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Word: autobot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2001-2001
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Usage:

...vintage superheroes from the '80s, like Voltron, He-Man and the Transformers, are hot items in toy stores once again. They have been popular for years on eBay, where nostalgic adults buy boxed He-Man figures for $60 or a complete Optimus Prime, the truck leader of the Transformers' Autobot heroes, for upwards of $150--eight times its original value. Sooner or later the toymakers had to notice and start making the items again. Trendmaster's mini-replica of the robot Voltron ($29.99) has completely sold out since its release in 1999, and each of the first 12 Masters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Action Figures From The '80s | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

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