kids will have a new channel on YouTube to turn to. Canadian media production company 9 Story Media on Tuesday launched a new YouTube hub to house some of catalog of kids programming.

‘L.A Law’ Refreshed And Coming To Hulu In Early November

All 172 episodes of the classic ’80s legal drama L.A. Law, created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, will be available to stream on Hulu on November 3.

Masters Of The Universe Revolution To Premiere January 25th On Netflix - Toy News International

Masters Of The Universe Revolution To Premiere January 25th On Netflix

Max Garbage Pail Kids Animated Series Finally Shares an Update - Nerdist

'80s playground favorites Garbage Pail Kids are the latest retro throwback to get a revival, this time as an HBO Max animated series.

Subway Surfers Unveils New Back To The Future Collaboration - Bleeding Cool

As part of a celebration for Back To The Future Day, SYBO will have a special character skin added to Subway Surfers for a limited time.

Stranger Things Prequel Novel Offers More Eddie Munson Backstory - Bleeding Cool

Dropping this month, Caitlin Schneiderhan's novel Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus offers more of rocker & gamer Eddie Munson's backstory.

Culture

Retro Commercials: Dolly Madison Zingers - The Retro Network

Dolly Madison Zingers #80s commercials are forever linked with #Halloween for me since they were always played during It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

20 Vintage Photos of a Young and Sexy David Lee Roth of Van Halen - Vintage Everyday

Musician David Lee Roth was born on October 10, 1954, in Bloomington, Indiana. Now famous for his distinctive vocals, as well as his rowdy...

How Prince Helped Jumpstart Warrant's Career - Ultimate Classic Rock

Warrant bassist Jerry Dixon recalled how Prince gave the band an early career boost in an October 2023 interview.

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Giveaway Zone

The Trapper Keeper Giveaway continues for one more week! If you missed entering last week, click the button below to get your entries. Inside you’ll find vintage items like packs of trading cards, books, a magazine, a 45 record single and more. I’ve only got one more Trapper Keeper to giveaway after this so don’t miss out. GOOD LUCK!

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