Registration No. 333-


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549


                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                TANDY CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                  75-1047710
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
   Incorporation or Organization)                  Identification No.)
100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1800
      Fort Worth, Texas                                 76102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)

                                TANDY STOCK PLAN
                                       AND
                                   TANDY FUND
                            (Full Title of the Plans)

       M. C. Hill, Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
                                TANDY CORPORATION
                             100 Throckmorton Street
                                   Suite 1900
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                  817-415-3924
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
<TABLE>
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<CAPTION>
         Title of                                              Proposed                   Proposed
        Securities                                              Maximum                    Maximum                  Amount of
          to be                   Amount to be              offering price                aggregate                Registration
        Registered              Registered(1) (2)            per share(3)              offering price                  Fee
<S>                                 <C>                         <C>                     <C>                         <C>    
Common Stock,
$1 par value                        2,000,000                   $56.72                  $113,440,000                $33,464.80
Preferred Share
Purchase Rights
</TABLE>

          (1) In addition,  pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the  Securities Act of
     1933 this  Registration  Statement also covers an  indeterminate  amount of
     plan interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Tandy Fund.

          (2) If,  prior to the  completion  of the  distribution  of the Common
     Stock covered by this Registration  Statement,  additional shares of Common
     Stock  are  issued  or  issuable  as a  result  of a stock  split  or stock
     dividend,  this  Registration  Statement  shall be  deemed  to  cover  such
     additional shares resulting from the stock split or stock dividend pursuant
     to Rule 416.

          (3) The number of shares  registered has been computed on the basis of
     the Issuer's estimate of the aggregate of the employee  contributions to be
     made  under the  Tandy  Stock  Plan and the  Tandy  Fund for a period of 36
     months  following  the  effective  date of the  Registration  Statement and
     utilized  to purchase  shares of the  Registrant's  Common  Stock at market
     prices  from time to time as  provided in the plans.  One  Preferred  Share
     Purchase  Right  automatically  made with each share of Common Stock and is
     evidenced by the certificate for the Common Stock. The registration fee was
     calculated in accordance  with Rule 457(c) upon the basis of the average of
     the high and low prices of the  Common  Stock as  reported  on the New York
     Stock Exchange Composite Transactions System on September 14, 1998.


                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This Registration  Statement registers  additional  securities of the Registrant
for  the  Tandy  Fund  and  the  Tandy  Stock  Plan  of  the  same  class  (plan
participations  and shares of the Registrant's  Common Stock and Preferred Share
Purchase  Rights) as have been  previously  registered on Form S-8 for the Tandy
Fund and Tandy Stock Plan.  Accordingly,  pursuant to General  Instruction  E of
Form  S-8,  the  contents  of  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8  (File  No.
33-51603),  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
and effective on December 21, 1993, the contents of Post Effective  Amendment on
Form S-8/A-1 filed with the  Commission  and effective on March 20, 1996 and the
contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-27437),  filed with
the  Commission and effective on May 19, 1997 are hereby  incorporated  in their
entirety by reference herein.

                                   SIGNATURES

         The Registrant.  Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all the  requirements for filing this  Registration  Statement on Form S-8
and has duly caused the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in the City of Fort Worth,  State of
Texas, on the 18th day of September, 1998.

                                   TANDY CORPORATION


                                    By:     /s/   John V. Roach
                                         John V. Roach, Chief Executive Officer
                                            and Chairman

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933  this
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8 has  been  signed  below  by the  following
persons in the capacities indicated on the 18th day of September, 1998.

Signature                            Title

/s/John V. Roach                     Chairman of the Board, Director, and
John V. Roach                        Chief Executive Officer

/s/Dwain H. Hughes                   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Dwain H. Hughes                      Officer
               
/s/James I. Cash                     Director
James I. Cash

/s/Ronald E. Elmquist                Director
Ronald E. Elmquist

/s/Lewis F. Kornfeld, Jr.            Director
Lewis F. Kornfeld, Jr.

/s/Jack L. Messman                   Director
Jack L. Messman

/s/William G. Morton, Jr.            Director
William G. Morton, Jr.

/s/Thomas G. Plaskett                Director
Thomas G. Plaskett

/s/Leonard H. Roberts                Director
Leonard H. Roberts

/s/Alfred J. Stein                    Director
Alfred J. Stein

/s/William E. Tucker                  Director
William E. Tucker

/s/John A. Wilson                     Director
John A. Wilson

The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Tandy
Stock Plan has duly caused this Registration  Statement on Form S-8 to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort
Worth and State of Texas, on the 18th day of September, 1998.

                                     TANDY STOCK PLAN
                                     ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

                                     By: /s/C. David Christopher
                                        C. David Christopher


                                     By:  /s/David P. Johnson
                                            David P. Johnson


                                      By:  /s/Johnson H. Bradley
                                            Johnson H. Bradley

             
The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Tandy
Fund has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned  thereunto duly authorized,  in the City of Fort Worth
and State of Texas, on the 18th day of September, 1998.



                                        By: /s/C. David Christopher
                                            C. David Christopher


                                        By:/s/David P. Johnson
                                             David P. Johnson


                                        By:/s/Johnson H. Bradley
                                              Johnson H. Bradley

               

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

  Exhibit No.

      5.1      Opinion of Messrs.  Satterlee  Stephens  Burke & Burke LLP, as
               counsel, including consent.

      23.1     Consent of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, Independent 
               Accountants.

      23.2     Consent  of  Satterlee  Stephens  Burke & Burke  LLP,  Counsel
               included in Exhibit 5.1).
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Registration No. 333-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                TANDY CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                  75-1047710
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
   Incorporation or Organization)                  Identification No.)
100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1800
      Fort Worth, Texas                                 76102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)

                                TANDY STOCK PLAN
                                       AND
                                   TANDY FUND
                            (Full Title of the Plans)

       M. C. Hill, Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
                                TANDY CORPORATION
                             100 Throckmorton Street
                                   Suite 1900
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                  817-415-3924
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of                                              Proposed                   Proposed
        Securities                                              Maximum                    Maximum                  Amount of
          to be                   Amount to be              offering price                aggregate                Registration
        Registered              Registered(1) (2)            per share(3)              offering price                  Fee
Common Stock,
$1 par value                        2,000,000                   $56.72                  $113,440,000                $33,464.80
Preferred Share
Purchase Rights
(1) In addition,  pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the  Securities Act of
     1933 this  Registration  Statement also covers an  indeterminate  amount of
     plan interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Tandy Fund.

          (2) If,  prior to the  completion  of the  distribution  of the Common
     Stock covered by this Registration  Statement,  additional shares of Common
     Stock  are  issued  or  issuable  as a  result  of a stock  split  or stock
     dividend,  this  Registration  Statement  shall be  deemed  to  cover  such
     additional shares resulting from the stock split or stock dividend pursuant
     to Rule 416.

          (3) The number of shares  registered has been computed on the basis of
     the Issuer's estimate of the aggregate of the employee  contributions to be
     made  under the  Tandy  Stock  Plan and the  Tandy  Fund for a period of 36
     months  following  the  effective  date of the  Registration  Statement and
     utilized  to purchase  shares of the  Registrant's  Common  Stock at market
     prices  from time to time as  provided in the plans.  One  Preferred  Share
     Purchase  Right  automatically  made with each share of Common Stock and is
     evidenced by the certificate for the Common Stock. The registration fee was
     calculated in accordance  with Rule 457(c) upon the basis of the average of
     the high and low prices of the  Common  Stock as  reported  on the New York
     Stock Exchange Composite Transactions System on September 14, 1998.

                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This Registration  Statement registers  additional  securities of the Registrant
for  the  Tandy  Fund  and  the  Tandy  Stock  Plan  of  the  same  class  (plan
participations  and shares of the Registrant's  Common Stock and Preferred Share
Purchase  Rights) as have been  previously  registered on Form S-8 for the Tandy
Fund and Tandy Stock Plan.  Accordingly,  pursuant to General  Instruction  E of
Form  S-8,  the  contents  of  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8  (File  No.
33-51603),  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
and effective on December 21, 1993, the contents of Post Effective  Amendment on
Form S-8/A-1 filed with the  Commission  and effective on March 20, 1996 and the
contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-27437),  filed with
the  Commission and effective on May 19, 1997 are hereby  incorporated  in their
entirety by reference herein.

                                   SIGNATURES

         The Registrant.  Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all the  requirements for filing this  Registration  Statement on Form S-8
and has duly caused the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned,  thereunto  duly  authorized,  in the City of Fort Worth,  State of
Texas, on the 18th day of September, 1998.

                                   TANDY CORPORATION

                                    By:     /s/   John V. Roach
                                         John V. Roach, Chief Executive Officer
                                            and Chairman

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933  this
Registration  Statement  on Form S-8 has  been  signed  below  by the  following
persons in the capacities indicated on the 18th day of September, 1998.

Signature                            Title

/s/John V. Roach                     Chairman of the Board, Director, and
John V. Roach                        Chief Executive Officer

/s/Dwain H. Hughes                   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Dwain H. Hughes                      Officer
               
/s/James I. Cash                     Director
James I. Cash

/s/Ronald E. Elmquist                Director
Ronald E. Elmquist

/s/Lewis F. Kornfeld, Jr.            Director
Lewis F. Kornfeld, Jr.

/s/Jack L. Messman                   Director
Jack L. Messman

/s/William G. Morton, Jr.            Director
William G. Morton, Jr.

/s/Thomas G. Plaskett                Director
Thomas G. Plaskett

/s/Leonard H. Roberts                Director
Leonard H. Roberts

/s/Alfred J. Stein                    Director
Alfred J. Stein

/s/William E. Tucker                  Director
William E. Tucker

/s/John A. Wilson                     Director
John A. Wilson

The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Tandy
Stock Plan has duly caused this Registration  Statement on Form S-8 to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort
Worth and State of Texas, on the 18th day of September, 1998.

                                     TANDY STOCK PLAN
                                     ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

                                     By: /s/C. David Christopher
                                        C. David Christopher

                                     By:  /s/David P. Johnson
                                            David P. Johnson

                                      By:  /s/Johnson H. Bradley
                                            Johnson H. Bradley

             
The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Tandy
Fund has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned  thereunto duly authorized,  in the City of Fort Worth
and State of Texas, on the 18th day of September, 1998.

                                        By: /s/C. David Christopher
                                            C. David Christopher

                                        By:/s/David P. Johnson
                                             David P. Johnson

                                        By:/s/Johnson H. Bradley
                                              Johnson H. Bradley

               

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

  Exhibit No.

      5.1      Opinion of Messrs.  Satterlee  Stephens  Burke & Burke LLP, as
               counsel, including consent.

      23.1     Consent of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, Independent 
               Accountants.

      23.2     Consent  of  Satterlee  Stephens  Burke & Burke  LLP,  Counsel
               included in Exhibit 5.1).