Late-1985 or 1986 magazine ad for Reebok Aliens Fighter Shoe and 20th Century Fox’s Aliens (or “Alien 2” if you worked in a video rental place back then like I did).

Because of the curious kerning and capitalization choices in the headline, I wasn’t convinced this was a real ad but decided to search for it anyway. Several years later, thanks to Etsy (arrived damaged) and finally eBay (this one), I can attest that it is indeed real.

I also found an uncomfirmed mention that it was also an in-store display poster, but a surviving copy of that I have yet to find.

Obligatory Aliens movie review and analysis.

And here’s the original review from Roger Ebert.

Later versions of the Reebok shoe – nowadays called Alien Stomper along woth some variations – command a rather impressive price online.

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