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<br><small>Celebrating 25 years of bridging geographical and generational gaps between collectors in fun, educational, and accessible ways.</small>theswcahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01390114486366697665noreply@blogger.comBlogger388125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-76481958472387322432024-02-29T13:46:00.000-08:002024-03-02T14:01:51.050-08:00'Chive Cast 126 - Vintage Star Wars Collecting Sucks Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-Ji9V2NrGZmYEUeh2UpQ5_XtDag6ExKTZpIRUATtSpNN4xrXiQ-ZoYKdL_yvKCE6yB9Td7Rg7M5wO9QX875pbVBd86DmKEpp5x1OIvDBnYHH7iExEtfuied19qj6ZRARlWibB3uLe5OmJ30wJbVofvxCIYrR3oHH3w83O7MSYXkHdpZ1HhrT0q3FH80/s2048/chive-126-header-text_cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="2048" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-Ji9V2NrGZmYEUeh2UpQ5_XtDag6ExKTZpIRUATtSpNN4xrXiQ-ZoYKdL_yvKCE6yB9Td7Rg7M5wO9QX875pbVBd86DmKEpp5x1OIvDBnYHH7iExEtfuied19qj6ZRARlWibB3uLe5OmJ30wJbVofvxCIYrR3oHH3w83O7MSYXkHdpZ1HhrT0q3FH80/w565-h316/chive-126-header-text_cropped.jpg" width="565" /></a></div><p></p>
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Stephen Danleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910900778410892617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-13222238522936526172023-12-15T10:30:00.000-08:002023-12-15T11:21:42.369-08:00The Hottest Thing Agoin' is Star Wars: Kenner and the Holidays, 1978-1980<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeh-x16_2ps483JqjgtlAGxXJWtDYeE_Uigd5j6np3pSOOhtdj67RQLlmu45UFh548HdM1MXMD7Ps33zkDdJLGens7HaYvaM5xOYVT8Y3KCzj3ja14Zi3EmKDGcA6kul5h8yge8FzlVgW2-Gbcxc9zImQS5ekM7AfCvp8tLgKJsQVCF9hnQNK05-jsOc/s1796/collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1796" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeh-x16_2ps483JqjgtlAGxXJWtDYeE_Uigd5j6np3pSOOhtdj67RQLlmu45UFh548HdM1MXMD7Ps33zkDdJLGens7HaYvaM5xOYVT8Y3KCzj3ja14Zi3EmKDGcA6kul5h8yge8FzlVgW2-Gbcxc9zImQS5ekM7AfCvp8tLgKJsQVCF9hnQNK05-jsOc/w590-h295/collage.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><hr /><p><b>Ron</b> writes:</p><p> For many constituents of Generation X, memories of Kenner Star Wars toys are interwoven with memories of the holiday season, that special time of the year when we celebrate religion, solstice, and the wonders of consumerism -- and not necessarily in that order. </p><p>In the '70s and '80s, walking into a store during the holiday season was like walking into a new world -- you felt a little like Dorothy in <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>, as she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6D8PAGelN8" target="_blank">opens that monochrome door</a> and beholds the Technicolor vista of a more glamorous realm. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1hjC1BCCnLpjATts4Kb5USpKVgxRmKDll15Cx2k-k0pBtfyPnF9R1R1JGMRBuDuEZ4Jm-BZxoSCxQAiHBnZOw9kZVoeQnt0h6Ea4Vn7l9EGUSlobOQnSwtejpkTgZsZF3JIEyQhux4UnhhFyZq_hyJhS9M3E7u_5JP52yWoXPsgzXcJEYmzVM0wE-zg/s1190/Screenshot%202023-12-13%20at%2010.41.39%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1186" height="589" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1hjC1BCCnLpjATts4Kb5USpKVgxRmKDll15Cx2k-k0pBtfyPnF9R1R1JGMRBuDuEZ4Jm-BZxoSCxQAiHBnZOw9kZVoeQnt0h6Ea4Vn7l9EGUSlobOQnSwtejpkTgZsZF3JIEyQhux4UnhhFyZq_hyJhS9M3E7u_5JP52yWoXPsgzXcJEYmzVM0wE-zg/w587-h589/Screenshot%202023-12-13%20at%2010.41.39%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="587" /></a></div><p>There was the sense that, for a few weeks at least, the world was changed. It was more colorful and beneficent, and less bound by the drabness of rules and everyday prudence. During the holiday season, teachers made exceptions and parents made cookies. We stayed up late and ate things we shouldn't. And when we went to a retail location, it seemed as though the emphasis had been taken off of adults and placed on <i>us</i>. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNZLSmhN6dgIz-Z_sUzm0eN90eDddQ_4WBKNThiNChxtZPNt5n1fQ68ygF00MCceWgyXncaX71ZOEMPh88zzSuibSNQ1LH0t2DciIreuFdx_ZLLOCYL4uVhIiacaq4p0PyNkTQ9h4QfTJ92etkzI7PBtdtm-Q6KleWsFtwzLM0CLiakcJ6aZ5Tnn-ku4/s2048/a-mid-70s-christmas-season-view-of-berkshire-mall-in-v0-b1ixktrxs38a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2048" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNZLSmhN6dgIz-Z_sUzm0eN90eDddQ_4WBKNThiNChxtZPNt5n1fQ68ygF00MCceWgyXncaX71ZOEMPh88zzSuibSNQ1LH0t2DciIreuFdx_ZLLOCYL4uVhIiacaq4p0PyNkTQ9h4QfTJ92etkzI7PBtdtm-Q6KleWsFtwzLM0CLiakcJ6aZ5Tnn-ku4/w589-h403/a-mid-70s-christmas-season-view-of-berkshire-mall-in-v0-b1ixktrxs38a1.jpg" width="589" /></a></div><p>It was probably this sense of inversion that made the holiday season so powerful. Indeed, it was as though a whole society had conspired to put aside grownup concerns and cater to childish fancy. Even mom and dad seemed a little more childlike during the holidays.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqY1_xEIquZQUOP1cAvO8MHYs9aegCaO3feJGPKqz-W1V-WjTno_UaFRLm-Gmxzy8dPxFkZ250seRC5wNk1Xg-HlShPgD_JE1kx00sPAilujo8LIyoa1Ozhhjp4ayA_j1wmvwNMb4shpt-vLijJOC9YG-CdD4f50lKcE9iylCT3aSswbOVs4gklACagFQ/s1256/FG6J73IXMAIKOab.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1256" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqY1_xEIquZQUOP1cAvO8MHYs9aegCaO3feJGPKqz-W1V-WjTno_UaFRLm-Gmxzy8dPxFkZ250seRC5wNk1Xg-HlShPgD_JE1kx00sPAilujo8LIyoa1Ozhhjp4ayA_j1wmvwNMb4shpt-vLijJOC9YG-CdD4f50lKcE9iylCT3aSswbOVs4gklACagFQ/w583-h376/FG6J73IXMAIKOab.jpg" width="583" /></a></div><p>Maybe it's still like this in some locales during the holidays. But my general sense is that today the holiday experience is less communal, less bedizened, and less, well, magical.</p><p>But, then, I'm an adult, and maybe I just lack the ability to recognize the magic. After all, the adults back in Kansas didn't see what Dorothy saw; they didn't even believe her when she told them about it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1FlSqcWBuQ2KHgMC4m50ZnKm3nAoE4QlmBPM5DDOiEz885fuPyiJeDoVqXrEWGNM9IuV9bw0lxgJTPaEDYPaL0S6LAbYZu-U_5WKJWAHWhyphenhypheny_FydoIiuvXpkctg7r5kpnPukfcuubm4-RilvbFCunqHtAaSQh9d3vEp2GAbTGrPsEMRLbQAVI6bEbaU/s1829/1523977_10203166064499228_704132107_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1829" data-original-width="1829" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1FlSqcWBuQ2KHgMC4m50ZnKm3nAoE4QlmBPM5DDOiEz885fuPyiJeDoVqXrEWGNM9IuV9bw0lxgJTPaEDYPaL0S6LAbYZu-U_5WKJWAHWhyphenhypheny_FydoIiuvXpkctg7r5kpnPukfcuubm4-RilvbFCunqHtAaSQh9d3vEp2GAbTGrPsEMRLbQAVI6bEbaU/w586-h586/1523977_10203166064499228_704132107_o.jpg" width="586" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SWCA editor John Wooten lounges like a boss on Christmas of 1980</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No, to really pass judgement on the holidays, you need to be a child. And since I'm not one, I guess I'll shut up and get on with this blog post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYL_ML4IgiKwUm1oNmTNuBCybhSnY77rBu9gBQ-6JN74F_MkStUMNV0i668EU81Sjeiut8LGx2bvpkMNRxBtNP5Ia0PUora3wTvN8yVmUK99VNtcwFYSdN7VyjF1_dwXIaHNja27MpjbWd7iPrQmLey5HIHSbaYPC1X-85q2QAfurf8-0zZYCPLJBUaU/s1364/Hanover-Evening-Sun-Dec-13-1978-p-31%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1364" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYL_ML4IgiKwUm1oNmTNuBCybhSnY77rBu9gBQ-6JN74F_MkStUMNV0i668EU81Sjeiut8LGx2bvpkMNRxBtNP5Ia0PUora3wTvN8yVmUK99VNtcwFYSdN7VyjF1_dwXIaHNja27MpjbWd7iPrQmLey5HIHSbaYPC1X-85q2QAfurf8-0zZYCPLJBUaU/w605-h324/Hanover-Evening-Sun-Dec-13-1978-p-31%20copy.Jpeg" width="605" /></a></div><p>As the above article from the Hanover <i>Evening Sun</i> demonstrates, adults have always had trouble harmonizing their holiday expectations with those of their children. Published in December of 1978, it indicates that grownups of the time were confused.</p><p>Specifically, they wondered: What is the deal with all of this space nonsense? </p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Toys and Christmas may be a traditional combination, but if you're looking for nostalgia in the gifts you give to children this year, someone is going to be disappointed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">According to the salespersons in local toy stores, Saturday morning television has more of an influence on what children want for Christmas than any family memories.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The sleds and footballs of yesteryear, the cowboy guns and dolls and tea sets -- all have been replaced at the top of children's Christmas lists by computerized games and the laser firing craft of Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Winnie the Pooh, although still a favorite, now has some stiff competition from Chewbacca, the ape-like creature who was the hero's sidekick in Star Wars.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p>Wow, I've never imagined Chewbacca kicking the sh*t out of Winnie the Pooh, but now I can't help it.</p><p>Regular readers of this blog are probably aware that the holiday season of 1978 was a big deal for Kenner and Lucasfilm. </p><p>Though the first Star Wars products debuted just prior to Christmas of 1977, availability in that year was limited to <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2020/11/star-wars-is-here-release-and-promotion.html" target="_blank">paper and cardboard items</a>, as traditional plastic toys typically require a full year to develop and produce. <i>Star Wars</i> debuted in May of 1977. Kenner was granted a license by Lucasfilm a few months before that. Consequently, Kenner's 1977 range of products was limited to a few <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2018/07/kenners-star-wars-puzzles.html" target="_blank">puzzles</a>, a <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=23245" target="_blank">board game</a>, a couple of <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=22063" target="_blank">paint</a> <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=22037">sets</a>, and the infamous <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39696" target="_blank">Early Bird Certificate Package</a>, the last basically a promise of toys at a later date.</p><p>So 1978 was Kenner's first real go at the holidays with a full slate of Star Wars product. As you can imagine, they wanted to make the most of it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCXdxloCAuYCX52hHxkJHnTGavaq5QjDXUTHM9khnB47zemo6ijPMhmJ5pqN-N23i8NWOTKpdqdK7dOEFfxe4efb86f2I6rij1nj5K5vmaVe5pcUkt3tSkmajpJMg3tVHggwkWuuFOKXzs398Xn3YBnLmkrI1aRoHjlEcjAUvWu-bLOXFaSZ4OzNak5E/s588/14989-robyn-willer-1978a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCXdxloCAuYCX52hHxkJHnTGavaq5QjDXUTHM9khnB47zemo6ijPMhmJ5pqN-N23i8NWOTKpdqdK7dOEFfxe4efb86f2I6rij1nj5K5vmaVe5pcUkt3tSkmajpJMg3tVHggwkWuuFOKXzs398Xn3YBnLmkrI1aRoHjlEcjAUvWu-bLOXFaSZ4OzNak5E/w490-h640/14989-robyn-willer-1978a.jpeg" width="490" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robyn Willer looks pretty happy getting Star Wars for Christmas</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Not only were 12 action figures available, a whole range of action-figure accessories was released alongside them: the <a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39595" target="_blank">X-Wing Fighter</a>, <a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39607" target="_blank">TIE Fighter</a>, <a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39600" target="_blank">Land Speeder</a>, even a <a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39640" target="_blank">huge playset</a> representing the Death Star space station. But that wasn't all. Kenner also released an extensive slate of side products that had no relationship to action figures: inflatable <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41864" target="_blank">bop bags</a>, <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=23599" target="_blank">electronic games</a>, <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41866" target="_blank">roleplay weaponry</a>, a <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2016/03/11-inches-of-battery-powered-joy.html" target="_blank">toothbrush</a>. </p><p>It was Kenner's largest range of products ever, and they hoped to sell the heck out of it.</p><p>As the <i>Evening Sun</i> reporter mentions, it was the action figures in particular that people were crazy for. </p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">All the Star Wars figures, the X-Wing fighters and Tie fighters, head the list of fast-selling items, say store managers . . . "We can't keep enough of that Star Wars stuff in stock," says Bill Negley, retired manager of Joe the Motorist's Friend who's back filling in at Christmas time.</span></blockquote><p></p><p>Dang, Star Wars was so hot that Bill came out of retirement to sell it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzivMbl306IWyDYGDw_fv8BzHo3t_qvaZ7wb2SAexI70x1bcYv2SzGxReSaisYc5TAp_WtUNNNjI0emfLSB1pP6zHoNKTfE6vwJdmSmx1KRy5eKrzJ9G3e1hcdVgMOk1znkBIv50AE_dFaeiODAVQyOmv3PsEit0VixRPBlPO8jR3y2sK6aIGad-s4Eg/s1563/Frankfort-Star-Nov-23-1978-p-23%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="1563" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzivMbl306IWyDYGDw_fv8BzHo3t_qvaZ7wb2SAexI70x1bcYv2SzGxReSaisYc5TAp_WtUNNNjI0emfLSB1pP6zHoNKTfE6vwJdmSmx1KRy5eKrzJ9G3e1hcdVgMOk1znkBIv50AE_dFaeiODAVQyOmv3PsEit0VixRPBlPO8jR3y2sK6aIGad-s4Eg/w527-h300/Frankfort-Star-Nov-23-1978-p-23%20copy.Jpeg" width="527" /></a></div><p>This article, from the November 23, 1978 edition of the Frankfort<i> Star</i>, repeats the emphasis on the overthrow of tradition, as spacemen replaced toy soldiers in the fantasies of children across America.</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"We can't keep Star Wars items on the shelf," explained Dede Dubois, manager of Toys by Rizzi at the Lincoln Mall. Other related space toys, such as the Star Bird, a flying object that emits all sorts of pertinent sounds, are also doing well, she said.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The situation is the same at other stores. Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica action figures, space ships, and command stations are popular at Toys-R-Us in Burbank . . . </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">At the J.C. Penney toy department in Orland Square, Star Wars is the biggest, and most sold-out item, according to Sharlene Ballard. The <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41845" target="_blank">stuffed Chewbacca figure</a> and <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41880" target="_blank">remote control R2-D2</a> and land speeder are also big sellers, she said.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><p>Of course, the Land Speeder in question was the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39602" target="_blank">Sonic-Controlled version of the toy</a>, a J.C. Penney exclusive. No wonder it was so popular! </p><p>Kids probably loved it until it inevitably broke on December 28.</p><p>So popular was Star Wars in late 1978 that in some areas shoppers couldn't find the products they desired.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90Bxz06E2XRRk8WjUuxkkPu5FLvcgv0LJ_O1goOdq9FRyzaA370QT6nUxngi6W_BJuXgejrDZZ4iuyu96yZx2ls3h1mWPPL7QtGNIg5KPYmQvuM-JYcuP9Uo0nQ37lFNrG909BBxsXs8cs-oDKE1p05tJmWSE5lRYHgIBqMsPJ6iFJAzFu_S6QfVgbV0/s1406/Marshall-Evening-Chronicle-Dec-06-1978-p-3%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="1406" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90Bxz06E2XRRk8WjUuxkkPu5FLvcgv0LJ_O1goOdq9FRyzaA370QT6nUxngi6W_BJuXgejrDZZ4iuyu96yZx2ls3h1mWPPL7QtGNIg5KPYmQvuM-JYcuP9Uo0nQ37lFNrG909BBxsXs8cs-oDKE1p05tJmWSE5lRYHgIBqMsPJ6iFJAzFu_S6QfVgbV0/w553-h152/Marshall-Evening-Chronicle-Dec-06-1978-p-3%20copy.Jpeg" width="553" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As this item from the <i>Evening Chronicle</i> of Marshall, Michigan demonstrates, rumors of shortages ran rampant. Some even claimed they were part of a dastardly scheme devised by Kenner!</div><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Santa Claus may have to disappoint a lot of kids this year, especially if they put a "Star Wars" toy or electronic game on their Christmas lists . . . </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">[Milton Schulman, editor of Toy and Hobby World magazine], says the shortage in "Star Wars" toys was an intentional decision by Kenner, the exclusive manufacturer of such toys.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">He said Kenner, which makes 40 different "Star Wars" toys, wanted to keep the demand for the toys high into next year by producing a limited amount of them. He noted the sequel to the movie probably won't be released until late 1979 or early 1980.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitArMHrV-IG87VVI_A1MZAzdwmxJjFLHQc3st0Vaqq2ffnB2vCS2759rpa2izI5CnjId033To4i0W4LeC88SsHG23XrdCrvyWuY8aGEbW05lTIAODnuZoxPSC7wP6ARKDM_AdYz6c89uFIgQ-NCwi9uwdEwO0gaDg5RNieeLvRAefWjfSgFCVzKilxYJA/s1660/New-Castle-News-Dec-18-1978-p-12%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="1660" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitArMHrV-IG87VVI_A1MZAzdwmxJjFLHQc3st0Vaqq2ffnB2vCS2759rpa2izI5CnjId033To4i0W4LeC88SsHG23XrdCrvyWuY8aGEbW05lTIAODnuZoxPSC7wP6ARKDM_AdYz6c89uFIgQ-NCwi9uwdEwO0gaDg5RNieeLvRAefWjfSgFCVzKilxYJA/w571-h492/New-Castle-News-Dec-18-1978-p-12%20copy.Jpeg" width="571" /></a></div><p>This derivative piece, from the <i>News</i> of New Castle, Pennsylvania, expands on this rumor by describing a situation in which Kenner had not fulfilled long-standing product orders.</p><p>"We couldn't get half of the Star Wars toys," related the assistant manager of one store, "and we ordered them in August."</p><p>Gosh, maybe Kenner really was throttling supply? </p><p>Could it be?</p><p>You know what this reminds me of? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppzz32RH-pY3lfHmpaduEmjI35MiL_66t2sVBPoIMbScrIM_9ucuv1ksGZwPa-HMo6cqc0K-R4eHQ9J4X_yZghau1nnhGpqHOIKiZpq7GWWYBSXpOhCowC8PUesAjVHAUZtu0tkabYBgL-VuG1ETOmsgaL5Ge908VuCB3su9ErRZUTYt6qhqR1nSiALU/s1500/Scan%207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1500" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppzz32RH-pY3lfHmpaduEmjI35MiL_66t2sVBPoIMbScrIM_9ucuv1ksGZwPa-HMo6cqc0K-R4eHQ9J4X_yZghau1nnhGpqHOIKiZpq7GWWYBSXpOhCowC8PUesAjVHAUZtu0tkabYBgL-VuG1ETOmsgaL5Ge908VuCB3su9ErRZUTYt6qhqR1nSiALU/w582-h365/Scan%207.jpeg" width="582" /></a></div><p>You guessed it, the great Stormtrooper shortage of 1979, when California was plagued by a dearth of Stormtrooper figures that still haunts the memories of those who survived it.</p><p></p><p>It was seriously rough out there.</p><p>People were so starved for Stormtroopers that in some localities they were making them out of wadded up paper and toothpaste.</p><p>I wrote about it back <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2019/02/we-do-it-better-or-how-to-make.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>I bring this up now because, in 1979, this and similar shortages were attributed by retailers to a number of causes, including Kenner malfeasance and a mysterious factory fire. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdhEHjQlZvrmFnTgMagw-npK-tvrnHC6VJNahbopAgOfBpH7Y18eH8n39BYBSTivYDhBlsCZxzzGdSgR06b1LQQ_I2uEUUNwGNLKgZCirUdwBrVqUIkYaV5OXwWfSHcDHSO0yRXsJo0I3zxvTMCbG2BykUnmTTc3zKiKDFuWhau9rbvhCenRteG6HVBQ/s1500/Scan%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="670" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdhEHjQlZvrmFnTgMagw-npK-tvrnHC6VJNahbopAgOfBpH7Y18eH8n39BYBSTivYDhBlsCZxzzGdSgR06b1LQQ_I2uEUUNwGNLKgZCirUdwBrVqUIkYaV5OXwWfSHcDHSO0yRXsJo0I3zxvTMCbG2BykUnmTTc3zKiKDFuWhau9rbvhCenRteG6HVBQ/w286-h640/Scan%202.jpeg" width="286" /></a></div><p>Fortunately, in this case, the reporter did Kenner a favor by contacting their PR guy Dave De Mala, who calmly explained that the product pipeline at a large toy company entails a lot of logistical finessing. Sometimes it's just not possible to keep all retail outlets filled with product, especially during the busy holiday season.</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"The problem is, in the toy industry, you never know when a toy is going to get hot -- every year you get some toys that are suddenly very, very hot, and there's not much you can do about it. You can't predict it."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">For instance, De Mala explained, if a toy becomes popular between Thanksgiving and Christmas, there is no way the company can increase production.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"We are finished with production by October 15," he said. </span></p></blockquote><p>As for the factory fire, De Mala denied it. </p><p>The lesson of this digression is that popular toys are always hard to get during the holidays. </p><p>There was even <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTcFsdIJ_Xo" target="_blank">a movie</a> made about it starring the tall guy from <i>Twins</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9-10n_i888I0m8PnFTxZMK1UcNU_wHiVDPvCqR4iJ2jRg4hDO6ic7Jf2qUGBTGGV-6AQ3PUJ4s0QC8QFg03wmnCmmuiCGG4GWg33KqZmmHVTqi6vavP8DMpGjYUrWoIZfayqnG-X4LoTK07IKzJZ-Vj_HwQT78oW5LXwo59re3EFygoLurb4Rl-AhO8/s1068/Screenshot%202023-12-11%20at%208.04.24%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1068" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9-10n_i888I0m8PnFTxZMK1UcNU_wHiVDPvCqR4iJ2jRg4hDO6ic7Jf2qUGBTGGV-6AQ3PUJ4s0QC8QFg03wmnCmmuiCGG4GWg33KqZmmHVTqi6vavP8DMpGjYUrWoIZfayqnG-X4LoTK07IKzJZ-Vj_HwQT78oW5LXwo59re3EFygoLurb4Rl-AhO8/w508-h448/Screenshot%202023-12-11%20at%208.04.24%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="508" /></a></div><p>The toys need to be manufactured (often overseas), shipped to the toy company, distributed, and put on store shelves. And then restocked when needed. All in a short timeframe, and at that time without the aid of computers. </p><p>It was, and is, difficult. </p><p>Certainly, Kenner kept a tight rein on inventory, as no company wants to carry a ton of unsold stock; it affects the balance sheet and looks bad on shareholder reports. And, sure, they probably gave some thought to maintaining the demand for Star Wars. But I don't think they were intentionally shorting supply -- not to any significant degree, anyway. Christmas of 1978 was Kenner's big opportunity. No one knew if the sequel to <i>Star Wars</i> would be a success, and they wanted to sell lots of product while they could.</p><p>And they succeeded: According to De Mala, Kenner sold 40 million Star Wars items in 1978 alone. Does that sound like a company that's limiting supply? </p><p>Conspiracy theories addressed, let's get back to 1978.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1725" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkKS1FO9qYa11Yj6gZjO1aiR1mjtoIhx63BD_wGHitIslLUU3l2P1I_Pn3PjLJKbO6yLAi-yQl6JSsolF75tJ_t1jk2plFPO_Mz7UkjJ63SigcRRenKz7CgR8my6ILEr18dphz1klUiavLm-R39dC1D_66MggYoBcjZsUScMgrTOc8OeAIKW1_TvcuFs/w567-h197/Sandusky-Register-Dec-09-1978-p-10%20copy.Jpeg" width="567" /></div><p>As the above article, from the<i> </i>Sandusky<i> Register</i>, attests, supply issues were also a topic of conversation in Ohio.</p><p>It's a well-balanced piece, reflecting the opinions of retailers who were quite satisfied with their allotment of Kenner product, and others who weren't.</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Local stores said they had received at least three shipments of the Star Wars toys this season. The hottest items seem to be the 3-to-4-inch dolls and the vehicles such as the land speeder, Ty-fighter, and X-wing fighter. Also selling rapidly are the cardboard cantinas and Death Star stations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Those few merchants with well-stocked supplies of the items are K mart, JC Penney, and Circus World.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Dan Lafferty, at K mart, said an ample supply of most items is available. "We're right where we want to be for right now," he said. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">He said there seemed to be a short supply earlier in the season and the supplies are "going down daily." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The JC Penney store at the Sandusky Mall is also well-stocked with Star Wars gear for the holiday season.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Roger Rigby reported sales there of the popular figures and vehicles and other items was "selling real good. We should be able to handle any customers' needs (in the Star Wars line)," he said.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Circus World, also at the Mall, reported the store was able to get most items, including the Death Star station, which came in with a recent shipment.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"We get a truck in every week which is pretty well stocked," said John Schweser. "The games are selling fairly well and the laser pistols moderately well. We've sold several of the R2D2 remote control robots, too."</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p>Others were less sanguine. </p><p>"The Star Wars items are very hard to get," related a Sears representative, "We can't get any more in." Though he did note that "the cantinas are selling very rapidly." </p><p>Of course, this being Sears, he was likely talking about the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39641" target="_blank">Cantina Adventure Se</a>t that was exclusive to the company. You know, the one that included the infamous blue version of Snaggletooth. Let's hope Mr. Schweser bought some of those for himself and stored them away!</p><p>While we're on the topic of specific Kenner products, it's worth noting what the spokesperson representing Montgomery Ward told the <i>Register</i> reporter regarding the line of <a href="http://theswca.com/images-toys/12inch/" target="_blank">large-size action figures</a>: "The bigger Star Wars dolls don't seem to be going nearly as fast as the small ones," he said. "We have several of the larger dolls left and some more coming in."</p><p>Famously, the large-size line lasted only two years, Kenner deciding to axe it early in 1980. Such expressions of dissatisfaction on the part of retail representatives went a long way at Kenner. They were surely one of the factors behind the line's eventual cancellation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiesValCbXCCjOT67k9nJM1UP0OtIySQhhKyiegUKum8STzrdB4Ak2A8PQEbuMTIDAfQp8KdGXwUxJ-5ZgU6G6U5DI_GIi768bu-5knuzaCD4g1Rh6SHUP4mAarK_J-l7igr8S7HUVt7wRqxMis3WWRa5lQrjw00TmGHR0_zqOy5SXpusIj5GKt2uq6KA/s2598/Port-Arthur-News-Dec-03-1978-p-27%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="2045" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiesValCbXCCjOT67k9nJM1UP0OtIySQhhKyiegUKum8STzrdB4Ak2A8PQEbuMTIDAfQp8KdGXwUxJ-5ZgU6G6U5DI_GIi768bu-5knuzaCD4g1Rh6SHUP4mAarK_J-l7igr8S7HUVt7wRqxMis3WWRa5lQrjw00TmGHR0_zqOy5SXpusIj5GKt2uq6KA/w504-h640/Port-Arthur-News-Dec-03-1978-p-27%20copy.Jpeg" width="504" /></a></div><p>This article, from the <i>News</i> of Port Arthur, Texas, emphasizes the salability of Star Wars toys over their absence from store shelves. In other words, it characterizes their occasional scarcity (correctly, I think) not as the result of Kenner scheming, but as the natural upshot of extreme popularity.</p><p>The toys were popular. Of course they were hard to find!</p><p></p><blockquote><p>In the words of Nettie Smith at the Toy Palace: "The hottest thing agoin' is Star Wars."</p><p>And Sylvia Miller at The Toy Box in Beaumont adds, "It comes in and out of here so fast, it makes your head spin."</p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The Force is definitely in force.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Star Wars was around for Christmas to a minor extent last year. The problem this year is that Star Wars has continued its popularity and no store has a full stock of every item available.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">That's mostly because there are more than 60 items, which run up a tab of more than $500 for all. That doesn't include all the T-shirts, costumes, and posters available in the Star Wars series.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">You can buy something from the series for anywhere from $3 to more than $90 for one item. Most expensive is the X-Wing Aces Target game by Kenner. It's just a fancy version of a shooting gallery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There are lots of other fancy names floating around in the Star Wars series, too. You can buy Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, See Threepio (C-3PO), Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2), Darth Vader, among others.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The Death Star Space Station is the hardest to get, though, local store managers say. That's followed in scarcity by the Land Speeder, the X-Wing Fighter, and the Tie Fighter -- vehicles featured in the movie.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">There are plush toys, a painting set, a poster set, an Action Play set which makes Playdoh figures, a Luke Skywalker A.M. Headset Radio, a laser pistol, a rifle, an electric toothbrush, bop bags, jigsaw puzzles, a movie viewer, a van set, books, a scale model kit and tape cassettes with music and narrated story.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">That's not all. There are several Star Wars games available too. The Electronic Laser Battle Game by Kenner costs about $30. The winner is the first player to reach Death Star and trigger the planet's destruction. Adventures of R2-D2 and Escape from Death Star are two other games.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">And if you want more, there's also jewelry, available with the Star Wars characters featured.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p>It's interesting that the Death Star, the priciest item in the Kenner action figure line, was so scarce. Though that may have had more to do with production numbers than popularity.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9JVeOJGhuGRYlzd8xV5kHHPOt42OCHoEqwqtBg_L8sMQ2EGbnewVjE3DZsRp_tcisHX9zM69UviY7ddEVXhXeVhbTsD4mc_LtIE4MNjwNbIbIjbOk0b-4PDkdo3MZybi9nFAAxbCRt9YO8CUSWZxZrd6kf3JSnmI1ezK4QFofNogyAqS3egEOy4_EoI/s604/34630-steven-latta-xmas-1978fba.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="604" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9JVeOJGhuGRYlzd8xV5kHHPOt42OCHoEqwqtBg_L8sMQ2EGbnewVjE3DZsRp_tcisHX9zM69UviY7ddEVXhXeVhbTsD4mc_LtIE4MNjwNbIbIjbOk0b-4PDkdo3MZybi9nFAAxbCRt9YO8CUSWZxZrd6kf3JSnmI1ezK4QFofNogyAqS3egEOy4_EoI/w530-h394/34630-steven-latta-xmas-1978fba.webp" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steven Latta gets a Death Star for Christmas</td></tr></tbody></table><p>If you're wondering why the <a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39603" target="_blank">Millennium Falcon</a> features in none of these stories, it's because it didn't exist. The Falcon was a 1979 product. As of December 1978, Kenner's action-figure vehicle line consisted of three products: the X-Wing, TIE Fighter, and Land Speeder.</p><p>Also discussed in the <i>News</i> piece: The popularity of products deriving from other space-centered media properties.</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Now, if your kid is not a Star Wars fan but is a space fanatic, you've got other choices to make. Ideal manufactures the Star Team action figures and cosmic cruisers. Mego puts out the Micronauts, Galactic Command Center and interplanetary headquarters. Mattel has the Shogun Warriors. New this year in Shogun is the three-inch die-cast metal figures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Besides Star Wars, the next space vehicles to get attention are the Star Birds put out by Milton Bradley. The craft makes realistic cosmic sounds as it dives or ascends. </span></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4XYigk-xzT2IRY6Quwahl2FXMi9fN7BEeEVhXtLUToW7yducGMR0c4YS9u-c8FMTL8idL217Fku5Se9ZuRO_hpmQK7l-g9U2hWPpaIOiEH6S2njCRNxvV7tskwdWPYvag2uk1IizoDn4DocUZsPSodgj3Om_Y3tXVfa5qmoY1hbw-LDQiXyiUu-lJKA/s1345/IMG_4985.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="1045" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4XYigk-xzT2IRY6Quwahl2FXMi9fN7BEeEVhXtLUToW7yducGMR0c4YS9u-c8FMTL8idL217Fku5Se9ZuRO_hpmQK7l-g9U2hWPpaIOiEH6S2njCRNxvV7tskwdWPYvag2uk1IizoDn4DocUZsPSodgj3Om_Y3tXVfa5qmoY1hbw-LDQiXyiUu-lJKA/w498-h640/IMG_4985.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><p>Milton Bradley had the Star Bird, as well as the very popular electronic game known as Simon, but probably the bigger threat to the ascendancy of Star Wars during the Christmas of 1978 was Battlestar Galactica.</p><p>As SWCA editor Tommy Garvey mentions <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2014/11/court-wars-episode-ii-justice-strikes.html" target="_blank">here</a>, Star Wars and Battlestar had a contentious relationship right from the start. Fox sued Universal. Lucasfilm almost sued the Battlestar effects firm, led by former ILM whiz John Dykstra. It was like a schoolyard tiff or something. So Kenner must have been especially annoyed to enter the Christmas season of 1978 and find itself facing off against Mattel and its line of Battlestar toys.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrEXFhpgg7yHJ8BZckIDmyhjfjV2upP1GvVTzApzP8j4qif5qRyG3IflVrUZZGBSYsILVgtz93sqi3dppuIJORppWrTcP6J_TYhfsBZ27rbVPhMtp96_-SOelL0WBh3mtrOYsaw_wBkzqTBfKPFZctRsk0o3CDtJoV44mPqPZfaEDzmL1KVExnz2ZqJw/s1322/de2d5c6601e05fc7d4cd6310e72c7325.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrEXFhpgg7yHJ8BZckIDmyhjfjV2upP1GvVTzApzP8j4qif5qRyG3IflVrUZZGBSYsILVgtz93sqi3dppuIJORppWrTcP6J_TYhfsBZ27rbVPhMtp96_-SOelL0WBh3mtrOYsaw_wBkzqTBfKPFZctRsk0o3CDtJoV44mPqPZfaEDzmL1KVExnz2ZqJw/w416-h640/de2d5c6601e05fc7d4cd6310e72c7325.jpeg" width="416" /></a></div><p>How do I know Mattel was a real challenger in 1978?</p><p>Letters to Santa seem like a pretty good indicator.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHOYrET8fola4SMA2765MNkW1xvxW4eF3uvGwt4mi-V5UzRihgYQNY4YZ9uq-co6JAVZWN-IFT5eolWmsaMMZQZKBNAX1Vy-qcVEWCuxu9Vh3BEGsvcMgASObcPWF46sFFLw_2Eke1NOYLrp7g49lVlp5ESVqmkyG7Wt9fDfrdu25MB45L31ySyooXII/s6442/The_Chillicothe_Constitution_Tribune_Thu__Dec_14__1978_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6442" data-original-width="4196" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHOYrET8fola4SMA2765MNkW1xvxW4eF3uvGwt4mi-V5UzRihgYQNY4YZ9uq-co6JAVZWN-IFT5eolWmsaMMZQZKBNAX1Vy-qcVEWCuxu9Vh3BEGsvcMgASObcPWF46sFFLw_2Eke1NOYLrp7g49lVlp5ESVqmkyG7Wt9fDfrdu25MB45L31ySyooXII/w416-h640/The_Chillicothe_Constitution_Tribune_Thu__Dec_14__1978_.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><p>Of the dozens of letters featured in this edition of the Chillicothe <i>Constitution Tribune</i>, two mention Star Wars while three mention Battlestar Galactica. </p><p>So Battlestar wins this round. Take a bow, Battlestar Galactica. You've earned it. </p><p>I guess it's a substantial marketing advantage to have the ability to pipe your show into homes around the country on a weekly basis.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsqoGAwxYIaLKjaOrVKsWCIohMnADPcmT1JZVH9nhxjtD1V9J9-tt6SUkBYweDGSh2_7DvcZbg5MsCwbpYIWevIVRBDa12OAyi01r6G8KhO00TPmpPoB3u5jOMTopVPpHmPvG6hQTM0EzdbnYuKRZ9WsMuHt3sza_B0oLJx1iZ3MTp3QapKN0j9oxdko/s1732/Ottumwa-Courier-Sep-28-1978-p-3.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsqoGAwxYIaLKjaOrVKsWCIohMnADPcmT1JZVH9nhxjtD1V9J9-tt6SUkBYweDGSh2_7DvcZbg5MsCwbpYIWevIVRBDa12OAyi01r6G8KhO00TPmpPoB3u5jOMTopVPpHmPvG6hQTM0EzdbnYuKRZ9WsMuHt3sza_B0oLJx1iZ3MTp3QapKN0j9oxdko/w402-h640/Ottumwa-Courier-Sep-28-1978-p-3.Jpeg" width="402" /></a></div><p>As a perusal of the below excerpt will show, Travis chose to be diplomatic and ask for toys representing both popular space properties.</p><p>Bryan, on the other hand, chose violence.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTpowReSwgSkRjVK87afzIg69V8FtdHigc7RCvSvGpdX6t-jhEFQHWwv2hDHeslySNS884D_7a7Pq0GHK5wJLgzniUeit9gZZq8aa04-fe2xibQIetdF_ST15SO8KdSrZvQ5ZGPEvxLxapnNOIOV_ooU2v68C5Evk_tuYlkyFXYA7vnyYMQUOR0qVjRs/s903/The_Chillicothe_Constitution_Tribune_Thu__Dec_14__1978_%20copy%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="519" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTpowReSwgSkRjVK87afzIg69V8FtdHigc7RCvSvGpdX6t-jhEFQHWwv2hDHeslySNS884D_7a7Pq0GHK5wJLgzniUeit9gZZq8aa04-fe2xibQIetdF_ST15SO8KdSrZvQ5ZGPEvxLxapnNOIOV_ooU2v68C5Evk_tuYlkyFXYA7vnyYMQUOR0qVjRs/w368-h640/The_Chillicothe_Constitution_Tribune_Thu__Dec_14__1978_%20copy%202.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"I want Battlestar Galactica jets" is about as definitive as it gets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for Theresa, it's clear that she wasn't interested in space toys. It's also clear that her second-grade class had just completed the lesson in which they learned that "E" is for "elphat."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chad, in contrast to Travis and Bryan, was a Star Wars-only kinda guy. No cheap knockoffs for <a href="https://dudeproducts.com/blogs/dude-blog/chad-meme" target="_blank">Chad</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-1-Jj_09o5V4Al4LPa_r6-JY2ZWGlye7gPIWBuiraHu7eFlZHUJCrz8ETkWQkeGPPZwVCz_1-LrOED-zUactIY5Kv_wdzzo60X7OUaxSHgw-1N7HlYEN80fvUareimBFr4eMDL0WQzlu7WDKHXUsRDMpNfqPma3BUx_buF09VSETgLEjuGrbWsBOvNM/s971/The_Chillicothe_Constitution_Tribune_Thu__Dec_14__1978_%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="516" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-1-Jj_09o5V4Al4LPa_r6-JY2ZWGlye7gPIWBuiraHu7eFlZHUJCrz8ETkWQkeGPPZwVCz_1-LrOED-zUactIY5Kv_wdzzo60X7OUaxSHgw-1N7HlYEN80fvUareimBFr4eMDL0WQzlu7WDKHXUsRDMpNfqPma3BUx_buF09VSETgLEjuGrbWsBOvNM/w340-h640/The_Chillicothe_Constitution_Tribune_Thu__Dec_14__1978_%20copy.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><p>Actually, I take that back, because in addition to legit Kenner product, Chad asked for the definitely not-Kenner figures that appeared in the 1978 Montgomery Ward catalog under the somewhat dodgy label "Barroom scene figures."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln3ACt6QfooIibM26MCgsCFFBzJY781fiuiOa8t_xIdW-0PdUz-LvMabCXi9kZ4CF3TydYqb98kbjdbay_-eiB-h6FejeVnexJ75771jVe9_Vu0Ns8ylcg3-tFpoNye-a1wobWoWKf3wmsEIbBmMpN1_f_HkaRZ6aZYfkDw1WUBLnIvwF5r88Ct-XwjU/s3226/Scan%20240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3226" data-original-width="1593" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgln3ACt6QfooIibM26MCgsCFFBzJY781fiuiOa8t_xIdW-0PdUz-LvMabCXi9kZ4CF3TydYqb98kbjdbay_-eiB-h6FejeVnexJ75771jVe9_Vu0Ns8ylcg3-tFpoNye-a1wobWoWKf3wmsEIbBmMpN1_f_HkaRZ6aZYfkDw1WUBLnIvwF5r88Ct-XwjU/w316-h640/Scan%20240.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><p>There they are right beside Kenner's licensed toys. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mflCTPern0sYx0R7IVTrX0M8L-vXSUboPx2TRFRXiRuJatZQ8JnvDB1z3yjc_cFqRD8AX96f1KZKUNdDADJPfgsWuECsMSJ6zjDEZ44TuFs2PbNfQypGw4nuuAhnHhGdP2O174BbSmGDZQOepQXnig5mh9RTPMLlnMAtPJlOAnGRkst5GIRmvPWjFVw/s1185/Scan%202404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1185" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mflCTPern0sYx0R7IVTrX0M8L-vXSUboPx2TRFRXiRuJatZQ8JnvDB1z3yjc_cFqRD8AX96f1KZKUNdDADJPfgsWuECsMSJ6zjDEZ44TuFs2PbNfQypGw4nuuAhnHhGdP2O174BbSmGDZQOepQXnig5mh9RTPMLlnMAtPJlOAnGRkst5GIRmvPWjFVw/w552-h273/Scan%202404.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><p>Like I said: Dodgy!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Chad's home must have been on the mailing lists of both Montgomery Ward and Sears, as he also asked for the <i>legitimate</i> cantina figures, which at that time were exclusive to the latter retailer, and proudly advertised in their holiday catalog.</p><p></p><p>It's funny how he lumps them all together without distinction: "I want the . . . Barroom scene figures: Yog, Ridal, Lago [actually Tago], Bico, Greedo, Snaggeltooth, Hammerhead, and Walrus Man . . ."</p><p>Assuming Santa brought him all of these figures, how do you reckon he reacted upon unwrapping the Montgomery Ward figures and realizing they were eight inches tall? </p><p>Maybe he pretended they were giants?</p><p>I think we've demonstrated that the 1978 holiday season was a pivotal moment for Star Wars merchandise. There were shortages, conspiracy theories, knockoffs! </p><p>But what about subsequent holiday seasons? How did the public interface with Star Wars during those seasonal merchandising bonanzas?</p><p>1979 we've already discussed, albeit briefly. No need to revisit the Stormtrooper shortage of that year. Frankly, it's too upsetting.</p><p>But I do have some datapoints from 1980, which of course was the year in which the first franchise sequel, <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>, debuted in theaters. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsXXSRPhS_b5syAon1JHLEC_3ZnwOj04bwWofIXmcvWl42rGO-0osJ0NnZYTRwhLcKQx71u_ccwIp9L0Shn6K3tewgIPRY33myclK1BUk5ktiP8y0EKXEToS0GRywGqYZ2VWT62LoAuabQh0PaoJCudGaLe5GpQ5Fp_bFXyunDTGxmEL4JRaYVG_QKE0/s604/0222a-jason-shoemaker-xmas-1980-haula.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="604" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsXXSRPhS_b5syAon1JHLEC_3ZnwOj04bwWofIXmcvWl42rGO-0osJ0NnZYTRwhLcKQx71u_ccwIp9L0Shn6K3tewgIPRY33myclK1BUk5ktiP8y0EKXEToS0GRywGqYZ2VWT62LoAuabQh0PaoJCudGaLe5GpQ5Fp_bFXyunDTGxmEL4JRaYVG_QKE0/w539-h401/0222a-jason-shoemaker-xmas-1980-haula.webp" width="539" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jason Shoemaker's 1980 Christmas haul</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The first is a column containing letters to Santa published by the <i>News</i> of Monahans, Texas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUqCAfzbuujTmjU0EY6B3RM-Aza3dnq7qHvweczt8KurkXRtxghU3JzO0symu544GN0uYhDvzNpPGKZ125vPDHL2iB_WhjTI98k7atHtK7k-UTlVPTHbV97fekj7WN3wDMk_VxwlmQkqLnkXUea8RA3_iCW29LogaKm_zHv0ywYk1-eTJoewDgMjbmvs/s1172/Monahans-News-Dec-28-1980-p-37%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="311" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUqCAfzbuujTmjU0EY6B3RM-Aza3dnq7qHvweczt8KurkXRtxghU3JzO0symu544GN0uYhDvzNpPGKZ125vPDHL2iB_WhjTI98k7atHtK7k-UTlVPTHbV97fekj7WN3wDMk_VxwlmQkqLnkXUea8RA3_iCW29LogaKm_zHv0ywYk1-eTJoewDgMjbmvs/w170-h640/Monahans-News-Dec-28-1980-p-37%20copy.Jpeg" width="170" /></a></div><p>By that point in time, Kenner's large Millennium Falcon toy had been released, and it topped Danny's want list. The remainder of his wants, with the exception of Darth Vader, derived from the 1980 line of <i>ESB</i> product. That makes a lot of sense. What kid of the era didn't want new toys from <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>? </p><p>Gotta love that mention of the die-cast <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41841" target="_blank">TIE Bomber</a>, an item that remains scarce to this day.</p><p><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41841"></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwUyr-ctJfcpNClgQJPz-iKpFK3koHRUAZ9kHUI9qKpwUXQppqIfx9wgPyxdPw-ud4Jk7kNswwBx-3i3TRVZIYWHSoVNXaORbSy_QOIBbBSv-A_jiwgItSzanWEOII7K4r3zIkXrDkH0YJUeUHkDMv7dM4lt1E87O52Etg2PFUzYhyphenhyphenVot4yYg1ObcNRs/s604/Jim-Bowen-Dec-80a.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="604" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgwUyr-ctJfcpNClgQJPz-iKpFK3koHRUAZ9kHUI9qKpwUXQppqIfx9wgPyxdPw-ud4Jk7kNswwBx-3i3TRVZIYWHSoVNXaORbSy_QOIBbBSv-A_jiwgItSzanWEOII7K4r3zIkXrDkH0YJUeUHkDMv7dM4lt1E87O52Etg2PFUzYhyphenhyphenVot4yYg1ObcNRs/w562-h418/Jim-Bowen-Dec-80a.webp" width="562" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Bowen got the Millennium Falcon for Christmas in 1980</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the Ottumwa, Iowa area, Star Wars continued to hold sway, if 1980 letters to Santa are any indication.</p><p>I have to confess, though, that my favorite letter in the December 1, 1980 edition of the local <i>Courier</i> has nothing at all to do with Star Wars.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWHMvGODKiabKe-3JeQI87PsU8IfMcJ2iO0c3ASRoomYu81zyggNNUnzaY5_76j2JOKK1Kr-mEu_heMjkkWv3tznR_ohtpVr1o0PtdSxatQcvx8bCNrP0TnWFQ2e2ywMN03__eB6S-0ijTOe8Rqo178HElpHVB5uYC9JsnnI-7qwvC9KpVVkNx03_V0s/s384/Ottumwa-Courier-Dec-01-1980-p-25%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="323" height="593" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWHMvGODKiabKe-3JeQI87PsU8IfMcJ2iO0c3ASRoomYu81zyggNNUnzaY5_76j2JOKK1Kr-mEu_heMjkkWv3tznR_ohtpVr1o0PtdSxatQcvx8bCNrP0TnWFQ2e2ywMN03__eB6S-0ijTOe8Rqo178HElpHVB5uYC9JsnnI-7qwvC9KpVVkNx03_V0s/w498-h593/Ottumwa-Courier-Dec-01-1980-p-25%20copy.Jpeg" width="498" /></a></div><p>Missy apparently confused Santa with the Tooth Fairy -- a fairly understandable blunder!</p><p>More pertinent to our current line of questioning is the below letter from Casey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh998yrtM0awrmQgOSUeGUyAUnHm8BBvUff_SB6vG9Ow7BVC5Dtyj_7o7o_KC-62yHVbz-re-5YvHLcJTjFCdqu-cIjwM4ewIWajTI1_Ol1zeyHwTT5vy3htdgq2U2gAa1dMSZd3KPkiDR8SxMPteAfHsbDA8IRg23yFJkSm17gd30FwBzP7XUgnHfgvWQ/s709/Ottumwa-Courier-Dec-01-1980-p-25%20copy%202.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="330" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh998yrtM0awrmQgOSUeGUyAUnHm8BBvUff_SB6vG9Ow7BVC5Dtyj_7o7o_KC-62yHVbz-re-5YvHLcJTjFCdqu-cIjwM4ewIWajTI1_Ol1zeyHwTT5vy3htdgq2U2gAa1dMSZd3KPkiDR8SxMPteAfHsbDA8IRg23yFJkSm17gd30FwBzP7XUgnHfgvWQ/w298-h640/Ottumwa-Courier-Dec-01-1980-p-25%20copy%202.Jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><p>This kid asked for <i>Enpire Sricks Back</i> everything: recherds, cards, underues, lundhboxes -- he wanted it awl! </p><p>And he wanted some pre-<i>ESB</i> products too, like the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41877" target="_blank">Three-Position Laser Rifle</a> and the rare <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41884" target="_blank">X-Wing Aces</a>. </p><p>But the absolute best thing about the letter is that Casey took the trouble to append trademark notations to most of the official Star Wars names. </p><p>It's tempting to speculate that Casey had his eye on a future legal career, or that one of his parents was an intellectual property lawyer, but I suspect the real explanation is that he copied the names directly out of a catalog or something similar, and figured the "TMs" were essential information that Santa should be made aware of. Otherwise, he might leave some untrademarked POS under the Christmas tree come December 25.</p><p>Who knows, he might leave Montgomery Ward's barroom figures, or perhaps something even worse.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmdnEPo11l5WUGGZMLZKJuxKIgKAnZmQMeUxSph8Xr6eD8e_cZXZsSfaCFcpjQdREuc_xAHr1GldRi_WiJG7KOLP4pzfMJaN5Ef-AD-226AZSiQqHl965hhzpTqh9VASXByaXiRzqjFdiInUM1TaKVW4sCoxJBFsl-2INpssEHTGy1Ejn6ubZpTovwX4/s588/Jeff-Tangeman-xmas-80-1a.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="450" height="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmdnEPo11l5WUGGZMLZKJuxKIgKAnZmQMeUxSph8Xr6eD8e_cZXZsSfaCFcpjQdREuc_xAHr1GldRi_WiJG7KOLP4pzfMJaN5Ef-AD-226AZSiQqHl965hhzpTqh9VASXByaXiRzqjFdiInUM1TaKVW4sCoxJBFsl-2INpssEHTGy1Ejn6ubZpTovwX4/w437-h571/Jeff-Tangeman-xmas-80-1a.webp" width="437" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff Tangeman and the <i>ESB</i> figures he got for Christmas in 1980</td></tr></tbody></table><p>So, yes, Star Wars was still on kids' minds come the holiday season of 1980 -- though by that time the gift requests had become pretty <i>ESB</i>-centric.</p><p>As far as I can tell, shortages stopped being much of a concern after 1979. Either shoppers became less mad about Star Wars or Kenner got better at managing the supply chain (I suspect the latter). </p><p>But, as the below item from the <i>Times-Advocate</i> of Escondido, California demonstrates, Kenner-related conspiracies continued to be mooted by the toy-buying public. </p><p>America does love a good conspiracy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIWCIfsRaNa5OROPs9tl18HW3tNUT-0TjzjbyNUTAZyZ8pIt3ZIlDx5OWGbVM3UyhMY2g1GDoVoqZucddhr5J84vZZR9aHXUaGDOP4eMxwuCQqc8iWnSUX_HqAWtzN_mKGYRQdt_WrFEgIpaThLKnKu19xb78w379Ba59Gje9DgJuiipN_Bw-Z5oQRzc/s4085/Times_Advocate_Wed__Dec_3__1980_%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2483" data-original-width="4085" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIWCIfsRaNa5OROPs9tl18HW3tNUT-0TjzjbyNUTAZyZ8pIt3ZIlDx5OWGbVM3UyhMY2g1GDoVoqZucddhr5J84vZZR9aHXUaGDOP4eMxwuCQqc8iWnSUX_HqAWtzN_mKGYRQdt_WrFEgIpaThLKnKu19xb78w379Ba59Gje9DgJuiipN_Bw-Z5oQRzc/w532-h324/Times_Advocate_Wed__Dec_3__1980_%20copy.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><p>Fortunately, in this case, the conspiracy theorizing was more than a little facetious. </p><p>As we learned in our discussion of 1978, parents of the era were often perplexed by their kids' rejection of traditional fare in favor of toys focused on electronics and space. In this piece, columnist Larry Littlfield expresses similar confusion related to Kenner, the suddenly hot toy company that seemed to monopolize his kids' holiday want lists.</p><p>Having conquered the boys market with Star Wars, Kenner had, by 1980, conquered the girls market as well. Little girls were just wild about the company's Strawberry Shortcake line. </p><p>So parents were getting the Kenner hustle from both sides of the gender divide come Christmastime. </p><p>"Apparently," notes Littlefield, "there's a Kenner conspiracy going on among my offspring." </p><p>Littlefield's musings on Star Wars are likely to strike a chord with anyone who was a parent during the initial Star Wars craze of the '70s and '80s. </p><p>They also provide a yet another peek into the wonderfully inverted holiday world so many of us experienced as children, a world in which, for a brief moment, kids had the upper hand, and their parents couldn't help but engage with the frivolity of toys.</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I just wonder how stilly I look standing there trying to choose between Bossk, the alien bounty hunter; Lando Calrissian, the leader of Cloud City's Bespin mining colony; FX-7, the medial droid and some of the original 21 figures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">1 spot popular R2-D2, but where did R5-D4 come from? I must have missed something in the movie.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Kenner's surprise figure -- he's not even listed in the catalog -- is Yoda, the 900-year-old Jedi master. Randy Hogan, manager of The Play Company in Escondido, tells me <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2019/12/get-holda-yoda-baby-yoda-great-yoda.html" target="_blank">48 Yoda figures</a> lasted just six days in his store.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Along with the figures, there are "adventure sets" that include such things as Hoth Ice Planet; an <a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39652" target="_blank">Imperial Attack Base</a>; <a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39648" target="_blank">Darth Vader's Star Destroyer</a>; a Death Star Space Station and even a radio-controlled <a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39610" target="_blank">Jawa Sandcrawler</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39661" target="_blank">Tauntaun</a>, the Hoth snow creature, has been the most popular, according to Hogan, but I've decided to get my boy a <a href="http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39645" target="_blank">Droid Factory</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Says the catalog, "With 33 interchangeable parts, a child can build five different robots at a time, including R2-D2 with three legs or a four-wheel robot that rolls." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Hey, what's this "a child can build" stuff?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">What about ol' dad?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I'll get him a Droid Factory, but I just might get myself an Imperial Tie Fighter and if he doesn't let me build robots, too, I'll blast him off the floor with my red laser cannon!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I'll tell you, they didn't build toys like these when I was a kid. My wife will say that was just last week.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p>Of course, it's now 2023, and toy stores have practically ceased to exist.</p><p>I wonder how Larry would feel if you were to travel back to 1980 and tell him that. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mzTctk8JhteUITa_woFtGxdKDEyV-F2TOOtIe3KoNOrj7ez-KIdJgrTu1tdd9KRTFQKCxAgkxHfPgFb_J-zru4z7mIQRbhmD75sr934MeuCi6sCZvcH4o3L-IeiB-8OTpfvGwbdoOmZhPTBdr92DSk-EK-81nmMX41wsEKIkU6rUMtrQINaKnDvvpIk/s860/abandoned-malls-dark-stores.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="860" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mzTctk8JhteUITa_woFtGxdKDEyV-F2TOOtIe3KoNOrj7ez-KIdJgrTu1tdd9KRTFQKCxAgkxHfPgFb_J-zru4z7mIQRbhmD75sr934MeuCi6sCZvcH4o3L-IeiB-8OTpfvGwbdoOmZhPTBdr92DSk-EK-81nmMX41wsEKIkU6rUMtrQINaKnDvvpIk/w549-h364/abandoned-malls-dark-stores.webp" width="549" /></a></div><p>What if you told him about malls -- that they're being abandoned, and no longer take pride in decking themselves out as <a href="https://triblive.com/local/regional/once-upon-a-time-regions-malls-transformed-into-christmas-wonderlands/" target="_blank">holiday wonderlands</a>?</p><p>And how do you reckon he'd feel learning that toy giant Hasbro, the inheritor of the Kenner Star Wars license, is <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/11/business/hasbro-layoffs/index.html" target="_blank">closing offices and laying off employees</a>, because, to put it bluntly (and maybe exaggerating just a bit), no one wants toys anymore?</p><p>He probably wouldn't believe you.</p><p>Shoot, I don't believe you, and I <i>live</i> in 2023. </p><p>But I guess that's an upshot of that perceptual disjunct I mentioned at the top of this piece. I'm an adult, and my understanding and expectations of the world were formulated in a different era.</p><p>They'll probably stay there.</p><p></p><hr /><p><i>Special thanks to Tom Berges and Igrewupstarwars for providing the children-at-Christmas photos. Credit to Darrin Frizzle, Steven Latta, Brad Bishop, Dante Martinez, Denny, Erik Arek, Matt Arek, Robyn Willer, Jason Shoemaker, Jeff Tangeman, Jeff Bowen, and John Wooten. Check out their excellent <a href="https://igrewupstarwars.com/">website</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/222822571081040/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=7458157984214093">Facebook page</a> for more childhood photos.</i></p>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-67565184965125861612023-06-26T14:55:00.001-07:002023-06-26T14:55:21.030-07:00When Stakes Were Super: The MPC Sweepstakes Promotion of 1979<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img bordehttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMM2YZNm5Oho9BIrebPZYeKt5pvWlN_6AMSezAOpgtj8kTR2FzybLWBXOotkaL_dITcHj1S1b8BHzBPod4Q89x9C2X4rPAPo5Qjz1lrFrhsmuIpn1NkKacLlnAyT7V2LjwQqwn7ZXOA23xDKKKYiDyu0SXJq7QJBRuhhPJW-ZfLJ-1i8erVkQsW4-PEe0/w420-h640/340720729_6027981150590696_1741707223689713473_n.jpg" style="display: none;" /></div><p><b>Ron</b> writes:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy98GIeqvbfNAI6G78qUq27ckRviIA9BVK3d9WSyTDD5c2IL7b8ZRy1Lcq0lpSbTYX3LSCwdAJtmzg9_Q_lNedAWdmxdccEsSL406oIeMO41a6RtMURoNBwBCwld3COHYAbVQg35yl0aUThoF6j2HlqV1_TYkK6iPuW5N4tmJUyxlO1DtWJbEvgIW_KjM/s776/Scan%20227%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="776" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy98GIeqvbfNAI6G78qUq27ckRviIA9BVK3d9WSyTDD5c2IL7b8ZRy1Lcq0lpSbTYX3LSCwdAJtmzg9_Q_lNedAWdmxdccEsSL406oIeMO41a6RtMURoNBwBCwld3COHYAbVQg35yl0aUThoF6j2HlqV1_TYkK6iPuW5N4tmJUyxlO1DtWJbEvgIW_KjM/w625-h94/Scan%20227%20copy.jpeg" width="625" /></a></div><p> I've never won a sweepstakes, have you? </p><p>Come to think of it, I tend not to enter sweepstakes, possibly because I assume the chances of winning a prize are so low that it's not worth the bother. I also don't like feeling as though I've been roped into some company's backdoor marketing strategy.</p><p>Am I being a stick in the mud about this? Probably. But those feelings undergird my lack of interest in sweepstakes-style giveaways, and that's just the way it is.</p><p>But the lure of getting something for nothing can be tantalizing, to children in particular. And that feeling is valuable to a company. Even if a sweepstakes enterer wins nothing, he's spent weeks (perhaps months) engaged with a product. And if he wins, even better -- he may become a fan for life.</p><p>That's surely what spurred dozens of companies to run Star Wars-themed sweepstakes during the years the Original Trilogy was in theaters. Kenner did a few. Dixie Cups did one. I'm sure you can think of others.</p><p>The subject of this article is a sweepstakes sponsored by MPC in 1979.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ytHo5jqWEsAX8eu-qlPnqLdEZmsqaukblWIJNXo0JfLnHeJI5Ls8OjphBkJ3lS-t5rbSnD18c35-WILah4EYLFOY8qdy8ZVZqWO5J7Kexw0KerDbqXJsRhn8RiZD2ZGiuZQjKcp5bvNIiDo22DwVQHmURmDKLblUM65_ZiduOh2TkhMjv6J9XV3K_CY/s2000/Scan%20235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="2000" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ytHo5jqWEsAX8eu-qlPnqLdEZmsqaukblWIJNXo0JfLnHeJI5Ls8OjphBkJ3lS-t5rbSnD18c35-WILah4EYLFOY8qdy8ZVZqWO5J7Kexw0KerDbqXJsRhn8RiZD2ZGiuZQjKcp5bvNIiDo22DwVQHmURmDKLblUM65_ZiduOh2TkhMjv6J9XV3K_CY/w586-h392/Scan%20235.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><p>Close followers of this blog will recall that <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_items_by&items_by=licensee&id=240" target="_blank">MPC</a> was the company responsible for the familiar line of <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2016/12/looks-like-you-picked-wrong-week-to.html" target="_blank">plastic model kits</a> representing Star Wars vehicles and spaceships. The company did a whole slew of them, right through 1983 and <i>Return of the Jedi</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUHFKV2M_-ByD5i_2j5gp8fz3O_375oXvkOTj5mIPA1KDVUbhlg198d_GprvS0pDUwsvpwo2_xGWu9G8W891Gyq-mI1doqS47Vvkil8-DmpvNCwQte8OCTxhoxIBMQqL2n3d1M3HDN1QzrZILv9_8gEHpaz6Az-hCVxoHYKWuGM8EF1z_qqAYQ-9I45c/s1600/IMG_2716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1600" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUHFKV2M_-ByD5i_2j5gp8fz3O_375oXvkOTj5mIPA1KDVUbhlg198d_GprvS0pDUwsvpwo2_xGWu9G8W891Gyq-mI1doqS47Vvkil8-DmpvNCwQte8OCTxhoxIBMQqL2n3d1M3HDN1QzrZILv9_8gEHpaz6Az-hCVxoHYKWuGM8EF1z_qqAYQ-9I45c/w590-h350/IMG_2716.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><p>By the end of 1979, MPC's Star Wars line consisted of 10 products, including the large representation of the Millennium Falcon pictured above. I think we can assume the line was a roaring success.</p><p>But by late '79 things must have felt a little stale. <i>Star Wars</i> had been out for more than two years, and <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i> was still more than half a year away. Sure, <i>Star Wars</i> had been rereleased to theaters, but still. <i>Star Wars</i> was old news.</p><p>If you're MPC, how do you keep consumers focused on your brand as you head into the all-important holiday season?</p><p>That's where the MPC sweepstakes comes in.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2kB3Z7hdgNdvI5l9_ohSvT99chBkr8zYuwqW-E0YhUhLBZyF2Zx5XaXVk4LUJamxr4RQNmsBMlppJpS0KhnI93oF_cX4OVWmo-NQx0gqR2eU5HfGqfhP9FYHY_1vEJ0ks6-ug9DDMadW5Nx2xHT343n_CXEM_CoQUvyVsQ7OvexKN7_c3P5Bd76e/s1200/Scan%20227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="804" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2kB3Z7hdgNdvI5l9_ohSvT99chBkr8zYuwqW-E0YhUhLBZyF2Zx5XaXVk4LUJamxr4RQNmsBMlppJpS0KhnI93oF_cX4OVWmo-NQx0gqR2eU5HfGqfhP9FYHY_1vEJ0ks6-ug9DDMadW5Nx2xHT343n_CXEM_CoQUvyVsQ7OvexKN7_c3P5Bd76e/w428-h640/Scan%20227.jpeg" width="428" /></a></div><p>Actually, as you can prove to yourself by examining the print advertisement pictured above, MPC didn't call it a sweepstakes; they called it a <i>Superstakes, </i>which may be the best Star Wars use of "super" outside of the <a href="http://theswca.com/hobbyarchive/1993/superlive.html" target="_blank">George Lucas Super Live Adventure</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ8X7Y0L-pi3HL-Y9sSmtIeoRrmlI4VjlOytmoSRuSyew2H2tQ6AqzDx0YEUiq6y7f9Uz71lWCXGt6REoCkf-oyR4aV878zGVjF-XWjWAnAXWfDtI3aDy1_ZaLk9zp0bTlBSsZ6Wt20ck75xtzhxQaLUk9pMgC2Ag6leX5oAkP9MBBdOSFnrz4maZl_A/s1300/Scan%20231%20copy%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="1300" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ8X7Y0L-pi3HL-Y9sSmtIeoRrmlI4VjlOytmoSRuSyew2H2tQ6AqzDx0YEUiq6y7f9Uz71lWCXGt6REoCkf-oyR4aV878zGVjF-XWjWAnAXWfDtI3aDy1_ZaLk9zp0bTlBSsZ6Wt20ck75xtzhxQaLUk9pMgC2Ag6leX5oAkP9MBBdOSFnrz4maZl_A/w584-h159/Scan%20231%20copy%203.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><p>I don't know which of the ad's images is my favorite: Luke driving an old-timey pickup truck, <i>Boogie Nights</i> director Paul Thomas Anderson completing an entry form, or R2-D2 straight pimpin' like a muthereffin robo Tony Montana. </p><p><i>Beep!</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZRxOrUttLKWuV75fHkIHGc7Pa4jBou2_KCjJj-Ss9RXRMq2erPdQXs3Fz4YPKVwieb2xY-t63J4hIxLs1KADyObMO2pHRUM-8k76M9K16fJ8fL20NT8eLoAq1-L8n-D9Ebs5gwxMmvtVAxrbDS7AAHnaHzXrlXmUHFr8l01HNyzuSrjOBH0rETGAzFg/s1801/Scan%20231%20copy%203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1801" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZRxOrUttLKWuV75fHkIHGc7Pa4jBou2_KCjJj-Ss9RXRMq2erPdQXs3Fz4YPKVwieb2xY-t63J4hIxLs1KADyObMO2pHRUM-8k76M9K16fJ8fL20NT8eLoAq1-L8n-D9Ebs5gwxMmvtVAxrbDS7AAHnaHzXrlXmUHFr8l01HNyzuSrjOBH0rETGAzFg/w599-h301/Scan%20231%20copy%203.jpeg" width="599" /></a></div><p>But the part of the ad that concerns us most is the bottom. It lists the available prizes and supplies the entry requirements.</p><p>Unsurprisingly, most of the prizes were MPC products. Specifically, the company's Star Wars model kits.</p><p>While third prize was the Millennium Falcon kit pictured earlier in this blog post, fourth prize consisted of MPC's kit representing the bust of Darth Vader.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXoy4dGr7RCY4hs6xolt9xUt2IflRqbRhIHNovd7Arpcy24SKvCz_O7mDsbEmOEwXz_JPCFAg91xgBvg4DwtfwtTvhA91RsyQHMHtEZf8K_tQjOP9MauKwg_Mi_Z3vGQ8sCcEtEB9ShPrsa9u1DcVu7Nf7QIXFtgkPwnIQDOu8MKy7sz5njm-nCAitBM/s1600/IMG_2675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1600" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXoy4dGr7RCY4hs6xolt9xUt2IflRqbRhIHNovd7Arpcy24SKvCz_O7mDsbEmOEwXz_JPCFAg91xgBvg4DwtfwtTvhA91RsyQHMHtEZf8K_tQjOP9MauKwg_Mi_Z3vGQ8sCcEtEB9ShPrsa9u1DcVu7Nf7QIXFtgkPwnIQDOu8MKy7sz5njm-nCAitBM/w561-h340/IMG_2675.jpg" width="561" /></a></div><p>Perhaps the strangest product released by MPC in association with their Star Wars license, it was designed to move, light up, and even make a breathing noise reminiscent of Vader himself.</p><p>Fifth prize was some other, presumably less expensive, MPC model kit. The ad doesn't specify which.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifw2evjMaJXh7nvj3R_1CyD41A_QSWqTD1gtK_lGgL-HJQ1XZVosT3KwR88_-AQSTsivY1LGbYE429pUA29HLqM97g9bvVdneRaWdAo_0ydouHmDVWiizSDnuOxLCTXrdAE4Naq996lxxFKoWfWELC_HQMPO96KJHDBU8IW_dKrv3LDrIUwAvaWTX8xU/s611/Scan%20231%20copy%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="611" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifw2evjMaJXh7nvj3R_1CyD41A_QSWqTD1gtK_lGgL-HJQ1XZVosT3KwR88_-AQSTsivY1LGbYE429pUA29HLqM97g9bvVdneRaWdAo_0ydouHmDVWiizSDnuOxLCTXrdAE4Naq996lxxFKoWfWELC_HQMPO96KJHDBU8IW_dKrv3LDrIUwAvaWTX8xU/w573-h242/Scan%20231%20copy%205.jpeg" width="573" /></a></div><p>Weirdly, the image illustrating this level of prize once again shows the Vader bust. Either it was available as the fifth prize as well as the fourth, or the person who designed the ad made a mistake.</p><p>First prize was a pile of cash. </p><p>That's right, $5,000 in cold hard jack was promised to the lucky winner. </p><p>Provided, that is, he could pry it away from R2-D2. My man R2 looks pretty intent on keeping that cash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeDD7NNBBNSxvveu45g7GkiUmenEjQUiQchI3N1kv230uQlBuRmowc1JGvXIucppcTKN1iwOgRADyuuY-KP41f3DQSXgjX6GxlHzVJ0afPZV06apZ3u8ulgHIXpq0tgwQjzgNaNXnukzmnkyuzgmIEas-VC2mU11AitNnqNtU_eAYfPosMJn4-3RbeRE/s793/Scan%20231%20copy%206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="793" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeDD7NNBBNSxvveu45g7GkiUmenEjQUiQchI3N1kv230uQlBuRmowc1JGvXIucppcTKN1iwOgRADyuuY-KP41f3DQSXgjX6GxlHzVJ0afPZV06apZ3u8ulgHIXpq0tgwQjzgNaNXnukzmnkyuzgmIEas-VC2mU11AitNnqNtU_eAYfPosMJn4-3RbeRE/w554-h374/Scan%20231%20copy%206.jpeg" width="554" /></a></div><p>But by far the nuttiest prize was the second one: a wee old-fashioned pick-up truck that ran on real gasoline. </p><p>But that wasn't all! </p><p>Perhaps because this prize had virtually nothing to do with Star Wars, MPC promised to fill its payload with brand new Star Wars model kits.</p><p>As if that wasn't the most redneck thing ever.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8jKqZC_JzfLMHX8xdvh73dz5TMP6f8y8eZ-H2M36Xjdc6zzBPLQkyyhwbfIo9BwMVUJgpB71g4cOn4EPUIMDueFR_z3TojkFBG3KLXpntE9lmEoUxiopyUobm4yEm0Lrl8Cnp4Rg_bw9pAPWS10rM6SxmhbxnszkJjWRKoMiTO-FGkbV1o8fkjDQnEI/s1200/Scan%20238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="897" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8jKqZC_JzfLMHX8xdvh73dz5TMP6f8y8eZ-H2M36Xjdc6zzBPLQkyyhwbfIo9BwMVUJgpB71g4cOn4EPUIMDueFR_z3TojkFBG3KLXpntE9lmEoUxiopyUobm4yEm0Lrl8Cnp4Rg_bw9pAPWS10rM6SxmhbxnszkJjWRKoMiTO-FGkbV1o8fkjDQnEI/w478-h640/Scan%20238.jpeg" width="478" /></a></div><p>Produced by an outfit called Hagstrom's Sales, the pick-up was part of a whole line of gas-powered miniature automobiles. That's the cover of a Hagstrom's catalog you see above.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWoKNvX6NDc_RWmU4WD6grcjKPHn7-N4i6q7Hi85i_dQlkn4LRAZPGcBw0CzYK9tdunIYB8ZRlaLYuARvZ89sT7VBprEOkVhZRp3EVOLM15KkTUmTBOkE4eskN0yOY8EkKbu0mNKlq6OMm4iTK4GEu8QgNkVEFcCeLC97imtVCGGtFeCcBNYkcOCl2u4/s1200/Scan%20239.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="894" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWoKNvX6NDc_RWmU4WD6grcjKPHn7-N4i6q7Hi85i_dQlkn4LRAZPGcBw0CzYK9tdunIYB8ZRlaLYuARvZ89sT7VBprEOkVhZRp3EVOLM15KkTUmTBOkE4eskN0yOY8EkKbu0mNKlq6OMm4iTK4GEu8QgNkVEFcCeLC97imtVCGGtFeCcBNYkcOCl2u4/w476-h640/Scan%20239.jpeg" width="476" /></a></div><p>And here's the model that MPC offered as a prize. It was called the Mighty Pick-Up.</p><p>Was it nutty for MPC to assume the pick-up should be used to haul around a bunch of model kits? Well, take a look at the image illustrating the pick-up in Hagstrom's catalog.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6j-Az6gFugPt5c6SzvCjiY9Wjc0P1RfBBy7Tt9SCGKBEICxyfxZwmLQ846aJmkVBbfwipJtJWctOL5w5A04fYejPSPdO2yPIa_503k3298XiG1nwDTef5zluknvy37_1JFE82T75WW2Y-Q_KnsCohFQSjKMx2vuUooZCuTYHPYBI-3yqo6gT4HV961Y/s365/Scan%20239.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="365" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6j-Az6gFugPt5c6SzvCjiY9Wjc0P1RfBBy7Tt9SCGKBEICxyfxZwmLQ846aJmkVBbfwipJtJWctOL5w5A04fYejPSPdO2yPIa_503k3298XiG1nwDTef5zluknvy37_1JFE82T75WW2Y-Q_KnsCohFQSjKMx2vuUooZCuTYHPYBI-3yqo6gT4HV961Y/w498-h370/Scan%20239.jpeg" width="498" /></a></div><p>It looks like there's an airplane model in the box that guy is carrying.</p><p>Naturally, his date looks less than enthused.</p><p>Why did MPC choose a gas-powered pick-up truck as their number two prize?</p><p>Honestly, your guess is as good as mine. As far as I know, MPC and Hagstrom's had no official relationship. Maybe someone at MPC just thought it was cool?</p><p>On the other hand, as a company that produced a lot of model kits based on vehicles, MPC catered to people who liked cars and trucks. The Mighty Pick-Up was a truck. So maybe the pairing wasn't as odd as it seems at first blush. [1]</p><p>If you were lucky enough to win a prize in the Superstakes, you were notified by Fundimensions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3VpolGE3wIb9LbfEFsHHqgrTrcwSNldEd5p-SwGdj6U2rwXOpSw8Cx15k4f_SwV0gEh78OxNtVh-03QX3NzJ-n3OI67lU_UvTDV_Hiq6DcdKEHCsCNq1q0GJ0AVIfevFqz4RDbcpatVmEa9Ac7qsp3IzfOrrXtMeRzyx_ZSKM9hx_FIpuz8zBRm48TE/s1200/Scan%20233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="904" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3VpolGE3wIb9LbfEFsHHqgrTrcwSNldEd5p-SwGdj6U2rwXOpSw8Cx15k4f_SwV0gEh78OxNtVh-03QX3NzJ-n3OI67lU_UvTDV_Hiq6DcdKEHCsCNq1q0GJ0AVIfevFqz4RDbcpatVmEa9Ac7qsp3IzfOrrXtMeRzyx_ZSKM9hx_FIpuz8zBRm48TE/w482-h640/Scan%20233.jpeg" width="482" /></a></div><p>Above is an example of the letter received by Superstakes winners. </p><p>As you can surely tell, it's addressed to one of the 1,000 winners of the fifth prize. I've seen a couple of these letters, and they both concerned the fifth prize. That makes sense, as winners of that prize were by far the most numerous.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7PuAQYu4TlaCrGAvDC051WIhmZMBVatVc2noWtFb7H7xWl0uW-8TQJtPPXVkmmqn47ubrI-hOCA3mgPWfrHRWayiP_9JjOBYU_Gsv7-CvC51oLR5NUvN1DymiUaOitBxWGVy2dXJIeaDi3-5lE-xdQQ4YTLTe7WL6RHRnneuujC30AMtzPJQClNujoM/s1879/340968821_251691910633230_831842820647747594_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="1879" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7PuAQYu4TlaCrGAvDC051WIhmZMBVatVc2noWtFb7H7xWl0uW-8TQJtPPXVkmmqn47ubrI-hOCA3mgPWfrHRWayiP_9JjOBYU_Gsv7-CvC51oLR5NUvN1DymiUaOitBxWGVy2dXJIeaDi3-5lE-xdQQ4YTLTe7WL6RHRnneuujC30AMtzPJQClNujoM/w594-h440/340968821_251691910633230_831842820647747594_n.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><p>Here's the envelope in which the letters were mailed.</p><p>If you're wondering why both the letter and the envelope are branded with the Fundimensions name and logo, it's because Fundimensions was the parent company of MPC -- as well as <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_items_by&items_by=licensee&id=971" target="_blank">Craft Master</a> and <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_items_by&items_by=licensee&id=2137" target="_blank">Lionel</a>. All three of these companies produced licensed Star Wars products. You can read about Lionel's quirky product <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2015/10/detour-included-look-at-duel-at-death.html" target="_blank">here</a>. [2]</p><p>You're probably wondering how the prizes were shipped to winners.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMfocnu0UmPugEAsFDmVC7FAe_0VnacTrA9Mai9aZfS6dDOem4V9lWrq5HkqRYfHg1zMhsAQQcaQO9bLls_3fRlygzpbDBZKsagncASa3zIIrifMsjNWQ9ZeiQDRWVKxgcQt7lKnBedc3bkVWWvw8VArYMEvBr_rlmAC5aH163ov_f5VelfVLsu6bRlc/s1200/IMG_3022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1200" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMfocnu0UmPugEAsFDmVC7FAe_0VnacTrA9Mai9aZfS6dDOem4V9lWrq5HkqRYfHg1zMhsAQQcaQO9bLls_3fRlygzpbDBZKsagncASa3zIIrifMsjNWQ9ZeiQDRWVKxgcQt7lKnBedc3bkVWWvw8VArYMEvBr_rlmAC5aH163ov_f5VelfVLsu6bRlc/w588-h322/IMG_3022.JPG" width="588" /></a></div><p>Well, we don't know for sure, but the Darth Vader TIE Fighter that you see above came to me accompanied by a winner's letter. And I suppose it's at least somewhat likely that the two items have been paired since 1979. </p><p>So it's possible that this TIE Fighter is representative of the prizes that were mailed to winners.</p><p>As you may have noticed, the box -- which bears no graphics -- is labelled with a number corresponding to the mail-order business of JC Penney. [3] So either kits packaged for JCP (and perhaps other mail-order retailers) were used as Superstakes prizes, or the letter I own and a JCP kit were paired erroneously. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLANkkmyexFQRGzDamyh3WuVTZ9gjv8KH7tqDt50nOdvUh4oxJQR76h5C9AapNKjzS_j-BK1wHWVOAxiSpTQ9-tXNW6tqT_323ECdHGj6QOUBshSdV3ALLEDo1olGb1YW_UynWNoxSbwqXGggBVcUZRo3rM1DO1l2uL2XuLPY2AAyhH08RlTRpA6dDPcE/s1600/IMG_2615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1575" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLANkkmyexFQRGzDamyh3WuVTZ9gjv8KH7tqDt50nOdvUh4oxJQR76h5C9AapNKjzS_j-BK1wHWVOAxiSpTQ9-tXNW6tqT_323ECdHGj6QOUBshSdV3ALLEDo1olGb1YW_UynWNoxSbwqXGggBVcUZRo3rM1DO1l2uL2XuLPY2AAyhH08RlTRpA6dDPcE/w571-h580/IMG_2615.jpg" width="571" /></a></div><p>Of course, the version of the Darth Vader TIE Fighter sold in stores came in a box featuring full-color graphics.</p><p>As I mentioned in the introduction of this post, I can't recall entering a sweepstakes as a child.</p><p>The same cannot be said of collector Martin Thurn.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhIw11cQ_PYzD_al5MTWuub7YVv0bX73_pc8nmyBIakSYe0xKweUqrwTuyi-i-3gvnJMsHhaSjk3QySheo0qCZziqCWEC44qRWsZJ_okdNFOiA242Y8OhE5H9d28vORfNQnw3MTAPrZbK9wJ8uvru3BcbaFUnzdxVN4rYxvTZM3xomKdqXVbrzRyZ3A0/s1200/Scan%20230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="970" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhIw11cQ_PYzD_al5MTWuub7YVv0bX73_pc8nmyBIakSYe0xKweUqrwTuyi-i-3gvnJMsHhaSjk3QySheo0qCZziqCWEC44qRWsZJ_okdNFOiA242Y8OhE5H9d28vORfNQnw3MTAPrZbK9wJ8uvru3BcbaFUnzdxVN4rYxvTZM3xomKdqXVbrzRyZ3A0/w518-h640/Scan%20230.jpeg" width="518" /></a></div><p>Above you see a Superstakes entry form completed by Martin back in 1979. It was sent to me by SWCA blogger Jonathan McElwain. </p><p>For some reason, though young Martin took the time to complete it, he never mailed it to Fundimensions.</p><p>My curiosity piqued, I asked Martin about this.</p><p>After expressing surprise at seeing his name on an old entry form, he said, "I built some of the models back in the day and tried to get as many entries into the contests as possible."</p><p>He then added: "I've always been a puzzle freak and contest freak . . . And when it came to Star Wars contests I was double freaked."</p><p>To obtain his entry forms, Martin wrote to Fundimensions directly. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X0cusFyg84rjAkqFpSWM8lgDr2O1oRJTBZIRqZMeK38NK66thhnb9nzboavvUuulNOGQQcQoFbc8XBnNkA5OdN5vSOaqEIoEhnyUciXdyI9kQbrE4A6-dxQ-F4FmwAgoJYOEyd3XSwLRQB5JwM-RCS8cIZCjRf73AOoeykzW2YyqS7GZNe4v_r7wvkQ/s1200/Scan%20231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X0cusFyg84rjAkqFpSWM8lgDr2O1oRJTBZIRqZMeK38NK66thhnb9nzboavvUuulNOGQQcQoFbc8XBnNkA5OdN5vSOaqEIoEhnyUciXdyI9kQbrE4A6-dxQ-F4FmwAgoJYOEyd3XSwLRQB5JwM-RCS8cIZCjRf73AOoeykzW2YyqS7GZNe4v_r7wvkQ/w478-h640/Scan%20231.jpeg" width="478" /></a></div><p>Above you see the response he received.</p><p>Writing to the company was not as crazy as it sounds: Kids desiring an entry form were instructed to do just that. Just scroll up to the image of the print advertisement and see for yourself.</p><p>So Martin was only following instructions.</p><p>But why, if Martin resided in Columbus, Ohio, as the address on this letter indicates, did his entry form specify a Florida residence?</p><p>Because he was trying to game the system, of course!</p><p>"They always said 'one entry per person' or whatever," he told me, "so I used friends' and neighbors' addresses . . . The hard question is, whom did I know in Florida at the time . . . to trust them to give me the prize if it was sent to them?"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpX_z9vwb_6GJim4X_cHIQrHfnNO2zahYW8njQveiPAg7NJGmZzcr8TqIRiDcQfRi_3TRzi8IPpohMWFDI-IVb1HZntHjzFCNSIl2Sp6CiaxvajDIzkrbX5BdwnyY73sundspJJT2DuITmV-QOOuPrkrmhRPUfW9eCHY9wlFRaTfxv-l_fw0lrh6A9Og/s1200/Scan%20229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="970" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpX_z9vwb_6GJim4X_cHIQrHfnNO2zahYW8njQveiPAg7NJGmZzcr8TqIRiDcQfRi_3TRzi8IPpohMWFDI-IVb1HZntHjzFCNSIl2Sp6CiaxvajDIzkrbX5BdwnyY73sundspJJT2DuITmV-QOOuPrkrmhRPUfW9eCHY9wlFRaTfxv-l_fw0lrh6A9Og/w518-h640/Scan%20229.jpeg" width="518" /></a></div><p>The rules, printed on the reverse of the entry form, do indeed limit prizes to "one . . . per family." Second paragraph, third sentence.</p><p>Maybe Martin never submitted this entry form because his ringer in Florida refused to participate in this little scheme? </p><p>It's possible.</p><p>Of course, writing to Fundimensions for a form was a pretty labor-intensive entry method. Surely not all kids were as industrious as Martin Thurn. </p><p>How did lazier children enter the contest?</p><p>Fortunately, SWCA co-editor Pete Vilmur was able to supply me with images of something very special.</p><p> And that something answers the question I just posed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEhgntMh0lvyj8nn52AIeqb26D-Ccf219t07VIYcL94pT_tclCg7tN3JTlA56v6UJliZyINF5YpvYqHN0ki3nX5FGKN29FubMTsxnzhoEOr6eLBRfaNmV-uy-PewIPKt9KNsdaDRw_XlUEIlYSWzCIpPkqpJSyATe0nb8A6d6ubSBJIGOvxm4-jSacjc/s1622/340748367_141074565580481_9120948285512403649_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="1494" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEhgntMh0lvyj8nn52AIeqb26D-Ccf219t07VIYcL94pT_tclCg7tN3JTlA56v6UJliZyINF5YpvYqHN0ki3nX5FGKN29FubMTsxnzhoEOr6eLBRfaNmV-uy-PewIPKt9KNsdaDRw_XlUEIlYSWzCIpPkqpJSyATe0nb8A6d6ubSBJIGOvxm4-jSacjc/w569-h617/340748367_141074565580481_9120948285512403649_n.jpg" width="569" /></a></div><p>It's what appears to be a complete promotional kit related to the Superstakes. It was sent to retailers, who were expected to display its materials in high-traffic areas of their establishments. In doing so they advertised the promotion to consumers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDakZycIjuWE5EFgEWQzQKYn1r43ZbfDzvoNrlP-bAKr-5nuYKPUVSk60vTJ4frfOnaISxBM4sBE_rZ9L-ZnM_XmnC_Luipyns7CdI6a3mpCnJZkBcOanAtHQr3G1zJhqrnn34FLpG59sG5flnRPb790TEdMJtKaZzuT48kpqsXhPuq9t0P4jwNaslZQ/s2048/340756622_249046670839817_5342964351784549778_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDakZycIjuWE5EFgEWQzQKYn1r43ZbfDzvoNrlP-bAKr-5nuYKPUVSk60vTJ4frfOnaISxBM4sBE_rZ9L-ZnM_XmnC_Luipyns7CdI6a3mpCnJZkBcOanAtHQr3G1zJhqrnn34FLpG59sG5flnRPb790TEdMJtKaZzuT48kpqsXhPuq9t0P4jwNaslZQ/w592-h444/340756622_249046670839817_5342964351784549778_n.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><p>The kit includes a cardstock shelf-talker with a pouch designed to hold copies of the entry form. </p><p>The piece behind the shelf-talker is a cardstock sign intended to be hung elsewhere in the retail location. It measures 17" x 22".</p><p>As you've no doubt noticed, both items feature the graphic that decorates the entry form. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMM2YZNm5Oho9BIrebPZYeKt5pvWlN_6AMSezAOpgtj8kTR2FzybLWBXOotkaL_dITcHj1S1b8BHzBPod4Q89x9C2X4rPAPo5Qjz1lrFrhsmuIpn1NkKacLlnAyT7V2LjwQqwn7ZXOA23xDKKKYiDyu0SXJq7QJBRuhhPJW-ZfLJ-1i8erVkQsW4-PEe0/s1260/340720729_6027981150590696_1741707223689713473_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMM2YZNm5Oho9BIrebPZYeKt5pvWlN_6AMSezAOpgtj8kTR2FzybLWBXOotkaL_dITcHj1S1b8BHzBPod4Q89x9C2X4rPAPo5Qjz1lrFrhsmuIpn1NkKacLlnAyT7V2LjwQqwn7ZXOA23xDKKKYiDyu0SXJq7QJBRuhhPJW-ZfLJ-1i8erVkQsW4-PEe0/w420-h640/340720729_6027981150590696_1741707223689713473_n.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><p>The graphic appears again on this 34" x 22" poster, also included in the kit. One of the very few examples known to have survived, it's got to be one of the cooler Star Wars advertising posters of the era.</p><p>Well, that's about all I have on the MPC Superstakes of 1979. A curious promotion, for sure, and one with some interesting collectible material tied to it. </p><p>If anyone is looking to sell any items deriving from the promotional kit, don't hesitate to contact me!</p><p><br /></p><hr /><p><br /></p><p><i>Special thanks to Mark Enright, Luis Villagomez, Jonathan McElwain, Martin Thurn, and Pete Vilmur for their invaluable assistance in collecting the information and photos featured in this blog post.</i></p><p><b>Notes:</b></p><p>[1] This is the second time I've blogged about miniature gas-powered vehicles. See <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2021/06/mr-vans-gambit-toy-legacy-of-star-wars.html">here</a> for the previous post.</p><p>[2] Though the linked blog post doesn't mention Lionel, the Power Passers product line definitely fell under the Lionel umbrella.</p><p>[3] The JC Penney mail-order division offered the Darth Vader TIE Fighter model in 1978. By 1979, when the Superstakes occurred, the product was no longer featured in the retailer's holiday catalog. It's possible that unsold examples packaged for JCP in 1978 were used by MPC for Superstakes fulfillment in 1979. </p><p></p>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-88209584078884637482023-05-17T20:29:00.000-07:002023-05-17T20:29:11.933-07:00When Star Wars Met Sapporo: The R2-D2-Like Beer Products of Japan<p><b>Ron</b> writes:</p><p> Star Wars licenses have been granted for all manner of products. But how many official licenses are associated with alcoholic beverages? None that I can think of. Though I'll happily admit I'm no expert in this area, I just can't think of any official Star Wars product that's tied to beer. That paucity of official alcohol product makes this article by guest blogger <b>Daryl Whitlow</b> particularly interesting. If you love beer and Star Wars, and you want to collect something that bridges those interests, you might consider seeking out the Sapporo products that Daryl discusses below. Just don't get drunk and fall on your collection.</p><br /><hr /><p><b>Daryl</b> writes:</p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit;">With the announcement of </span><a href="https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-celebration-japan-2025" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Celebration Japan</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit;"> and the rise in interest in Star Wars-themed beers, I thought it would be a good time to look back at a couple of items from Sapporo Brewing that might be of interest to collectors.</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapporo_Breweries" target="_blank">Sapporo Breweries</a> is the oldest brand of beer in Japan (founded 1876). It was created by a Japanese adventurer, Seibei Nakagawa, after he traveled Europe and studied the craft of brewing in Germany. In 1906, three of the major beer companies, including Sapporo, merged into the Dai-Nippon Beer Company and held a virtual monopoly over beer in Japan until after WWII. Once these breweries split up, they tried several ways to try and gain market share for their beer by making them more unique, as most beers in the Japanese style tasted similar. This ultimately led to the can wars of the early 1980s.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What do you do when all beer has a similar taste and you need to find a way to convince the consumer to buy your beer? If you don’t change the beer flavor, why not change the can?</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Slowly, many of the companies tried different shapes and artwork on their cans. There were lanterns, bamboo shoots, eggs, etc.<br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq66sGm-dIIAbFA2lxa2kfOsLNM2nUIKRqiuTy_-7BB4DQ9gkFAZBKBIVjQJR2jW-CzTtED95omhfbYWL5h4xuKl3V85aWt4YGw0I6lU-zPRyBRjZ0NQW5gRToyJoXDrpuLjcdX_XjYf4Uu5aW0ek8x7C0OLG9p1gTFAYHFZRKa_ZxjqE2JIFZaQ4X/s1200/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="974" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq66sGm-dIIAbFA2lxa2kfOsLNM2nUIKRqiuTy_-7BB4DQ9gkFAZBKBIVjQJR2jW-CzTtED95omhfbYWL5h4xuKl3V85aWt4YGw0I6lU-zPRyBRjZ0NQW5gRToyJoXDrpuLjcdX_XjYf4Uu5aW0ek8x7C0OLG9p1gTFAYHFZRKa_ZxjqE2JIFZaQ4X/w520-h640/image0.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, in 1983, Sapporo released the Namarobo can, which resembled R2-D2. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavQeqBWm_JJ9KWZz_Kcp5PanRV9x9MzVhRLAg_-6HXGEh0j_x9YTXmIdwP-L7wOYEdFn-WalPjKCJdyoVLLWK6VIHCRDAGkUlt6HHBT8fENQ0jWC_kYnvStVNASRFfnumj8C9Por3kwkXchocf-2VkM2cv1QuBYDWxqBxLA48_XjyH_x--ZMuiA7d/s1200/image3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="791" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavQeqBWm_JJ9KWZz_Kcp5PanRV9x9MzVhRLAg_-6HXGEh0j_x9YTXmIdwP-L7wOYEdFn-WalPjKCJdyoVLLWK6VIHCRDAGkUlt6HHBT8fENQ0jWC_kYnvStVNASRFfnumj8C9Por3kwkXchocf-2VkM2cv1QuBYDWxqBxLA48_XjyH_x--ZMuiA7d/w422-h640/image3.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This can is large -- 8.75 inches tall -- and holds over a liter of beer. The curved dome is a plastic and it opens to provide access to the can. The printed graphics on the front feature multicolored panels, circuits, and a readout. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8n_krcAJcHO5lKqJ1UU-PBlMHNrxW4hBW8OH6W6vjYDzBeaw1R5zLkw_Tsd95hXaKH-neeq8Z0OVxbCdqcQ6m1lOU6rmjGU629tTkNNI10qgSfIHQfNQ6fZ-5bUoKjJrfTNGNww7Xxm6aKJ8DjlrlGlcVlFoWHD-98PVHM3wox0jwTMcAc58qBj7u/s1200/image1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1039" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8n_krcAJcHO5lKqJ1UU-PBlMHNrxW4hBW8OH6W6vjYDzBeaw1R5zLkw_Tsd95hXaKH-neeq8Z0OVxbCdqcQ6m1lOU6rmjGU629tTkNNI10qgSfIHQfNQ6fZ-5bUoKjJrfTNGNww7Xxm6aKJ8DjlrlGlcVlFoWHD-98PVHM3wox0jwTMcAc58qBj7u/w554-h640/image1.jpeg" width="554" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The bottom legs look like thrusters from the front; however, when viewed from the side you can definitely see astromech legs. The backside of the can features the beer name, contents, more circuitry, as well as a printed port similar to one of R2’s on its lower left front. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><br /><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qO6N7HK8Hh3Ncgp5CpwXmj5xvbUmnwlmsqyWP-xlO3SOpoNL0ToTTMUYTpiSUIP4Gy76iqpKZwhINgNImrdi5G8KyZYSNNKCm656uOdNYt0quHAZDOp15mMWIGaZHlUyuIXZt29GFSFnGNs1zIhRMJrlrVSMcw7e9VSN3RN3U38U9X_FOkYfIfyo/s1200/image2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1033" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qO6N7HK8Hh3Ncgp5CpwXmj5xvbUmnwlmsqyWP-xlO3SOpoNL0ToTTMUYTpiSUIP4Gy76iqpKZwhINgNImrdi5G8KyZYSNNKCm656uOdNYt0quHAZDOp15mMWIGaZHlUyuIXZt29GFSFnGNs1zIhRMJrlrVSMcw7e9VSN3RN3U38U9X_FOkYfIfyo/w550-h640/image2.jpeg" width="550" /></a></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although not a direct copy, this can is definitely inspired by R2-D2.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a side note, the can wars also led to the introduction of the big peel Sapporo can that is so familiar today. This 650 ml can was designed to resemble a tumbler, and it originally featured a removable top so that you could drink from it like an actual tumbler glass. Most Japanese found this can too large and it consequently flopped. However, it opened up the market to the United States, where the can was embraced, and Sapporo opened up a US division in 1984. This style of can is still in use today. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArfO4nF9tkeN3Sn3-n0UR7c8RUPeYzsUsb4PVYKcl7igqSPHqP_yxyNls1wotreWLZG4eSBzdh5q2Kb1CDm1d-smkB0RrdXtXX4LVheJacvMEo7vGarBonpfgmIZ625QU8McG1GQlD--SITjdDGlMrOTBLaSmJxWt9SGYDNobW-MpNbuZu8R7pG4p/s1200/image4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArfO4nF9tkeN3Sn3-n0UR7c8RUPeYzsUsb4PVYKcl7igqSPHqP_yxyNls1wotreWLZG4eSBzdh5q2Kb1CDm1d-smkB0RrdXtXX4LVheJacvMEo7vGarBonpfgmIZ625QU8McG1GQlD--SITjdDGlMrOTBLaSmJxWt9SGYDNobW-MpNbuZu8R7pG4p/w580-h640/image4.jpeg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was also the basis for our next item, CanBot.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2011, Sapporo was hoping to raise awareness of their beer in the US. What better place to do that than the bars themselves, where everyone is already drinking?</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGirQjQu4g4PP1HUDkhUglsPTaLCfSw_UUbRmc5h7a_4Iag0XNcORNKCnvLP0K67rRW0yDBZpgtAkqHai7bd9h0npVsGpGEXCEBCLXRhJlSazr7AZkn_zX1CWozGjR0Enep39HPrMdV6SkjOD8FuFOeyJLzJ55I2AK4Rd4zE3Yp-kHz0nLfU9wB_lL/s1200/image5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="820" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGirQjQu4g4PP1HUDkhUglsPTaLCfSw_UUbRmc5h7a_4Iag0XNcORNKCnvLP0K67rRW0yDBZpgtAkqHai7bd9h0npVsGpGEXCEBCLXRhJlSazr7AZkn_zX1CWozGjR0Enep39HPrMdV6SkjOD8FuFOeyJLzJ55I2AK4Rd4zE3Yp-kHz0nLfU9wB_lL/w438-h640/image5.jpeg" width="438" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Enter CanBot, which was designed by the St. Louis-based <a href="https://doganddwarf.com/" target="_blank">Dog & Dwarf</a> firm as an homage to the retro wind-up robots of Japan. The sleek look of CanBot also plays upon the aforementioned big peel Sapporo can resembling R2-D2, although it features arms in place of the can's astromech legs.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrcbNt4JO5E0usAveHZ9HTKwEIVj5LE3cJ0y90yfpQnEIZI9HpbxCWaMR6hPsBcYYXqpUYaYTp42BOx2vC0FlufZeed8mKAyhZDV_xRDfeUGmr2vEWQxfPx7lZj1tSuZwqT43SjGEdMChF3_tb0e2tZekyOeHCNJVefB251pvvCC5ieg2R-jB-DuY/s1200/image6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="899" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrcbNt4JO5E0usAveHZ9HTKwEIVj5LE3cJ0y90yfpQnEIZI9HpbxCWaMR6hPsBcYYXqpUYaYTp42BOx2vC0FlufZeed8mKAyhZDV_xRDfeUGmr2vEWQxfPx7lZj1tSuZwqT43SjGEdMChF3_tb0e2tZekyOeHCNJVefB251pvvCC5ieg2R-jB-DuY/w480-h640/image6.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These 2.75" wind up figures were given to bars so that patrons could play games with them and hopefully join the audience for Sapporo Beer. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The three games, also developed by Dog & Dwarf, were Joust, Sumo, and Race. These games were to be set up by the server with the idea that the figures would be retained by the bar at the end of the game. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ6XZER4LDlvDYydyjwbSQEGGQgPjx391lYYdMD66nUnZ8LZAEVM7h76__SQMqAiPYP_X3eL1WMkfSJhEQ-8Nk4gZQuKLwRVmwHihtEsRSrFLd88RugZXbfuKBgfVKSjO6E1abnZh_dPMEn0Fv0JA2YUfxkZsGWTzHnzwOvGysL8RayWZhcOYmfFX/s961/image7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="715" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQ6XZER4LDlvDYydyjwbSQEGGQgPjx391lYYdMD66nUnZ8LZAEVM7h76__SQMqAiPYP_X3eL1WMkfSJhEQ-8Nk4gZQuKLwRVmwHihtEsRSrFLd88RugZXbfuKBgfVKSjO6E1abnZh_dPMEn0Fv0JA2YUfxkZsGWTzHnzwOvGysL8RayWZhcOYmfFX/w476-h640/image7.png" width="476" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">There was also a poster produced with instructions explaining how to use the CanBot. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS0aU3vxX-thSufClq5Ck7QC-MKzRMInqdQq8LqXb6NjYs1HJaW86AbucEMKbhzrIDFTl19DS778LiSgSFZu5u8urucI4vdaPKshHUOOezJ_h_xivRI8vdHBqx9jWWYblfSO3vDmZeFJok22WWJSBKEncZWk67uU9woFMfw3NoV7gbDllzFkaWOgJ/s961/image8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="715" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS0aU3vxX-thSufClq5Ck7QC-MKzRMInqdQq8LqXb6NjYs1HJaW86AbucEMKbhzrIDFTl19DS778LiSgSFZu5u8urucI4vdaPKshHUOOezJ_h_xivRI8vdHBqx9jWWYblfSO3vDmZeFJok22WWJSBKEncZWk67uU9woFMfw3NoV7gbDllzFkaWOgJ/w476-h640/image8.png" width="476" /></a></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Joust used two Sapporo cans with a plank placed between them. Patrons would wind up the CanBot and place one at each end of the plank. The CanBots walk towards each other, and the last one on the plank wins. Sumo was similar but replaced the cans and plank with a napkin or coaster, to be used as the sumo ring. Once again, the last CanBot standing wins. Race was just that, a race. Choose a start and finish point and let them go. In playing these games, the CanBots were dropped and scratched frequently. Add to this the fact that the people playing with them were drinking in a bar, and it's no surprise that many of these did not survive in good shape -- if they survived at all. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So there you have it: A few items from Sapporo Brewing that bear a resemblance to the droids of Star Wars!</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.sapporobeer.jp/english/">For those interested, Sapporo Brewing does offer tours of their brewery; they also have a museum in Hokkaido, Japan</a>. For those thinking about a trip to Japan for Celebration, it might be worth investigating. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cheers, and happy collecting!</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Thanks to Kei Sato, the Japan Beer Journalists Association, and Ryan Doggendorf for assistance in this article.</i></span></div>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-18636902678940178442023-04-10T23:03:00.007-07:002023-04-16T16:04:49.340-07:00Kenner Star Wars and the Sunday Funnies<p><b>Ron</b> writes:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxRqMrlOKb-y94xQ0ryURSqqkislcTK6Pzr6oR4BEd4uucLMRdOKA2XrqIXPHq7EaEjCUEKgY_ACshBS8ndHrQJYkr80hCIbFMwOl2k0dhY03n0s-ppNA9cLskYW4T7c23yCNkXFeXlI58QDzjyFIhn_sdQkO5TalRrk6qtvnFjC3WhEoe9nwiLfz/s1275/1979%202%20copy%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="1275" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxRqMrlOKb-y94xQ0ryURSqqkislcTK6Pzr6oR4BEd4uucLMRdOKA2XrqIXPHq7EaEjCUEKgY_ACshBS8ndHrQJYkr80hCIbFMwOl2k0dhY03n0s-ppNA9cLskYW4T7c23yCNkXFeXlI58QDzjyFIhn_sdQkO5TalRrk6qtvnFjC3WhEoe9nwiLfz/w600-h195/1979%202%20copy%202.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><p><b> <span style="font-size: medium;">Intro</span></b></p><p> Do you remember Star Wars in the funny pages?</p><p> No, I'm not talking about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_(comic_strip)" target="_blank">comic strip</a> created by Russ Manning (and later Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson); I'm talking about Kenner advertisements that were printed in the funny pages of the local newspaper.</p><p>I realize, not without a degree of melancholy, that some of you may not understand what I'm talking about.</p><p>Allow me to explain.</p><p>Back in the '70s and '80s, nearly every home received a newspaper on its doorstep each morning. That's how people stayed informed. You needed the newspaper to stay on top of the weather, sports, stocks, and all the other stuff that we now read on our phones, sometimes while driving.</p><p>In the America of that time, children were typically entrusted with the task of delivering this vital lifeline to the outside world. </p><p>Seriously, there was a boy who got up before dawn every morning, put rolled-up newspapers into the basket mounted on his bike, and rode around town, deftly throwing the papers onto the doorstep of each home on his route. There was even a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng2MehXcc_w" target="_blank">video game</a> about it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKpjG9EmX4C2Sk3RbSldnBYVuqy3BApRBQZlnDWE_B7X78PmqrZBUauYDhrXFQ55h2fDE4ih2GzQCg3mOhDuPf-627fKLDcbttV7pYEPaSwMoxj36ZgsB_-3jgxbPx8AoDS-n9TdE8-UdnqDUSzvmGqNO7ijsHAj34J7nOoEQSw1RNrE06oZm2hh2/s1611/paperboy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKpjG9EmX4C2Sk3RbSldnBYVuqy3BApRBQZlnDWE_B7X78PmqrZBUauYDhrXFQ55h2fDE4ih2GzQCg3mOhDuPf-627fKLDcbttV7pYEPaSwMoxj36ZgsB_-3jgxbPx8AoDS-n9TdE8-UdnqDUSzvmGqNO7ijsHAj34J7nOoEQSw1RNrE06oZm2hh2/w476-h640/paperboy.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two dollars</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It sounds crazy, right? </p><p>Kids on bikes throwing papers around. How exotic! How <i>primitive</i>!</p><p>It sounds like a practice out of the remotest part of the alien past, like the Antebellum South or the pre-COVID era. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPwIozpIFdAdbi6Yz9jzaePe0OvbeFwhPFXZBnvLGXF3g5Z8Y3qPWN0iJF3EGZlDPeYmvrcSTnkscOPNuC4mhfASKPEnMxNd5t-5UFeTN6q1mPqvGUvN2XHur5lmCT5BkHdKysMJIVAakm31iRpt5SMu2HTb3_buAl-Vmk8QbEwtUq1PL_UsvQGrX/s970/Screenshot%202023-03-25%20at%2011.18.46%20AM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="966" height="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPwIozpIFdAdbi6Yz9jzaePe0OvbeFwhPFXZBnvLGXF3g5Z8Y3qPWN0iJF3EGZlDPeYmvrcSTnkscOPNuC4mhfASKPEnMxNd5t-5UFeTN6q1mPqvGUvN2XHur5lmCT5BkHdKysMJIVAakm31iRpt5SMu2HTb3_buAl-Vmk8QbEwtUq1PL_UsvQGrX/w561-h563/Screenshot%202023-03-25%20at%2011.18.46%20AM.jpg" width="561" /></a></div><p>Anyway, the funny pages were a section of the newspaper devoted to comic strips and other lighthearted fare. As you can imagine, this section was prime advertising space for businesses whose customer base consisted of children. Because all children read the funny pages.</p><p></p><p>If the funny pages were prime advertising space for kid-focused businesses, the Sunday funny pages were doubly prime. </p><p>Why? </p><p>Because they were printed in color, of course. They also tended to be larger, often comprising multiple two-page spreads.</p><p>As a toy company, Star Wars licensee Kenner advertised in the funny pages. Kenner made toys. Kids played with toys. It just made sense.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB76DL-T-3F4Hp0d-LI9gsbhzA-OdJKdB1b3Puv09wGgpHPc6sE-JphhzgZxdgRNEvMNT6rsvJh_VMNAt2FbmtKtKJfxBHgIO-Yz71IWyHTFrCMgQ9KIlTxiOu-wanNQ84zkbsjL9GcvYwQTKe14RnT1fPiIY8i-TLhoIrvHGmSGJN6yhFnmmEsdfI/s2000/Untitled%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="2000" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB76DL-T-3F4Hp0d-LI9gsbhzA-OdJKdB1b3Puv09wGgpHPc6sE-JphhzgZxdgRNEvMNT6rsvJh_VMNAt2FbmtKtKJfxBHgIO-Yz71IWyHTFrCMgQ9KIlTxiOu-wanNQ84zkbsjL9GcvYwQTKe14RnT1fPiIY8i-TLhoIrvHGmSGJN6yhFnmmEsdfI/w540-h347/Untitled%20copy.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Kenner's dalliance with the funny pages began before the company's Star Wars toys were on the market, as the above advertisement demonstrates. Dating from 1977, it spotlights some of the greatest Kenner toys of the '70s, like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmC5MAMD9w4" target="_blank">Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow.</a> [1]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWR-2_W8vuTTW77N8R3bWPLj4YWPt7OFKWtEdyC4yy1-PyPR7s6j6qf4t8HM5-O0zTRJsAwrp9yMAZp3cgXjz1zl9Gl5aFOtLqtNUJIxQp51JJfBgK6nE9oLelSbfh5xXwvWoG5yRjCzNooobIJDp5qOBAJ7U7VsAkhMHyJjVTzWvndgPZ7OSR-KB/s1200/IMG_2965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1200" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWR-2_W8vuTTW77N8R3bWPLj4YWPt7OFKWtEdyC4yy1-PyPR7s6j6qf4t8HM5-O0zTRJsAwrp9yMAZp3cgXjz1zl9Gl5aFOtLqtNUJIxQp51JJfBgK6nE9oLelSbfh5xXwvWoG5yRjCzNooobIJDp5qOBAJ7U7VsAkhMHyJjVTzWvndgPZ7OSR-KB/w592-h427/IMG_2965.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><p>I shudder (udder?) to think how kids today, accustomed to playing with iPads and VR headsets, would react to the notion of their 20th-century counterparts playing with a plastic cow that gives fake milk. </p><p>If you were to explain Milky to them, they'd probably think you were pulling their leg. They probably have little firsthand knowledge of cows. If they drink milk at all, it's probably almond milk.</p><p>Thankfully, we have this ad to assure us that, yes, Milky was real. </p><p>Milky, like the paperboy, is a thing that existed in the past.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1978: A Galaxy of Savings</span></b></p><p>Kenner continued to advertise in the funny pages long after Milky was dropped from their product line. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwjQ12w4IP2sq-JLffUHFQT6fHKzb_0JSIoyg2Bfo53Rxj-Q3z2IRnPOfVmTsY7EjIBA2hiuSVwAoF5JsB-XGCaaZ4cGtbcrQVVpBDIpW9G56vHse3SkgO22MA95arfOEf7NDsxHTZKT9MHiyu7_5-LrAjFWTfO7ZNuAduB4Ch07ZkaemeDJL0p4i/s2000/1979%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1293" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwjQ12w4IP2sq-JLffUHFQT6fHKzb_0JSIoyg2Bfo53Rxj-Q3z2IRnPOfVmTsY7EjIBA2hiuSVwAoF5JsB-XGCaaZ4cGtbcrQVVpBDIpW9G56vHse3SkgO22MA95arfOEf7NDsxHTZKT9MHiyu7_5-LrAjFWTfO7ZNuAduB4Ch07ZkaemeDJL0p4i/w414-h640/1979%202.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><p>The ad you see above ran in newspapers in the fall of 1978. Its publication may have postdated Milky, but it occurred smack in the middle of the Star Wars craze.</p><p>The ad was actually Star Wars themed: It featured a blue star field at its top, text intended to mimic the movie's famous opening crawl, and of course several toys based on the George Lucas property. But other Kenner toys were featured as well. The gist was that Kenner would provide cash back to the consumer, via a mail-in rebate, on a selection of Kenner toys.</p><p>But there was a catch: In order to participate in the promotion, the consumer had to buy specially marked boxes of Cheerios.</p><p>Why Cheerios? </p><p>As <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2016/06/rebates-and-munch-mates-kenner-cheerios.html" target="_blank">this post</a> from a few years back explains, in 1978 Kenner was owned by General Mills, the company behind Cheerios. That's why the earlier examples of your Star Wars action figures have "GMFGI" molded into their legs -- it stood for "General Mills Fun Group, Inc."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XHZ98qkKBV-Ze4LyCDBzy4gRFSWc0esLw9x6OMa55bZZEAk6ECYM6qJSdl2LW96WaPEgPIOXDAun5UuIWn1PblrqIPZfApzaw3pmP3iiNCtgyvc1itV-Nm9SY8ozdQcTxbOqDcvOQ5Pobj7FuvMkt29FadWL1KCBNa_XaIBa5D98HppHVK8q1tCl/s2000/Scan%20211%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XHZ98qkKBV-Ze4LyCDBzy4gRFSWc0esLw9x6OMa55bZZEAk6ECYM6qJSdl2LW96WaPEgPIOXDAun5UuIWn1PblrqIPZfApzaw3pmP3iiNCtgyvc1itV-Nm9SY8ozdQcTxbOqDcvOQ5Pobj7FuvMkt29FadWL1KCBNa_XaIBa5D98HppHVK8q1tCl/w480-h640/Scan%20211%20copy.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>The promotion was pitched to Kenner's wholesale customers via the above-pictured brochure, one of the few Kenner brochures to feature a cover devoted exclusively to Star Wars.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpUMd3FnSMkJqFsrQL8qvJbpwiCr0ZDRn8ZH6BA59BC3xNVoS16j8shAB0ZuI7sBMGrLC2jBWHOVzpHdfCWAEr-OiRMwl_QaPqeIOJkeXJKvWew8wRHamcLSxt1WrhhlwigKs47W46lB8dYDDms78WmCBAZ-HsRm5trRdBwwBAjJN4PFWdJ2nVO_3/s2000/Scan%20212.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpUMd3FnSMkJqFsrQL8qvJbpwiCr0ZDRn8ZH6BA59BC3xNVoS16j8shAB0ZuI7sBMGrLC2jBWHOVzpHdfCWAEr-OiRMwl_QaPqeIOJkeXJKvWew8wRHamcLSxt1WrhhlwigKs47W46lB8dYDDms78WmCBAZ-HsRm5trRdBwwBAjJN4PFWdJ2nVO_3/w480-h640/Scan%20212.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>The brochure, a catalog of promotions that Kenner had planned for the near future, claimed that the campaign would reach 125 million customers. Presumably, that number represents the number of people estimated to read the Sunday funny pages.</p><p>According to the Internet, roughly 222 million people lived in the United States in 1978. I guess 100 million didn't subscribe to a newspaper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKEdAu27WizUYrMoYCyQEd8qekGEJhlrNly6nGa81Z7hQOgz5-W51GbvUFFelRaP_c4LmwxKndOAAZOp1y_grwfRWj9_F1olEu1d1N6hIdQBgRVyYFtM4E-7tkoJTuj9WN79qYp1uadkhXbd5ppiVMn2b36oSdF0WFjsGg6KkmpQ8lw42oIi_rdfi/s795/Scan%20212%20copy%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="647" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKEdAu27WizUYrMoYCyQEd8qekGEJhlrNly6nGa81Z7hQOgz5-W51GbvUFFelRaP_c4LmwxKndOAAZOp1y_grwfRWj9_F1olEu1d1N6hIdQBgRVyYFtM4E-7tkoJTuj9WN79qYp1uadkhXbd5ppiVMn2b36oSdF0WFjsGg6KkmpQ8lw42oIi_rdfi/w520-h640/Scan%20212%20copy%202.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><p>As you've no doubt noticed, the brochure featured a very accurate representation of the ad that ran in papers. The most notable difference was the absence in the distributed ad of the child who is playing with the <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2015/11/the-galactic-standard-of-droid.html" target="_blank">Radio Controlled R2-D2</a>. </p><p>I have no idea why he was cut from the final product. </p><p>Possibly he got bored of playing with that crummy toy and ran right out of the printed space and into some utopia where Kenner's RC toys actually worked without malfunctioning after five minutes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVenO5ZMp68tFeJFesqnIsBzRdaJkON6J86qYRzTPD36Si2TK-5FFhM4hCUPMTXxsvRBbVGybQxJIAFZ8tyu8UBHtvxhWip6DsbGCXieQBjdQs0c2UcpNu2ISUsFhnt-RmvINTUqB3s2YXCCiu1Te9svYoIqrsBFT4yhsAf-G0TnhQ9MEQBtvUuUzY/s2000/Scan%20211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1376" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVenO5ZMp68tFeJFesqnIsBzRdaJkON6J86qYRzTPD36Si2TK-5FFhM4hCUPMTXxsvRBbVGybQxJIAFZ8tyu8UBHtvxhWip6DsbGCXieQBjdQs0c2UcpNu2ISUsFhnt-RmvINTUqB3s2YXCCiu1Te9svYoIqrsBFT4yhsAf-G0TnhQ9MEQBtvUuUzY/w440-h640/Scan%20211.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><p>Intriguingly, a second Kenner brochure detailed this promotion. This brochure is quite rare; I've personally seen only three or four examples.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjOTniwT8tXDNvPtnmHZnJLFvsKXcw6uncN_5k7Gzaug9mzJzBrfNs3QMcMY5YmpDl6Pch8jvHWDRVuqfaYO3TQQ_hXu5aeIgts-UW-aofMjadmQ8__iIYcES7Yl68jj6Ekxw2bgaV549_AsRUrLRW1sK_jAi2zoQncs7zs5KvjNlpfeSeo92qH7X/s2000/Scan%20211.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1337" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjOTniwT8tXDNvPtnmHZnJLFvsKXcw6uncN_5k7Gzaug9mzJzBrfNs3QMcMY5YmpDl6Pch8jvHWDRVuqfaYO3TQQ_hXu5aeIgts-UW-aofMjadmQ8__iIYcES7Yl68jj6Ekxw2bgaV549_AsRUrLRW1sK_jAi2zoQncs7zs5KvjNlpfeSeo92qH7X/w428-h640/Scan%20211.jpeg" width="428" /></a></div><p>Though the general pitch is the same (there's that 125 million number again), the graphics were drawn rather than photographic, and the design of the represented ad was quite different. Based on the seemingly preliminary design of the ad, my assumption is that this brochure predates the one featuring the Stormtrooper on its cover.</p><p>You'll note that the ad as it was printed in papers was expansive -- it occupied all of the space on a fully unfolded piece of large-size newsprint.</p><p>The Kenner brochure promised full-page ads, and the public got them. </p><p>But what about papers with smaller formats? Or just advertising space insufficient for a full-size ad?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4GoxBVL9Te0yNL5qRx9mD3rHWCS_3R8R3g5AsfQpDvIG2QT0-KpaEKsqebVBscpOioux6U5SEvTJuHqy6X4n-Sl7_HDX9xtPrVeR13ik-dqYi3_045pKJMKB10eNN666VmNSo9NPt_2nieR2l91_Lg253BznWJTH0KD6uMWjJ7trF84SyyouAFv-/s2000/1979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="2000" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4GoxBVL9Te0yNL5qRx9mD3rHWCS_3R8R3g5AsfQpDvIG2QT0-KpaEKsqebVBscpOioux6U5SEvTJuHqy6X4n-Sl7_HDX9xtPrVeR13ik-dqYi3_045pKJMKB10eNN666VmNSo9NPt_2nieR2l91_Lg253BznWJTH0KD6uMWjJ7trF84SyyouAFv-/w597-h457/1979.jpg" width="597" /></a></div><p>Those publications were serviced by this half-page advertisement. </p><p>Though its theming was still heavily reliant on Star Wars, it pictured only one Star Wars toy -- the imposing <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39640" target="_blank">Death Star Space Station</a>.</p><p>As far as I know, these 1978 rebate advertisements were the only Kenner ads featuring Star Wars to appear in the Sunday funny pages during the 1970s.</p><p>But, as we'll see, our story doesn't end there.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1980: A Cash-In on <i>Empire</i></span></b></p><p>Come 1980, the world was gearing up for <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>, and Kenner returned to the funnies, this time with a half-page ad promoting not a general rebate program that merely included Star Wars, but a promotion that was<i> </i><b>explicitly devoted</b> to Star Wars. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTXw4FHjMLDqbcjK1z6Px8c5RlJMkdBA3Nb3SBLHMCDdAFgtDq13GIU7uB6rUa1Pu0yB171c3OEnsbqVEXB4iYUYRh37M0W4J9r83kfMwjsaNsVn0F6d3IH_9fmHRIOmPIBe7ymje-HGnVubZeskPFhcVwuSs2gM0HZ-kDcBFSF4KnyLrA0ibseb0/s2000/1980%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="2000" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTXw4FHjMLDqbcjK1z6Px8c5RlJMkdBA3Nb3SBLHMCDdAFgtDq13GIU7uB6rUa1Pu0yB171c3OEnsbqVEXB4iYUYRh37M0W4J9r83kfMwjsaNsVn0F6d3IH_9fmHRIOmPIBe7ymje-HGnVubZeskPFhcVwuSs2gM0HZ-kDcBFSF4KnyLrA0ibseb0/w585-h466/1980%202.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><p>The focus was a sweepstakes whose top prize included a trip to a screening of the eagerly awaited sequel alongside R2-D2 and C-3PO.</p><p>Second prize was a set of <i>ESB</i> toys (more on that below).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyaa-sVRuRV2jzpa7nJJejvZwkR1KGwzBfn_LkIEo_KIkeQmIfWMPtGV8h6FD9A3Ub9H8xIKTlrL1y1dWZMkYOg5s0NtVLFCG0n8r_JSdcWpAHVGj1d2Xg-fMJf8LyNkpb2r3yTkMuY5SnImAl088L-TvRBGwiH1YKzxUWp9QaG6XuseT3nyQ1wf2/s1388/IMG_2940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyaa-sVRuRV2jzpa7nJJejvZwkR1KGwzBfn_LkIEo_KIkeQmIfWMPtGV8h6FD9A3Ub9H8xIKTlrL1y1dWZMkYOg5s0NtVLFCG0n8r_JSdcWpAHVGj1d2Xg-fMJf8LyNkpb2r3yTkMuY5SnImAl088L-TvRBGwiH1YKzxUWp9QaG6XuseT3nyQ1wf2/w554-h640/IMG_2940.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><p>Third prize was the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=24551" target="_blank">Kenner-branded patch</a> you see above. Today it's sought after by patch and toy collectors alike. [3] </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26uYjnxslPyM4pOiS_M4-gAY2f24gLqriCzjtwA-n4lbu_4CpiP7R8BfC4d8aQ7pA5mhg9YjZwK6JWN3w2XN6Ydz1oE43eK6-w8oIJb2b3WkfNBOYZJr4Ss2eieftkyEZGKrKa7hE4KpA3hji35f0AxBi0u6hkB81LtJ9i-Qicv2oNacv07XCSWw6/s1154/1980%202%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="1154" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26uYjnxslPyM4pOiS_M4-gAY2f24gLqriCzjtwA-n4lbu_4CpiP7R8BfC4d8aQ7pA5mhg9YjZwK6JWN3w2XN6Ydz1oE43eK6-w8oIJb2b3WkfNBOYZJr4Ss2eieftkyEZGKrKa7hE4KpA3hji35f0AxBi0u6hkB81LtJ9i-Qicv2oNacv07XCSWw6/w557-h193/1980%202%20copy.jpg" width="557" /></a></div><p>As you've no doubt noticed, the ad also promoted Kenner's then current <a href="http://theswca.com/images-speci/mailaways/bossk.html" target="_blank">mail-away offer centered on the Bossk action figure</a>. </p><p>Bossk, remember, had been advertised as the "secret action figure" on action-figure blister cards. This ad was part of his big reveal. Which undoubtedly left some kids confused, because what was a Sleestak doing in Star Wars?</p><p>Though I don't have an exact date for this advertisement, the entry deadline for the sweepstake (April 1, 1980) leads me to believe it ran in papers in March. <i>Empire </i>debuted in May. [Note: Collector Pete Vilmur has determined the publication date was March 2.]</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtiA5U3ifdPK36ukhNIJkD3CuXKNG7EoYmyKvu-JRTNNpYkyQdEWltyk34DJkHiNVGUV8vHe6zVgY7UnzArtNE66hwK_RiX1Z2qfx0APcgc5isKKV0J5Pr9LMfMgNk6tRGYs1iM5lJ-GqoCT2m0cw81hdfgmg9uSzA3jNu9aVBlK1-Dc8QPV_VyzG/s1200/IMG_2942.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1200" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtiA5U3ifdPK36ukhNIJkD3CuXKNG7EoYmyKvu-JRTNNpYkyQdEWltyk34DJkHiNVGUV8vHe6zVgY7UnzArtNE66hwK_RiX1Z2qfx0APcgc5isKKV0J5Pr9LMfMgNk6tRGYs1iM5lJ-GqoCT2m0cw81hdfgmg9uSzA3jNu9aVBlK1-Dc8QPV_VyzG/w585-h346/IMG_2942.JPG" width="585" /></a></div><p>If the graphics utilized on the ad seem familiar, it may be because they were also used on a flyer that was inserted into Star Wars toy boxes during the latter days of 1979. The above example was pulled out of an X-Wing Fighter box.</p><p>As is made clear by the text encouraging kids to look for the ad in the spring of the following year, the flyer predated the ad. </p><p>Also note that, though the flyer refers to <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>, it doesn't utilize the logo, possibly because it hadn't been designed at that point.</p><p>If you're as nitpicky as I am, you noticed an inconsistency when comparing the ad to the flyer.</p><p>Though the flyer of 1979 gleefully promotes a chance to win "every Star War [sic] toy ever made . . . and ever to be made!" the ad of 1980 revises this to "a complete collection of Kenner's 1980 <i>Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back</i> toys." </p><p>Every product made in perpetuity vs. products made in 1980. Quite a difference! </p><p>I'm guessing Kenner's legal team took a look at this and determined (rightly, I think) that the earlier promise constituted a liability. Better to be more precise about the exact terms of the offer. It's never a good idea to promise something that is by nature indefinite.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgDPACAKy4FTVPcQiI4gLL6b83LRcgu_E_1plgBxThMYAUrZiWeZr3w4ws7SOZGmxhqrpthqMTMUMLcR3dv4i4Xo1kWlz3FwTooBNo290rOP-3D6mtSBAHFkowLnKrnw42OVcjW2v_nrTFuA3sO8ZvHZwJHyRQsnF3zwHyFNoqJtuIcrSzxJ6r1bV/s1200/IMG_2943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1200" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgDPACAKy4FTVPcQiI4gLL6b83LRcgu_E_1plgBxThMYAUrZiWeZr3w4ws7SOZGmxhqrpthqMTMUMLcR3dv4i4Xo1kWlz3FwTooBNo290rOP-3D6mtSBAHFkowLnKrnw42OVcjW2v_nrTFuA3sO8ZvHZwJHyRQsnF3zwHyFNoqJtuIcrSzxJ6r1bV/w584-h334/IMG_2943.JPG" width="584" /></a></div><p>The reverse of the flyer promoted Kenner's planned 1980 line, which at that time included a range of new <a href="http://theswca.com/images-toys/12inch/" target="_blank">large-size action figures</a>. </p><p>As experienced collectors know, all but IG-88 were cancelled. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbbvPjC1eUaPjv3ZiNMTGwRn40FisQpTh64Yn_eokPVYpdCosGhQh994OhORYEZu74uVO4o5peQjEIG5tVIOFd2weuxA4dYH1Hr2lphcgyhSbrPh_YbYJAspVE5cp1jHMf7OnHurvn4tgcvKfmzhkN9IKpD7jQTsFnpSvfd9bEO5vYlltwDOAeM2f/s1200/IMG_2945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1200" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbbvPjC1eUaPjv3ZiNMTGwRn40FisQpTh64Yn_eokPVYpdCosGhQh994OhORYEZu74uVO4o5peQjEIG5tVIOFd2weuxA4dYH1Hr2lphcgyhSbrPh_YbYJAspVE5cp1jHMf7OnHurvn4tgcvKfmzhkN9IKpD7jQTsFnpSvfd9bEO5vYlltwDOAeM2f/w587-h393/IMG_2945.JPG" width="587" /></a></div><p>Also utilizing the art from the flyer was <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=38516" target="_blank">this shelf-talker,</a> a store display that Kenner provided to retailers with the intent of promoting the sweepstakes. Its debut was concurrent with the publication of the newspaper ad, roughly spring of 1980. </p><p>When attached to the facing of a store shelf, the display permitted shoppers to enter the sweepstakes by detaching one of the included entry forms, completing it, and then mailing it to the specified address.<br /></p><p>We saw that in 1978 Kenner appealed to readers of the Sunday funny pages with the lure of cash-back rebates on a variety of toys.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GMTuu0LVzeP3DwfH7kIfSPFrvxmjOIrF78sbKitXql56QxfL3vgkUem2BcqueinPdfD1gKgrA4Q5aZDkvFQv2NCIaP1a-GFbVt3QycuvHulrdJZt2LW8WH-PWOoQO2bm8xnjQto_e6J13soyh67HfwZNmAZbZQvydeVUbeqLik7j4QlKFXeMlKa0/s1046/2014-10-19%2019.53.34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GMTuu0LVzeP3DwfH7kIfSPFrvxmjOIrF78sbKitXql56QxfL3vgkUem2BcqueinPdfD1gKgrA4Q5aZDkvFQv2NCIaP1a-GFbVt3QycuvHulrdJZt2LW8WH-PWOoQO2bm8xnjQto_e6J13soyh67HfwZNmAZbZQvydeVUbeqLik7j4QlKFXeMlKa0/w428-h640/2014-10-19%2019.53.34.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><p>Rebates were a big part of Kenner's efforts to engage with the toy-buying public. As the above advertisement demonstrates, rebate programs continued into the <i>Empire Strikes Bac</i>k era.</p><p>By the way, if you're wondering how Toy City designed this ad, see the post located <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2014/10/cashin-in.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerNiy_ioIDaI-IDtrY1lyx9gi6kOA4h4ygBJofQS3zToX8eevskcpiU4hGaVpCMP7HYCMLVy8glJYDMJo-nSaoZXM0hfVSvWHofmvCG6cQt0le_j5IxlkRDD3A5Drqcu75VrwOo7pEQqp7Q5wlkPxiPWPhPev9zmVeopjcHBAk-G-puX5jhbNwdo0/s2000/Scan%20222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerNiy_ioIDaI-IDtrY1lyx9gi6kOA4h4ygBJofQS3zToX8eevskcpiU4hGaVpCMP7HYCMLVy8glJYDMJo-nSaoZXM0hfVSvWHofmvCG6cQt0le_j5IxlkRDD3A5Drqcu75VrwOo7pEQqp7Q5wlkPxiPWPhPev9zmVeopjcHBAk-G-puX5jhbNwdo0/w436-h640/Scan%20222.jpeg" width="436" /></a></div><p>The program that Toy City promoted was pitched to retailers via a brochure with a green cover. That's the cover you see above.</p><p>Note the hang-tag graphic, also evident in the Toy City advertisement. The hang-tag was the signature motif of this promotion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp77FveQWxTn7o3a_pmDmLU9ODmcHoeA4XAtM_Gf3K7GWUovfchGlHP7R9Ey5n4CbwdFXoAQ7llMhXo2ZBhAjbfYVHJSMGYGYRxhjgxBBlwxGT_3-r1cQqV6fI5ptE3Qt4S9KgzPqK7B6TGovixJY_S8DqsEToPC8H57wB9jIYXqpdPmC5u_yuoTIK/s2000/Scan%20223.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp77FveQWxTn7o3a_pmDmLU9ODmcHoeA4XAtM_Gf3K7GWUovfchGlHP7R9Ey5n4CbwdFXoAQ7llMhXo2ZBhAjbfYVHJSMGYGYRxhjgxBBlwxGT_3-r1cQqV6fI5ptE3Qt4S9KgzPqK7B6TGovixJY_S8DqsEToPC8H57wB9jIYXqpdPmC5u_yuoTIK/w458-h640/Scan%20223.jpeg" width="458" /></a></div><p>Those hang-tags appear again in the advertisement pictured inside the brochure. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Vk-0qLqFBEIa7HwZFnfY3aaS3cGMiNCYxA5IRzJf1XiEmXzSQQhh9Q1a8JSxW7IQEbUiMJYLxcWWMwE7Cr2R1KyPKnw-33yJjLkvUNfy67aMmK-sIsoeNJg6Qk_Snf9OC2YHrfBKHCTDGgerA_bW9dGbtLOQGF4BqA6k4VHdUN6bVzIJXp48vXvH/s1228/Scan%20223%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="819" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Vk-0qLqFBEIa7HwZFnfY3aaS3cGMiNCYxA5IRzJf1XiEmXzSQQhh9Q1a8JSxW7IQEbUiMJYLxcWWMwE7Cr2R1KyPKnw-33yJjLkvUNfy67aMmK-sIsoeNJg6Qk_Snf9OC2YHrfBKHCTDGgerA_bW9dGbtLOQGF4BqA6k4VHdUN6bVzIJXp48vXvH/w426-h640/Scan%20223%20copy.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><p>Another full-pager, this ad ran in papers on November 23, 1980, i.e. right at the start of the 1980 holiday season. Like its 1978 predecessor, it promoted a rebate program, in this case dubbed the "Cash In With Kenner" program.</p><p>I can hear you asking, "But, wait . . . that doesn't look anything like the Toy City advertisement shown above. What are you trying to pull here?"</p><p>Yes, the two ads differ considerably. </p><p>Though the Toy City ad utilized Kenner-supplied graphics and information related to the rebate program, it was retailer specific. Toy City (with Kenner's help) designed and funded that ad. </p><p>By contrast, the ad pictured in the Kenner brochure, and the ads that are the focus of this post, were ads that were designed and funded solely by Kenner. The former was a local advertisement, the latter the result of a nationwide advertising campaign by one of the biggest toy companies in the country. That's the difference.</p><p>Unfortunately, I've never seen a copy of the full-page ad pictured in the brochure. [2]</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAdWhrg7VeUZYODyDHXXbYknm_3FIEXNZOIY-UKKrjCM4RFqKRSLWEpWeiKwlBvWr3odTm4HtCRY-MQHU544s6NefduSLwyLTnItcEHdxjufODtilcxNEQN2q6MlUjk-I7jY_50Fl4WavNLwZ--iCjl9lOfxpbv3AygT8x2q5n1jM5mcYPOZZgscD/s2000/1980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2000" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAdWhrg7VeUZYODyDHXXbYknm_3FIEXNZOIY-UKKrjCM4RFqKRSLWEpWeiKwlBvWr3odTm4HtCRY-MQHU544s6NefduSLwyLTnItcEHdxjufODtilcxNEQN2q6MlUjk-I7jY_50Fl4WavNLwZ--iCjl9lOfxpbv3AygT8x2q5n1jM5mcYPOZZgscD/w584-h449/1980.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But I do have the half-page version. Thankfully, it retains both of the Star Wars toys depicted in the full-page ad: the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39603" target="_blank">Millennium Falcon</a> and <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39613" target="_blank">Rebel Armored Snowspeeder</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1981: Rerelease and More Rebates</span></b><br /><p>The <i>Empire</i> years saw several liaisons between Kenner and the Sunday funnies: No fewer than four national ads featuring Kenner Star Wars toys appeared in the funny pages during the 1980-1982 period.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TOv4eSG6pqFvGC91UXW8kyh3xH8QNobDVjj5jWNn7Trhi6RIg-V02wXdBiDdS-CDSsShk6k84ljJmc6fXomEjcxVsrLbiY7ZWBoi3AaJ213tWecZsAwA6ykGHSHgNzjv2ti_wxQwVQI6fhWrB6tUdDXwniknrHgEo3WJ7owbnp6aYHHEO7kd1D07/s2000/1981.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="2000" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TOv4eSG6pqFvGC91UXW8kyh3xH8QNobDVjj5jWNn7Trhi6RIg-V02wXdBiDdS-CDSsShk6k84ljJmc6fXomEjcxVsrLbiY7ZWBoi3AaJ213tWecZsAwA6ykGHSHgNzjv2ti_wxQwVQI6fhWrB6tUdDXwniknrHgEo3WJ7owbnp6aYHHEO7kd1D07/w574-h447/1981.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><p>Kenner's 1981 entry is probably my favorite in the series, in large part because it featured nothing but Star Wars toys.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFjAp1dTyzBRGTD1ijOyzer6_rigLwiVg_UOtlqGLxSjvHmLsnMdyqs7g3FT__1wsNLArnfLrAulCLCS2TGwfdDB2mhJm7hFJNbKtT_ZojIRioi6-MczU5yNAQrssanqHYz7TRBJdU77poh2Eicj1VJwOy5ypDNzqrrIfMcO4X73nL0vaNw78krKU/s882/1981%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="882" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFjAp1dTyzBRGTD1ijOyzer6_rigLwiVg_UOtlqGLxSjvHmLsnMdyqs7g3FT__1wsNLArnfLrAulCLCS2TGwfdDB2mhJm7hFJNbKtT_ZojIRioi6-MczU5yNAQrssanqHYz7TRBJdU77poh2Eicj1VJwOy5ypDNzqrrIfMcO4X73nL0vaNw78krKU/w550-h203/1981%20copy.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><p>The line-up depicting the then new 41-back wave of figures was particularly attractive.</p><p>Like other ads we've discussed, this one focused on a program through which customers could obtain cash rebates on purchases of select items.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HX3JUwhCZU6Ru1ab1_uT3SwcX1pbsc-9Zj_DRZByw9nJUXo72BN5eHJhR88s_zm1oEMvk0AEEE2EFJ1qo7I-8yd7Y1cjBamWPoMOZ1ybNSvtbMsYofxPIL92p_sDPsPJVAVc3FfPj1OG-wFPXMDal5tZdfwY7-SKY1X1XT3L8Jt7t-koO6OxzUmM/s1837/trg59.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HX3JUwhCZU6Ru1ab1_uT3SwcX1pbsc-9Zj_DRZByw9nJUXo72BN5eHJhR88s_zm1oEMvk0AEEE2EFJ1qo7I-8yd7Y1cjBamWPoMOZ1ybNSvtbMsYofxPIL92p_sDPsPJVAVc3FfPj1OG-wFPXMDal5tZdfwY7-SKY1X1XT3L8Jt7t-koO6OxzUmM/w418-h640/trg59.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><p>But there was a new element: By attending a screening of <i>Star Wars</i>, soon to be in rerelease around the country, and saving the corresponding ticket stub, a customer could obtain a bonus rebate of $1. </p><p>This was a canny maneuver on Kenner's part: By encouraging families to see <i>Star Wars</i>, they were encouraging engagement with the franchise, and (probably) additional toy sales. Because what child of the '80s could resist buying Star Wars toys after he'd just seen <i>Star Wars</i> in the theater? </p><p>Remember: at the time this promotion was active, <i>Return of the Jedi</i> was still two full years in the future. Kenner needed something to keep kids tuned in.</p><p>I believe the advertisement ran in papers on April 5, 1981. According to IMDb, Star Wars was rereleased five days later, on April 10.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pd08hZFGfDNdxnW32NT-EZ_u3SoO7-WR7xjgel1mSegH_RzV7lpVJSUOsK2-BE9hf3MOu9uLoPhTae4AbmX_xGAn7qG-E20hdS27ZmnRYJjc6X09FQF5PuSTeJsUuvisbxuOHjQxKnJdb4A1I8B0veOLNNMX1DZwcX_HG-eMNDISn3PzB_D8buup/s1716/IMG_2934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pd08hZFGfDNdxnW32NT-EZ_u3SoO7-WR7xjgel1mSegH_RzV7lpVJSUOsK2-BE9hf3MOu9uLoPhTae4AbmX_xGAn7qG-E20hdS27ZmnRYJjc6X09FQF5PuSTeJsUuvisbxuOHjQxKnJdb4A1I8B0veOLNNMX1DZwcX_HG-eMNDISn3PzB_D8buup/w448-h640/IMG_2934.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><p>To promote the program Kenner issued a <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=38515" target="_blank">colorful countertop display</a>. On its bottom it featured three spaces to which pads of peel-off coupons were to be affixed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisS288XjQYkG9tB5amYXceSl99ULOHRdQitUYxnuUo0891XLfmKxWxDHzG29aF-PGcGyCcLwm58_rlFrWJTaTUUfpy4ARboX1ckRuLmtMSXUbiVemUFuyFV-RfsIpyaMDomRCTV0o81qsi6_3tN5zSMzaXGKAjXDZOe9DLSJ68t6kJ4--0sUmTtRBh/s271/IMG_2934%20copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="161" data-original-width="271" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisS288XjQYkG9tB5amYXceSl99ULOHRdQitUYxnuUo0891XLfmKxWxDHzG29aF-PGcGyCcLwm58_rlFrWJTaTUUfpy4ARboX1ckRuLmtMSXUbiVemUFuyFV-RfsIpyaMDomRCTV0o81qsi6_3tN5zSMzaXGKAjXDZOe9DLSJ68t6kJ4--0sUmTtRBh/w488-h290/IMG_2934%20copy.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><p>Judging by the text printed in those spaces, the display was intended for use in movie theaters. </p><p>The display is quite rare; I can't remember seeing more than 10 examples during the time I've been collecting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHXR6JiKAuEj_zqswaZfmDmNLFRuApAgIEi9cCbsw8vxYbWmXkSDEp8ybgnfy1MwPD25uZZ6652RvDCiPYpCxqwtnNfrvGB7KLl16K9s9ZZiTG9gq16pvE13nDjWJl5hUsAhiJqhqI5zo31GM-IPqXq34yrcJOAeOaRaKrtutEHaDLXCk9G4_VzRf/s1200/IMG_2937.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1200" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHXR6JiKAuEj_zqswaZfmDmNLFRuApAgIEi9cCbsw8vxYbWmXkSDEp8ybgnfy1MwPD25uZZ6652RvDCiPYpCxqwtnNfrvGB7KLl16K9s9ZZiTG9gq16pvE13nDjWJl5hUsAhiJqhqI5zo31GM-IPqXq34yrcJOAeOaRaKrtutEHaDLXCk9G4_VzRf/w548-h332/IMG_2937.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><p>Here's an image of the coupon. It's pretty much what you'd expect.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQswSZsu0XH_7OIiuEfZjQO4AFrj892VLRWxCt4ls29CiLRjPzI9TllTjMiABpPQIu_FCysVVMEBY3CxfuDhAlojgKjx0sGBU6yYfl8cN74JBukiVgWFAu-35G2XsuexEGAiwI0V8P1DzwfB8yujw5JBoARXIHAS8J10oiYMidHGFcd-9dtD3vfBxV/s2000/Scan%20211%20copy%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1441" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQswSZsu0XH_7OIiuEfZjQO4AFrj892VLRWxCt4ls29CiLRjPzI9TllTjMiABpPQIu_FCysVVMEBY3CxfuDhAlojgKjx0sGBU6yYfl8cN74JBukiVgWFAu-35G2XsuexEGAiwI0V8P1DzwfB8yujw5JBoARXIHAS8J10oiYMidHGFcd-9dtD3vfBxV/w462-h640/Scan%20211%20copy%202.jpeg" width="462" /></a></div><p>Later in 1981, Kenner refreshed its "Cash In" program. The cover of the brochure that promoted the program to retailers, pictured above, featured a bank note and a coin carrying images of Darth Vader.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_iHbyljOZVyss5-F5DDRi-Eqbxz4HLpvNHJlaeJsb5ZsAR6NYApxl-JFdO2l-WTnzF6nxSMtbBv5sDVaqIJTZEXVfSBmUw6KP49xD-SgHgAuNs9DyhMuk8HtXf8pr2YeB_PH1ZpELs8l20Niw_O9B5SISeWZ9ZwvAnv1L2c5n06oRpbo_fqSbA1T/s2000/Scan%20212%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1491" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_iHbyljOZVyss5-F5DDRi-Eqbxz4HLpvNHJlaeJsb5ZsAR6NYApxl-JFdO2l-WTnzF6nxSMtbBv5sDVaqIJTZEXVfSBmUw6KP49xD-SgHgAuNs9DyhMuk8HtXf8pr2YeB_PH1ZpELs8l20Niw_O9B5SISeWZ9ZwvAnv1L2c5n06oRpbo_fqSbA1T/w478-h640/Scan%20212%20copy.jpeg" width="478" /></a></div><p>As you'd expect, the brochure's interior contained an image of the advertisement that would promote the program to the public. It was to run, you guessed it, in the Sunday funny pages. </p><p>As in 1980, it was a half-page ad. It ran in papers on November 22.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VbYtQAbbOKXYQluLl78yMJrkDiPkVDr23UoYw--oQL4wfJBz5s6RYAsS-4Nb1MuSfhrlPghnM8Mut5jKeAJsJlzJado0QiV8pWBTVyTITtPDqWKJIwwlm25EMo9uOnQMUYQwrjn3iRKOy0So7YfAhRKDlbqIzPXpgFAB4DBZVeItQJZr94rhIs7C/s2000/1982.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VbYtQAbbOKXYQluLl78yMJrkDiPkVDr23UoYw--oQL4wfJBz5s6RYAsS-4Nb1MuSfhrlPghnM8Mut5jKeAJsJlzJado0QiV8pWBTVyTITtPDqWKJIwwlm25EMo9uOnQMUYQwrjn3iRKOy0So7YfAhRKDlbqIzPXpgFAB4DBZVeItQJZr94rhIs7C/w586-h452/1982.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><p>The actual ad, which featured Christmas theming and focused on a variety of toy lines, hewed closely to its representation in the brochure. The major difference was the former's replacement of the Glamor Gals Fancy Firebird with the Showplace from the same line. </p><p>If you compare the two images closely, you'll find some other slight changes, including one concerning the placement of the Kenner logo and another relating to the positioning of the Millennium Falcon's cockpit cover.</p><p>The holiday season of 1982 marked the effective end of the <i>Empire</i> era. 1983 would see the release of <i>Return of the Jedi</i>, and a new, though still somewhat familiar, advertising approach from Kenner.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1983: A Sweepstakes for <i>Jedi</i></span></b></p><p>As we saw, in 1980 Kenner sponsored a sweepstakes through which kids could win a trip to see an early screening of <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>. </p><p>In 1983, with the release of <i>Return of the Jedi</i> imminent, Kenner returned to the well: They promoted a sweepstakes in which the grand prize was a trip to see a preview of the hotly anticipated third entry in the series.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92fw7E0Ikjs9scfK7j6WephhkrquQSp1LHbxMN0hz_aO7KYXdpXiZuxCH-qwDKrXIaJu5vaSCUj6saw_pQytdeWIhQR5elDyvXtt6NItV2Mf-dP6APFgRzXnxblR7JTZJ1YvT0mMI5altdEkwXjISFuMtoc_jKw6nNiYKw_FEP4F7I0ZaHepkUh2X/s2000/1983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="2000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92fw7E0Ikjs9scfK7j6WephhkrquQSp1LHbxMN0hz_aO7KYXdpXiZuxCH-qwDKrXIaJu5vaSCUj6saw_pQytdeWIhQR5elDyvXtt6NItV2Mf-dP6APFgRzXnxblR7JTZJ1YvT0mMI5altdEkwXjISFuMtoc_jKw6nNiYKw_FEP4F7I0ZaHepkUh2X/w585-h446/1983.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><p>The advertisement for the promotion ran, as you probably foresaw, in the Sunday funnies. Though I don't have the exact date, based on the entry deadline (April 1), it probably went to print sometime in March.</p><p>Similarities to the 1980 sweepstakes were multiple: Echoing the earlier promotion, second prize consisted of a complete set of <i>ROTJ</i> toys released in 1983. And second prize was a specially designed patch. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBr6RCVnK0DjCk3eoZhiuWJPdJzWZ2y91OwHfJIeebS6-XXifg82WKn1WOvacMuJSr3HZpVP9FXOIEEEcZulAsAwCgZI0v1E-pbNNEUf3GBF4EMpE0UiBJe1uj7edC95Iq8uCIcFd4Js3Hpqni88mk1_r0vBFO6VXvpm9v4cWerib7W3upMzRbKJB/s360/kenner-rotj-patch.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="288" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBr6RCVnK0DjCk3eoZhiuWJPdJzWZ2y91OwHfJIeebS6-XXifg82WKn1WOvacMuJSr3HZpVP9FXOIEEEcZulAsAwCgZI0v1E-pbNNEUf3GBF4EMpE0UiBJe1uj7edC95Iq8uCIcFd4Js3Hpqni88mk1_r0vBFO6VXvpm9v4cWerib7W3upMzRbKJB/w512-h640/kenner-rotj-patch.gif" width="512" /></a></div><p>Today that patch is substantially harder to come by than its <i>ESB</i> counterpart. I'm still looking for an example if anyone is holding!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvx2SACxklz2ilY19SWCXqSf1rN7X1Ojq4SfS7NOUe-fHUYaje9pesG5NRaA_abbYfs2H8RRDhG28Hx6GAWBhJHoA6E4M0fquZKB1fKcVz07MrXSOSGpQj2N8kZwLakCYZuRwYQmBIFYBRVDtVzZivW9LXmDmWnc0oOWvm7-UFPhLAYZMRLFHoQR6L/s1440/IMG_2947.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvx2SACxklz2ilY19SWCXqSf1rN7X1Ojq4SfS7NOUe-fHUYaje9pesG5NRaA_abbYfs2H8RRDhG28Hx6GAWBhJHoA6E4M0fquZKB1fKcVz07MrXSOSGpQj2N8kZwLakCYZuRwYQmBIFYBRVDtVzZivW9LXmDmWnc0oOWvm7-UFPhLAYZMRLFHoQR6L/w534-h640/IMG_2947.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><p>To help get out the word concerning the promotion, Kenner distributed this <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=24817" target="_blank">striking poster</a>. Curiously, it's the only poster issued by Kenner as a store display in support of the Star Wars line. Or at least it's the only one I can think of at the moment. There was also <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=82425" target="_blank">this one</a>, but I think that was more of a Coke poster with a Kenner tie-in.</p><p>Remember, at the time this poster was issued, the public had yet to see <i>Return of the Jedi</i>. The poster featured <a href="http://theswca.com/images-speci/mailaways/nunb.html" target="_blank">Nien Nunb</a> and <a href="http://theswca.com/images-speci/mailaways/ackbar.html" target="_blank">Admiral Ackbar</a> because Kenner had already sponsored action-figure mail-away promotions centered on those two characters. The other new characters remained somewhat mysterious.</p><p>You may have noticed the text printed at the bottom of the poster. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPygKefpjzraAu1fxskwnCJL_-fRyuZXiDc29GeMZdEhPaUV18Ctnk4nSDKI7j9BCi4VH32L_kMW5QWIgWhwSB0Qieva2jcupCR_PIjci21O-304lIRvC4g-Wj2P7VfTpS8WNVQGhIcRIPifg4U36I40_IRNj4KXO3nrk1Kf4eEGbF0eQcYNYeQin/s1066/IMG_2947%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="1066" height="47" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPygKefpjzraAu1fxskwnCJL_-fRyuZXiDc29GeMZdEhPaUV18Ctnk4nSDKI7j9BCi4VH32L_kMW5QWIgWhwSB0Qieva2jcupCR_PIjci21O-304lIRvC4g-Wj2P7VfTpS8WNVQGhIcRIPifg4U36I40_IRNj4KXO3nrk1Kf4eEGbF0eQcYNYeQin/w580-h47/IMG_2947%202.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><p>It alerted shoppers to the existence of the sweepstakes entry form, copies of which were located in the Star Wars section of the store's toy department. </p><p>Naturally, those forms were attached to a <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=38537" target="_blank"><i>Return of the Jedi</i> shelf-talker</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m5EYzBVbe-L5GBGmdp1-D7oN3eqXJq74_nysTGE4otq1Nh1elcI7rUxHMQvsj3Ac-yRy11hTGtTm-5kfsJeBYZB0kXIAquaMZPRBCHqnxgs_d93sxodmtahkWp8ZP9AYBy75-dKfGhDQnR3jQc9qNL2WovjM73uCMCOjn-be5JpUog-cLaIA8Aoi/s1200/IMG_2935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="1200" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m5EYzBVbe-L5GBGmdp1-D7oN3eqXJq74_nysTGE4otq1Nh1elcI7rUxHMQvsj3Ac-yRy11hTGtTm-5kfsJeBYZB0kXIAquaMZPRBCHqnxgs_d93sxodmtahkWp8ZP9AYBy75-dKfGhDQnR3jQc9qNL2WovjM73uCMCOjn-be5JpUog-cLaIA8Aoi/w568-h252/IMG_2935.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><p>Unfortunately, the graphics on this one were a little disappointing. They couldn't put an X-Wing or something on there?</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Outro</span></b></p><p>As far as I know, the <i>ROTJ</i> sweepstakes ad of spring of 1983 marked the last time that Kenner advertised Star Wars in the Sunday funnies. </p><p>Maybe someone at Kenner determined that readership of the funny pages was on the decline. Or maybe a medium capable of greater graphical subtlety was desired.</p><p>When, in the waning days of 1983, Kenner returned to Sunday newspapers, their ad didn't appear in the funny pages; it appeared in the full-color "magazine" supplement.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9taFOTMFo1vgHsuAJKY7BHd1JHxiCs_q7KC-TD9fgSpndxZJHaMC8xFI7Pfj6pFuqz95NGTpzi6cImkSQJswitzt4MrREOfJazSHI9aj6Mdmzh99kM1Nzp8rInpyobHXJwoMh89VCF7mxriktlFHOPq61vDyI74fGvqn7Yo2WEDCfriCHXaZOgDl/s400/paradeoctober231983ix5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="347" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ9taFOTMFo1vgHsuAJKY7BHd1JHxiCs_q7KC-TD9fgSpndxZJHaMC8xFI7Pfj6pFuqz95NGTpzi6cImkSQJswitzt4MrREOfJazSHI9aj6Mdmzh99kM1Nzp8rInpyobHXJwoMh89VCF7mxriktlFHOPq61vDyI74fGvqn7Yo2WEDCfriCHXaZOgDl/w556-h640/paradeoctober231983ix5.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><p>Remember the magazine supplement? My local paper had <i>Parade</i>. I would toss it aside in my rush to get to the funny pages. [4]</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppexZxHqG6KUkjUxuerMM5dEQ6xnM6YgDBLDTqD6O5v0hRvs70Mgmc2-W54KpeJ6-fhXzYeX-AQKH6QaQO-H9jqu_dmiNkqbtTh6q6X-1pbj6s9d6obQKE9MxoCHkIh259jdKjR3cVo0l2HUuQiCsjol4UbU7jZswMdwbx8ciZSUFUow6OEp-cmqX/s1200/IMG_2957.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1200" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppexZxHqG6KUkjUxuerMM5dEQ6xnM6YgDBLDTqD6O5v0hRvs70Mgmc2-W54KpeJ6-fhXzYeX-AQKH6QaQO-H9jqu_dmiNkqbtTh6q6X-1pbj6s9d6obQKE9MxoCHkIh259jdKjR3cVo0l2HUuQiCsjol4UbU7jZswMdwbx8ciZSUFUow6OEp-cmqX/w582-h380/IMG_2957.JPG" width="582" /></a></div><p>The magazine supplement was, of course, primarily aimed at adults, which is probably why this rebate advertisement focused on the bill associated with holiday gift-giving, a concern far from the minds of most children.</p><p>It also helps to explain the rather mercenary lure of $1,000 in cold hard cash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-ZW2awcpBg-IAMq1MXbMeI3No-xX_VRs7HmoYnqTt53atP_OEvovEaKzg5S1_R06dnV61uQQz0TPTP469Z8X-p9pehEW-5fIIAW9XePUcbgNnvbDuWVjnUioyDXanhv-jYzRsSoSTk4qiR_f85SfQkUkPGop3tqnBgIGcc0UFNUSQwBzycu2S9L9/s2000/Scan%20229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="2000" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-ZW2awcpBg-IAMq1MXbMeI3No-xX_VRs7HmoYnqTt53atP_OEvovEaKzg5S1_R06dnV61uQQz0TPTP469Z8X-p9pehEW-5fIIAW9XePUcbgNnvbDuWVjnUioyDXanhv-jYzRsSoSTk4qiR_f85SfQkUkPGop3tqnBgIGcc0UFNUSQwBzycu2S9L9/w580-h384/Scan%20229.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><p>According to this Kenner brochure, the ad ran on November 13, 1983.</p><p>One of the fun things about the Kenner Star Wars line (and one of the fun things about collecting it) is that it spanned two distinct eras in American culture. This is probably evident even to those who didn't live through those eras, but are instead looking back on them by sifting through their detritus.</p><p>When the line debuted in 1977, the world looked and felt a certain way. And by the time it ended, it didn't. </p><p>If you're hoping to collect these items, good luck. Some of them are quite scarce. Fortunately, the actual print ads that ran in the Sunday funny pages are obtainable and (usually) not terribly expensive. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvd-s4723E2LeoSrCRf14jjp5BR-0w0RCUyrSEF68vJfQgOw6YibJks-swodBu5j5j_Ax5-hX7uFWB27-F0q2D7gY7bqT5admx5kVIVFjzCG_bYHpCfJ8CnQzVCwgmTlQ8BZdnvabcqWT7cKW1frxB9k7_sy18ZeW31_l686MisrlqLR0u-5wbw7pV/s2000/Scan%20223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1274" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvd-s4723E2LeoSrCRf14jjp5BR-0w0RCUyrSEF68vJfQgOw6YibJks-swodBu5j5j_Ax5-hX7uFWB27-F0q2D7gY7bqT5admx5kVIVFjzCG_bYHpCfJ8CnQzVCwgmTlQ8BZdnvabcqWT7cKW1frxB9k7_sy18ZeW31_l686MisrlqLR0u-5wbw7pV/w408-h640/Scan%20223.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><p>If you really want to get crazy, you can try to hunt down this 1978 funnies advertisement from Nestle.</p><p>Though it didn't originate with Kenner, it did feature Kenner Star Wars toys -- the large-size figures and X-Wing Fighter, to be specific. </p><p>Happy collecting!</p><p><br /></p><hr /><p><b>Notes</b></p><p><span>[1] Lyrics of the song featured in the Milky TV commercial:</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s fun to milk her</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gonna do it right now</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She drinks the water when we pump her tail</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She’s raisin’ her head</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s milkin’ time now</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her pre-tend milk is a-fillin’ the pail</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow!</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">[2] Friend of the blog Ross Cuddie has a Kenner promotional kit that includes a slick of the full-page advertisement. A slick is a glossy full-size representation of an ad, typically used for reproduction and demonstration. Based on the existence of this slick, I think it's likely the full-page ad was printed in papers. I've just never seen an example.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">[3] </span>Interestingly, the patch was pretty similar to a <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=51545">patch</a> offered as a prize in a contest advertised on the packages of Dixie Cups.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span>[4] Surprisingly, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parade_(magazine)">Parade</a></i> ceased publication only recently: November of 2022.</span></p></div>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-27560841210405050292023-03-27T22:15:00.001-07:002023-03-27T22:17:26.050-07:00Was the "Happy Birthday" Poster Nearly Sold as a Commercial Poster?<p><b>Ron</b> writes:</p><p> We haven't featured much poster content on the blog over the years. So when I saw that Danny Katzel posted some interesting poster-related content on a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/134503133419690" target="_blank">Facebook group</a>, I thought I'd ask him to work it into a blog post. Happily, he agreed. Although posters are one of the most heavily collected areas in Star Wars fandom, certain examples remain mysterious. Questions abound, like: How exactly was the Happy Birthday poster distributed? and What was the intended forum for John Alvin's Concert poster? Danny's post touches on both of these longstanding questions, and raises a few others. I hope you enjoy it.</p><br /><hr /><p><b>Danny</b> writes:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvbbqI1OybvWFFCiWZ5u-91iTDaoLSVq5JtVISjeGQvgxQjXz25K5ulBPE-DXvO7BdHW5L19UxVq20ZynLYy-Vm7B1fx1svBTP655bY8nHrcZ7rYL1YIA5PiHzI5N0Q-0kuime762ndF7nRNXCkvKX44ojfP-COq6goZErGKX4QM8OjAyvsW31l4g/s4985/special_star_wars_WC36097_B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4985" data-original-width="3305" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvbbqI1OybvWFFCiWZ5u-91iTDaoLSVq5JtVISjeGQvgxQjXz25K5ulBPE-DXvO7BdHW5L19UxVq20ZynLYy-Vm7B1fx1svBTP655bY8nHrcZ7rYL1YIA5PiHzI5N0Q-0kuime762ndF7nRNXCkvKX44ojfP-COq6goZErGKX4QM8OjAyvsW31l4g/w424-h640/special_star_wars_WC36097_B.jpg" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Happy Birthday test print</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Once a neglected collecting niche, preproduction posters from the Star Wars franchise have really taken off in recent years as more examples have hit the collecting market. Most preproduction posters are an inch or more larger than their production counterparts and still have their color bars attached to one border. They sometimes also have guide and registration marks, which are trimmed off during a production run. Most preproduction posters are snuck out of the printing facility during the proofing phase before the poster is approved for production. Printers need to print many preproduction posters in a batch even when only a few are needed for quality control and approval sign off. The rest of the run is trashed. Luckily, some posters are occasionally saved by employees who liked the artwork.</p><p>I find the most interesting preproduction posters are those that are different than the final production versions. Rather than proofs, these kinds of posters can be considered “test prints” intended to demonstrate what the corresponding production posters would look like. Unfortunately, in the intervening decades since these posters were saved from the scrap pile, institutional memory clarifying why they exist at all is lost, as the people who are the custodians of that memory pass away and related documentation becomes hard to find.</p><p>This test print of the infamous "Happy Birthday" poster was originally found at the sale of the estate of a former Lucasfilm employee who worked for the studio back in 1978. For some reason, he took a few test print and proof posters home with him. This poster was in poor condition and was probably rescued from the garbage. To add insult to injury, this person then folded over the edges of the poster to hide the color bars, guide, and registration marks, which caused still more damage. Then he taped the borders all over to attach it to a backing board when it was framed. </p><p>On the bright side, at least nothing was cut off. </p><p>When he passed away, his family had an estate sale. Unfortunately, no Star Wars collectors knew of the sale, and a local record picker bought the posters. Happily, the record picker's haul included this Happy Birthday poster, a John Alvin Concert proof poster, and two proofs of Ralph McQuarrie prints originally sold at <a href="https://www.starwars.com/news/george-lucas-and-comic-books-an-early-link" target="_blank">Supersnipe</a>, the Manhattan store of which George Lucas was a partial owner. These are the only known versions of any of the aforementioned items. Unfortunately, the posters were sold separately by the record picker, and the whereabouts of the two McQuarrie proofs are now unknown.</p><p>It is thought that all four posters were printed at the same time, possibly even on the same day. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR45spI7yIrfvn5dtOabQrOkEZnSWVshVKSLrpf0I5nSbghTE9PZtphuadmfA_s064GBLbe_PCVrrATMtI_fdH0AC5TfrsUrzrsRVH_9mOfIBT8G_fPBgcB5nhkWvQ7NTOCm4FAsPkdvl4bXCdgDA15vV4R8Jjim0ohcmYB9KxJcSQVBAtnXvu929o/s1804/hb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR45spI7yIrfvn5dtOabQrOkEZnSWVshVKSLrpf0I5nSbghTE9PZtphuadmfA_s064GBLbe_PCVrrATMtI_fdH0AC5TfrsUrzrsRVH_9mOfIBT8G_fPBgcB5nhkWvQ7NTOCm4FAsPkdvl4bXCdgDA15vV4R8Jjim0ohcmYB9KxJcSQVBAtnXvu929o/w416-h640/hb.jpg" width="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A production Happy Birthday poster</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Interestingly, this Happy Birthday poster is the wrong size. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The production version of this poster is a one sheet measuring 27" x 41" with a white border, in which the now infamous crooked “Star Wars Happy Birthday One Sheet” text is printed. There is a Happy Birthday one sheet proof poster that has all of that and is the expected size, 28" x 41", the extra inch of width allowing for the color bars. But this is different. </span><span style="text-align: left;">This poster is approximately 25" x 38" and was designed to be “full bleed,” with the color image going all the way to the edges with no white border and no “Happy Birthday One Sheet” text. </span><span style="text-align: left;">The color bar is right up against the image, leaving no space for a white border on the right side. If you were to cut off the color bars and borders with the registration marks, the trimmed poster would be the exact same size as the production Concert poster: 24" x 37". In fact, this Happy Birthday test print is exactly the same size as the proof of the Concert poster found alongside it. </span></div><p> If these two posters were printed at the same time, it's likely the same size of paper was used for both. But why? Why would they print this Happy Birthday poster smaller than the intended one sheet size? This Happy Birthday print does not match any known size for any reprinting of the Happy Birthday poster, and the print quality is better than any reprint. In fact, the image quality is as good as the one sheet, and there are subtle details that are more visible on it than on the final poster.</p><p>Is it possible that they considered printing this image at a smaller size suitable for commercial sales? That's one of the theories attached to the Concert poster -- that it was intended for sale at a series of Star Wars concerts. I could not find any documentation that a similar mode of distribution was ever considered for the Birthday Poster. I reached out to several fellow collectors and people who might have insider knowledge, and no one had any evidence or remembered ever discussing making this poster anything other than a one sheet. </p><p>If this was meant for commercial sale, why would it have a PG logo? That is usually reserved (at least back in the '70s) for US theatrical releases. I guess it’s possible 20th Century Fox did a small print run of this image as a commercial poster to see how it would look, but then scrapped the idea. But, again, I can find no corroborating evidence that this ever took place.</p><p>There are other instances in which Star Wars posters were printed in smaller versions. For example, the test print of the <i>Return of the Jedi</i> "Style B" international one sheet with the grey title has, printed on its reverse, smaller versions of the three-sheet, six-sheet, and twenty-four-sheet posters. Some of those smaller versions are more purple in color than the production versions. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzzof_3rOdQ9wGMX4fL47ZLDP2kCw9ApBh4mHv2EyF0Ml5NDahgpr3SB3-nigX_OE0_w26YAKTI_dTy3_cC5lGdepT3Ws7-0BmcONjUNfsuIV0KxWYHUJAXbjsiFXqhGLg8BBTLCqnrF6znBA-zYZZh_jsoV4VyyqI5d14dPQKROkK6dVsbzERK_9/s1200/20230324_212312.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1200" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzzof_3rOdQ9wGMX4fL47ZLDP2kCw9ApBh4mHv2EyF0Ml5NDahgpr3SB3-nigX_OE0_w26YAKTI_dTy3_cC5lGdepT3Ws7-0BmcONjUNfsuIV0KxWYHUJAXbjsiFXqhGLg8BBTLCqnrF6znBA-zYZZh_jsoV4VyyqI5d14dPQKROkK6dVsbzERK_9/w582-h367/20230324_212312.jpg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A test print consisting of two scaled-down <i>Back to the Future</i> one sheets on half-sheet-sized paper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I also have a <i>Back to the Future</i> test print where two identical one sheet advance images are printed side by side in a smaller format to fit on paper sized for a half-sheet. So perhaps these smaller prints were commonly used to test how the designs looked prior to the start of the full-size print run.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZ5BtpTqfzxpFhLwn2oVlI0L2WhOrMz-rhM59amWdfwfeAwwtLc7Db3Jv_AcLYC8b-1pnbNoUnzk4aHacSluXnxb2ZJlaRYryPWkUAlV4W2_0TFouy5cVr0vjG225yfoSXfpSyzpkqVOipxOd7j4fBKb48sMqi1R-ajct1O9Tm3JahCZGJytzTPgd/s943/20230117_221856_comparison.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="943" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZ5BtpTqfzxpFhLwn2oVlI0L2WhOrMz-rhM59amWdfwfeAwwtLc7Db3Jv_AcLYC8b-1pnbNoUnzk4aHacSluXnxb2ZJlaRYryPWkUAlV4W2_0TFouy5cVr0vjG225yfoSXfpSyzpkqVOipxOd7j4fBKb48sMqi1R-ajct1O9Tm3JahCZGJytzTPgd/w562-h463/20230117_221856_comparison.jpg" width="562" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Production poster (left) and test print (right)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Looking carefully at the poster and comparing it to the production one sheet, this smaller version is a bit brighter. The reflections of the action figures on the table are clearer, and the mirrored table is more blue. This is most noticeable on the bottom, near the PG logo. There is a stark contrast between the bluish table and the black background of the PG logo. This might be evidence of a mock-up PG logo.</p><p>While the poster size is smaller, the image itself is the same, as is the scale. Even all the text at the bottom -- the PG logo, the statement referring to the Kenner toy company, and the 20th Century Fox logo -- is printed at the same size as it is on the production poster. It's just more cropped at the edges.</p><p>It is interesting that this poster was printed along with a commercial poster, and the Lucasfilm employee who took this home had only other commercial proofs. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoCfdCq-Pejtde3SJVeXfKmpiZmSkB1b6x7VTbcH-v5H3Za1nwgBkZGfjBKuVvNH4DpTBxoQCrmi5rjmTASV8fcwUn6evj4RjQia1dFqr85yDbEb158NWAtf-aBr4d34k09Yeksb_aj6GamlSCypA3hfU3ooYOWoukhRX-Wd5lxUBBkFK2tF28WR7/s360/hb%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="115" data-original-width="360" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoCfdCq-Pejtde3SJVeXfKmpiZmSkB1b6x7VTbcH-v5H3Za1nwgBkZGfjBKuVvNH4DpTBxoQCrmi5rjmTASV8fcwUn6evj4RjQia1dFqr85yDbEb158NWAtf-aBr4d34k09Yeksb_aj6GamlSCypA3hfU3ooYOWoukhRX-Wd5lxUBBkFK2tF28WR7/w566-h180/hb%20copy.jpg" width="566" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crooked text resulting from slipped plate (not present on test print)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We know the “Star Wars Birthday One Sheet” text in the lower left corner of the one sheet was added at the very last minute using an extra stripped-in plate, which slipped in the press, resulting in its peculiar slant. We also know that if the white border of the Happy Birthday poster was trimmed off, it would be the exact same size as the Concert Poster. </p><p>Maybe the Happy Birthday poster was designed so that it could be either a theatrical poster <i>or</i> a commercial poster? </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaPOwDecPuM6vte0SBjEcqdGI9of2j7QwNkH30BYbqZOItdwe9YLN2v5ct9bam5PXH7MWURDkQmMNGnsyoEv-zLhWlURVnawrH96GqoyBtUrEcJn-PzuYkEHfWChK_AYkP91s80d6OBgJIeHka4hzxRljy-Tg5elT-_oZb5cPOFNgUAb-wk-wxpD5/s1861/concert.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaPOwDecPuM6vte0SBjEcqdGI9of2j7QwNkH30BYbqZOItdwe9YLN2v5ct9bam5PXH7MWURDkQmMNGnsyoEv-zLhWlURVnawrH96GqoyBtUrEcJn-PzuYkEHfWChK_AYkP91s80d6OBgJIeHka4hzxRljy-Tg5elT-_oZb5cPOFNgUAb-wk-wxpD5/w412-h640/concert.jpg" width="412" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Alvin's Concert poster, one of the rarest of all Star Wars posters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I have read that the Concert poster was commissioned in April of 1978, which would have been around the time the Happy Birthday posters were being printed to distribute to theaters in May and June of that year.</p><p>This leads me to conclude that my poster is a true “test print.” It was printed to demonstrate what the image would look like printed as a commercial poster. Perhaps the idea was floated of making the one-year anniversary poster as a commercial print to sell at the Star Wars Concert along with, or instead of, the well-known John Alvin poster. And if the Concert (or series of concerts) was cancelled, as is often speculated, then perhaps this smaller Happy Birthday poster was scrapped at the same time. Maybe the image was even purposefully brightened to make it more suitable for a kid’s room?</p><p>Again, this is pure speculation; I can't say for certain either way. But it seems logical considering what I have been able to learn these past three months. Why else would this poster have been found among a stash of commercial proofs? Why would it have been printed at a facility that focused on commercial posters?</p><p>We may never know...</p>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-1885482423305418252023-03-15T22:36:00.009-07:002023-03-20T11:05:13.470-07:00Look at the Size of That Thing: An Interview With the Collectors Behind Read Five Books<p><b>Ron</b> writes:</p><p> What do you reckon is the best book on Star Wars collecting ever published?</p><p>I think most will agree there are several legitimate contenders for that title. </p><p>Undoubtedly, most will also agree that there's no correct answer to this question: Opinions will naturally differ as to which publication is superior. </p><p>But what if I modify the question slightly? </p><p>What if I ask not what is the <i>best</i> book on Star Wars collecting, but instead what is the most <i>impressive</i>?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuXQSXY1t4FyR4etZYySchwJRxYChTtAAXzfDp1cgvjJybAF5WR0LYFD_HXDdyRPvyzePNFC-O1WYCQzU4XVLMIZyKw3Ua01EgUXYYuTCPUJ8gPxcRmssbq75NVemqI3C07qwePaP0GNUWF8gGBdS51TD7jlk9SQKrZQahBoAYo8ehpIBIihyqKqm/s1200/IMG_2214.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1158" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuXQSXY1t4FyR4etZYySchwJRxYChTtAAXzfDp1cgvjJybAF5WR0LYFD_HXDdyRPvyzePNFC-O1WYCQzU4XVLMIZyKw3Ua01EgUXYYuTCPUJ8gPxcRmssbq75NVemqI3C07qwePaP0GNUWF8gGBdS51TD7jlk9SQKrZQahBoAYo8ehpIBIihyqKqm/w577-h598/IMG_2214.heic" width="577" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blue, gold, and silver colors correspond to different Kickstarter tiers, while the black cover (most limited) was reserved for special gifts.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Well, I'm just one guy with an opinion, but for me that's an easy one.</p><p>Upon seeing the new book put out by British collectors Gianni Venturini and Gregory Armstrong, there was little doubt in my mind that it's the most impressive publication ever devoted to the subject of Star Wars collecting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiO3MzIR89YWP3CvuLK0ec7gweAwMIvtkgcyTWL5TbN_yR9H2ge0YKkDEdvT9KxarCwyUc5wcS8M3fAs1VdQ2giP_A0ikJkTqgNXVNvEu7NHfgNqBF_1p-0q4yAPce8swY_8b5OUY-wwLliIo_Dh4QEFZz-sU_5LJ_EUUb8zCcgTn0XBDkyOZNgl4/s1200/IMG_2746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1200" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiO3MzIR89YWP3CvuLK0ec7gweAwMIvtkgcyTWL5TbN_yR9H2ge0YKkDEdvT9KxarCwyUc5wcS8M3fAs1VdQ2giP_A0ikJkTqgNXVNvEu7NHfgNqBF_1p-0q4yAPce8swY_8b5OUY-wwLliIo_Dh4QEFZz-sU_5LJ_EUUb8zCcgTn0XBDkyOZNgl4/w573-h278/IMG_2746.JPG" width="573" /></a></div><p>Measuring 15 inches by 12 inches, and weighing 10 pounds, <i>Star Wars Toy Guide, Volume One: Kenner Action Figures</i>, has the heft and sumptuousness of a limited-edition product from a publisher like <a href="https://www.taschen.com/en/">Taschen</a>. Leafing through it is a sensual experience: The weight of the paper and beauty of the graphics contribute to an effect that is immersive; you want to dive into the thing. </p><p>In fact, it's so sensually compelling that while leafing through it you may almost forget to scrutinize its information.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zAXR9rSY5Dp_JDfye55ljPVkgsEGjB11-z1Y_6Vd-0AifctkZVtU3Lbp5JOt-h-xpJmgQgqdkL2cHEeb7XQjvw745n_qOu1qmTvyWj8vIzu7NL1Xvs1XJIZnOHW5m0uL27umWJ4aVBfTknN867TBatDCRKSDXG3U2zh1bmktHHuKKL_QxYSo0pag/s1200/IMG_2215.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="1200" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zAXR9rSY5Dp_JDfye55ljPVkgsEGjB11-z1Y_6Vd-0AifctkZVtU3Lbp5JOt-h-xpJmgQgqdkL2cHEeb7XQjvw745n_qOu1qmTvyWj8vIzu7NL1Xvs1XJIZnOHW5m0uL27umWJ4aVBfTknN867TBatDCRKSDXG3U2zh1bmktHHuKKL_QxYSo0pag/w569-h318/IMG_2215.heic" width="569" /></a></div><p>But don't worry: Its informational content is just as ace as its aesthetic appeal. </p><p>Covering just about everything touching on Kenner's vintage action figure line, it's a treasure-trove for beginners and experts alike. Cogent and photo-rich elucidations of loose figures sit comfortably beside data-spreads treating tough-to-pin-down topics like two-packs and accessory variations. Even the large-size action figures are covered. </p><p>Forgive my resort to cliche, but there's really something here for everyone.</p><p>Because I was so impressed by the volume, I invited Gianni and Greg to sit for an interview concerning their process and future plans. I hope it'll serve as a good introduction to them as well as an endorsement of their future efforts.</p><p>If you don't already have a copy, I wholeheartedly recommend signing on to the proposed second edition (see below for details). If you have any interest in Star Wars toys, you won't regret it.</p><hr /><div style="text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ron Salvatore:</b> <b>Tell me about your background. In particular, how did you get into Star Wars toys?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b></b></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>Gianni Venturini:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I was born in Hammersmith (West London) in 1974. My mother took me and my older brother to the Gaumont Theatre just off Shepherd Bush Green during a school half-term break in February 1978. My mum always tells the story of me reacting to Darth Vader coming through the blockade runner’s doors and me asking her to turn it over to another channel (I was only four at the time). I persevered and Star Wars stuck with me ever since (I’m always grateful to my mum for that introduction at quite a young age). </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEATdmYwa0GV9_--yEwnIugObaoXvIM0n_8pPs06S_K7QdNFT3lBZdczvSqy3PPV04_ef26_KG_nfh081DXXLt1yh0O0FKJHHw9sCR1HrgrsD7gXp_l7Do8Jo1hlYYyX0gGKEU9nK1O3AaC1Fvyq1EIiK3iU7MNyLmne3gEYq2kLaOK8eypmxA4jN/s1200/Gianni%20wFigures.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1014" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEATdmYwa0GV9_--yEwnIugObaoXvIM0n_8pPs06S_K7QdNFT3lBZdczvSqy3PPV04_ef26_KG_nfh081DXXLt1yh0O0FKJHHw9sCR1HrgrsD7gXp_l7Do8Jo1hlYYyX0gGKEU9nK1O3AaC1Fvyq1EIiK3iU7MNyLmne3gEYq2kLaOK8eypmxA4jN/w493-h584/Gianni%20wFigures.jpg" width="493" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Professionally, I have been a Graphic Designer for over 28 years, initially studying General Art & Deigns at Richmond College and then Typography at the London College of Printing (now called UAL: London College of Communication). </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGYRpW5-jIOZjMITCw5wJpqHLCNKL-3EmdQCRewm314BL5-fi4aYGtYMt-AFbjfrF0xZ14sEPAv91KD47Jo1pPZSZFWIFkLzJa34FgQQiLD-voyF2C88vIpNJ1RSbqrc8JU9aMdRVtWA0hzLE6vvqYTCEQlatKCSC7IBXAYddI7_3HynPwoJ_2SiH/s1200/GIanni%20Card%20Backs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="804" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGYRpW5-jIOZjMITCw5wJpqHLCNKL-3EmdQCRewm314BL5-fi4aYGtYMt-AFbjfrF0xZ14sEPAv91KD47Jo1pPZSZFWIFkLzJa34FgQQiLD-voyF2C88vIpNJ1RSbqrc8JU9aMdRVtWA0hzLE6vvqYTCEQlatKCSC7IBXAYddI7_3HynPwoJ_2SiH/w428-h640/GIanni%20Card%20Backs.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My main toys as a kid were Star Wars, but when I got a bit older my toy collection was given to the children’s ward at the hospital where my mum worked. It wasn’t until my college years that a fellow student introduced me to Steve Sansweet’s book </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Star Wars: From Concept to Screen to Collectible</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">, and in there I saw the full lineup of figures. I remember remarking on figures I didn’t even know existed (namely, the last 17), and thinking I wanted them all back. And so began the resurrection of my Star Wars collection.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>Gregory Armstrong:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I’m a little younger, born in 1984; however, my mum’s job, while she was pregnant with me, was running the Star Wars toy floor in Elys department store in Wimbledon. I’ve always had Star Wars toys from my earliest memories. They were just there. Not a complete run, but I had a fair few, along with my TV recorded VHS copy of <i>The Empire Strikes Back. </i>When I watch that film now I remember all the cuts for the adverts still. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1GqmwxLBx4WROXd9x2thLEhAG4k2n1bpvNYcohdP9uZuTZw8RddQwR-G1bdxtuIZ6GkVK06UteU87TTgLAQUVE9wpJYAEtTOm5HHkpWMmrmOOXRwatwRoYqLUoCmmtayMNayU-zmyVzfSpQkaMNBDaaFwpzXVn6W5O1-w5MGHMMP1D-1CLtj4III/s1136/Greg%20and%20Gamorrean.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1GqmwxLBx4WROXd9x2thLEhAG4k2n1bpvNYcohdP9uZuTZw8RddQwR-G1bdxtuIZ6GkVK06UteU87TTgLAQUVE9wpJYAEtTOm5HHkpWMmrmOOXRwatwRoYqLUoCmmtayMNayU-zmyVzfSpQkaMNBDaaFwpzXVn6W5O1-w5MGHMMP1D-1CLtj4III/w360-h640/Greg%20and%20Gamorrean.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Growing up my parents would often take us to car boot sales and that was a prime location to buy my Star Wars figures and vehicles to play with. I love my box of vintage figures, both Kenner and Palitoy, and all beaters, played with for years by me and now played with by my daughter who has my Millennium Falcon in her room. Gianni collects a lot on cards whereas I’m all about playing with your toys (by playing I mostly mean displaying and doing toy photography), so we have a good balance between us of toy collecting.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkvUCHx3CGv6nLXQDPIVUADXUirFdxHxVIqN7Nn40qeq7D7LhpmZ1O7P-MeFuSWptwtqoJBSSXMUzmcL9vk0mb1vGS7fZdB5lEg5vtnk7hi8jTzv6zfycnxWepSLfdeTJWw92HanEHm2Ywrr1RwGUMztklC6-GJOob6q5e7jgeHAJwoPAdw31iAsI/s1200/Greg%20Card%20Backs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="804" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkvUCHx3CGv6nLXQDPIVUADXUirFdxHxVIqN7Nn40qeq7D7LhpmZ1O7P-MeFuSWptwtqoJBSSXMUzmcL9vk0mb1vGS7fZdB5lEg5vtnk7hi8jTzv6zfycnxWepSLfdeTJWw92HanEHm2Ywrr1RwGUMztklC6-GJOob6q5e7jgeHAJwoPAdw31iAsI/w428-h640/Greg%20Card%20Backs.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>I got involved in this project through my experience in retail, digital marketing, photography and my love for Star Wars. Gianni and I have been going to Star Wars exhibitions and seeing the films in the cinema for years before we even started discussing the book.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: What would you say is the focus of this book? What did you want to accomplish with it?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> When I first had the idea I wanted a book that would cover all aspects of Star Wars figures from all over the world, but soon realized it wouldn’t be achievable in the level of detail I wanted to cover. From that point, you start at the beginning, Kenner. But even then, with the vision I had, I knew we couldn’t cover it all the way I wanted to. So we started with the figures. We wanted to make a book that cataloged all we could about the figures and anything that was pertaining to them. At the same time, we wanted to produce a high-quality book that was a collector’s item in itself. Ultimately it was a book I wanted to own, and that I hoped would appeal to other Star Wars collectors.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> We weren’t looking to take on the Kellerman. We obviously adore that book. But it’s hard to pick up for an affordable price. We wanted to make a book that wouldn’t cost £300-£500, but would still be held in high regard. We wanted to cover <i>everything</i> Kenner in one book, but given the level of detail we wanted to go into, it became very clear this was impossible. So we focused on the action figures and everything that goes with them, such as catalogs, variations, card backs, coins, etc.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxbTEOXBFp4lcj4J26QjzWG42qFMRO6J7PA0ozim6MVnBiYkn5bdyFtj6Pv3vFMlnIUX-ekWW1iAWSoN79eKIwgBqKQalN8u9HHLfTcc-zIrLLmYT65RdXBXP1j9GOB56jzb-qjIlmgA086iijMsUv1uAEwTTHYQsnKIqvB7my-4bTRZuXL8oEg63/s1200/IMG_2749.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxbTEOXBFp4lcj4J26QjzWG42qFMRO6J7PA0ozim6MVnBiYkn5bdyFtj6Pv3vFMlnIUX-ekWW1iAWSoN79eKIwgBqKQalN8u9HHLfTcc-zIrLLmYT65RdXBXP1j9GOB56jzb-qjIlmgA086iijMsUv1uAEwTTHYQsnKIqvB7my-4bTRZuXL8oEg63/w480-h640/IMG_2749.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">RS: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Guides have been published over the years, both in print and on the web. What are some of your favorites, and how did they influence the creation of your book?</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I have a large collection of Star Wars collecting books. After seeing my college friend’s <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Concept-Screen-Collectible/dp/0811801012/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23YNVAY7BAJ6S&keywords=star+wars+from+concept+to+screen&qid=1678408010&sprefix=star+wars+from+concept+to+scree%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1">Star Wars: From Concept to Screen to Collectible</a></i> I immediately went and got myself a copy and would flick through that daily looking at all the items I would love to have in my collection. Steve Sansweet is a common author in my collection with <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Action-Figure-Archive/dp/0811822796/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678408040&sr=8-1">The Star Wars Action Figure Archive</a></i> being another favorite (amongst others). The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Vintage-Action-Figures/dp/0972378006/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2P17OWSYLJJLH&keywords=john+kellerman+star+wars&qid=1678408086&sprefix=john+kellerman+star+wars%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1">John Kellerman book</a> was one I signed up for when a possible second run was announced (missed the boat the first time around), but unfortunately that never happened, and I wasn’t able to get my hands on one until much later. These, along with Mark Bellomo’s <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Vintage-Action-Figures-1977-1985/dp/1440240590/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2I40CBQEWIAUR&keywords=ultimate+guide+to+vintage+star+wars+figures&qid=1678408117&sprefix=ultimate+guide+to+vintage+star+wars+figur%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1">Ultimate Guide to Vintage Star Wars Action Figures</a></i>, were the books I would go to time and time again for reference.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA: </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">I have <i>The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Star Wars Action Figures</i>, by Mark Bellomo, which is a really nice guide. I also love the UK Echo guides, wonderful books to look through. The web databases are amazing, but I love the feel of a book. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: You’re both credited as co-authors. How did you delegate duties? Who did what?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I knew this book would be something I couldn’t complete on my own with other commitments I had (at the time). Also, before this project I wasn’t really present on any social media, so I didn’t know too much about that side of things. I had started out designing some Star Wars card-back posters, which I sold through Etsy, and I knew Greg (who is married to my cousin) worked in social media advertising. I approached him about setting me up on social media as well as other platforms and how best to advertise the posters I had. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I soon sold out of my first poster batch and explained my idea for the book and how I saw its potential as a Kickstarter campaign. Greg threw himself into helping me set up the campaign, create a social presence, and also threw a bit of photography in there. Fundamentally I designed the book with Greg doing all the photography (unless already sourced or supplied).</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Our duties changed over time, as we helped each other share the load. Gianni is a fantastic graphic designer, I would only give my opinions on layout which would be discussed, but I had complete confidence in Gianni’s vision. We would both be doing research, getting in touch with collectors, doing long road trips to meet collectors and photograph key pieces in their collections. My primary task was photography. All the figure shots, the chapter breaks, and pretty much any physical we had in hand. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtoTxrQlPXq6opa4DeJbHAX3nz4gdmA-Yr3MEld3SMxnTB06iBkAZ2dTalUrvKuhl_6htm5eYztpc-4e0iBvl-CeQdpbdO7ve8171wZ09DETbNRwv7HGljgREUmjsGL9Ruk932XJ3qj1v6FYhnF7Del9jR9x1k6wjHXRJuuUxFnnLxHK1x-NuhJdV/s1200/IMG_2751.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtoTxrQlPXq6opa4DeJbHAX3nz4gdmA-Yr3MEld3SMxnTB06iBkAZ2dTalUrvKuhl_6htm5eYztpc-4e0iBvl-CeQdpbdO7ve8171wZ09DETbNRwv7HGljgREUmjsGL9Ruk932XJ3qj1v6FYhnF7Del9jR9x1k6wjHXRJuuUxFnnLxHK1x-NuhJdV/w480-h640/IMG_2751.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">RS: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The photography is first-rate throughout. How did you ensure that level of quality? And how hard was it to hunt down the photos you needed?</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> With regards to the quality of the shots we had that was down to Greg. I fully trusted in his abilities, which is one of the reasons I was happy to have him on board to begin with. I think he should be particularly proud of the chapter-break images he produced -- so much so that we produced a poster of them all that was sold with some tiers of the Kickstarter. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The card backs and many fronts were already sourced from some private collectors I knew (access to these collections was very much an inspiration for the book). We thought we had the book pretty much planned out prior to the Kickstarter, albeit with some images still being required. The success of the Kickstarter (as we hoped) opened doors to other collectors and their collections. We were able to source many of the items we required to finish the book, but we didn’t stop there. With all this new content and information we had access to we couldn’t help but add to the book (the initial number of pages was 300 -- which soon grew to 400, and we ended up at 536). If we learned of something new we had to include it -- we wanted the book to be as in-depth as possible, printed "real estate: permitting!" The community was so generous, and we even got invited to people’s houses (after lockdown) to photograph extremely rare items. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We contacted people through Facebook who showed off amazing pieces via posts, but we were not always successful. We badgered the likes of Frank Mews a few times before we convinced him of the project. Some collectors were a flat "no," whereas others greeted us with open arms. We always made sure we showed people layouts and designs in order to convince them it was a worthwhile project, and many times that was the deciding factor in getting them on board. Some collectors even took and retook photos for us because we were particular about how we wanted the item to appear in the book. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were particularly lucky with certain items, like the catalogs. We wanted this show the printed spreads the catalog mailer packs were advertised on, as we knew that would spark nostalgia in the reader. We found a lady in the U.S. who collected them and had a majority of the ones we wanted. The lady was able to supply us with the necessary scans. At the same time, this also raised concern as we could not find the Spiegel catalogues anywhere. Searching through we found a <a href="http://theswca.com/images-speci/mailorder/index.html" target="_blank">relevant article</a> by a certain Ron Salvatore. Problem solved! We asked a lot and got a lot back. We're so grateful to so many. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwkTntIVTGVedFFZqwM1yAtrTWM_Sf61V3g2-HlwFg3el1OcRuUIFuHwO4RPZZprNt_zo1tbf6IEK2hWf97bwHeQ2TAlgHcUks1i-cF1C-GvUeGttP_lyW9Ucq_NgS7-p1yOZhAiydZmvRdsMUzk-8xG87o2pIqCcrliRtP_EsURr-qr3c78rvwIm/s1200/IMG_2743.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwkTntIVTGVedFFZqwM1yAtrTWM_Sf61V3g2-HlwFg3el1OcRuUIFuHwO4RPZZprNt_zo1tbf6IEK2hWf97bwHeQ2TAlgHcUks1i-cF1C-GvUeGttP_lyW9Ucq_NgS7-p1yOZhAiydZmvRdsMUzk-8xG87o2pIqCcrliRtP_EsURr-qr3c78rvwIm/w480-h640/IMG_2743.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA: </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">Thank you</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>, </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">I appreciate that.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none;">I’ve always been a keen photographer. I've had images published in magazines like <i>Photography Monthly</i> before, worked in digital marketing, and I'm a big fan of <i>Toy Photography</i>, so was no stranger to taking photos. They were all taken during the lockdowns -- in my kitchen, actually. I had some incredible figures at my house, including Gianni’s complete beautiful loose 96-figure run, all of them featured in the book, which both excited and terrified me. We of course had many variants to hunt down and photograph, as well as the <i>Droids</i> and <i>Ewoks</i> on card and loose. </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There were some things I was very nervous handling, such as the Hoth Luke still in the original mail-away baggie, double telescopic Luke, Vader and Obi-Wan on cards (albeit in acrylics), double telescopic lightsabers, and some figures on the card with slightly loose bubbles. These may not have been ours, but rather lent just for the photography. But it was amazing to have all these wonderful figures in hand and on my kitchen table being shot for the book. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m32S64YJFCChjbkCMPdDRrfKSZzHMq8_bWLKWapxgQKOSSyJOhfxGLf7DRyzHVGb_4_K0RKNCgWHztCQ2mbn0EmwbtLjxcXaQb5u248slvMl8PlcBU0ZJR-NW-vt0qecs8-5VAYZip8VqRUxx-y-CIhPh1RJTfMH-avosCbIibeVRI6a-AiKCVMK/s1200/IMG_2741.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m32S64YJFCChjbkCMPdDRrfKSZzHMq8_bWLKWapxgQKOSSyJOhfxGLf7DRyzHVGb_4_K0RKNCgWHztCQ2mbn0EmwbtLjxcXaQb5u248slvMl8PlcBU0ZJR-NW-vt0qecs8-5VAYZip8VqRUxx-y-CIhPh1RJTfMH-avosCbIibeVRI6a-AiKCVMK/w480-h640/IMG_2741.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">RS: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">What is your favorite aspect of the book? What about it are you most proud of?</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> For me, it’s the look and feel of the book. We wanted great information but we also wanted a traditional feeling book with a sense of quality and presence. We wanted it to be a collector’s piece in its own right as well as a great resource! When people see it in person it always gets the reaction I was hoping for.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA: </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Of</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">course, the photography, particularly the full-page chapter break images, which were added a lot later. But, in all honesty, I would say the chapters on variations and weapons. We weren’t planning to have them in the book, not at the level of detail they are anyway. We added them during the Kickstarter as stretch goals, but once we actually sat down the do the chapters we realized how big a job it was going to be, and once we started pulling that thread we couldn’t stop till the whole jumper was gone.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a lot of work, stress, and at points very frustrating, but I love looking at those chapters now. They really elevate the book even higher, and it wouldn’t be the same without them.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: Tell me about the graphic design. Gianni, you mentioned you worked in that field. How did you approach the look of the thing?</b> </span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Being a graphic designer I wanted to make sure the book wasn’t "over-designed." When you love the content, you want that to be the star. I knew if we got the photography right (which Greg did) I could allow the content to dictate the look of the book. No bells and whistles, let the images do the talking. The efforts in design were more about communication, which is what graphic design is. You want to present something in a way that not only looks good but communicates its message clearly. Breaking down the card backs into "masters" and "subsidiaries" was a bit of a eureka moment for us as we felt this simplified the various combinations in a much clearer way and allowed us to show the full range of existing card backs as well as other predicted possibilities.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The book actually started off having a landscape orientation, but with some pages having throw-outs (fold-out pages), it limited the size of press we could print on, and so narrowed down our options regarding printers. We were always conscious of costs and wanted both quality and value for the reader.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA: </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">That was all Gianni. His design of this book blew me away, even in the earliest drafts. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: What do you think the book has contributed to the knowledge base of Star Wars collecting? </b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: inherit; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> As we mention in the book, collecting these figures is multi-faceted. You can go down multiple rabbit holes with many aspects of the collection. Given limited pages (only 536) we were both conscious and careful that we gave the right amount of information to the right areas. We do hope, however, that we have given enough information to start people down those rabbit holes, should they so wish to go there, by giving outline information. I feel like we do this in the section on COOs on page 263, in which we explain how they can be </span>scrutinized<span style="font-family: inherit;"> down to the finest detail without showing every possible option -- which was impractical in this instance and a book unto itself.</span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope one day this book could inspire another generation and make them </span>realize<span style="font-family: inherit;"> why these toys are loved so much by so many. </span></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: I notice that you occasionally feature a photograph of a prototype alongside its production counterpart. What was your thinking there? What do you think prototypes contribute to our understanding of these toys?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> These were images we had access to from the Lehmkuhl brothers [Sean and Ryan], who run<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://toyhoarders.com/">toyhoarders.com</a>. They were kind enough to supply some images, so we thought it would be cool to show these off and give a little insight as to how these figures were put together and even explain some of the terminology used in preproduction collecting.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> It’s just nice to have those extras in there. If we knew about it, could get hold of it or get our hands on a useable image from someone who had it, it was going in the book. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fnIZSaARY7o8uZgF2cicPjylK5-viD0Br_ruPPodLB1P-tTHruqFxxLAQ_mYppWwCaVEXCOC0JzpB8QgbjoBOShIGg7i40T47umJ6R1PmFpdDZsi1gfRcWdsD6sIBmyEV41NKoKXIHuhLuYYIb6v_SE0TEegefo-DUtuyaJMAlHBXpKYsh-f2Lqo/s1200/IMG_2756.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fnIZSaARY7o8uZgF2cicPjylK5-viD0Br_ruPPodLB1P-tTHruqFxxLAQ_mYppWwCaVEXCOC0JzpB8QgbjoBOShIGg7i40T47umJ6R1PmFpdDZsi1gfRcWdsD6sIBmyEV41NKoKXIHuhLuYYIb6v_SE0TEegefo-DUtuyaJMAlHBXpKYsh-f2Lqo/w480-h640/IMG_2756.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: I was happy to see the large-size figure line included in the book, as that line doesn’t get a lot of love from collectors. Why did you decide to include those alongside the action figures? What do you enjoy about the large-size line?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5QlM4Y6EjWN_zRW-tKVz2eDtLfTttQkc_8RRCA0JcqZQGXw78llcMPzziYlJUo_LX-Er4GE9OHRPmramMJtUC71CEmmr1XOY6EpTCAaDZzy0vcoxv4Rb4p34VHfP00uF14YFmHvkzoEPFyW6HSZkOWl_jg28ZJQObIKv2z5RMIYe4K0zI3bj_77p/s1200/IMG_2755.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5QlM4Y6EjWN_zRW-tKVz2eDtLfTttQkc_8RRCA0JcqZQGXw78llcMPzziYlJUo_LX-Er4GE9OHRPmramMJtUC71CEmmr1XOY6EpTCAaDZzy0vcoxv4Rb4p34VHfP00uF14YFmHvkzoEPFyW6HSZkOWl_jg28ZJQObIKv2z5RMIYe4K0zI3bj_77p/w480-h640/IMG_2755.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Originally, that was a stretch goal, but we always knew we wanted them to appear. This book was to cover all things figure-wise from Kenner, so to omit them wasn’t really a choice. They not only add new collections to the book, but they also add new color pallets. The content dictated the design. We even flipped the design of the pages (<i>Droids</i> & <i>Ewoks</i>) to reflect the card backs, putting the figures on the opposite side when compared to the movie-line figures. This is not necessarily something that people would pick up on, but we knew it was there.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA: </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Much like the variants and <i>Droids</i> and <i>Ewoks</i>, the large-size figures were floating around as a stretch goal during the Kickstarter, but before even hitting our target we had already discussed it and decided they were going in. We just couldn’t leave anything out. But I’m glad they are in there. If you love them or not, they are still part of the Star Wars Kenner history, and so fully deserve their own chapter in the book. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe5i_UAUBnLXwQc6niteKtU8O5sJsJ316V-rkYBlT-MEC0Uk2aZ74xajXL2xh628EAo8LIjZj4gv5JCuw9dNF_ZmJ9VlZKMLSbAeYmsn8yVUmxLyODT8ynO1E0XGFs2man4TZdk_sgAcTarrbT18QF8ii8YThUC7r0Vl888rtgTJLLl7kRYOFgRnt/s1200/IMG_2744.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMe5i_UAUBnLXwQc6niteKtU8O5sJsJ316V-rkYBlT-MEC0Uk2aZ74xajXL2xh628EAo8LIjZj4gv5JCuw9dNF_ZmJ9VlZKMLSbAeYmsn8yVUmxLyODT8ynO1E0XGFs2man4TZdk_sgAcTarrbT18QF8ii8YThUC7r0Vl888rtgTJLLl7kRYOFgRnt/w480-h640/IMG_2744.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></b></div>RS: </b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Earlier you mentioned accessory variations. I was impressed </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">by the level of detail there. How hard was it assembling all that information, and do you reckon what you’ve put together is close to comprehensive? </span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> This was always a tricky section, and one we decided to add late in the process. I think it’s one of those sections that could be expanded upon or be a book on its own. With space as an issue, we treated it as one of those sections through which we can inform people enough to allow them to further investigate. We know this book won’t compete with the level of information that is on the internet, but we wanted to cover as much as possible to give people a good starting point.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>GA:</b> It was a very time-consuming and daunting task, with a lot of opinions woven into fact, so it was very difficult to catalog, but I’m very happy and proud of the final chapter and how far we went with it in the end. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzlu9VE-jkrqn0dkGrwzYsO6FEiZeol1TuVF8EqEHsbcoA-eDuytHVfL24QgO7zLjcHInHnrOhM455ut4OtWbnf2mrGqpOfdtQxYtEe-53xGDl5I81fw3qfj4GwfoyiEAb8JlH_PhtBcbrhuGyVrX2rzGoqnJYo9fibEch44JrPDVu10DmIExQlSm/s1200/IMG_2746.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzlu9VE-jkrqn0dkGrwzYsO6FEiZeol1TuVF8EqEHsbcoA-eDuytHVfL24QgO7zLjcHInHnrOhM455ut4OtWbnf2mrGqpOfdtQxYtEe-53xGDl5I81fw3qfj4GwfoyiEAb8JlH_PhtBcbrhuGyVrX2rzGoqnJYo9fibEch44JrPDVu10DmIExQlSm/w480-h640/IMG_2746.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><b><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b><br /></b></span></div>RS: "Opinions woven into fact." That's a great way of putting it! <span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This book includes more information on the ROTJ two-packs than I’ve seen in any other source. What are your thoughts on those products? </span></span></b></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> These are items not necessarily on my radar but I appreciate them all the same. We too had never seen a lot about these in other books, and it was tricky, as we knew we could never display all of the almost 3,000 options possibly available. Again, we had help from a guy (mentioned in the book) who focused on these, and who had a lot of knowledge that he was willing to pass on. I feel we did the two-packs justice. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I didn’t know much about these going in so the whole chapter was an education for me. I love the combinations. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW_TG_vgxAJ65zuQqs5DBc7bEyFXZ-fKPjvKbc9lSp1HXhhK6N8yFSFtWUaOMxnbuZHVhwVGz6ta1_i98TOs9_MZKj3-7QRDjo6n1dwWEg_n4jWVKqRpQEZAOGL8TE-n4pXVuaugcRlDYReRvPkeog2SrQjo7jCHLlrDtfp4xzKNmgIziTF4yXzUB/s1200/IMG_2748.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKW_TG_vgxAJ65zuQqs5DBc7bEyFXZ-fKPjvKbc9lSp1HXhhK6N8yFSFtWUaOMxnbuZHVhwVGz6ta1_i98TOs9_MZKj3-7QRDjo6n1dwWEg_n4jWVKqRpQEZAOGL8TE-n4pXVuaugcRlDYReRvPkeog2SrQjo7jCHLlrDtfp4xzKNmgIziTF4yXzUB/w480-h640/IMG_2748.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: Speaking of hard-to-catalog areas: Does the book feature photos of nearly every catalog figure mailer known to exist? It almost seems that way. How hard was it finding all of those photos?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Simple answer is yes. Probably the hardest section to source images for. Not only the packs (which, again, we had great help with from experts in this field), but the catalogues too (as you well know, Ron). We ended up missing a couple of packs which we have now sourced and will include in any future print runs. We searched online for stuff we could maybe ask permission for and even looked at purchasing some, but these too are becoming sought after and so command a price! As I mentioned, we managed to find a lady in the U.S. who collected all sorts of catalogues and was selling USB sticks containing digital versions. We sent a list of what we needed, and the lady was able to help out with pretty much all of them from that period. The only ones we struggled with were Spiegel (which a certain Mr. Salvatore helped us with at the 11th hour).</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> It seemed borderline impossible at points until you find that person who has them. I tell you, during the lockdown, I become very good friends with my postman. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGWL-Uf48tcv73mRfk2NfKaKRaV0sz9tywMrFI4qJ6EiGbe9att8xAfJiM2BYpt_xvyKcPQhaSg3CGsW6a68GtwVg4MRidF3dW4dUcWy7VKI2leZAOYQ8QHO2AmMU2t-H4Vld2PCIZx_HYJ2sakQhYySw8KEExuGLFv1cmLfNDTTN9oeXh6-XZAQ8/s1200/IMG_2747.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGWL-Uf48tcv73mRfk2NfKaKRaV0sz9tywMrFI4qJ6EiGbe9att8xAfJiM2BYpt_xvyKcPQhaSg3CGsW6a68GtwVg4MRidF3dW4dUcWy7VKI2leZAOYQ8QHO2AmMU2t-H4Vld2PCIZx_HYJ2sakQhYySw8KEExuGLFv1cmLfNDTTN9oeXh6-XZAQ8/w480-h640/IMG_2747.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">RS: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yeah, the Spiegel catalogs are tough. I'm thrilled I was able to help in some small way. You seem to place a lot of emphasis on the internet collecting community, even devoting a section to it. How do you think this book fits into that community?</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> With myself not being on social media prior to this project I was very detached from the online community side of things, which is how Greg and I got started in talking about this project together. As it turns out the online community played a massive part in getting this book to a point where we were able to produce it. Without the likes of certain YouTube channels that we mention in the book, Facebook groups also, which include many people we have become very good friends with (both online and in-person), we could not have spread the word as much as we did, as there was no budget for advertising, and we relied heavily on word of mouth. Nobody knew who Read Five Designs was when we started (I even started doing posters under the name Blue Milk until we spotted someone else using that name), and it’s fair to say that people took a risk on us, which we will forever be grateful for. Whenever we see comments from videos, live streams, or online posts, we are always given the impression that they have been a part of this journey in getting the book out, and sometimes they got us over difficult periods. So a big thank you to that community.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Such a great bunch of humans. We weren’t exactly greeted with open arms when we announced the Kickstarter. Understandably so, we came out of nowhere, no one knew us, and here we were claiming we were going to make the most in-depth Star Wars Kenner toy guide. So we would go on with anyone who was kind enough to invite us onto their YouTube channel, including <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BossksBounty/featured">Bossk's Bounty</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueHToys/featured">Paliboys</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Holochronicles/featured">Holochronicles</a>, who welcomed us with open arms and believed in the project from the start. We made some very good friends within that community. We’ve also had people tell us throughout the process of making this book that it brought other communities together in their excitement for the book. Meeting people in person at conventions like Echo Live and toy fairs has been a really amazing and rewarding experience. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: The collecting community is certainly incredibly diverse and responsive to requests. How did you go about leveraging the knowledge of that community in helping you assemble all of this information?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Once the project got funded, it opened a lot of doors, and some people approached us notifying us of rare items they had in their collections. If I’m honest, it was always a part of the gamble -- get the project funded, so people know it will actually be happening, and then bring people on board with their collections. When you start communicating with people online about specific focuses you get to hear and read the same names crop up as to who to speak to or contact. Some collectors gave us a flat "no" and others were very keen to have their collections added. We managed to convince others by sending them sections of the book that were relevant to them, and once they could see what we were trying to do they wanted to help. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA: </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">It was so important, knowing whom in the collecting community to reach out to, depending on their focus, to help us. Chapters like the ones on coins and two-packs just wouldn’t be what they are without the valuable knowledge of the collecting community. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnizRuEmOyITYG5KspGu0D3A3ZQ8y0LFHD9P-LMSA2EhkI1fUkW-vhOUgxvQvMo0LtvF9MTXr6Q60FsmtRkDjNDDS7IvwEtKF5QmIDfillbOsfuXDyUhZPuOUIzggrECrx2eZ8mmnLL3k-PykjbnJgKemQRMZgkNG9vAyHeWrkoaHq5xT60Rez5RR/s1200/IMG_2749.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnizRuEmOyITYG5KspGu0D3A3ZQ8y0LFHD9P-LMSA2EhkI1fUkW-vhOUgxvQvMo0LtvF9MTXr6Q60FsmtRkDjNDDS7IvwEtKF5QmIDfillbOsfuXDyUhZPuOUIzggrECrx2eZ8mmnLL3k-PykjbnJgKemQRMZgkNG9vAyHeWrkoaHq5xT60Rez5RR/w480-h640/IMG_2749.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">RS: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">What do you wish you could have included in the book but couldn’t for reasons of space, time, lack of adequate photography, etc.? </span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I will always look at the book and see ways to improve it. That said, I think that, given that it’s over 500 pages and the size it is, it would be easy to say most of it’s there. But no. I do think some sections could have been expanded upon, but adding to the number of pages with what I had in mind would have made the book a danger to itself. What do I mean by this? Well, I think it would have been too thick and heavy for it to handle its own physicality, and would maybe not last too long with constant handling. We had a couple of prototypes made before going to final print, and that was pretty expensive to produce. This included the dust jacket options and all the finishes we were looking for. We got it, and it was too big really. The page weight was too heavy, which meant the spine was too wide, and it was tricky to handle. As a result, one of the prototypes got damaged, so we made some refinements with the final product, bringing paper weight down and modifying some other details, and we think the final product is solid, and with quality finishes to boot! I know this goes away from the original question but it’s all about balance. D</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">id we get the right amount of stuff in a book that size? I think so, yes, and without too much compromise.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: Did you have an experience while writing the book that you particularly value and that you wouldn’t have had otherwise?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I think this goes back to the community and the people we have met along the way. They encourage you to push on and get the job done. In my mind, I knew I never wanted to let these people down, and I knew I could deliver a quality product. As time went on, we ourselves go frustrated with how long everything was taking, but we knew we had to get stuff right. We constantly kept our backers updated, and we were always accessible to any questions or concerns people had. The community helped us get to the end. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Meeting everyone and seeing their reactions to the book we poured so much work, time, and love into. Collectors we met on our photography road trips, collectors in the community, YouTubers, and just meeting those who have supported us, has been a really incredible experience. You walk into a toy shop, and someone stops you to say they backed the book and what a great job we’ve done. It can be a little overwhelming in the best possible way. Just seeing the reactions, the posts on social media, and the emails people send sharing what these toys mean to them and how important the book is to them, it’s pretty amazing. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: What should people thinking of producing their own book keep in mind? What are the pitfalls of writing a collectables book? What are the benefits?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Although I have worked on many projects of this type, I have never worked on one as big as this, of which I had complete control over (albeit with Greg). You have to learn from your mistakes, not just in the contents of the book but with the production and fulfillment. There are certain things we could have done better, but we were learning things along the way. The fulfillment part was particularly hard as we probably both underestimated that task. As I’m answering this question I have just finished attaching the final labels to the last batch that will leave my house in two days’ time, and what a relief that will be. We know how we can use those experiences to give our supporters a better experience going forward. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> You've got to keep a level head. You’ll be told very conflicting pieces of information you’ll need to sort through. And consistency: we had to show all chapters the same respect, the same level of detail, not just brushing over say "coins." We didn’t want weak chapters. We wanted something to please all vintage Star Wars collectors, no matter their focus. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt6Xed9p0e0d0TSx4bdDZqQzAiCKrh1s_FSU2pCiP8ypGO5PC_JHzcTKwC-pKp8kC2VLFkggy1IS9NL1cZWuTfiLeyOySWojC1FELoSRX14uUW9Zr3ANnpu2roN5CbVekg75YrPP0g63PH7FXGRNnuoiOCr7xGKLFyeRNP-3Kkc5fuQlvIp-bQH8c/s1200/IMG_2226.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt6Xed9p0e0d0TSx4bdDZqQzAiCKrh1s_FSU2pCiP8ypGO5PC_JHzcTKwC-pKp8kC2VLFkggy1IS9NL1cZWuTfiLeyOySWojC1FELoSRX14uUW9Zr3ANnpu2roN5CbVekg75YrPP0g63PH7FXGRNnuoiOCr7xGKLFyeRNP-3Kkc5fuQlvIp-bQH8c/w480-h640/IMG_2226.heic" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: What are your personal favorite Star Wars toys?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Even as a child I was always about the characters. I didn’t ask for too many vehicles or playsets as a child, and they are not something I need to add to my collection now. I am all about figures, and they were what I wanted as a child. I would receive them double-wrapped at Christmas, and knew exactly what they were before opening them<span class="Apple-converted-space"> -- it</span></span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> was just a question of which particular figure was in the gift. My favorite figure is probably Han Bespin, I always gravitated to that one as a child.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I love all my beaters, but as a kid I played with R5 and R2 a lot, and took them places with me, bearing in mind as a kid I was playing with these figures before even seeing the films, so I had no idea R5 had so little screen time. And of course, the vintage Millennium Falcon, one of the greatest toys ever made. Can’t wait to get to that in Volume Two.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>RS: How can collectors get their hands on a copy of this?</b></span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> We have pretty much sold out of the first batch, but we may have a small number after fufillment. That said, we have generated a waitlist which is now over the required amount to produce a second batch. If people are interested in being added to the list, </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">they can click this link </span><span role="gridcell" style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1heor9g x1bvjpef" href="https://www.readfive.co.uk/reprint?fbclid=IwAR2RY1IG0o-xfnToColXamqPaVbtv_UDdqM9SCvB2zlfVuE3fEU-Ke6hRWU" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="-1" target="_blank">https://www.readfive.co.uk/reprint</a>.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> After a well-deserved nap, we hope to do another run this year. Collectors can let us know if they want to be notified and jump on the waitlist. </span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxgX07lspNGqv5P9vRnwrvJV8XESEpFfeACIFlH4nfGr0B5aASj94Tk1A2H1Jz-aziMRj12gY_SlK1SH3qK8dYmlIBegmY8ULZVjXuSzaciORAAXoleGjueaEMQa7BEtkJ2KB3qL7DZKB7W8ldE56inp5toIv2zS5yxzYYYi6Kps-hD3TF6fPLFfy/s1200/IMG_2758.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxgX07lspNGqv5P9vRnwrvJV8XESEpFfeACIFlH4nfGr0B5aASj94Tk1A2H1Jz-aziMRj12gY_SlK1SH3qK8dYmlIBegmY8ULZVjXuSzaciORAAXoleGjueaEMQa7BEtkJ2KB3qL7DZKB7W8ldE56inp5toIv2zS5yxzYYYi6Kps-hD3TF6fPLFfy/w480-h640/IMG_2758.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">RS: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Earlier you mentioned a second volume. What do you have planned for future volumes?</span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GV:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> We have started to flesh out Volume Two, which will include vehicle, creatures and playsets. We will give treat these similarly to how we have treated the figures in Volume One, and there is even a preview of that at the end of Volume One.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>GA:</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> I can’t wait to get into the photography side of Volume Two. So excited to meet and work with new and old faces, play with the amazing playsets, etc. Bring it on!</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>RS: Well, guys, congratulations on completing such a monumental project, and on doing it in such spectacular fashion! I can't wait to see Volume Two. Let me know if I can be of any help with it.</b></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></div></div>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-6098854116728419552023-03-12T08:51:00.003-07:002023-03-12T10:02:01.976-07:00Vintage Star Wars Watches: Texas Instruments, Bradley & Beyond<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvI4CSGDpGtQykJi8dJjJCNjjRXjVi6TSro5W1LzlbGOpnvw7zEm2oAV77QYw53FF6Owuj4Wnj1UTxYeA35bdTnV99wF-Pjs-PmFLUAz9HUBul4hxzXAG9OGM8jhAf3euy71ruSL5IMZ11Uhqdy20hZpad4TDF3QyNk6FJ4gzbUDlQdHAXw6fxqkU/w356-h400/IMG_E1423.JPG" style="display: none;" /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2Y0tluyQy0zpRxUEAY1xk_lSgYE6d65exSq3H0VyHbBOcbQaGAOCKE3sZIZSoH1lkQK6n5Dg5NpzwO_Ymc52zRwObm1SwgR8UWPVfcV4ZBFwr8wX536Nb1jQwP9qh_EJSvY9FOUK3T16fad5Q45OdP_5VGVrR1Gs_HqrDnILcrx4zPKpnYgULrY_/s1167/Watch%20blog%20header%20txt.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="1167" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2Y0tluyQy0zpRxUEAY1xk_lSgYE6d65exSq3H0VyHbBOcbQaGAOCKE3sZIZSoH1lkQK6n5Dg5NpzwO_Ymc52zRwObm1SwgR8UWPVfcV4ZBFwr8wX536Nb1jQwP9qh_EJSvY9FOUK3T16fad5Q45OdP_5VGVrR1Gs_HqrDnILcrx4zPKpnYgULrY_/w612-h292/Watch%20blog%20header%20txt.png" width="612" /></a></div></div><p></p><hr /><b><br /></b><div><b>Yehuda </b>writes:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="adn ads" data-legacy-message-id="18619a2f504e4f16" data-message-id="#msg-f:1756854857652653846" style="border-left-style: none; border-left: none; display: flex; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><div class="gs" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; width: 1120px;"><div class="ii gt" id=":fl" jslog="20277; u014N:xr6bB; 4:W251bGwsbnVsbCxbXV0." style="direction: ltr; margin: 8px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="a3s aiL" id=":fk" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5; overflow: hidden;"><div><p style="text-align: left;"> Character watches have been ubiquitous with playground fashion since the 1930s. Often dominated by the Disney cast, watch faces typically feature popular characters of the moment. I sported a manual wind Mickey Mouse watch in Second grade. I remember flashing it to a friend who in turn showed me his new Darth Vader watch. It was clear I had been bested.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> Once <i>Star Wars</i> was released, R2-D2 and C-3PO et al. quickly replaced Mickey Mouse on the wrists of many children.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> I don’t know if letters to Santa are still a thing. Do kids even write letters anymore? Maybe St. Nick is on Instagram. And frankly it’s getting harder just to find a physical copy of the Sunday <i>Times</i> anymore. Anyway, when printed media was still the main resource for news, many papers would print selected letters to Santa written by children that year for the entertainment of adults who were in on the farce. When read today these letters offer a window into popular trends of the time. Sadly the end of printed media has minor unexpected losses.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Below are several interesting examples of these printed letters from the holiday season of 1977 and 1978 which reflect the popularity of the newly available Star Wars watches.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbwDXYyPGfq7_QMzJdmJG7Zpf--RvrgB6pUGsFKvCe3Alq3zmBDm4vVnDfTaZ2VbWD2wUJ6y8628ZoUrHHBO64Tp5alDDEzz3D79L-oDuAg7QzewQEe8a0bfMzxDIxuMSQcc6ydDbxUFlKRX2sY6PoFD_7nkZKb8_2qXAgJ_DmITM02ARTBzt9os/s628/IMG_E1529.JPG" style="text-align: start;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbwDXYyPGfq7_QMzJdmJG7Zpf--RvrgB6pUGsFKvCe3Alq3zmBDm4vVnDfTaZ2VbWD2wUJ6y8628ZoUrHHBO64Tp5alDDEzz3D79L-oDuAg7QzewQEe8a0bfMzxDIxuMSQcc6ydDbxUFlKRX2sY6PoFD_7nkZKb8_2qXAgJ_DmITM02ARTBzt9os/s16000/IMG_E1529.JPG" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>New Braunfels Herald</i>, Texas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">December 22, 1977</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgbtZsHcbGNnUy0Ut7pWN4aHoUnkw5yXr3jl_bqXZn8YUwH-3cnCD0tlcwL1yjwSU-gBN0-NlAJ3r7gXsxXDVirEoqwr0TKbQQMHK-6eS4hL6V9mqzhKMPxgOylMPd4wEGyllone1Ay4rINfb8LtOQmd3zxLllu9vKBMIt1ztVvz6IHxz7zWSo3k/s600/IMG_E1531.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgbtZsHcbGNnUy0Ut7pWN4aHoUnkw5yXr3jl_bqXZn8YUwH-3cnCD0tlcwL1yjwSU-gBN0-NlAJ3r7gXsxXDVirEoqwr0TKbQQMHK-6eS4hL6V9mqzhKMPxgOylMPd4wEGyllone1Ay4rINfb8LtOQmd3zxLllu9vKBMIt1ztVvz6IHxz7zWSo3k/s16000/IMG_E1531.JPG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Hutchinson News</i>, Kansas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">December 12, 1978</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUH4nLL6Fq1XRulemLGQRAu9-SuUet2z5bCAaaHnObsGhVaDBjdzcA6tGib1Bp5pRC3XFVFO3uUtPiarzujYIxwQcnBOuM0xPtXxLBjsTTzSAyZbsO1nJLThDVwFdv0JGEO8UnDKIvy6bTayRSH2jsNzmkMsV3p89FmEUuoDb6K-USINchsdYmaxo/s599/IMG_1533%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUH4nLL6Fq1XRulemLGQRAu9-SuUet2z5bCAaaHnObsGhVaDBjdzcA6tGib1Bp5pRC3XFVFO3uUtPiarzujYIxwQcnBOuM0xPtXxLBjsTTzSAyZbsO1nJLThDVwFdv0JGEO8UnDKIvy6bTayRSH2jsNzmkMsV3p89FmEUuoDb6K-USINchsdYmaxo/s16000/IMG_1533%20(2).PNG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Grand Saline Sun</i>, Texas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">December 21, 1978</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJC7nv7ioi9G6GvJPkGmTm64_DqhXihqN26XPvteQvwFB-PYOJRrq0WuoAMs4hXa6Ze61W_zpDjSuKpZh3SMpTWwmG4A42_KF-zI648oWgmtQC8zpsnhL5pOmOHJmN38yyIL1bSAMPG3ldw6qXKKgVyLJlj519qZ5jTxYvudI9d-SiMcy4TywKd8/s582/IMG_E1535.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="582" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJC7nv7ioi9G6GvJPkGmTm64_DqhXihqN26XPvteQvwFB-PYOJRrq0WuoAMs4hXa6Ze61W_zpDjSuKpZh3SMpTWwmG4A42_KF-zI648oWgmtQC8zpsnhL5pOmOHJmN38yyIL1bSAMPG3ldw6qXKKgVyLJlj519qZ5jTxYvudI9d-SiMcy4TywKd8/w304-h234/IMG_E1535.JPG" width="304" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSaGPiNcfDuMVbOaF24Ucss5Ce7H7Ojv8N9udBt3_4POc8FEPI-Me2ffetYhGRQ7Q3enMT36uuPiieZfjqGjS7vu1Og7J6DrnhxneJgcS1so1JXdIcmuskb8zG2Z1tYmirY48G75v-_ksDP5Bv2GfRPUGi01OtdpDJ1R88A4IPOlL-1b5Nr9nYWg/s554/IMG_E1557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="472" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSaGPiNcfDuMVbOaF24Ucss5Ce7H7Ojv8N9udBt3_4POc8FEPI-Me2ffetYhGRQ7Q3enMT36uuPiieZfjqGjS7vu1Og7J6DrnhxneJgcS1so1JXdIcmuskb8zG2Z1tYmirY48G75v-_ksDP5Bv2GfRPUGi01OtdpDJ1R88A4IPOlL-1b5Nr9nYWg/w197-h231/IMG_E1557.JPG" width="197" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Pennsylvania Towanda Daily Review</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">September 30, 1982</span></div><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p>Throughout the run of the Original Trilogy, dozens of different manual and electronic watches were produced with many charming variations.</div><div><br />Most interestingly, the history and evolution of the Star Wars character watches effectively narrates a nearly catastrophic chapter in the horologic industry. But we will get back to that. <br /><br />Typically Lucasfilm licensing for a specific area of merchandising was granted exclusively to one vendor at a time. When it came to wristwatches, two companies were granted licenses simultaneously to create two very different kinds of timepieces, both marketing their wares as the “official” Star Wars watch.</div><div><br />The first company granted a license to produce Star Wars themed watches was an unconventional choice. In fact, it wasn’t a watch company at all. By 1976 Texas Instruments (TI), a scientific company known for making semiconductors and calculators, had just entered the electronic watch industry. TI saw the upcoming film as a great opportunity to feature their new products to a larger audience.<br /><br />Coinciding with the premiere of <i>Star Wars</i>, TI released a series of electronic digital watches featuring scenes and characters from the film. <br /><br />Employing the new quartz technology along with a Light Emitting Diode (LED) display, the watches contained no mechanical parts and seemed appropriately paired with the film as something from a different galaxy. <br /><br />The first commercially available quartz watch was released only 5 years earlier in 1972. Produced by the Hamilton Watch Company, the revolutionary “Pulsar” which also brandished an L.E.D display retailed at the time for $2,100. Texas Instruments was successfully able to reduce the price point for their watches to under twenty dollars by creating a new inexpensive internal watch chip. This dramatic decrease in retail cost marked the first time that quartz watches were able to compete with mechanical watches in the marketplace. Costing around twenty bucks made these electronic watches competitive, but if you can sense the foreshadowing, further decreases in manufacturing costs were on the horizon causing great concern amongst the mechanical watchmakers of the world. <br /><br />The Texas Instruments line consisted of 4 different watches handsomely packaged in Star Wars themed cases.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdeHYwGB4_ub0dZ2JTkoKjaVkm_duWcGmnAH89hHwXWiMhjcdKeVuuw0XdG3t7PwLRMuS18aiRFUHLzumE3Fa_REdNhjAmihMj088E0_CSzIYK4Z7pmMiiregv6o50pS8yFY5wAC5zFpNKTMAAxaIIogqvZ07KU3yRsAoBleQT1IB7W8q87Np87w/s753/IMG_1516.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdeHYwGB4_ub0dZ2JTkoKjaVkm_duWcGmnAH89hHwXWiMhjcdKeVuuw0XdG3t7PwLRMuS18aiRFUHLzumE3Fa_REdNhjAmihMj088E0_CSzIYK4Z7pmMiiregv6o50pS8yFY5wAC5zFpNKTMAAxaIIogqvZ07KU3yRsAoBleQT1IB7W8q87Np87w/s16000/IMG_1516.PNG" /></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Black and silver graphics featuring Darth Vader; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">black case and band adult size.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4IHdU1L6jwf3aMq5wtHHV3s1SIjYetReYP50Fga-7OEcyU1RqXHmOIyBHX5Ee5GuMcGwPZMvdqwEutZxKKLHPTaG6OXDLtJSkyXl93paKTAE1V5BDtAhtf84jVFgu50apt9GX69nN7WkNzJTN40d1yrMoI1ZZtrkTj4rzhmzovmcmRZK2mFFFwE/s753/IMG_1508.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4IHdU1L6jwf3aMq5wtHHV3s1SIjYetReYP50Fga-7OEcyU1RqXHmOIyBHX5Ee5GuMcGwPZMvdqwEutZxKKLHPTaG6OXDLtJSkyXl93paKTAE1V5BDtAhtf84jVFgu50apt9GX69nN7WkNzJTN40d1yrMoI1ZZtrkTj4rzhmzovmcmRZK2mFFFwE/s16000/IMG_1508.PNG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Blue background featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO in color;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">grey case and band adult size.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9mwwYBmfFVfz9Nt11NRxYVWSrPfcNymZuuFMhpsUh2pA7s0zPzjxFS88_YY024k714_JnCaljq6z1YzZXqrxAqCiYd3t_lNfFAEDHuL8m2T4VUcpywU6SVOTwzdHoX1jJFJO1dUbVDMT2jgyY0N-8DBkcvGnhyuX4HF6S6FoTRNa1oSynoKEndg/s753/IMG_1513.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9mwwYBmfFVfz9Nt11NRxYVWSrPfcNymZuuFMhpsUh2pA7s0zPzjxFS88_YY024k714_JnCaljq6z1YzZXqrxAqCiYd3t_lNfFAEDHuL8m2T4VUcpywU6SVOTwzdHoX1jJFJO1dUbVDMT2jgyY0N-8DBkcvGnhyuX4HF6S6FoTRNa1oSynoKEndg/s16000/IMG_1513.PNG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Black and silver background featuring Darth Vader </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">along with R2-D2 and C-3PO in color;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">black case and band adult size.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiHDjyxgev4GqoXAUqH93-1Jbx4xPPh4cIY-f3kz_nOJFhOfNTbEs-tz1Dagcr-3kmBA6IKNkHRCiO8bLBSkjc2BsHGQrpawxzSgcg8mL98hC6xh55D24QWnEYpPZa4YrDCqzo34ajvLxDRUTCRhxreID_6iT48eulfwh36zRABjk46yIqEtzwF8/s591/IMG_1517.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiHDjyxgev4GqoXAUqH93-1Jbx4xPPh4cIY-f3kz_nOJFhOfNTbEs-tz1Dagcr-3kmBA6IKNkHRCiO8bLBSkjc2BsHGQrpawxzSgcg8mL98hC6xh55D24QWnEYpPZa4YrDCqzo34ajvLxDRUTCRhxreID_6iT48eulfwh36zRABjk46yIqEtzwF8/s16000/IMG_1517.JPG" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Black and silver background child size</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">features R2-D2 and Darth Vader on band.</span></div><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaoXz_gOj-XsMnBH6S-CwuZf0aEGe_ZMsPG-y4nn1LQ1PMv_fiGbGVSIIA92Nsoq9sgEXFv9_nI7nNllvin_Q16iBWNHA91cJwNVw7p3Ts5E8DbLCxkuvZtTIfqSzp5hiGVyKRrhv3imW-D8syFdfMy3g19g1FPKJtwVHbTK2FXN1yGq-Wa_Y7J4/s700/IMG_1695%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaoXz_gOj-XsMnBH6S-CwuZf0aEGe_ZMsPG-y4nn1LQ1PMv_fiGbGVSIIA92Nsoq9sgEXFv9_nI7nNllvin_Q16iBWNHA91cJwNVw7p3Ts5E8DbLCxkuvZtTIfqSzp5hiGVyKRrhv3imW-D8syFdfMy3g19g1FPKJtwVHbTK2FXN1yGq-Wa_Y7J4/s16000/IMG_1695%20(2).PNG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Clamshell case</span></div><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEWFbzrUtfmwgj_zxvLD7LFdghOpx1BrHWIVlRQ_nNCS00j6YWdiWsdZo0NkrSgSFzYYSMTFoSjc7mZh8BhHJZ1RMZVdUAFbHgH3K0iyxNKu2SzaTxNQRbkMoZbqmvijMCMeuEzF1NLb2k9H4f6mWETqYgo4FDnMnGXRCtnqgS2hmzFpbLzYABDE/s682/IMG_1691%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEWFbzrUtfmwgj_zxvLD7LFdghOpx1BrHWIVlRQ_nNCS00j6YWdiWsdZo0NkrSgSFzYYSMTFoSjc7mZh8BhHJZ1RMZVdUAFbHgH3K0iyxNKu2SzaTxNQRbkMoZbqmvijMCMeuEzF1NLb2k9H4f6mWETqYgo4FDnMnGXRCtnqgS2hmzFpbLzYABDE/s16000/IMG_1691%20(2).PNG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hard plastic case</span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6YwEwHHtsLmZqa5uZh1xYbptPrM53ajQXs3IpDsMW_aFUdoFhjmTozE6obw7IFFqzWOpkE36p4_h5Ae-55_UI3zmfqzXttaPODhUPMXmfuR5TqQmGOJpDg0DkVeZnh6lgOb_kLyd8j1bngLUqxDSIIEcjlx90Hvp3d2zWtmyMPeOB_XmuD8IaUI/s587/IMG_1690%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="445" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6YwEwHHtsLmZqa5uZh1xYbptPrM53ajQXs3IpDsMW_aFUdoFhjmTozE6obw7IFFqzWOpkE36p4_h5Ae-55_UI3zmfqzXttaPODhUPMXmfuR5TqQmGOJpDg0DkVeZnh6lgOb_kLyd8j1bngLUqxDSIIEcjlx90Hvp3d2zWtmyMPeOB_XmuD8IaUI/s320/IMG_1690%20(2).PNG" width="243" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXvnF1vqvXPFH2slFmUKeJTrGk1Y13MlBY3JF3AIsJcJhO9o6frXwGAaa2qDQRsNNRkCGKTBYi3goHQahCNtQA8qQQLXKdFVwjAihd8uu1qXoAAJZcNSD3rsgNigwmifAQyXq1r-Fst0YhGCI250HQEK0rUpN3FPSSpVqzWbSfePE549b1BE5f-0/s592/IMG_1696%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="442" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXvnF1vqvXPFH2slFmUKeJTrGk1Y13MlBY3JF3AIsJcJhO9o6frXwGAaa2qDQRsNNRkCGKTBYi3goHQahCNtQA8qQQLXKdFVwjAihd8uu1qXoAAJZcNSD3rsgNigwmifAQyXq1r-Fst0YhGCI250HQEK0rUpN3FPSSpVqzWbSfePE549b1BE5f-0/s320/IMG_1696%20(2).PNG" width="239" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Texas Instruments reproduced the Hildebrandt poster art for the cardboard sleeve of their watch cases, making for a striking presentation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAbMiR5pFJNULgvodK33gVRt8Tium6WH2zUaIQQPMBbPofD2mmJi55TwZJgTycacpCgmSa0q559GnqmCrVj34hg5q1KhAVz5cgCBlTOIHztXZmxV6GXd2er43z-Y6OKBpX1ol9LjQgv6wWKrALX6nO5p_1x7gIsGcP7swft8aoIbdjLk6iT5M6uM/s607/IMG_1694%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAbMiR5pFJNULgvodK33gVRt8Tium6WH2zUaIQQPMBbPofD2mmJi55TwZJgTycacpCgmSa0q559GnqmCrVj34hg5q1KhAVz5cgCBlTOIHztXZmxV6GXd2er43z-Y6OKBpX1ol9LjQgv6wWKrALX6nO5p_1x7gIsGcP7swft8aoIbdjLk6iT5M6uM/s16000/IMG_1694%20(2).PNG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Soft plastic sleeve case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdrh_pmIDlqnnRpIp1drIK7dtybhAmTdBvTO_vISR5Qw_GuhjlRaa-W0mouK5yiKRKT0dC76IVHo0VTq5o4eFekqY_sY41Y3OLagAnLG4lxPEzn9lOFuL73oaDnKQpEywtZ-PZOD_mGHCZG9tGPoTnvrSoEVDlCF1nY3gjZUnoTOllNW0n_utS6g/s570/IMG_1693%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="459" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdrh_pmIDlqnnRpIp1drIK7dtybhAmTdBvTO_vISR5Qw_GuhjlRaa-W0mouK5yiKRKT0dC76IVHo0VTq5o4eFekqY_sY41Y3OLagAnLG4lxPEzn9lOFuL73oaDnKQpEywtZ-PZOD_mGHCZG9tGPoTnvrSoEVDlCF1nY3gjZUnoTOllNW0n_utS6g/s320/IMG_1693%20(2).PNG" width="258" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8ScUVq5c74EVhV5cI0_oPd_X7hnfIlxL2fwvEcq-E6_IeTVQHMsmTnjkFH4gGZ4CJ98Y9bCm8LJw4r4pWcgSX3dMn_I2HyDPBx8HKdXZ3N4S6EqNo6NHo_D1ci6ExAz7Wdq_HZ9S7G5RW-imEnlb-5zCe7QKvTfPYXMvBsumkp-OXo_ogYLJ18o/s543/IMG_1692%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="482" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8ScUVq5c74EVhV5cI0_oPd_X7hnfIlxL2fwvEcq-E6_IeTVQHMsmTnjkFH4gGZ4CJ98Y9bCm8LJw4r4pWcgSX3dMn_I2HyDPBx8HKdXZ3N4S6EqNo6NHo_D1ci6ExAz7Wdq_HZ9S7G5RW-imEnlb-5zCe7QKvTfPYXMvBsumkp-OXo_ogYLJ18o/s320/IMG_1692%20(2).PNG" width="284" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Each watch style can be found in any of the package variations on the secondary market and may have initially sold this way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdEnQvnuImYSFe1p2gIXeppAFe6W-eMUSfzcJ1rFDPl9Gj0Dh2rdCUR0bkBQTT6_JtgjhondwOBrdcgxSbYI0SXSXS8VugXyy_J12mZgCq3cslpIXKN8-ehMx5BtTEWmdr6GOGFYb5kS0-srcfBe8v4PVyk3SZpF4yTeSxUXWAksLHk-Jn75z-O8/s625/IMG_1687%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdEnQvnuImYSFe1p2gIXeppAFe6W-eMUSfzcJ1rFDPl9Gj0Dh2rdCUR0bkBQTT6_JtgjhondwOBrdcgxSbYI0SXSXS8VugXyy_J12mZgCq3cslpIXKN8-ehMx5BtTEWmdr6GOGFYb5kS0-srcfBe8v4PVyk3SZpF4yTeSxUXWAksLHk-Jn75z-O8/s16000/IMG_1687%20(2).PNG" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Also available in Germany, the packaging can be found with German language graphics.</p><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybirNObejTu7PBt3KZfPs5rFLsrCyGX-sjwgFrfj5-IoSP-bSymQr-SwsXyW_g6IC3lVMusXcPquK-apD79j0rBKmqoXdUx0w4NvK4a4uUaoK6C1WBVMM-yTKNzBq_eNK6bSt5fzwFJsj9zXXubuSC5IBMKFz-SpIMc1EEYptAqV3c1jOcy67UxA/s527/IMG_1686%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="497" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybirNObejTu7PBt3KZfPs5rFLsrCyGX-sjwgFrfj5-IoSP-bSymQr-SwsXyW_g6IC3lVMusXcPquK-apD79j0rBKmqoXdUx0w4NvK4a4uUaoK6C1WBVMM-yTKNzBq_eNK6bSt5fzwFJsj9zXXubuSC5IBMKFz-SpIMc1EEYptAqV3c1jOcy67UxA/w260-h276/IMG_1686%20(2).PNG" width="260" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN7MMvwNu7HmsREV5fqB3BKgSS50F3sJIoQgo0YPF6tJoKfW5x4UfLXtqmZp_-m1guJYEM0qzYnKPLHynilOvjLtuHTG74R_MPv539PDhRpV1Ycv1BO0zuARXTjaU5A1kI3ab1OOyd-tGEgI-Fhf_pGiRYkqh35fxmhNOA93m67zPOBzz6JVExpc/s543/IMG_1685%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="482" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqN7MMvwNu7HmsREV5fqB3BKgSS50F3sJIoQgo0YPF6tJoKfW5x4UfLXtqmZp_-m1guJYEM0qzYnKPLHynilOvjLtuHTG74R_MPv539PDhRpV1Ycv1BO0zuARXTjaU5A1kI3ab1OOyd-tGEgI-Fhf_pGiRYkqh35fxmhNOA93m67zPOBzz6JVExpc/w245-h276/IMG_1685%20(2).PNG" width="245" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The face of each watch displayed a blank ruby red crystal surrounded by an array of familiar Star Wars themed art. The display lit up briefly flashing bright red numbers, giving the accurate time when a side button was pressed. A quick second press of the button would display the date. Holding the button down would display seconds. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-65wkPrBziTkGegPE8JP-d9PoIQYtLfjvjskxTR_hJRb-QgI3_H1ze8eudOC0dMpXkCHh3Y6rsiqz0SxIt3VsnTDbCBhIUeF3jHkk483XqZR-5j7TJKeQ36lG6cM2cEEpckd7RQontkyPOWIC7tJ8UzgHzEEZdrMHdPtQ2jIM6ZEhwZwTdlLT6zw/s667/IMG_E1697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-65wkPrBziTkGegPE8JP-d9PoIQYtLfjvjskxTR_hJRb-QgI3_H1ze8eudOC0dMpXkCHh3Y6rsiqz0SxIt3VsnTDbCBhIUeF3jHkk483XqZR-5j7TJKeQ36lG6cM2cEEpckd7RQontkyPOWIC7tJ8UzgHzEEZdrMHdPtQ2jIM6ZEhwZwTdlLT6zw/s16000/IMG_E1697.JPG" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">A nifty sticker sheet was included with the 3 larger watches designed to customize the watch face and change out the art. The sticker sheet was printed with a black or white border.</p></div><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SybfbxOKCB3uesModyexwXd0dLIWAJo6BPB3ahwlrBjE3FUgOg7dB4XnI-_rgoz1nkMw5Q8GQ8C56kS6wv6GMO7V8K_F4Gv8ADeKD3CKjCVSDxF47qAoMKUaSq1Mu6F4ssARmS43lUqutnGCXvPX9zhKjei1iPQDOV1Fg6MsQ9JVls_kXHfC4Zo/s1946/img228%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="999" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SybfbxOKCB3uesModyexwXd0dLIWAJo6BPB3ahwlrBjE3FUgOg7dB4XnI-_rgoz1nkMw5Q8GQ8C56kS6wv6GMO7V8K_F4Gv8ADeKD3CKjCVSDxF47qAoMKUaSq1Mu6F4ssARmS43lUqutnGCXvPX9zhKjei1iPQDOV1Fg6MsQ9JVls_kXHfC4Zo/w329-h640/img228%20(2).jpg" width="329" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Sticker sheet variations</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">Switzerland emerged from the Second World War as the major hub of international watchmaking. During the war, the United States along with other involved nations shuttered all non essential industries, including watchmaking, for the sake of the war effort. Taking advantage of the lack of competition, Switzerland greatly increased their watch workforce and production to fill the void left by their rivals who had ceased production.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Much as their watches, Switzerland became a well-oiled machine for watch production. After the war, companies from around the world would often produce their mechanical watches in Switzerland, taking advantage of the highly skilled workforce and available resources.</p>This held true for the first LED and LCD digital watches as well, including the Texas Instruments Star Wars watches. Each watch is clearly marked Swiss made. <br /><br />The collectible appeal of these watches is best appreciated while in their illustrated case. If you are considering buying one of these for use, beware. A nonworking watch is unlikely to require a simple battery change to get it running. Very often these watches will have significant battery corrosion and will be irreparable. Also be aware that the case of these watches is made from a plastic that has become quite brittle throughout the years. The cases are often cracked, and may break by simply removing the back cover. <br /><br />That being said, I do have a functioning spare, and it is one of my favorite things to occasionally wear. It is remarkable how well it blends in with modern Apple watches. Most people don’t even give it a second glance.</div><div><br />The watch was designed to light up only briefly when the button is pressed. The power hungry LED mechanism required two large watch batteries that would quickly drain if the display remained lit. <br /><br />The TI watches were heavily advertised in newspapers and catalogs. Below are some nice examples.<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ps9U42bWYzVO_Sxw80Gw1jbrlmW2Q4HVnZisdRXBNXzcFiTLUi83ptrbr0YctAxLrQhQ2qItseE3OalM3WmUTkq-jSn946osFjrOK47QEnuVB05m9N75t7ijmyOID7WvZtvIaUEigmrxQWUWFYxAYclFSrSUc601IlO3OnHO4f1cE7xYb7a9KNk/s753/IMG_1743.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ps9U42bWYzVO_Sxw80Gw1jbrlmW2Q4HVnZisdRXBNXzcFiTLUi83ptrbr0YctAxLrQhQ2qItseE3OalM3WmUTkq-jSn946osFjrOK47QEnuVB05m9N75t7ijmyOID7WvZtvIaUEigmrxQWUWFYxAYclFSrSUc601IlO3OnHO4f1cE7xYb7a9KNk/s16000/IMG_1743.PNG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Newspaper advertisement for Hills Department Stores in Pennsylvania</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikekn8SvqEpX1Z5AeMTdjwHuMC9sPymi6tRAEWkTEOiCpOitlpZ5LQcETcZbGXMCespAOdyie4JLBPCoToGZBmofyU3rW9rBHvPFrtdTnGmAo3-mx80_QuJ5hX_S7qY500wrvr4Cwgqe5O3zU_vCIEmCUu1xichfyi6LlrSb8kXnsd0IfmJfNvKBE/s691/IMG_1688%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikekn8SvqEpX1Z5AeMTdjwHuMC9sPymi6tRAEWkTEOiCpOitlpZ5LQcETcZbGXMCespAOdyie4JLBPCoToGZBmofyU3rW9rBHvPFrtdTnGmAo3-mx80_QuJ5hX_S7qY500wrvr4Cwgqe5O3zU_vCIEmCUu1xichfyi6LlrSb8kXnsd0IfmJfNvKBE/s16000/IMG_1688%20(2).PNG" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Watch and receipt from Hills Department Stores</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLa_cznycBztmy93xiNwkU6Ulf8nxhfmB0v2OmvYGdANpXs77FCVgfoERlvxjThCh9B5SbORESSzZr8XLsyaOH9OXk9QO1Egpa8-ISvkt0bnRgJqCxIuZ9QXlz_w2g4dsFjCCDwnrgqM89wk_boRandhDrfmKqYnzyc1ItOwdslEwjgsYIALJh0Z4/s604/mont%20ward%2079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLa_cznycBztmy93xiNwkU6Ulf8nxhfmB0v2OmvYGdANpXs77FCVgfoERlvxjThCh9B5SbORESSzZr8XLsyaOH9OXk9QO1Egpa8-ISvkt0bnRgJqCxIuZ9QXlz_w2g4dsFjCCDwnrgqM89wk_boRandhDrfmKqYnzyc1ItOwdslEwjgsYIALJh0Z4/s16000/mont%20ward%2079.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Montgomery Ward catalog, 1979</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrJpovLN1sj7-suEV51s7KWu3yNfsYK3OuzOb7-2OcSKVXr1ZaaHhLVHG1z-V622X5lwRcZT93Q86zeYvdPjeSYDBSDTQgY5QZQwnPSnbUHGCfgAfDdCPst2gpyRH2XSInqwj7Duo4zGl7Gv4MscYzRsBw4mEnZ_I9gLsMh7zes_w8Z_BvgJ8JaI/s1459/IMG_1538%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrJpovLN1sj7-suEV51s7KWu3yNfsYK3OuzOb7-2OcSKVXr1ZaaHhLVHG1z-V622X5lwRcZT93Q86zeYvdPjeSYDBSDTQgY5QZQwnPSnbUHGCfgAfDdCPst2gpyRH2XSInqwj7Duo4zGl7Gv4MscYzRsBw4mEnZ_I9gLsMh7zes_w8Z_BvgJ8JaI/w513-h640/IMG_1538%20(2).PNG" width="513" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Plano Daily Star Courier</i>, Texas</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">December 21, 1977</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">A large promotional program was created to advertise the Texas Instruments watches. Lucasfilm arranged for a fully costumed Darth Vader actor to be present at stores. The actor would give away autographed photographs. With the purchase of a watch a customer would also get a poster and a snazzy iron-on transfer to put on a t-shirt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYYDfkmBL2uqIf3wcby3F1be0AsUIVtdGky2VsOGY4IgUC1hkrXYW85pBu6GwqL0CvkG2XsZUXM9b9xvuTkej15JgG78Z5rhLBM6eB9_7NjcqJt2tBEQiOMKkqZxeLviJuO2I2FsgEgG0lkH444wePSSLV4NbGfnENkrm2AP2oJ-4e9SdvVKlmBU/s1607/2731A6A1-84B3-4216-B9AF-0EDC47CA9243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1607" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYYDfkmBL2uqIf3wcby3F1be0AsUIVtdGky2VsOGY4IgUC1hkrXYW85pBu6GwqL0CvkG2XsZUXM9b9xvuTkej15JgG78Z5rhLBM6eB9_7NjcqJt2tBEQiOMKkqZxeLviJuO2I2FsgEgG0lkH444wePSSLV4NbGfnENkrm2AP2oJ-4e9SdvVKlmBU/w466-h640/2731A6A1-84B3-4216-B9AF-0EDC47CA9243.jpeg" width="466" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">October 12, 1978</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4ULZcwUiXG-H_vupAPMt-iTGJnfIDR1nfrvwLfhZ-dI3Y8_wFP58-2_tET46HdAItZOWhbzEZTLdhNzwaQEJ_rYLPV-45XYma96hLYdVMtzBqi8ndg8PZAe1vhn2PX_yvSD-q99lG5HDi2gjDawjh7-Lj5CgyOUUiumhTBOJWC_r7u_reVpdF-k/s1470/D660B497-CBA9-4C36-B6F6-A0F4D572E80B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1470" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4ULZcwUiXG-H_vupAPMt-iTGJnfIDR1nfrvwLfhZ-dI3Y8_wFP58-2_tET46HdAItZOWhbzEZTLdhNzwaQEJ_rYLPV-45XYma96hLYdVMtzBqi8ndg8PZAe1vhn2PX_yvSD-q99lG5HDi2gjDawjh7-Lj5CgyOUUiumhTBOJWC_r7u_reVpdF-k/w522-h416/D660B497-CBA9-4C36-B6F6-A0F4D572E80B.jpeg" width="522" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Autographed Darth Vader picture, 1977</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGp-F6ZFp-jv3-xhHLZwP-TW3uOapjhkRwagsTLLCZ8NojZYRv4cW0iTtj7t8HN1IW1eKLyp4okXpJwGsGyaZfbEfj6NS3WvgQG9pgLniOiaswoScGhpRoaORE5cyraRhgBXoHIMcow2y-7hNn1OUO4ZpKk_IuIhd2EC8XxK4F_tpjYpD5t6KuGck/s1562/10710D36-78B1-47E8-8173-ED78ADCE6D07.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGp-F6ZFp-jv3-xhHLZwP-TW3uOapjhkRwagsTLLCZ8NojZYRv4cW0iTtj7t8HN1IW1eKLyp4okXpJwGsGyaZfbEfj6NS3WvgQG9pgLniOiaswoScGhpRoaORE5cyraRhgBXoHIMcow2y-7hNn1OUO4ZpKk_IuIhd2EC8XxK4F_tpjYpD5t6KuGck/w480-h640/10710D36-78B1-47E8-8173-ED78ADCE6D07.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Texas Instruments Iron-on, 1977</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B0el9YW0ChvoCpYRxwcS2SfGLVlP3EKdYs7qxLSnEL5wtmUSlXFtFaZyON_SgHOA8qLOA6ufVw7Rxf8d_DnTZwGgzvv-TMpqv3AjY_3GpVhPMSdZfZJpLqyimEnkg32eYZT45GcGqfdtrj7JBHyCk-qZVkFXjtTU4lz3L8jlPgYXIF-sSW4HkdE/s3090/img217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3090" data-original-width="2070" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B0el9YW0ChvoCpYRxwcS2SfGLVlP3EKdYs7qxLSnEL5wtmUSlXFtFaZyON_SgHOA8qLOA6ufVw7Rxf8d_DnTZwGgzvv-TMpqv3AjY_3GpVhPMSdZfZJpLqyimEnkg32eYZT45GcGqfdtrj7JBHyCk-qZVkFXjtTU4lz3L8jlPgYXIF-sSW4HkdE/w428-h640/img217.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Comic book ad</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">The Texas Instruments watches were also promoted in retail product mail-away offers and contests.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mZL5L4Z5-p0eH6p4gzN6VK3inyRsn0pz9gNntaZ9P-JHnZJc6Y5N3cspwnI4euVe3Cht5oZBrGCZsYme-ozjGGdshiyEq11eF92viNcXof1P7y_HfQ5hC-Zvb9qBT-_ennqnKmDRbHQRPRiRXE_QMZ-lUnX5S8l2LKydYM5meZA58MNATKbU53g/s1054/F88F1727-2AF5-43EE-BDA5-458C7E407F83.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mZL5L4Z5-p0eH6p4gzN6VK3inyRsn0pz9gNntaZ9P-JHnZJc6Y5N3cspwnI4euVe3Cht5oZBrGCZsYme-ozjGGdshiyEq11eF92viNcXof1P7y_HfQ5hC-Zvb9qBT-_ennqnKmDRbHQRPRiRXE_QMZ-lUnX5S8l2LKydYM5meZA58MNATKbU53g/w486-h640/F88F1727-2AF5-43EE-BDA5-458C7E407F83.jpeg" width="486" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Pine-Sol mail-away offer, 1979</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm4S5eHfTA3swB3Xi_Db6OfQtsZ1qQF3rKrNErqhNuRueb-hJzI5igJmaxtGpxxg8vRIWX78Q4hmVu7hvy9kOhp6HhD_d4OF1Sj-DJcU6cTwZOz_uQQmdbXEdnUX8qdkvMZOnObxCxofrG4OeBBKcy6ZNBDcqsCH-uSMoZSc13xMJsZ9B0R0RrI4/s1834/C541D184-90A3-4A19-9619-C52D863F2BDB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="1834" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm4S5eHfTA3swB3Xi_Db6OfQtsZ1qQF3rKrNErqhNuRueb-hJzI5igJmaxtGpxxg8vRIWX78Q4hmVu7hvy9kOhp6HhD_d4OF1Sj-DJcU6cTwZOz_uQQmdbXEdnUX8qdkvMZOnObxCxofrG4OeBBKcy6ZNBDcqsCH-uSMoZSc13xMJsZ9B0R0RrI4/w553-h140/C541D184-90A3-4A19-9619-C52D863F2BDB.jpeg" width="553" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Fab mail-away offer, 1978</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbYj-OxZK1BQcmZoK-HAYbnZxm4eEfEOKRkFLAPvwV-1AVc2luv1VEl0CU5y0QGNEfQSG2-9WyacLt2v1HzCj6scIXwtsd4KZl6ONa02yy_m_YYdnOhqaViaQKwDu5hxmDra5CQlBC4eUXePQMle3nPg4DWaAaS7faVJWxQnTb2APJrz0IbcMkbU/s1222/04F38EB6-3315-4911-84F4-461DDED69FE5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="872" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbYj-OxZK1BQcmZoK-HAYbnZxm4eEfEOKRkFLAPvwV-1AVc2luv1VEl0CU5y0QGNEfQSG2-9WyacLt2v1HzCj6scIXwtsd4KZl6ONa02yy_m_YYdnOhqaViaQKwDu5hxmDra5CQlBC4eUXePQMle3nPg4DWaAaS7faVJWxQnTb2APJrz0IbcMkbU/w456-h640/04F38EB6-3315-4911-84F4-461DDED69FE5.jpeg" width="456" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Star Wars Weekly</i> contest (U.K.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;">As revolutionary as the light emitting diode was, it was quickly replaced by a better, even cheaper technology which required far less battery power. The liquid crystal display ( LCD) soon supplanted the LED with its more familiar black digits on an indescribable tan/green colored background.</p>The LCD with its lower power demand allowed for a continuous display of the time and typically required only one smaller battery. <br /><br />Texas Instruments never produced any further Star Wars themed watches beyond the original four models. Although Texas Instruments did transition to LCD technology, their foray into watchmaking was at a close by the early 1980s.<br /><br />The second company granted a license to produce Star Wars themed watches was a more conventional choice. Throughout the 1970s, the Bradley watch company, a division of Elgin, was the industry leader in producing character watches. Having acquired the license to produce Disney watches in 1972, Bradley successfully embraced the opportunity and greatly expanded the usual Disney offerings well beyond the archetypal Mickey watch. Many never before featured characters were introduced to the line and were offered in varying styles. By 1977, the Bradley watchmaking machine was primed and ready to take on Star Wars.</div><div><br />And boy did they.<br /><br />Depending on how you account for minor variations there are between 50 and 60 unique Bradley Star Wars watches produced during the late 70s through mid 80s.<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-J9n4o1yIWUuqeTDvA7Ur5G1Ee0ULHEjiwvJuraOav-M3Yaq1pU86E8ZnyB4crqfSBKMMrhLs-e8YfqI3p1wTDxujdJBfGQKGYIHI24eMoIOFQwSBUGc8sW9cU_Eallec4K4ZxT4wowJjOhqe2yQMfBLT84fGIbgCZ61Ez-_aTuS4BXi4MK8avs/s1032/img216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1032" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-J9n4o1yIWUuqeTDvA7Ur5G1Ee0ULHEjiwvJuraOav-M3Yaq1pU86E8ZnyB4crqfSBKMMrhLs-e8YfqI3p1wTDxujdJBfGQKGYIHI24eMoIOFQwSBUGc8sW9cU_Eallec4K4ZxT4wowJjOhqe2yQMfBLT84fGIbgCZ61Ez-_aTuS4BXi4MK8avs/w511-h277/img216.jpg" width="511" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Rudolph Valentino was Director of Operations at the Bradley watch company during the 1970s and 1980s. He controlled all aspects of the Star Wars watch production including oversight of the art department. Known for his strong work ethic and boundless energy, Rudolph began working at Bradley watches in the 1960s at an entry level position and worked his way to the top within a few years. During his tenure Rudolph approached Lucasfilm with endless imaginative design concepts for watches and clocks. Although Lucasfilm ultimately approved many watch designs, they rejected far more designs than were ever produced.</p>Having a penchant for preserving and archiving, Rudolph kept the artwork and designs for many of the produced and unproduced timepieces. I had the pleasure of meeting Rudolph’s daughter Jamie Valentino. Having shared a very close relationship with her father, Jamie was able to share many of the details included in this article about Bradley watch production history.</div><div><br />Despite the fact that Bradley produced a diverse variety of Star Wars themed watches, six models remain pervasive in the secondhand marketplace and were clearly produced in a much larger quantity as compared to the other models. When collecting these watches, it’s hard not to stumble over dozens of a common model for every scarce one that is found. As we go through the individual models, "the inescapable six" will be pointed out. <br /><br />Bradley produced two different official Star Wars watches in 1977. Both are manual wind and contain reliable jeweled mechanisms, and much like Texas Instruments, were available in different kinds of packaging. <br /><br />Marketed as Swiss made and initially manufactured in Switzerland, these watches are frequently found in working condition just awaiting to be wound up and worn. Later in their run, Bradley relocated much of its watch manufacturing to Hong Kong. As both manual and electronic watch manufacturing were becoming cheaper to produce in Asia. Jamie recalled that choosing or changing manufacturing locations were financial decisions. After a watch design was completed and ready for manufacture, the design was presented to different international watch manufacturers for the best production bid. Even for the same watch, movements, cases and bands were often made by different manufacturers and were then assembled together by Bradley. This likely accounts for the many slight variations of the same watch appreciated by collectors. 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZemguWLYCtObImMnBLP3-Z3MvH0-otLOQkeey9pWeK6r5V1RN_wt63WS6tRKkfqM7OcgMEVR75b0mMqEl5p2pqbDPicwY5jKRPU1dYgwIv6eKA5ZJds0lBjVDvQTX73w0DEHpsYjLUNPD4aSOdVBgw8BIiNjsCrJO8h8TnQiIi6qTH0ZtFt_nsjs/s1427/1A7FAC66-C06C-4207-ADE8-75C41B082004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZemguWLYCtObImMnBLP3-Z3MvH0-otLOQkeey9pWeK6r5V1RN_wt63WS6tRKkfqM7OcgMEVR75b0mMqEl5p2pqbDPicwY5jKRPU1dYgwIv6eKA5ZJds0lBjVDvQTX73w0DEHpsYjLUNPD4aSOdVBgw8BIiNjsCrJO8h8TnQiIi6qTH0ZtFt_nsjs/w440-h640/1A7FAC66-C06C-4207-ADE8-75C41B082004.jpeg" width="440" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Comic book ad</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHaOi3yEsoQjmmpGXNWPOqCpr3iNOTvhemHIhvOdCYx2-6Sm1ATa-ny16ZJ-uwXWuzYSXRjtCKFemnMgCCB_-iV9L63ubxlGW2k68R-kusd7nWcepWA284RLh1G30UN_FeyrVsHY_NkvCHY_DR9LfuGlLmCl-SaJW-e0YMhHXeTfCbJV34KASsUU/s567/IMG_E1542.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="461" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHaOi3yEsoQjmmpGXNWPOqCpr3iNOTvhemHIhvOdCYx2-6Sm1ATa-ny16ZJ-uwXWuzYSXRjtCKFemnMgCCB_-iV9L63ubxlGW2k68R-kusd7nWcepWA284RLh1G30UN_FeyrVsHY_NkvCHY_DR9LfuGlLmCl-SaJW-e0YMhHXeTfCbJV34KASsUU/w325-h400/IMG_E1542.JPG" width="325" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Hagerstown Daily Mail</i>, Maryland</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">November 30, 1977</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2o0Ce1uOJWtNce1rL6cn4qBdyHnUenjGL9JyrkNmzaR58PfJU5ZJoMPjSNJ3DlecsHPPWDeVfaPbIAcdcI991s1IW4b83DEuhEwU3z9MCBalJemkS-Z3Tmb0J_M2dc2S_g_AoCu6kkXyQ6JsEiOSddL45daYsygUxOuImgN2nrAWWnGuomu_EYc/s1170/960D261A-2BFD-44F5-AB81-25B21E39CA37.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1170" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2o0Ce1uOJWtNce1rL6cn4qBdyHnUenjGL9JyrkNmzaR58PfJU5ZJoMPjSNJ3DlecsHPPWDeVfaPbIAcdcI991s1IW4b83DEuhEwU3z9MCBalJemkS-Z3Tmb0J_M2dc2S_g_AoCu6kkXyQ6JsEiOSddL45daYsygUxOuImgN2nrAWWnGuomu_EYc/w400-h236/960D261A-2BFD-44F5-AB81-25B21E39CA37.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bradley store display header, 1977</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Todd Chamberlain </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQYl3Gz2iAUFGyYC8hTtietU6Qy7cDWt7UTCfG_JsQnjC25jKtR6TPpdFtuTGaAWstpB50DIHxzSBmBr5CNngY2-uTz6U3xvb2y4TO1W7LSIqvTXC73xWthNiE1BXzYyrfVfV3qO-EEmXtaQPHmCGteHVjuAHTOj-Vv8v-oPW9vU1MmifwBYS2zU/s1458/IMG_E1394.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQYl3Gz2iAUFGyYC8hTtietU6Qy7cDWt7UTCfG_JsQnjC25jKtR6TPpdFtuTGaAWstpB50DIHxzSBmBr5CNngY2-uTz6U3xvb2y4TO1W7LSIqvTXC73xWthNiE1BXzYyrfVfV3qO-EEmXtaQPHmCGteHVjuAHTOj-Vv8v-oPW9vU1MmifwBYS2zU/w321-h400/IMG_E1394.JPG" width="321" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Swiss made adult size</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">TM next to "STAR"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxq8R9djD0aqrhY_byQNzH-1W4HgSZSgnmWgp3RUF8Squ91i69MTbv2QEtYjYM5mc0KLSdtci-25f9dH5cCrLHOnlQtS0Xl7j4nRCez5Voo9yQhUQRc0VTQqDu883qG7n-O0PagMhh2bI-k6aapcNj_ENwxTMUwcmo5jM3QmNdtnCZwoe4lq7ivc/s1490/IMG_E1392.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxq8R9djD0aqrhY_byQNzH-1W4HgSZSgnmWgp3RUF8Squ91i69MTbv2QEtYjYM5mc0KLSdtci-25f9dH5cCrLHOnlQtS0Xl7j4nRCez5Voo9yQhUQRc0VTQqDu883qG7n-O0PagMhh2bI-k6aapcNj_ENwxTMUwcmo5jM3QmNdtnCZwoe4lq7ivc/w314-h400/IMG_E1392.JPG" width="314" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Hong Kong, adult size</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSHJ-ddB4skEDHqFDIcSoUWyPjU6TY6z9URm6TyqmxQvOE06eB8X_yzzFmUP_L06kG1n_LAF5RKsFjtvs3I-ptGTgaEo1zcBWlPDyOVUieioppbfI5434n5NP14U5L1VBjnUi1ah8q9QfH3BUsie8ttudyqgiaJFAdN0aeAU1WZeaSBUzY-c_7ws/s570/IMG_E1523.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="459" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSHJ-ddB4skEDHqFDIcSoUWyPjU6TY6z9URm6TyqmxQvOE06eB8X_yzzFmUP_L06kG1n_LAF5RKsFjtvs3I-ptGTgaEo1zcBWlPDyOVUieioppbfI5434n5NP14U5L1VBjnUi1ah8q9QfH3BUsie8ttudyqgiaJFAdN0aeAU1WZeaSBUzY-c_7ws/w323-h400/IMG_E1523.JPG" width="323" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Swiss made, adult size</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">TM next to "WARS"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAIU6UIDy_vfmURzFHIF3NnIs_1ps1bCQNOsYUD3C18WYR25N8tnFtCYSDbHZjJRRd589p7hStpHglILM6VNKBcBuAchcg1_3mP_chk-0WEziseyIH7cZMYT7K9DkkZjbJ5rERCgU7QINfAi7BPbYsYYgAcs0x7tANrGkYY8B0CjsFJuzHzzOvuw/s1170/CC036016-DD80-45B8-B05F-C98D8B70F18E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="838" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAIU6UIDy_vfmURzFHIF3NnIs_1ps1bCQNOsYUD3C18WYR25N8tnFtCYSDbHZjJRRd589p7hStpHglILM6VNKBcBuAchcg1_3mP_chk-0WEziseyIH7cZMYT7K9DkkZjbJ5rERCgU7QINfAi7BPbYsYYgAcs0x7tANrGkYY8B0CjsFJuzHzzOvuw/w458-h640/CC036016-DD80-45B8-B05F-C98D8B70F18E.jpeg" width="458" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p>The Swiss made models are proudly marked Swiss made on the face and on the backplate. The Hong Kong made mechanisms may lack the country of origin markings on the face but they are usually found on the backplate. <br /><br />Available in both adult and children’s sizes, both models proved to be very popular and were manufactured for several years with little change. They were the only two watches available from Bradley during the years 1977-1980. Both are members of the inescapable six. <br /><br />Both watches can be found cased or in a plastic satchel.<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaACyXEcWKxmEpl8nn9ZGlrbWSYJdY9dDUandCNaJCGKs7LRlDRXReBgJ5DcHngEPEW9cAuhJH13ePGZYnOcl8u7kA4PGajQqceHxgRqhfvPCGH9HqiUQepY3G-U23ZYlFYjHfqYqm2BqyI8uKmsvCGwBy62G-xvXNTpWsRDLIWRneohZFV9l9lL0/s562/IMG_1624%20(2).PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="562" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaACyXEcWKxmEpl8nn9ZGlrbWSYJdY9dDUandCNaJCGKs7LRlDRXReBgJ5DcHngEPEW9cAuhJH13ePGZYnOcl8u7kA4PGajQqceHxgRqhfvPCGH9HqiUQepY3G-U23ZYlFYjHfqYqm2BqyI8uKmsvCGwBy62G-xvXNTpWsRDLIWRneohZFV9l9lL0/w455-h376/IMG_1624%20(2).PNG" width="455" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Early packaging variation with outer cardboard sleeve</span></div></span></div><div><p style="color: #222222;"></p><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPEPKapE-XA2fFK-pZk66v63iGPBuVB2ero_fBt4tCmwWIijg1FAFuPrLtfgyu04PxtqFxgErsyuH52OoeiOfsTMyoRKM-csEgDsGKlrnP-YGxNXp00cWHwlHhjBPSpU7fDYBA-kEbM_yMd0nFUbmH59p5zVk85NQtgHgLSAevV5vxA9N3E19r_A/s671/IMG_E1604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="671" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPEPKapE-XA2fFK-pZk66v63iGPBuVB2ero_fBt4tCmwWIijg1FAFuPrLtfgyu04PxtqFxgErsyuH52OoeiOfsTMyoRKM-csEgDsGKlrnP-YGxNXp00cWHwlHhjBPSpU7fDYBA-kEbM_yMd0nFUbmH59p5zVk85NQtgHgLSAevV5vxA9N3E19r_A/w482-h280/IMG_E1604.JPG" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="401" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ytLEYApA-SBET8FEhMusGFSOkMVobUrhF7IWeHDTOxlPW5vHDKtnqzAjAvtZmlJxsT34RzaeM9Sold9WJSneUNeZlSot-jsuw3gpcSJYJEILEnMtal0kz2Wk0XPAtY_b4r9Te_0Mrw6wmLGByKqS7c1ZEAhYod50GUQKadIGHfUaNJoUf0oxzog/w246-h400/IMG_E1608.JPG" width="246" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Satchel </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiVkHcn4JboJu-P-uTcyNhd76e8KLGykcEP17lbeEXlPIo0NN3-AoUnpqEv6CSxp576BquSX2TEai7zuZupSgO3fNAbvQ_Ml5gMTEEx-qF0yCJ0budv8sIogUVWoSFUGx7fAVIIxDl3uwOzeVtMQxtIkDNZVlLvGoqIj4qy3w3iOGO9rVHSM1kGM/s689/IMG_E1610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="380" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiVkHcn4JboJu-P-uTcyNhd76e8KLGykcEP17lbeEXlPIo0NN3-AoUnpqEv6CSxp576BquSX2TEai7zuZupSgO3fNAbvQ_Ml5gMTEEx-qF0yCJ0budv8sIogUVWoSFUGx7fAVIIxDl3uwOzeVtMQxtIkDNZVlLvGoqIj4qy3w3iOGO9rVHSM1kGM/w220-h400/IMG_E1610.JPG" width="220" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Reverse of satchel </span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNRUVo85Xc-MOqX6nOJ7r2I1Me7yR7XyfBgjebDipZJ-I17OmseAqBQzVG2xrm4-i0Yy6G0zCEGPsCW-npfEkn6dkw-MvGPmPiLSCj3KCygNaafTVad2cNpY4qTTBpUz-kBcnL8Wma9tim8TEPy7zJIXhZbqnSLgWNZ2Zau-HkYbQOlof8s09K-Y/s591/IMG_E1617.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNRUVo85Xc-MOqX6nOJ7r2I1Me7yR7XyfBgjebDipZJ-I17OmseAqBQzVG2xrm4-i0Yy6G0zCEGPsCW-npfEkn6dkw-MvGPmPiLSCj3KCygNaafTVad2cNpY4qTTBpUz-kBcnL8Wma9tim8TEPy7zJIXhZbqnSLgWNZ2Zau-HkYbQOlof8s09K-Y/w494-h371/IMG_E1617.JPG" width="494" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">The adult sized watches were sold in hinged boxes.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95EmiVuE1sbQ_KH3WMRF8Z8NTncVEju28aJk5vv8snnJYDPogCWDwnUpzRnRc8aaGPhOaZLYuJSbA1o1U-TevDH0qCAxWZEJSJEAXrRoBtDuYIqxtcQ4zs92RFcf2DAl6-qHwuiqUi3DZVLi8PLnf8jg6-zgY2bAxAVsFQFaaSBPU5zen61nqKUE/s2669/img214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="2669" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95EmiVuE1sbQ_KH3WMRF8Z8NTncVEju28aJk5vv8snnJYDPogCWDwnUpzRnRc8aaGPhOaZLYuJSbA1o1U-TevDH0qCAxWZEJSJEAXrRoBtDuYIqxtcQ4zs92RFcf2DAl6-qHwuiqUi3DZVLi8PLnf8jg6-zgY2bAxAVsFQFaaSBPU5zen61nqKUE/w534-h237/img214.jpg" width="534" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Store display header featuring Darth Vader</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21QeCI5l8UMvxa6VPen9a4jAZ2cNXxElHIrfQAPWbpWH5r9-mRgLkhk22OgmoSuxpo0AQGfaw-DinUYyHK5MHp2LnGMNBTZeBFetg-jPHbZUgJcJY0DJnDsUN9_MoEb-FQYf5B_icDN6Q-IGd8_XwkQ3Sx2ee_xeMPYpx15H5CPmQqdUKYFpZ_OQ/s1170/1B08501C-20F7-4585-BA46-9CA654ADD208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="1170" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21QeCI5l8UMvxa6VPen9a4jAZ2cNXxElHIrfQAPWbpWH5r9-mRgLkhk22OgmoSuxpo0AQGfaw-DinUYyHK5MHp2LnGMNBTZeBFetg-jPHbZUgJcJY0DJnDsUN9_MoEb-FQYf5B_icDN6Q-IGd8_XwkQ3Sx2ee_xeMPYpx15H5CPmQqdUKYFpZ_OQ/w512-h258/1B08501C-20F7-4585-BA46-9CA654ADD208.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Store display header featuring C-3PO</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Will Grief </span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;">Lucasfilm would review catalogs and advertising. They would offer harsh critiques if their watches were not prominently featured or copyright details were incorrect, as per Jamie.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwv4qA1Kdga77KWrALDwpBqWFpxDOZgxosiVuOK8aolCBWHZ0gbWYoXuEoEGq3_iAA92ypXIz-pIXG0fBOd6Wrn8hyLZW8dWJdjShW4dSZ0I4CE4u4BCAhuyKJXFx23xtRvHdTBL3QQ9RLkKrtHPUxzrE6I0DfSjqnnkL9_jO34SjWSCqsrsi3GY/s1430/6BD7CC91-5745-465A-9D26-7AF89D7014AB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1081" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwv4qA1Kdga77KWrALDwpBqWFpxDOZgxosiVuOK8aolCBWHZ0gbWYoXuEoEGq3_iAA92ypXIz-pIXG0fBOd6Wrn8hyLZW8dWJdjShW4dSZ0I4CE4u4BCAhuyKJXFx23xtRvHdTBL3QQ9RLkKrtHPUxzrE6I0DfSjqnnkL9_jO34SjWSCqsrsi3GY/w484-h640/6BD7CC91-5745-465A-9D26-7AF89D7014AB.jpeg" width="484" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Matthew Mulinaro</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGU8dhPpSWohJcYEjfrFLBXj023t-aRPCnG4B1djxq9l2NjXWs8vWZvmf1VoDSQeSJa-F0fQUXDpiEP00Pdv1tp3bYS8OKDR3qv2NEe76kK6bl5kADyqnJLG3ZGxsQLv11EOXXGBYEGkFP_2zX8BYi36bx-50tpYVANeqTaXjGryS61kkndqwnxU/s614/sears%2079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGU8dhPpSWohJcYEjfrFLBXj023t-aRPCnG4B1djxq9l2NjXWs8vWZvmf1VoDSQeSJa-F0fQUXDpiEP00Pdv1tp3bYS8OKDR3qv2NEe76kK6bl5kADyqnJLG3ZGxsQLv11EOXXGBYEGkFP_2zX8BYi36bx-50tpYVANeqTaXjGryS61kkndqwnxU/w444-h640/sears%2079.jpg" width="444" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Sears catalog, 1979</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">Four unique designs were created for the German market which include German graphics.</p><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtgA0GYWY4J8ks-sXkZKBlXXiccobulSth1VHS8VFtf9s5reqcntxK82cv-ZNLTzW0SMYqwZiWndT33HEpbJ63jOTd7cRq1L0HjQwQsbrZcSwfrMeiwPrDgwU2gaSUX-7W1vo63E87uMXH2W9G-IL5FV6TfL-3oIqw5bOr0JDsZWiqS1L2BRSzWw/s546/IMG_E1299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtgA0GYWY4J8ks-sXkZKBlXXiccobulSth1VHS8VFtf9s5reqcntxK82cv-ZNLTzW0SMYqwZiWndT33HEpbJ63jOTd7cRq1L0HjQwQsbrZcSwfrMeiwPrDgwU2gaSUX-7W1vo63E87uMXH2W9G-IL5FV6TfL-3oIqw5bOr0JDsZWiqS1L2BRSzWw/w352-h400/IMG_E1299.JPG" width="352" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGeIOsJBGpwlUybgJvWACbkorVwksepSdzF519RLn17v86L5QNl6lRHBtJMCRTQTkO2hdZBzay7Jw9JK1S_6qgaztAYa_Y0aajR5BjmUW2S2ZjSRJCuynk2tQMrE579RfH96Mjxy8KErMe8yK853dwUPfvpyVwTs_mMoA418MXE8c35N6UDCpy1s/s1415/09E75725-BCF2-4078-8A8C-F6BA2665AB73.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="1091" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGeIOsJBGpwlUybgJvWACbkorVwksepSdzF519RLn17v86L5QNl6lRHBtJMCRTQTkO2hdZBzay7Jw9JK1S_6qgaztAYa_Y0aajR5BjmUW2S2ZjSRJCuynk2tQMrE579RfH96Mjxy8KErMe8yK853dwUPfvpyVwTs_mMoA418MXE8c35N6UDCpy1s/w309-h400/09E75725-BCF2-4078-8A8C-F6BA2665AB73.jpeg" width="309" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Michael Gohlke</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">By 1980, Bradley was granted the sole licensing rights to produce both mechanical and electronic watches.</p>For the release of <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>, Bradley premiered its first two electronic LCD Star Wars watches. Following their earlier release protocols, one watch featured the familiar droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, and the second, marketed for the more sinister children, featured Darth Vader. Both watches were available in adult and child sizes and have noted variations. Both watches are also members of the inescapable six and were produced for several years. Unlike their LED predecessors, the Bradley LCD watches rarely suffer from battery corrosion and usually will work after a battery change. <p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCSikbHGDC2QoEl0fD4jk-mGxkJsZKATpbcj76rsoLDnVBz_Ap48cjhGjtKciLtaHlj7GAsNB5U63e7n3UyjOvYlw2c5dKu6HRJO235di4ZzIS02NB0j-89NBksHDGhFg8UYkHzHBl5J7_EGVoZMKfmTZ-rrW61a12iySosUjxAG-ELCzMQggwzM/s616/IMG_E1387.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="425" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCSikbHGDC2QoEl0fD4jk-mGxkJsZKATpbcj76rsoLDnVBz_Ap48cjhGjtKciLtaHlj7GAsNB5U63e7n3UyjOvYlw2c5dKu6HRJO235di4ZzIS02NB0j-89NBksHDGhFg8UYkHzHBl5J7_EGVoZMKfmTZ-rrW61a12iySosUjxAG-ELCzMQggwzM/w276-h400/IMG_E1387.JPG" width="276" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> Adult LCD five function watch including light</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1980</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACg4VoFEbherQLSHtsjR15EGAkWORlCnX5uyV5vG24co0bF-wfFb3URYhh_KbXDAdoXTP9MDMu2coV2FQ_g5g2dGLZpertYOQmJ8Z8d8ZWYy--X902e19-QLpQcmP5DTDp49UuEJX2eLE1kCYz8nZ3IU78CrQ_HnuLSRuYd0sIt1MlghfQ5AZjR4/s625/IMG_E1366.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="419" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACg4VoFEbherQLSHtsjR15EGAkWORlCnX5uyV5vG24co0bF-wfFb3URYhh_KbXDAdoXTP9MDMu2coV2FQ_g5g2dGLZpertYOQmJ8Z8d8ZWYy--X902e19-QLpQcmP5DTDp49UuEJX2eLE1kCYz8nZ3IU78CrQ_HnuLSRuYd0sIt1MlghfQ5AZjR4/w269-h400/IMG_E1366.JPG" width="269" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child LCD white framed display, grey shading, chrome case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN71gNYUoFigAeYK1DV7EfaTfTxf1VJsN-LRT0Crd_JvW25LlxEO7Cjj40_KBRcUOBy5W10STUTbxJOC45wxtBvuLThLETP5MSYhDanw5-LvAC1XYLT0_Sw_X1xXkEFYjrixilowHcQnW0oWm3H2eGs3TB-nCzveVECg534UoA6nBElyzSvYYC1A/s602/IMG_E1364.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="434" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN71gNYUoFigAeYK1DV7EfaTfTxf1VJsN-LRT0Crd_JvW25LlxEO7Cjj40_KBRcUOBy5W10STUTbxJOC45wxtBvuLThLETP5MSYhDanw5-LvAC1XYLT0_Sw_X1xXkEFYjrixilowHcQnW0oWm3H2eGs3TB-nCzveVECg534UoA6nBElyzSvYYC1A/w289-h400/IMG_E1364.JPG" width="289" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child LCD frameless display, chrome case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRIScLLtFEHZYU_ctMlYI0PxUx4fTMuHGsIZ0KozUSYTZ_xbHvwjKDhuUEDQuYJ8bhtj3dS4ooIjCgOUkbV3_nfs4078ZoYmHm5yxtNFeEypAGVA1mCqCNNBox859DfRYDcHVR6IhRETnL40qFd-3N-G0x2oJq9pPEYyZ9OAXDyDvLWUMUyBDeDc/s593/IMG_E1363.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="441" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRIScLLtFEHZYU_ctMlYI0PxUx4fTMuHGsIZ0KozUSYTZ_xbHvwjKDhuUEDQuYJ8bhtj3dS4ooIjCgOUkbV3_nfs4078ZoYmHm5yxtNFeEypAGVA1mCqCNNBox859DfRYDcHVR6IhRETnL40qFd-3N-G0x2oJq9pPEYyZ9OAXDyDvLWUMUyBDeDc/w298-h400/IMG_E1363.JPG" width="298" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child LCD gold case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhb1vlDXSvifszuc8gmevKbtHZ2gqtrI1WKABVhbpD4gOdIXdK-uDqKCHVA04xODsnbszejNFyIda7tgOIg1ndTjyEqJsqIPW0sHxoHkjciWvcr4IXk1pPYGS0QoDq4bN-GrCpZLpPGIb10Yil8lBlSNTEVLUAPZl1K9kTS8jLz7pe4pR7UF_M5zE/s614/IMG_E1367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhb1vlDXSvifszuc8gmevKbtHZ2gqtrI1WKABVhbpD4gOdIXdK-uDqKCHVA04xODsnbszejNFyIda7tgOIg1ndTjyEqJsqIPW0sHxoHkjciWvcr4IXk1pPYGS0QoDq4bN-GrCpZLpPGIb10Yil8lBlSNTEVLUAPZl1K9kTS8jLz7pe4pR7UF_M5zE/w278-h400/IMG_E1367.JPG" width="278" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child LCD plastic case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJBErd8z2H_Rl6yb3LukX_bFpsRS5SV_gFVqQtw5KGiXzosols5jjt8qUg5Z2AHK4LJQLpSG6B7GLStO2pSq7A8SY5N2dzTpZBav4TfuVXZFLwYTj8Nb6OmO4-S7traYsgi3G2AbpFQoLthJy8xsyAv0bCdlSeM1CTBzEpoO8w-vdbEIaLSGXryk/s3072/img213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJBErd8z2H_Rl6yb3LukX_bFpsRS5SV_gFVqQtw5KGiXzosols5jjt8qUg5Z2AHK4LJQLpSG6B7GLStO2pSq7A8SY5N2dzTpZBav4TfuVXZFLwYTj8Nb6OmO4-S7traYsgi3G2AbpFQoLthJy8xsyAv0bCdlSeM1CTBzEpoO8w-vdbEIaLSGXryk/w426-h640/img213.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S7OYRQnhHhbe0eL3RcIDbhp5tiRwjZwBFky05GZdlPfH2g61fFzUrd8YsYUHwAmqhuLvL1H58s25qvye4SdUiZJmP52mmBkfPEtOBd1FnpYCRnl-SscRZ4353YYCmyDJQTqC0y8OUm1HSXJIGflOgEhlu32F9m5H95ThH1-kSypkxSqrPPFoQ-g/s1853/75625BA5-5B99-41C0-9900-B7616DB38436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1853" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S7OYRQnhHhbe0eL3RcIDbhp5tiRwjZwBFky05GZdlPfH2g61fFzUrd8YsYUHwAmqhuLvL1H58s25qvye4SdUiZJmP52mmBkfPEtOBd1FnpYCRnl-SscRZ4353YYCmyDJQTqC0y8OUm1HSXJIGflOgEhlu32F9m5H95ThH1-kSypkxSqrPPFoQ-g/w404-h640/75625BA5-5B99-41C0-9900-B7616DB38436.jpeg" width="404" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Blister pack</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheitq58GPmw1HgKtaQmkrd71XlKQoMezwhOJuUUTWx8ZuAh5bHebMm62_wZ0yEo0oOw153eSfL9NwrP9ECTScM_iLZ5hn6ELRPwiaYgpd9yMBjzCbp_LcOfoH6GjvT1f_BvJYNzuLHPJZ1XWPLP7qRLbEtaVA3pcCU9mT1sH60j8CJaxILQQjFfYU/s3209/img219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3209" data-original-width="2429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheitq58GPmw1HgKtaQmkrd71XlKQoMezwhOJuUUTWx8ZuAh5bHebMm62_wZ0yEo0oOw153eSfL9NwrP9ECTScM_iLZ5hn6ELRPwiaYgpd9yMBjzCbp_LcOfoH6GjvT1f_BvJYNzuLHPJZ1XWPLP7qRLbEtaVA3pcCU9mT1sH60j8CJaxILQQjFfYU/w484-h640/img219.jpg" width="484" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Dr. Who </i>magazine (U.K.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrG5IXw3wX9IYfrxwGkR9P3bpbUVwKKQMwIYYErNA3gFwpgUurnzOMr-sYu0Tme0mrsrKKPQCvQc-teOYLzwJPbTqXw-ji9_kcYeVMuaND1BVXvgCIXnGvRn-hw0EBCUGahFUOyeseQjDrBz0BcrcpOz8yKnaB-z7kVfVhY8ynsh-rna4OGnOLjk/s588/IMG_E1370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="445" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcrG5IXw3wX9IYfrxwGkR9P3bpbUVwKKQMwIYYErNA3gFwpgUurnzOMr-sYu0Tme0mrsrKKPQCvQc-teOYLzwJPbTqXw-ji9_kcYeVMuaND1BVXvgCIXnGvRn-hw0EBCUGahFUOyeseQjDrBz0BcrcpOz8yKnaB-z7kVfVhY8ynsh-rna4OGnOLjk/w303-h400/IMG_E1370.JPG" width="303" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Adult LCD five function watch including light</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1lMZqoeaOpifkdWj-igccEuZ-pQDrGhjEP4LbI73LIz5NJ-x3vGaVtdU4vJ2kjYbyDaoA8PVVrxAnRL8RdpBUatyReHyrf5a_qllP-ptHRAjycIb_Pu9CSYxN2lhcxX7gRG1KxYXyPPn9Cjzf3fhgbBi0ZI7sw-doX9EGjZGehrou86-HBoIRcE/s605/IMG_E1371.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1lMZqoeaOpifkdWj-igccEuZ-pQDrGhjEP4LbI73LIz5NJ-x3vGaVtdU4vJ2kjYbyDaoA8PVVrxAnRL8RdpBUatyReHyrf5a_qllP-ptHRAjycIb_Pu9CSYxN2lhcxX7gRG1KxYXyPPn9Cjzf3fhgbBi0ZI7sw-doX9EGjZGehrou86-HBoIRcE/w285-h400/IMG_E1371.JPG" width="285" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child LCD black framed display, white shading</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK7QztXSsR8-oFIYZYvOVkv1Tpo9ahg-osnP02wGfBCi8AY-7BPCob42-dQbhKiGxgbRNiDOuol8WBdCASdaqESKJN_0teLaiWgspi4CdjDdoe14foNQxBEnEofAjlG4J04Hq7bmyu3Bi06xrhy41a-azSbzbG1Gu9JCcnitEgsKgx89K_ETgg_Q/s633/IMG_E1373.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="413" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK7QztXSsR8-oFIYZYvOVkv1Tpo9ahg-osnP02wGfBCi8AY-7BPCob42-dQbhKiGxgbRNiDOuol8WBdCASdaqESKJN_0teLaiWgspi4CdjDdoe14foNQxBEnEofAjlG4J04Hq7bmyu3Bi06xrhy41a-azSbzbG1Gu9JCcnitEgsKgx89K_ETgg_Q/w261-h400/IMG_E1373.JPG" width="261" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child LCD frameless display</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDjdvUIZjPJr5YKrRFb2KbB0kysdGqCU3D5I-ERS6PRuEumQ2BgUhuqjNbysbt3FCEDvoBTIekVuEIPpWdgCwg_JQX1fgBU1WVIAPLNKJ5eXE-FbqXeik_XEjjVJBviYya99tJFE0QNyqPiyLqCMFp53PgRjzYyxfNjFW8Z8RxlEQBYhTymmy0t4/s521/IMG_E1740.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="502" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDjdvUIZjPJr5YKrRFb2KbB0kysdGqCU3D5I-ERS6PRuEumQ2BgUhuqjNbysbt3FCEDvoBTIekVuEIPpWdgCwg_JQX1fgBU1WVIAPLNKJ5eXE-FbqXeik_XEjjVJBviYya99tJFE0QNyqPiyLqCMFp53PgRjzYyxfNjFW8Z8RxlEQBYhTymmy0t4/w308-h320/IMG_E1740.JPG" width="308" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child LCD large framed window, thin lugs, 1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEioqNq4DP3aWjqWIEu3dgUDIVNRm44A0oG_xGM7B3og4p1B8NurzuRWQNQLudZjOVWkZEI3EtcDBPWz58HBTwJbZGDieb3PHlD1pdRfNMOPIktZVahufsUZwSBglO88QKFlsJrBo8kss5n77IrkHS6med_F_Rbs2mu79Ew_uhxcd_wWfJk23arM/s607/IMG_E1372.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="431" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEioqNq4DP3aWjqWIEu3dgUDIVNRm44A0oG_xGM7B3og4p1B8NurzuRWQNQLudZjOVWkZEI3EtcDBPWz58HBTwJbZGDieb3PHlD1pdRfNMOPIktZVahufsUZwSBglO88QKFlsJrBo8kss5n77IrkHS6med_F_Rbs2mu79Ew_uhxcd_wWfJk23arM/w284-h400/IMG_E1372.JPG" width="284" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child LCD, Star Wars in black lettering</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_n1msJtcUMrlhcPGhKcnqhZrlTO7cYgr4IEeuLX7ZaFZNONnJgNKAEELkJAkK7YJOJrdtzPk38UIK5Fk0gZ2Y8ou0_9f_nLbLXDxN2mj3tYAZ96CDg5FDNLPCDX6_N9jwPTNHm9WU6lbO5dHF68DPWAZpfHAZ0xAKCYt34Ggu08A0RLMgiYxOUw/s3216/img207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="2064" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_n1msJtcUMrlhcPGhKcnqhZrlTO7cYgr4IEeuLX7ZaFZNONnJgNKAEELkJAkK7YJOJrdtzPk38UIK5Fk0gZ2Y8ou0_9f_nLbLXDxN2mj3tYAZ96CDg5FDNLPCDX6_N9jwPTNHm9WU6lbO5dHF68DPWAZpfHAZ0xAKCYt34Ggu08A0RLMgiYxOUw/w410-h640/img207.jpg" width="410" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Original concept art</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCi-pS215QhcwHQkspWZgYwAUcrH8SFKA4a7QTgLd5EFItEEfVCUU6L6ptbjzXxwH4frdfSIuoXiGI9KJnjOTs8d47V4L534mGkusNNqytGNMMNKgRnQ16FzS2SdrPkwEnc-gZctJmetgGp2QHQ0U908PgCNfSWbgSwj82cR-zZH5YjmIOdnsaig/s1264/7F886F48-6680-42A8-9125-928470F6D72F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="952" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCi-pS215QhcwHQkspWZgYwAUcrH8SFKA4a7QTgLd5EFItEEfVCUU6L6ptbjzXxwH4frdfSIuoXiGI9KJnjOTs8d47V4L534mGkusNNqytGNMMNKgRnQ16FzS2SdrPkwEnc-gZctJmetgGp2QHQ0U908PgCNfSWbgSwj82cR-zZH5YjmIOdnsaig/w482-h640/7F886F48-6680-42A8-9125-928470F6D72F.jpeg" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog watch store display, 1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDo_W8eem0M64OeDSpvY7zGAJO3GNemMH9TeAa7oLt6BL4tI5pj2nqT9G3w_E-P6cYUStGYNpRjv9H8y8wGXzotf9_62QN_Asi7fAkf8X33UimUkEQZRWc3PFBtbpXLbf-QEDNSBR5YM3Fo06i88xsbuoRBMGa8Ynvu7ho9VQrTq150ZKWb2owPg/s1029/D092DB8D-421D-42C2-8496-381616CAF8E5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="663" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDo_W8eem0M64OeDSpvY7zGAJO3GNemMH9TeAa7oLt6BL4tI5pj2nqT9G3w_E-P6cYUStGYNpRjv9H8y8wGXzotf9_62QN_Asi7fAkf8X33UimUkEQZRWc3PFBtbpXLbf-QEDNSBR5YM3Fo06i88xsbuoRBMGa8Ynvu7ho9VQrTq150ZKWb2owPg/w258-h400/D092DB8D-421D-42C2-8496-381616CAF8E5.jpeg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Updated watch satchel</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Empire Strikes Back</i> logo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div></div><p style="text-align: left;">The 1980 line also included watches featuring Yoda, a new character from <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwx-_rUXaulBFomlFznOGdSDRzuTOkcv9EAymJrBhCBBCDgNmzimCeqGWj5bnWkig0Hk10AmPuIvgTFpwBP4mIYOdUMJgahuK0-5Zuvt0_0SMd2PipLeA3scRM6PXJ8gUyj8QSvXShNr1zpoTb0KNYjmML_fvtGL509H9rcr43gW5tnMZefNUX9s/s1450/70034CF4-F710-4BD7-A406-309F5201711D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwx-_rUXaulBFomlFznOGdSDRzuTOkcv9EAymJrBhCBBCDgNmzimCeqGWj5bnWkig0Hk10AmPuIvgTFpwBP4mIYOdUMJgahuK0-5Zuvt0_0SMd2PipLeA3scRM6PXJ8gUyj8QSvXShNr1zpoTb0KNYjmML_fvtGL509H9rcr43gW5tnMZefNUX9s/w323-h400/70034CF4-F710-4BD7-A406-309F5201711D.jpeg" width="323" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSnLtdGQ0Qq1gN5I1bAm1Pdb-rDCAFs86d9mf4_revJX3rBDtXuqr0uTGM3aFR-GA5UXWFfwPbO97VZRqUVAFvCk_IrHkd-bHZv1-xEBo99vfKq7YrN4ewM2j91zu6YNcXyLP5Q91mzAvKhPUnRmrnLLAsw1h1-j3rpX26qRvalzaC7h0BvghHfQ/s4032/CE5815A6-A4A9-48E5-B2E6-849BDCB9C5A6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSnLtdGQ0Qq1gN5I1bAm1Pdb-rDCAFs86d9mf4_revJX3rBDtXuqr0uTGM3aFR-GA5UXWFfwPbO97VZRqUVAFvCk_IrHkd-bHZv1-xEBo99vfKq7YrN4ewM2j91zu6YNcXyLP5Q91mzAvKhPUnRmrnLLAsw1h1-j3rpX26qRvalzaC7h0BvghHfQ/w300-h400/CE5815A6-A4A9-48E5-B2E6-849BDCB9C5A6.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Boxed blister pack</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7h4cn__VHzJArICBZ0yocdeEntzZX2_eWu7kmVuqyzn_mnL4vggnno9UF_iNMuatyeZnusD1rrxyV7o9e-ur6E3VYYroeT8iHAaFntAwd4bVf2dGa-8nR2vrK14sfgSXiTM_1MRaV-7u7g1LGGTTGQJ3ZleykXMR2gGEjOVsA9ebRQskZCxPoqs/s1317/23A5ED7F-C4AA-49C8-A90E-B974469988AB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="1317" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7h4cn__VHzJArICBZ0yocdeEntzZX2_eWu7kmVuqyzn_mnL4vggnno9UF_iNMuatyeZnusD1rrxyV7o9e-ur6E3VYYroeT8iHAaFntAwd4bVf2dGa-8nR2vrK14sfgSXiTM_1MRaV-7u7g1LGGTTGQJ3ZleykXMR2gGEjOVsA9ebRQskZCxPoqs/w509-h221/23A5ED7F-C4AA-49C8-A90E-B974469988AB.jpeg" width="509" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_QEr69AhdyEo4kZdElNNoZGLMBlf3H4lqLweyXNaWWfSZLeRCbYNZsax0UIcbtV1UTCf8zu5Wh0mBpd6HxqO0eUL2i1V4eDj2wahi0b3F4YKywpEPMCZPrXSYM9_1zJbJDqX3J49uTaGYh_-mu95OkyOzkGEuXWQizmBwaDCKyI-nXYVEZG8glM/s1351/BC6B50AA-8A86-403D-8ACB-8E3B75DCEC10.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_QEr69AhdyEo4kZdElNNoZGLMBlf3H4lqLweyXNaWWfSZLeRCbYNZsax0UIcbtV1UTCf8zu5Wh0mBpd6HxqO0eUL2i1V4eDj2wahi0b3F4YKywpEPMCZPrXSYM9_1zJbJDqX3J49uTaGYh_-mu95OkyOzkGEuXWQizmBwaDCKyI-nXYVEZG8glM/s320/BC6B50AA-8A86-403D-8ACB-8E3B75DCEC10.jpeg" width="277" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child manual wind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB1UxWW-iemgs5yDbx4_PLhYdlKTgVlMfAcslz6LV_cqKa9SbA1_m7Rk871SlMMT2ipgCTcpmacIHRt3yLajvAFW49hXAeX80FjlO-SS3NqRFbAFaN25v68B00ujrK3C_RD9ISepScmKzf-x8sj_vDKsL-QmnCp4p6qfTZ72iIfFOQxX5F1wOBYk/s1616/B7E27612-4350-4F99-B211-5CEB6BA3D3CB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB1UxWW-iemgs5yDbx4_PLhYdlKTgVlMfAcslz6LV_cqKa9SbA1_m7Rk871SlMMT2ipgCTcpmacIHRt3yLajvAFW49hXAeX80FjlO-SS3NqRFbAFaN25v68B00ujrK3C_RD9ISepScmKzf-x8sj_vDKsL-QmnCp4p6qfTZ72iIfFOQxX5F1wOBYk/w464-h640/B7E27612-4350-4F99-B211-5CEB6BA3D3CB.jpeg" width="464" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Catalog, 1980</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Dwmlm4cM9bPL0Ebs5D2DE0_M2BAyapjEGJHxOF5_G0zmq9TlBN1K0NYk5Pc_VNwz44Q1bQntY7nIFRKoew-smeMdaaM3dFtcvMdct0ABKf01Y-65-q2koINM0GeJ-WNbv8iQCrZUxu-uEo8UkE4LfgR-oSf_ASCoYlKZPsMrC1ndsbDZyWpPcrk/s1170/477E47EF-A5F7-4528-A87F-E06F07333DCA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="1170" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Dwmlm4cM9bPL0Ebs5D2DE0_M2BAyapjEGJHxOF5_G0zmq9TlBN1K0NYk5Pc_VNwz44Q1bQntY7nIFRKoew-smeMdaaM3dFtcvMdct0ABKf01Y-65-q2koINM0GeJ-WNbv8iQCrZUxu-uEo8UkE4LfgR-oSf_ASCoYlKZPsMrC1ndsbDZyWpPcrk/w579-h255/477E47EF-A5F7-4528-A87F-E06F07333DCA.jpeg" width="579" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Large painted metal sign store display </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Will Grief</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3BPM4ThvyqZX_I6duSyytmRmMtobyJvvLxRlOwSKbVKs4ATjwHM76kSIoIvjHfGSk_h594gjsGNNQOGXE_MM8Aj5xHZl-qakbcDrlfqWUp5XWZ5g7CSY7yy6ibOhXwfE7iklo2x1-D52qTP2EFx_v87aK8Zzk2r2nORK83f867Mk0cM0SVp2gvQ/s1463/IMG_E1410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3BPM4ThvyqZX_I6duSyytmRmMtobyJvvLxRlOwSKbVKs4ATjwHM76kSIoIvjHfGSk_h594gjsGNNQOGXE_MM8Aj5xHZl-qakbcDrlfqWUp5XWZ5g7CSY7yy6ibOhXwfE7iklo2x1-D52qTP2EFx_v87aK8Zzk2r2nORK83f867Mk0cM0SVp2gvQ/w320-h400/IMG_E1410.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Child/Adult C-3PO and R2-D2 manual wind, </span>red second hand</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiftMkm5Nh2KLv94p13ckO9Vj5DlmrPZzLJYqx0J1UIp0_w9fxKrywfMYsE4ow8zO53Scq_qTsJcdERq-SxYf-oiP2IZ5AdKYYhxqz4ohGF4Np2Qx-wwR5PHklfhP0a9BFZnqNJ9yjrEiZHN97jEJAAwffy91M0HG2vq1lnOMa8WuBNbPV71tBrc/s1571/B17106B9-17AD-41F0-BF90-9FE68FF884B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwiftMkm5Nh2KLv94p13ckO9Vj5DlmrPZzLJYqx0J1UIp0_w9fxKrywfMYsE4ow8zO53Scq_qTsJcdERq-SxYf-oiP2IZ5AdKYYhxqz4ohGF4Np2Qx-wwR5PHklfhP0a9BFZnqNJ9yjrEiZHN97jEJAAwffy91M0HG2vq1lnOMa8WuBNbPV71tBrc/w298-h400/B17106B9-17AD-41F0-BF90-9FE68FF884B8.jpeg" width="298" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Child/Adult C-3PO and R2-D2 manual wind, </span>white second hand</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfhCay2sOWlykYTsxTyF-65bD-ZtphLekRHYvQFZm12Ar8-UNYPhHZ5ARS3MmKLDm0y8zqoLw9Qnhm4zjvgyflKGL863QxfXZsvVvwLA18Lu96AE0VHoOyoJUZFw3EHRB-hMJYXNAT5KFuJ83tf06tXfR1IADau3UFz1RUE5MJ0iBR7sqX8UJGM4/s792/02F94A5B-57B5-4224-8E68-367AC505D1B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="574" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfhCay2sOWlykYTsxTyF-65bD-ZtphLekRHYvQFZm12Ar8-UNYPhHZ5ARS3MmKLDm0y8zqoLw9Qnhm4zjvgyflKGL863QxfXZsvVvwLA18Lu96AE0VHoOyoJUZFw3EHRB-hMJYXNAT5KFuJ83tf06tXfR1IADau3UFz1RUE5MJ0iBR7sqX8UJGM4/w290-h400/02F94A5B-57B5-4224-8E68-367AC505D1B8.jpeg" width="290" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Child/Adult C-3PO and R2-D2 manual wind, p</span>erforated hands</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yXgyb5u6zblfuH_9CpCi4BkYmqHl_QrJ9qfaBSXycNxrwFFqJYdVFVa09Vrb4w29kUmfO2S0cyp-nMJ1tYZExQJ_39uSfAet_MFS-9IiyrlpJIoc-nrkC97D0Khe5qX84m4Vp8bYvWIQJWqFH2gRNVsvV7OipiU4HUVGtfHVeJba6LmIVL7tqRI/s3131/jc%20penney%201980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3131" data-original-width="2051" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yXgyb5u6zblfuH_9CpCi4BkYmqHl_QrJ9qfaBSXycNxrwFFqJYdVFVa09Vrb4w29kUmfO2S0cyp-nMJ1tYZExQJ_39uSfAet_MFS-9IiyrlpJIoc-nrkC97D0Khe5qX84m4Vp8bYvWIQJWqFH2gRNVsvV7OipiU4HUVGtfHVeJba6LmIVL7tqRI/w420-h640/jc%20penney%201980.jpg" width="420" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">JC Penney catalog, 1980</span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZwSx1YDfmVoGgQCN8hdoQd52si83V-jcfBDszhPghDypMnTT7_LyQ6Q2I6QKnb2ma4ZDF8O0Ddxucz2_NxGUpt_MSS4tI3QEnMcIp8EV3-3O5kKRO1rfrSxMxKiCUGJGYXhNFY4o0xWuE5RSt23Br0t9oY6gen5Ot0miduVCm0qi58N8QlcxRi0/s1170/3A3ED3AF-1371-4157-B7E4-702C92BBAD7D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="912" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZwSx1YDfmVoGgQCN8hdoQd52si83V-jcfBDszhPghDypMnTT7_LyQ6Q2I6QKnb2ma4ZDF8O0Ddxucz2_NxGUpt_MSS4tI3QEnMcIp8EV3-3O5kKRO1rfrSxMxKiCUGJGYXhNFY4o0xWuE5RSt23Br0t9oY6gen5Ot0miduVCm0qi58N8QlcxRi0/w498-h640/3A3ED3AF-1371-4157-B7E4-702C92BBAD7D.jpeg" width="498" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog artwork, 1980 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">As the new decade emerged, the 80s began to demonstrate a more geometric, streamlined shift in taste. Bradley responded to these changes by re-working existing designs and creating new designs with an updated aesthetic, as per Jamie.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EqGiCWY5UJJWZH56xMIHJBZHJ_TlwccoX5oneM1Kij8eke1ercMC5O172TSQnI0XZkvHyFdW_QagY279byhM6GBE-yNs2n4hYRPgKoUlfrMjSuHrgyYWnSmFiAjgBFXI7EstyDB6sgacADwO6CM4JH82_nuUbPWij03WLf2H7M5uSOJV7cV4h3E/s1669/26CBEBFE-F257-4FEF-9807-85D9C32CDB06.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1669" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EqGiCWY5UJJWZH56xMIHJBZHJ_TlwccoX5oneM1Kij8eke1ercMC5O172TSQnI0XZkvHyFdW_QagY279byhM6GBE-yNs2n4hYRPgKoUlfrMjSuHrgyYWnSmFiAjgBFXI7EstyDB6sgacADwO6CM4JH82_nuUbPWij03WLf2H7M5uSOJV7cV4h3E/w280-h400/26CBEBFE-F257-4FEF-9807-85D9C32CDB06.jpeg" width="280" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child/Adult Darth Vader manual wind, Swiss </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">The best-selling manual wind Darth Vader watch previously released in 1977 was re-released in 1980. The newer version features a slender orange triangular shaped second hand and a bulky black plastic pseudo-link band, easily propelling the design forward for a new era. The enlarged black plastic case also features a bezel with planets and stars to mark the indices. The cases are fashioned from cycolac, a strong durable ABS resin also used to manufacture LEGO bricks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mJwUXMo2plO8bEgGJlJv6RGO6iYLFR3DfTk7erNTxyOWL7VNX-gCNJTpOCR7J-ZjONW4b7BDxx5aPjyO-_wca3XxCAgQlHv7o7gmCh2gypdUyLNR6vCATcm093BjmqQD6w8eJU9XVpl68bZyKTpiMVZwyPceLVtet3PhB3VbQslz6mAWQvMvMNk/s1510/60A9BB48-454F-415D-A310-F61D80AD364A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1510" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mJwUXMo2plO8bEgGJlJv6RGO6iYLFR3DfTk7erNTxyOWL7VNX-gCNJTpOCR7J-ZjONW4b7BDxx5aPjyO-_wca3XxCAgQlHv7o7gmCh2gypdUyLNR6vCATcm093BjmqQD6w8eJU9XVpl68bZyKTpiMVZwyPceLVtet3PhB3VbQslz6mAWQvMvMNk/w522-h344/60A9BB48-454F-415D-A310-F61D80AD364A.jpeg" width="522" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog, 1980 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHzBJ_iqFuaybFMPJQcW7u-y_YdL-oCO7JYIm05mWpDXdKMAmMSfn6s-Lw4Ta_lBUjbM3vOPe3bpUjSHEHc55Jp1DrmKmtFKkQujJ6RziBtAjAqByWB8F2N8B2aXrXEmYW_uFXZI7jaQRt2k5kEa-Nd2xaw1oorahDmtm0TRf7U6N8jBkC_qngW4/s1455/8E753F2B-099B-48DF-B507-1EAB939962D6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHzBJ_iqFuaybFMPJQcW7u-y_YdL-oCO7JYIm05mWpDXdKMAmMSfn6s-Lw4Ta_lBUjbM3vOPe3bpUjSHEHc55Jp1DrmKmtFKkQujJ6RziBtAjAqByWB8F2N8B2aXrXEmYW_uFXZI7jaQRt2k5kEa-Nd2xaw1oorahDmtm0TRf7U6N8jBkC_qngW4/w321-h400/8E753F2B-099B-48DF-B507-1EAB939962D6.jpeg" width="321" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child/Adult Yoda, manual wind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1981</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaiYN4hheKwXNO5IhcLKmD4RCmZLfs3MYKIszbCBpMXM9Kqd96CETBj5E52hx-DDbrmQkpPNRbj7OHPFcdTAPaEkgpU5BODe8oQFl8X5pbGQzSGn6KLQpCDDOwjY4lgtEMkEXXLkuwyBKze0Rz-aI2qjjTX9smxRogTdeCU9d6PrgVcBixdUKHJY/s922/C55FF28B-59A1-4140-BE5A-9E7549A5D0BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="922" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaiYN4hheKwXNO5IhcLKmD4RCmZLfs3MYKIszbCBpMXM9Kqd96CETBj5E52hx-DDbrmQkpPNRbj7OHPFcdTAPaEkgpU5BODe8oQFl8X5pbGQzSGn6KLQpCDDOwjY4lgtEMkEXXLkuwyBKze0Rz-aI2qjjTX9smxRogTdeCU9d6PrgVcBixdUKHJY/w428-h370/C55FF28B-59A1-4140-BE5A-9E7549A5D0BC.jpeg" width="428" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuBy2ejx9H4-ILIO0ny3L7FCwaFYmrAPyXfXSAdo8qk6sbrGoQNyAAxhrS3jrbAZ8lyfn7VQXDzYoTA2JteTy5o_5uSbiH2JJXV1EM8QFNttbBIownCwbU8erCw1KJcL3tSCeKT7eoNuvNX2R0FEeMVcDDLzDAoEEKad71ofMbVqvbRZwGuYQ_lI/s3270/jc%20penney%2081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3270" data-original-width="2214" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuBy2ejx9H4-ILIO0ny3L7FCwaFYmrAPyXfXSAdo8qk6sbrGoQNyAAxhrS3jrbAZ8lyfn7VQXDzYoTA2JteTy5o_5uSbiH2JJXV1EM8QFNttbBIownCwbU8erCw1KJcL3tSCeKT7eoNuvNX2R0FEeMVcDDLzDAoEEKad71ofMbVqvbRZwGuYQ_lI/w434-h640/jc%20penney%2081.jpg" width="434" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">JC Penney catalog, 1981</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBHu76uKnocY4O_xZmHyx8cU2xyPaGlBTba-Zzzrvd8AVFVv9A6ioQ70XcQed3atph6TRKNmPZZ1zK2AfISLCIs0PrBwDjgL_dmbwS1JDgCeCKba7zMpLPZSL0ssKiZ93IOneLx1RciOf4LTEjweFLeDiVd4ja1wbCs3FQHN7jQaraoIdjMo5NgY/s1532/IMG_E1412.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBHu76uKnocY4O_xZmHyx8cU2xyPaGlBTba-Zzzrvd8AVFVv9A6ioQ70XcQed3atph6TRKNmPZZ1zK2AfISLCIs0PrBwDjgL_dmbwS1JDgCeCKba7zMpLPZSL0ssKiZ93IOneLx1RciOf4LTEjweFLeDiVd4ja1wbCs3FQHN7jQaraoIdjMo5NgY/w305-h400/IMG_E1412.JPG" width="305" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Adult C-3PO and R2-D2 LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1981</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHyg3eSYG0pXUPH0ObdeoHyvuDxj8BBkm4yJZX9pMnisHiSbom1OkEI_Fc0Q_DAhPUmxi__BthXm5Jj7xWikcu860uJ-t0ZF5WnAPpBEQGm3tAc1kK-h4BGPIIzvweJ9E_djJpfjqkq5sLOSGwu2c_sXes9-xObHxXKQhrN2HXkMMXCmmvkcXgdA/s1614/AD99B9E5-E5DE-4BEA-92F5-0D6C78D28133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHyg3eSYG0pXUPH0ObdeoHyvuDxj8BBkm4yJZX9pMnisHiSbom1OkEI_Fc0Q_DAhPUmxi__BthXm5Jj7xWikcu860uJ-t0ZF5WnAPpBEQGm3tAc1kK-h4BGPIIzvweJ9E_djJpfjqkq5sLOSGwu2c_sXes9-xObHxXKQhrN2HXkMMXCmmvkcXgdA/w464-h640/AD99B9E5-E5DE-4BEA-92F5-0D6C78D28133.jpeg" width="464" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZAIP3ekOnTokq8855jOXVqnVBlxW0PCY1QtXRq1hV0Tv7EhC6sUrGEYBXowkDyjz-20Dcgs0ViM8ObUkMtE78oRD1RPYn04nxQbhVZuc7XYAVRw-hrtkITZE8fAVirmCzaH8_2odqKyfG2SeOZZNJnJWit_55ye5BMW_w1WJsvaAiy7JF1Xj7KQ/s3348/jc%20penney%2082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3348" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZAIP3ekOnTokq8855jOXVqnVBlxW0PCY1QtXRq1hV0Tv7EhC6sUrGEYBXowkDyjz-20Dcgs0ViM8ObUkMtE78oRD1RPYn04nxQbhVZuc7XYAVRw-hrtkITZE8fAVirmCzaH8_2odqKyfG2SeOZZNJnJWit_55ye5BMW_w1WJsvaAiy7JF1Xj7KQ/w469-h640/jc%20penney%2082.jpg" width="469" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">JC Penney catalog, 1982</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">Further advances in technology allowed for added complications to the mechanisms. By 1982 musical alarms were included in some of the new releases.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2tu5ehRP81Krvarf8HJJvvKpvegnnnkUaGeru1nCAekV8TjWhB-kqLY3pFqiIAiXlLUk5xQdmlBMajJ6NYaJwIqxPnDtOIw553K-BPhwDvscGRaGUzwmBmewT5TbxeSqUFPoZfBGygzYZ-E2CTuUTYivbr2k7tUW4dIRvgLijNDwzQo3FoBDzX8/s1464/9FB823BC-B62D-4020-A7DB-659688F80613.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2tu5ehRP81Krvarf8HJJvvKpvegnnnkUaGeru1nCAekV8TjWhB-kqLY3pFqiIAiXlLUk5xQdmlBMajJ6NYaJwIqxPnDtOIw553K-BPhwDvscGRaGUzwmBmewT5TbxeSqUFPoZfBGygzYZ-E2CTuUTYivbr2k7tUW4dIRvgLijNDwzQo3FoBDzX8/w320-h400/9FB823BC-B62D-4020-A7DB-659688F80613.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child C-3PO and R2-D2 LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Musical alarm (Star Wars theme)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxFoo3Td9FwLuZM8BylhPGK3QVf73SQIoIY9mSEHEpP36WhEcp_x2GBBamhEA0T7-5lGmtoT18K1OfMjMuAzw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Star Wars theme alarm</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4QSxtc89KFWpOe6MZX3KhLSMfMCLe2SR3kTRXvG0HztEiko90K-flSl9-uukCCH5LvYTXzaUKEFmR4SUivlmYZCIS9ACMNk-9jhdEtS45_ar4ApkOU5S8kUvSviHEiyHhohxVI8o3s-Xm63TkpbEEq_RU9Gsxm4fukPEb1sScqZLUrWuR8Pyagk/s1170/0D6B3BBB-5C56-459D-95EB-EF8A1E8A4E90.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1170" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4QSxtc89KFWpOe6MZX3KhLSMfMCLe2SR3kTRXvG0HztEiko90K-flSl9-uukCCH5LvYTXzaUKEFmR4SUivlmYZCIS9ACMNk-9jhdEtS45_ar4ApkOU5S8kUvSviHEiyHhohxVI8o3s-Xm63TkpbEEq_RU9Gsxm4fukPEb1sScqZLUrWuR8Pyagk/w400-h396/0D6B3BBB-5C56-459D-95EB-EF8A1E8A4E90.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child C-3PO and R2-D2 LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Musical alarm (Star Wars theme)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBet_VqHsiOGNdGLV7raNFVGJHdU97TIMYZm3QwVXINcWzXOCobstYm5x7SC-HqGorKXXN7hiGcti02Ofu5w5GvqkDr44JjVvQnpLnFSmdNv-3imStcwiV3CIRzS5x6KAWTgM7g6HCfM9VC7DSBNBXNIlUuopo3V2dtUdTxpShazT_z75q7QPtODI/s1265/2981B0DB-2C76-4599-BB1B-EE283D5838C7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1265" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBet_VqHsiOGNdGLV7raNFVGJHdU97TIMYZm3QwVXINcWzXOCobstYm5x7SC-HqGorKXXN7hiGcti02Ofu5w5GvqkDr44JjVvQnpLnFSmdNv-3imStcwiV3CIRzS5x6KAWTgM7g6HCfM9VC7DSBNBXNIlUuopo3V2dtUdTxpShazT_z75q7QPtODI/w474-h438/2981B0DB-2C76-4599-BB1B-EE283D5838C7.jpeg" width="474" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOym_YtxMZGFrfi_35BuH2_kD7KFiasW8d6GtXxemSC6j7P0c0q7cTX8vgeWk-iabDxUKMqsclO1m0HZqUJjiINQ_jt0aL1LrsjDK3g--v5AMKuTesb6v2xusbDhk9f6xaSaFDpW4HhFH2fwkmp-sYA5po9To6M2UyOYNcHC8FEi_w7rZQxK85AW4/s1568/83C531E7-C7DC-41C2-9F7E-63C4433471B3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOym_YtxMZGFrfi_35BuH2_kD7KFiasW8d6GtXxemSC6j7P0c0q7cTX8vgeWk-iabDxUKMqsclO1m0HZqUJjiINQ_jt0aL1LrsjDK3g--v5AMKuTesb6v2xusbDhk9f6xaSaFDpW4HhFH2fwkmp-sYA5po9To6M2UyOYNcHC8FEi_w7rZQxK85AW4/w299-h400/83C531E7-C7DC-41C2-9F7E-63C4433471B3.jpeg" width="299" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Adult C-3PO and R2-D2 LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">animated digital TIE Fighter </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Musical alarm (Star Wars theme)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGu6yFaES3S4NbKn9Jx4Z0FhoXakKS_reAX0B7oqu1ylqGbPTTkt8rLCSStD4_1HIdIM6-JkuHz7UaPhBFr5bl9afHCFT7AsH1_HknnYzc9qH-t8LIyn-CJZCsfhsOZSUKDfLpXkZQY35_ytDCoFMaGh6G6ppne_T5-QI7SwAzY9tRhDJnJPhlE0/s1247/6E72DBD8-563D-4030-A072-94CBE4DF3BD5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGu6yFaES3S4NbKn9Jx4Z0FhoXakKS_reAX0B7oqu1ylqGbPTTkt8rLCSStD4_1HIdIM6-JkuHz7UaPhBFr5bl9afHCFT7AsH1_HknnYzc9qH-t8LIyn-CJZCsfhsOZSUKDfLpXkZQY35_ytDCoFMaGh6G6ppne_T5-QI7SwAzY9tRhDJnJPhlE0/w375-h400/6E72DBD8-563D-4030-A072-94CBE4DF3BD5.jpeg" width="375" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Adult C-3PO and R2-D2 LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Animated digital TIE Fighter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Musical alarm (Star Wars theme)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Prototype or early release, 1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwh93RZ2YirmVu0P4YagnN0BoEZhFDruIz7nhP2xFyJJEvAJOl1O5STWOZgQSpGBm90X2GyY3DWhh5iIeddBSbAtEIaXAEzP63nBZp8sAulZ6jkbR7S_5i2kgeqb-Lhbv4Vpi1zSdUlS_OTYsT8DP5tZWGjaCECFQgHPa4-YnR5xgol2yE6XRaZPo/s3414/aldens%2082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3414" data-original-width="2442" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwh93RZ2YirmVu0P4YagnN0BoEZhFDruIz7nhP2xFyJJEvAJOl1O5STWOZgQSpGBm90X2GyY3DWhh5iIeddBSbAtEIaXAEzP63nBZp8sAulZ6jkbR7S_5i2kgeqb-Lhbv4Vpi1zSdUlS_OTYsT8DP5tZWGjaCECFQgHPa4-YnR5xgol2yE6XRaZPo/w458-h640/aldens%2082.jpg" width="458" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Aldens catalog, 1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV6o6-cnseNqCXNagOYumnL74GY2dNiyNyQguQdzLKunoGlpe8pc3K1MWkmTUtKYr7StJ9wjDO3jIHQtOH7glgHClarVp8wPSRo8yt8RXAkjV9gCoGmwHYTvHgYrBgg4jLFo9eSrRFBTKuaFLmq5RIKtqbMT0sTGX2Yz98MuJGM77LK8kbiAntrI/s1170/1E69ABF4-9269-4A59-B501-735185230B44.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="886" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV6o6-cnseNqCXNagOYumnL74GY2dNiyNyQguQdzLKunoGlpe8pc3K1MWkmTUtKYr7StJ9wjDO3jIHQtOH7glgHClarVp8wPSRo8yt8RXAkjV9gCoGmwHYTvHgYrBgg4jLFo9eSrRFBTKuaFLmq5RIKtqbMT0sTGX2Yz98MuJGM77LK8kbiAntrI/w484-h640/1E69ABF4-9269-4A59-B501-735185230B44.jpeg" width="484" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> Bradley watch catalog, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark</span><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpxvlLyCH8kWsSAom2p9aDwiKQEyP_9V6OBkFkcg3E5QxMHM8a0ByAy5wFhiWYK2LKCAFUuOJ80YcM41qiEuqta-FxcY4WUWKbhr15sh5QqEVNJanDXnRwtX84lM-i2LDDmI17D3dbnDSOW9lF4P1nlM2MDBal0orjpKJKqDzkJ3BR_dH7Ee9pJ4/s3274/jc%20penney%2083.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="2377" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpxvlLyCH8kWsSAom2p9aDwiKQEyP_9V6OBkFkcg3E5QxMHM8a0ByAy5wFhiWYK2LKCAFUuOJ80YcM41qiEuqta-FxcY4WUWKbhr15sh5QqEVNJanDXnRwtX84lM-i2LDDmI17D3dbnDSOW9lF4P1nlM2MDBal0orjpKJKqDzkJ3BR_dH7Ee9pJ4/w464-h640/jc%20penney%2083.jpg" width="464" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">JC Penney catalog, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMGjycMRerf_QfN_ZCUHWEwITaMnrKuHkd_wFBJIr7i9aaJAMqCcbNdIaCRcizlbsIUpfzbDRFq4pjcUbnxtmfofshrbba4wr_FoBu_6nARKblzWGJVbSDl7lTTzoCJiZBn6kCt7EmDRV6tynJyBsKvtJNkt2vcHaK4EBKr25Vcv6dhYKkXtpBA8/s1283/B4441D48-5A89-4BAC-83B1-13CD90D0FBC3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="1049" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMGjycMRerf_QfN_ZCUHWEwITaMnrKuHkd_wFBJIr7i9aaJAMqCcbNdIaCRcizlbsIUpfzbDRFq4pjcUbnxtmfofshrbba4wr_FoBu_6nARKblzWGJVbSDl7lTTzoCJiZBn6kCt7EmDRV6tynJyBsKvtJNkt2vcHaK4EBKr25Vcv6dhYKkXtpBA8/w328-h400/B4441D48-5A89-4BAC-83B1-13CD90D0FBC3.jpeg" width="328" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0PvlMN20F_n1rNhG0okdOF70oHiKTYOghvPEbSYxcSFjYe56M12hMZ0GTxPmSPlQZGnjxXAf94i6vVGu0VEeIOYvewfciWKlG96Nr0wiWeXMicgsVbfoi3POfIwa6Rg0ApA6skG5ZE2LO9Y6HCvFuJBEYVrvSMxgZVP4o-rQNDhNPp4sWssiYZo/w300-h400/F651CD71-4BEA-4311-A751-4A69030069A8.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bubble pack</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsKXJ_jBUH7tESvhkeaO5rXOFThtuFMCY1LSSUVKvTS1pp4LCBASKC8JRQ3uFY5pwnfwO02mVUlVEGjDRkJXxL3Ad3DVlkPrMBkPY2Khre3BzVVR5BA-A03nhUPfoCsvQgacPLg4qI2rLTSNj3gAh4R9y25SpedMWP3sdaZ875oanPe8Tj1_V2eQ/s3735/818F9617-BE93-41EE-86DA-2A7F4202669B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3735" data-original-width="2801" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsKXJ_jBUH7tESvhkeaO5rXOFThtuFMCY1LSSUVKvTS1pp4LCBASKC8JRQ3uFY5pwnfwO02mVUlVEGjDRkJXxL3Ad3DVlkPrMBkPY2Khre3BzVVR5BA-A03nhUPfoCsvQgacPLg4qI2rLTSNj3gAh4R9y25SpedMWP3sdaZ875oanPe8Tj1_V2eQ/w300-h400/818F9617-BE93-41EE-86DA-2A7F4202669B.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Hard plastic case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Return of the Jedi</i> header</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyeWiHVkiVmPFLFlP84cZpZ5AJtcYXXo8zTOYMrYZEoP320ec1vd2T-zI0mppIqRta2jy7P8q8gA8w2CT4wVG6Ubbkznlo8H1sBxuBIYkDH9ycqNguGF1KiGIAMHjU5rw1GMtGZxAXa-b9wy9NJPYyyNqYOduUaXUYWr55lhfimmP62gQjlFzDZM/s1509/1F13CE3C-6C47-4621-B5C1-9A4025ED932C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Darth Vader LCD, plastic case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VAkigG9NYpPhEmYcnrSNutqlGYdZFYePWKHPdnqb8Ul2s3YZafF5TBoY09bM-Fc1Xqm4j4E_88CJUYfmzUH6gkFVMrBoLRUOL9XQ3sXP94XJbKJ3m64mO6zJr-AkS7UFxV3F4eGZOeTyxhl0Jjq2LHSZBIIFmVfvOSbMBeBR0rAmfZ7ys6XjBco/s1608/7DBDE41C-1C47-4C6D-A0D4-E22B0DB75C55.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VAkigG9NYpPhEmYcnrSNutqlGYdZFYePWKHPdnqb8Ul2s3YZafF5TBoY09bM-Fc1Xqm4j4E_88CJUYfmzUH6gkFVMrBoLRUOL9XQ3sXP94XJbKJ3m64mO6zJr-AkS7UFxV3F4eGZOeTyxhl0Jjq2LHSZBIIFmVfvOSbMBeBR0rAmfZ7ys6XjBco/w291-h400/7DBDE41C-1C47-4C6D-A0D4-E22B0DB75C55.jpeg" width="291" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Darth Vader LCD, metal case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLoDOOHBXf4i0yqNcNj8zz5A9ldziyjwu81iqMwGi-cvIMUiiRYlPQweJmLA_fMovE_huroHPEZuaaypo4NMWrs1Xj4e9rSYKrwB-7o9Q8QtXQS7lIJy83976DOPHC7DrcX1l0fKgHUWZHip9xss_39i2u5cGN3ky1cBDCyYIXJdkxJ0yKjT9FiQ/s1035/BFB09371-29A4-4AA6-A270-13160F39F585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="1035" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLoDOOHBXf4i0yqNcNj8zz5A9ldziyjwu81iqMwGi-cvIMUiiRYlPQweJmLA_fMovE_huroHPEZuaaypo4NMWrs1Xj4e9rSYKrwB-7o9Q8QtXQS7lIJy83976DOPHC7DrcX1l0fKgHUWZHip9xss_39i2u5cGN3ky1cBDCyYIXJdkxJ0yKjT9FiQ/w510-h467/BFB09371-29A4-4AA6-A270-13160F39F585.jpeg" width="510" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF99k2wsbJlRswB6Wgu_k8y00fV6oEuRe4A_ie8G1DxodbjixHROPmvGK_pvc_e1zgO9PPSAt70ffEDbpYdmrqnRRTmiM8Jh1Zy5J6PZVJqyTdO9T7C6nUKnoDVf8kYbC9KUW5-7QljhlNpOl3D8bGFn-2yH69BNJ8fsV49ZVgKkchQtVCCNPujRQ/s1486/C2F4907A-47E8-461C-BB42-7CB0CB1C7975.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="1170" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF99k2wsbJlRswB6Wgu_k8y00fV6oEuRe4A_ie8G1DxodbjixHROPmvGK_pvc_e1zgO9PPSAt70ffEDbpYdmrqnRRTmiM8Jh1Zy5J6PZVJqyTdO9T7C6nUKnoDVf8kYbC9KUW5-7QljhlNpOl3D8bGFn-2yH69BNJ8fsV49ZVgKkchQtVCCNPujRQ/w197-h245/C2F4907A-47E8-461C-BB42-7CB0CB1C7975.jpeg" width="197" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBI_Z_ghaLl6CGAkcLCHeIoRe6bkgM_svg-4c80wBlbwwY0Ulc-pzkvgVPxf75J86_r72-hofdOPjJ2KTxow73cTJcPwM3CKVhqf_9tJpMH3mlQSERnj3oDL_xZVnicFAMAwTE3Eurngrulm8P7SwLQPeUZsRucYFCnlfJjwYE74yyjLMvPZaWNOo/s1576/5D774033-516E-4AE1-BA0D-43329F67B2E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzMHa9V6Vdr7_LNqueTpQ1TtjjNTHKMdIPJGyWdxat56G0sztijAxpYwDEWzThpjJK59QWCO9onVb7wGyN3HHxYxNfnGo9MJ8Apy4XANEoKc1T8zNOaqTMZBWMP_HNS9rj9gAZzrwTs9wCtlXhF4O7n8DmX1Qe8Gzb6nmbDTPuRdlaRO6Wx3yoeI/s4032/F8E20BAA-33CE-4DB8-A4A2-05CF036E6A88.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzMHa9V6Vdr7_LNqueTpQ1TtjjNTHKMdIPJGyWdxat56G0sztijAxpYwDEWzThpjJK59QWCO9onVb7wGyN3HHxYxNfnGo9MJ8Apy4XANEoKc1T8zNOaqTMZBWMP_HNS9rj9gAZzrwTs9wCtlXhF4O7n8DmX1Qe8Gzb6nmbDTPuRdlaRO6Wx3yoeI/w199-h265/F8E20BAA-33CE-4DB8-A4A2-05CF036E6A88.jpeg" width="199" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6zi4hnzrzgnynYlmpiBQK-XkI0gALx3OlyGn7B0vSaRe8TT8hAjlh6IvVwYlpBTkgJhtmFRqtFHec2cMsPIrHlpYe_BVLNBmhA7krYi3UsCmYNUShNsLZeerDAL56QJ9LSuPuWt9sLtJp9A-Ro3P7x8b9rSJxSbS5dWYzJx8ultiw-y7XkUFFBs/s1543/480370F1-66BA-4630-8D4C-C396DFE313B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1170" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6zi4hnzrzgnynYlmpiBQK-XkI0gALx3OlyGn7B0vSaRe8TT8hAjlh6IvVwYlpBTkgJhtmFRqtFHec2cMsPIrHlpYe_BVLNBmhA7krYi3UsCmYNUShNsLZeerDAL56QJ9LSuPuWt9sLtJp9A-Ro3P7x8b9rSJxSbS5dWYzJx8ultiw-y7XkUFFBs/w201-h265/480370F1-66BA-4630-8D4C-C396DFE313B1.jpeg" width="201" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Star Wars/Darth Vader LCD prismatic watch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Larger Vader bust, lacking copyright info</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_eXWyr0D9ncU8U3yi01856IswiGdXURZePmZUno62QDGKyiYv0Y4SjX4eouRFhwxq71CQniI0c14lI2GCMW10fNHevCxeQjqjwLzWc99RVHnfiGAEQh2dilj65Xoo7-7TXrBsNbtsM-YXfbLX6-k8AWK1Kk-TNMUxi3EEJONeywu1eAITe-cMag/s704/5A870545-A3CC-450D-B7E5-1C7BA2531780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="704" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_eXWyr0D9ncU8U3yi01856IswiGdXURZePmZUno62QDGKyiYv0Y4SjX4eouRFhwxq71CQniI0c14lI2GCMW10fNHevCxeQjqjwLzWc99RVHnfiGAEQh2dilj65Xoo7-7TXrBsNbtsM-YXfbLX6-k8AWK1Kk-TNMUxi3EEJONeywu1eAITe-cMag/w519-h391/5A870545-A3CC-450D-B7E5-1C7BA2531780.jpeg" width="519" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bradley layout board featuring the prismatic watch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">(Also note the rare Indiana Jones watch)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjeSd9xRhFzORIIOnZR9zypxu2rPtqTlzSM5I4acyJdbQPQfycdyQ8rMgrL3FafEaJ0hFgxi8FDvT-LNHdQNi2TUCFqbCfeE76kb5qiKENqio6MXyQHghpNFj4e7dtg1hZJwEGIQVG8jt_2xWjcnq63QwYY1cOv_YdyIevWLoeptWVR8amIxLLrI/s1272/6851471A-1A0A-4E2E-B100-75CB56682CE7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1272" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjeSd9xRhFzORIIOnZR9zypxu2rPtqTlzSM5I4acyJdbQPQfycdyQ8rMgrL3FafEaJ0hFgxi8FDvT-LNHdQNi2TUCFqbCfeE76kb5qiKENqio6MXyQHghpNFj4e7dtg1hZJwEGIQVG8jt_2xWjcnq63QwYY1cOv_YdyIevWLoeptWVR8amIxLLrI/w368-h400/6851471A-1A0A-4E2E-B100-75CB56682CE7.jpeg" width="368" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Child C-3PO and R2-D2 manual wind, </span>red second hand</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS8bY5yLK7bmizWj_8nSm4AprZxc0EEDoidovK4KyDOy9tjNq8cxUPBioPoPw9B99V_02xG_Bz6EYkLbjFdRILHPHL33HUoqXwTxS5pgBW__rnZbGLV9N_PVwuFTwGqRMEMl70n_MRz6lpPJu-lV7vR_GdDrD1jMS2JeTnkBlMazHRmEday8Y1Cc/s1306/B7DEBA9F-C983-4A61-A7D4-2A24B22D8AB4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS8bY5yLK7bmizWj_8nSm4AprZxc0EEDoidovK4KyDOy9tjNq8cxUPBioPoPw9B99V_02xG_Bz6EYkLbjFdRILHPHL33HUoqXwTxS5pgBW__rnZbGLV9N_PVwuFTwGqRMEMl70n_MRz6lpPJu-lV7vR_GdDrD1jMS2JeTnkBlMazHRmEday8Y1Cc/w359-h400/B7DEBA9F-C983-4A61-A7D4-2A24B22D8AB4.jpeg" width="359" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Child C-3PO and R2-D2 manual wind, </span>white second hand</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0lOXC8NDWFVpVaYN5YZRuAoiRGBk6LwspJyflxUuziJjp9XxBOKHylirnA8hUl282i9fU7NJDeODTxecdCLE_FUsE7YbN4T9E2MoSmzAX5_xNZ14D0sciQn20J6jnH1jB4onxv83KH9HW5kSKESM-6TgAl1qUWA5SLFPrfLx_L9nEZEw2K1Xm7s/s2125/3075BBC5-C39F-4981-9F2C-3EB051EED043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="1071" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0lOXC8NDWFVpVaYN5YZRuAoiRGBk6LwspJyflxUuziJjp9XxBOKHylirnA8hUl282i9fU7NJDeODTxecdCLE_FUsE7YbN4T9E2MoSmzAX5_xNZ14D0sciQn20J6jnH1jB4onxv83KH9HW5kSKESM-6TgAl1qUWA5SLFPrfLx_L9nEZEw2K1Xm7s/w201-h400/3075BBC5-C39F-4981-9F2C-3EB051EED043.jpeg" width="201" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Soft plastic case</span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB27fbb9YaxRAAKFHUFmgifYHpN1brb8MTbOBjWBOh_AxTBg_HJTZzmQpA6lMVjFSAH0QcTozWS0IFuNk04I3KeLkKZ1otl4xkoK8K4UH4pypUvcxwLXsa_RJTpLJs2-UCpY5Y0q2b04x_KY95N8wN3FRA5RUXivSUdtQ59qmfjgIIOtaLAvyaak/s1170/80F76480-72C7-4CCF-AB7D-F04D0F25D17E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTB27fbb9YaxRAAKFHUFmgifYHpN1brb8MTbOBjWBOh_AxTBg_HJTZzmQpA6lMVjFSAH0QcTozWS0IFuNk04I3KeLkKZ1otl4xkoK8K4UH4pypUvcxwLXsa_RJTpLJs2-UCpY5Y0q2b04x_KY95N8wN3FRA5RUXivSUdtQ59qmfjgIIOtaLAvyaak/w492-h640/80F76480-72C7-4CCF-AB7D-F04D0F25D17E.jpeg" width="492" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQYQce89exKU7m-tNgKhjV9y7j22nKWoDveWRY99x_shcOQzZS_NaKNkLXZIdwBIjtNS4d61EuzOgSyNS5Zkw_hXB-sdr9q5LjU0b3zAFAOUbfNrLVL7I-lo41sVgGpMh7tZKVFttkBHEbjtYF1HIeQbn_I8QaFk5wdT-lEwvY3wtkG3JQEx_H10/s1231/C3DEEED5-C3C9-4401-A954-1B82A10EA463.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQYQce89exKU7m-tNgKhjV9y7j22nKWoDveWRY99x_shcOQzZS_NaKNkLXZIdwBIjtNS4d61EuzOgSyNS5Zkw_hXB-sdr9q5LjU0b3zAFAOUbfNrLVL7I-lo41sVgGpMh7tZKVFttkBHEbjtYF1HIeQbn_I8QaFk5wdT-lEwvY3wtkG3JQEx_H10/w380-h400/C3DEEED5-C3C9-4401-A954-1B82A10EA463.jpeg" width="380" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Darth Vader manual wind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63QHUFA0RlQWjLSYqXkKdkT365K4kjII_xJbpx_9vn-P1l2CKSoKU4gr4uCAjjjy5YIzMney6GGv8k_772lhsK6fq71FWZWfYVWK7Cvtpks-cPscfISmb3KwHliotT4tpAnAR5Os9o_Lgj_d85zm9f1Pk3c2oxAA1XsbmTOcV97ctDY89ujXRr6I/s923/E6AAFBBB-CB10-4447-8374-E770EE289EE1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="923" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63QHUFA0RlQWjLSYqXkKdkT365K4kjII_xJbpx_9vn-P1l2CKSoKU4gr4uCAjjjy5YIzMney6GGv8k_772lhsK6fq71FWZWfYVWK7Cvtpks-cPscfISmb3KwHliotT4tpAnAR5Os9o_Lgj_d85zm9f1Pk3c2oxAA1XsbmTOcV97ctDY89ujXRr6I/w480-h432/E6AAFBBB-CB10-4447-8374-E770EE289EE1.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Pre-production transparency </span></div><p style="text-align: left;">Bradley introduced radio watches in 1982 complete with headphones. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZufWr1RyAQ_qyG31jMrLOaloh7rG36fWP_0_Kvb1kD21wqZkHbxL1kYXE1o8kA_xhVadNeKolzZkPRAecKq7ljb_KvAVR_hL9yNF5-G3eK5GQgdH4Ts_jUgouFiB4F2lX37UWyyEUF7InaVjsVBpx534aWxmDPNl7HyK_6sIbqSBkPrZfPSwA8U/s1162/BD685B2B-9500-4FB1-ABF6-EE0D0378D17C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="966" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZufWr1RyAQ_qyG31jMrLOaloh7rG36fWP_0_Kvb1kD21wqZkHbxL1kYXE1o8kA_xhVadNeKolzZkPRAecKq7ljb_KvAVR_hL9yNF5-G3eK5GQgdH4Ts_jUgouFiB4F2lX37UWyyEUF7InaVjsVBpx534aWxmDPNl7HyK_6sIbqSBkPrZfPSwA8U/w226-h271/BD685B2B-9500-4FB1-ABF6-EE0D0378D17C.jpeg" width="226" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGFZtOdmUFzgl1gzHB50jxXcDDuYvl9lURdIKwTVqNr19qlG20FLXJExUtR7j7yCeEGASHI6c6G83L5q-4lnJBEn6Dnru-dKP9WZUCwNCxF-AewiCwBl_4HU5aw-yY6fYaVpZq-kaVIaBG1WZVEF1yzxpDIP4AVsPUoOSR6Cz6b7PVOuTbb_Y-0c/s1692/C12A48B5-05BD-488F-9BCB-E8ADA4DB773F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1170" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGFZtOdmUFzgl1gzHB50jxXcDDuYvl9lURdIKwTVqNr19qlG20FLXJExUtR7j7yCeEGASHI6c6G83L5q-4lnJBEn6Dnru-dKP9WZUCwNCxF-AewiCwBl_4HU5aw-yY6fYaVpZq-kaVIaBG1WZVEF1yzxpDIP4AVsPUoOSR6Cz6b7PVOuTbb_Y-0c/w186-h270/C12A48B5-05BD-488F-9BCB-E8ADA4DB773F.jpeg" width="186" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Adult C-3PO and R2-D2 LCD radio-watch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd54_BgxrzIHKEaasMVBJZM83RDC5HhMn08wuV0Ie_XkG_i-YY3-iT0f07YBtH_6XAWS5mGQ9XrcIS6L5jEOckqAi8rNYXkH4-VVB197XkhwzJik0wyH2UVv0g6bGbzLWB1WL7flUp_U0A_YAdWUL2TMKmIVmAvuQInx9A1_hs67q7awXGSEVRJc/s1170/F858F1F7-B31A-4174-8A62-4B1ADB735CB4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="915" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd54_BgxrzIHKEaasMVBJZM83RDC5HhMn08wuV0Ie_XkG_i-YY3-iT0f07YBtH_6XAWS5mGQ9XrcIS6L5jEOckqAi8rNYXkH4-VVB197XkhwzJik0wyH2UVv0g6bGbzLWB1WL7flUp_U0A_YAdWUL2TMKmIVmAvuQInx9A1_hs67q7awXGSEVRJc/w501-h640/F858F1F7-B31A-4174-8A62-4B1ADB735CB4.jpeg" width="501" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog artwork </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1982/1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Return of the Jedi</i> magazine #32 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">January 25, 1984</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bradley watch offer (U.K.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">New characters from the release of <i>Return of the Jedi</i> were featured in the 1983 line.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zsjk2AUvDz4YwyPr1TAKPQaiCTF1L98_CBujTYjbk4nE-DcbdZJrOit8BZkyBaBFyPG__6RPJs6vXn931FJ6OwruiNogIbSk-v9lAr64w-KWFndsXqn_jLLcjSC-8bKZ9N7YF8Bc_mWgvvi5sIZM6dAPHGKSlXqSZgvJmP7Osqf2n4s_22YRsXs/s1529/AF1D543C-8A14-487F-A496-E9924CD1C664.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Zsjk2AUvDz4YwyPr1TAKPQaiCTF1L98_CBujTYjbk4nE-DcbdZJrOit8BZkyBaBFyPG__6RPJs6vXn931FJ6OwruiNogIbSk-v9lAr64w-KWFndsXqn_jLLcjSC-8bKZ9N7YF8Bc_mWgvvi5sIZM6dAPHGKSlXqSZgvJmP7Osqf2n4s_22YRsXs/w306-h400/AF1D543C-8A14-487F-A496-E9924CD1C664.jpeg" width="306" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Jabba the Hutt LCD, round case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Matthieu Barthélemy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS56tH0Gyh9Z_YG6EnHmMJniOHUYnVS7alsRs9-Jiv9MLBIqTyTMWmr353CcLxphIyf6bkCq0bO3AKsLUviRA-JU0kq0Y8vu7FO6I6kAY7lPgBX2JU3GpIIlRWAOMbDUdcMnJM6S_TsC9nxeWRw0MLnvaoh-y_grRLRXJ9lAt3jLr3sEDbvvJNjk/s1467/6C250FDB-C387-4AE9-86C4-2392A901B904.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS56tH0Gyh9Z_YG6EnHmMJniOHUYnVS7alsRs9-Jiv9MLBIqTyTMWmr353CcLxphIyf6bkCq0bO3AKsLUviRA-JU0kq0Y8vu7FO6I6kAY7lPgBX2JU3GpIIlRWAOMbDUdcMnJM6S_TsC9nxeWRw0MLnvaoh-y_grRLRXJ9lAt3jLr3sEDbvvJNjk/w319-h400/6C250FDB-C387-4AE9-86C4-2392A901B904.jpeg" width="319" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Jabba the Hutt LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Light green Jabba, s</span>quare case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSlvAqZtTtMNbvsJ_lfJQBQUCGNZ_Fj86zezNsLYOZT0ocXraTqoJGXZCzDvgrp0voOyVs3sRPxmsq8xJJNaI0Ul8w6vspdC6-S__WQJS2P0EtoOA2wEY2PC4HHxkuUldVSMtDTTtf5teOHr4ejSgw8nnLbq64HeT0cdSdmtV0D2UN4Bow5H0TQk/s1405/6DAD87AE-F851-4581-A4E8-A5854CBD64DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSlvAqZtTtMNbvsJ_lfJQBQUCGNZ_Fj86zezNsLYOZT0ocXraTqoJGXZCzDvgrp0voOyVs3sRPxmsq8xJJNaI0Ul8w6vspdC6-S__WQJS2P0EtoOA2wEY2PC4HHxkuUldVSMtDTTtf5teOHr4ejSgw8nnLbq64HeT0cdSdmtV0D2UN4Bow5H0TQk/w333-h400/6DAD87AE-F851-4581-A4E8-A5854CBD64DB.jpeg" width="333" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Child Jabba the Hutt LCD, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">dark green Jabba</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Matthieu Barthélemy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1xOw8mnG6axOzGHl_yzPCdbTZQwd1zIGGpPhU0NB0wkp4rDkccpeAu6ITCXTBx-Fe37nwqBgffCBD6IVQwM7bDCzhxEhw7q40YTsPC9zFqkAYj-3CqQQI9xJfs2_ga16Br2IgEkOgmeLiu2tCP4xAvCYh-LYxll0Wk1xA081E37H65vpF-BE0lY/s1321/3EBFE537-6C42-4060-8159-B9380947BBFC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1xOw8mnG6axOzGHl_yzPCdbTZQwd1zIGGpPhU0NB0wkp4rDkccpeAu6ITCXTBx-Fe37nwqBgffCBD6IVQwM7bDCzhxEhw7q40YTsPC9zFqkAYj-3CqQQI9xJfs2_ga16Br2IgEkOgmeLiu2tCP4xAvCYh-LYxll0Wk1xA081E37H65vpF-BE0lY/w354-h400/3EBFE537-6C42-4060-8159-B9380947BBFC.jpeg" width="354" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Jabba the Hutt manual wind, silver case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON51E9_0lovLJjp91KyKBPZqaCG2nMqxeKIK7iSZj_zkWdfEo5hGe4Lq17u0C3ammSIuN3FbHaBU5-XwsGe18MHFXYSakE3Nmz71hByvlwR9uAS7zzVfhE8mEWLB7uCiHSE8xcj2Zc7c7NGT3E_xJ7nNeefY0OsQgGfOkziwxnT-QihJNHBzqBto/s1410/C0113A46-C94B-4A55-AD1A-DA9FB2EEFA89.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1141" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON51E9_0lovLJjp91KyKBPZqaCG2nMqxeKIK7iSZj_zkWdfEo5hGe4Lq17u0C3ammSIuN3FbHaBU5-XwsGe18MHFXYSakE3Nmz71hByvlwR9uAS7zzVfhE8mEWLB7uCiHSE8xcj2Zc7c7NGT3E_xJ7nNeefY0OsQgGfOkziwxnT-QihJNHBzqBto/w324-h400/C0113A46-C94B-4A55-AD1A-DA9FB2EEFA89.jpeg" width="324" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Jabba the Hutt manual wind, gold case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8oTAeFKy8OV36N2UxK3Iy96EaQjQ2BUwRUQYI0pJDDkxoj3-uq5UO1dhV-TM6oG3CHeyrXIfevr813YqBRYuMq5yTcYjSC2HvqjpMs5M-GxHNYxFEfZ1o94i7wcNE5AtfSAtrHhFeBffLMS1znandnesBhmYCzNsseuk1Mb5-x3cj3FbLGEy30Y/s1409/EC87D865-FB42-4709-A697-79730088D361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8oTAeFKy8OV36N2UxK3Iy96EaQjQ2BUwRUQYI0pJDDkxoj3-uq5UO1dhV-TM6oG3CHeyrXIfevr813YqBRYuMq5yTcYjSC2HvqjpMs5M-GxHNYxFEfZ1o94i7wcNE5AtfSAtrHhFeBffLMS1znandnesBhmYCzNsseuk1Mb5-x3cj3FbLGEy30Y/w333-h400/EC87D865-FB42-4709-A697-79730088D361.jpeg" width="333" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Jabba the Hutt manual wind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Prototype mock-up</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="975" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08lT6xfQyJFZEaRyddj3TCwr_Q_q0ccn49YzoLTBcTQf9J2gK2crEh7HEJjGm6wX1bsDjMcy0QhAiRZc2O3TEgUkR094rBr4YYmgrh0uwwRo2CfPdIx3fWLVoJDtMtBPXjHjkG5P1ZPx0wEXMRyL8cMEQrFVwO0Au5hdUQihBDpoqyWqM81aVO6s/w231-h269/7345EB24-84AF-4DAE-8434-63968B7B8F60.jpeg" width="231" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Matthieu Barthélemy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JTv_9U7ANjgEWYVx0kii3fBnxEY0D1Zy2qyOlr_TOhg-fdvabi-QfUWVZteRWDpZ3wFEKx1T9od9XRpo6htEzb-kDUgNX32GHt6EerII8KcRq1-qIog_chfXZZGJie4dLJ9K3oa0X-lEhjhkB_RoWULK18uJJ8lcqwP2cCoZdJsyzam29G6YbC0/s1324/259CD038-8E54-42EE-AE7E-EA01BC83A827.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Adult Ewoks radio-watch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-zbvC4Ve3zxsfhGge6CQIZm_UVB9aIGH9xLALq3cnw5IeSVL43oxV91okhyrlnlQaci6ycOuhcN6vq7JbIbEOj1yrnbj1NtH2SshffQlZejtZKSU5RmKqP4vVdB8svfepzXtzFMbuLYTyT_cOxH0Dgf688O2074BGGk4Yfw0H0Hum3z-rXW9bII/s2048/1D2B3F04-1F4F-40D2-B45F-10671F563D97.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-zbvC4Ve3zxsfhGge6CQIZm_UVB9aIGH9xLALq3cnw5IeSVL43oxV91okhyrlnlQaci6ycOuhcN6vq7JbIbEOj1yrnbj1NtH2SshffQlZejtZKSU5RmKqP4vVdB8svfepzXtzFMbuLYTyT_cOxH0Dgf688O2074BGGk4Yfw0H0Hum3z-rXW9bII/w469-h360/1D2B3F04-1F4F-40D2-B45F-10671F563D97.jpeg" width="469" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WopEqak8TWnPtOKTiFKkXooUGiGN03g6h8fqeUBBppIR5zF6CrZ2NfBYW5EGZyBrtcUFVPa9h0R6_Lz-6hMPyDPvLb8XczGNtuGSYgIPj2IRWoaKGfyUMul1sFVEFL-mXCa1-rOEOFKObylQAybTfEiJ_U-4FWzdZby-0pL0DgGd-0FjOEc1nTw/s2048/F980B90B-8E6B-4A60-9E8C-AE91AAA653C1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1542" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WopEqak8TWnPtOKTiFKkXooUGiGN03g6h8fqeUBBppIR5zF6CrZ2NfBYW5EGZyBrtcUFVPa9h0R6_Lz-6hMPyDPvLb8XczGNtuGSYgIPj2IRWoaKGfyUMul1sFVEFL-mXCa1-rOEOFKObylQAybTfEiJ_U-4FWzdZby-0pL0DgGd-0FjOEc1nTw/w482-h640/F980B90B-8E6B-4A60-9E8C-AE91AAA653C1.jpeg" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Wktc6KLHFbtwX-3sIR3hJzRXKG3iH0zhIoLUQbIzWYWC45brwerfkw9XUWxA9PvjibpiJMuFi2R9vpFphoHSKA-JfQi9z65mY2lAEcF7Lv4uFEEqd3DCeVeVkUzxs5_RLfwcgUSiTOuEVH3aG5v7me-o0uUuHEFS6qYN_qZZ6g3_pCu67TtO5J4/s1528/7EEC2787-79A0-44B8-B4AE-9D4E3F2D57E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Wktc6KLHFbtwX-3sIR3hJzRXKG3iH0zhIoLUQbIzWYWC45brwerfkw9XUWxA9PvjibpiJMuFi2R9vpFphoHSKA-JfQi9z65mY2lAEcF7Lv4uFEEqd3DCeVeVkUzxs5_RLfwcgUSiTOuEVH3aG5v7me-o0uUuHEFS6qYN_qZZ6g3_pCu67TtO5J4/w306-h400/7EEC2787-79A0-44B8-B4AE-9D4E3F2D57E2.jpeg" width="306" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child/Adult Wicket the Ewok manual wind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbPmynAUbvKZyelqa9CRjwlF8DEc_-vS6hv19f-B3OLjk4R3T3DoUbERFfRlN5ekze5h4fK081V3HTfaEjwLEUQK7Ji8BQE9DcstFyGMIixrPRRi-l_4ATBNjmsgMM60T41mst_OkwJL8W71vH3x2Hm8wd1BrMKHUDQRONl3wqF46g8rNK6Ag2V4/s1390/7E6C6CC5-0B55-4A2C-B8EB-157C22EA811F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1081" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbPmynAUbvKZyelqa9CRjwlF8DEc_-vS6hv19f-B3OLjk4R3T3DoUbERFfRlN5ekze5h4fK081V3HTfaEjwLEUQK7Ji8BQE9DcstFyGMIixrPRRi-l_4ATBNjmsgMM60T41mst_OkwJL8W71vH3x2Hm8wd1BrMKHUDQRONl3wqF46g8rNK6Ag2V4/w498-h640/7E6C6CC5-0B55-4A2C-B8EB-157C22EA811F.jpeg" width="498" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI3Yp58Xqy-GSi9O3MDrnItbgHYdz8b-ETHAgm4jRFOrXvmtS-BwFaoR7iSGlRovPDWGZppBK3O6LSOpZhbxqzTgTQyUB4cukx4YB9QJxPrgyQy7inmS-VnObu6mwXzKWOu-h19xjSsUN7HoYvqh_-1zBQuOYqN3cJC07JqPx9u-Ogtx5ZrKafYs/s3058/jc%20penney%2084.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3058" data-original-width="2238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI3Yp58Xqy-GSi9O3MDrnItbgHYdz8b-ETHAgm4jRFOrXvmtS-BwFaoR7iSGlRovPDWGZppBK3O6LSOpZhbxqzTgTQyUB4cukx4YB9QJxPrgyQy7inmS-VnObu6mwXzKWOu-h19xjSsUN7HoYvqh_-1zBQuOYqN3cJC07JqPx9u-Ogtx5ZrKafYs/w468-h640/jc%20penney%2084.jpg" width="468" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">JC Penney catalog, 1984</span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6WXDn2k-jyl2eeTzp0O2CaOHC6lCZT4Rah04S4OhkA1WzyTSp_Pf4mdmk3bu3Dyp2F6yNkx8B4Dm9h7a2IBfCIPF2IKK8VQ3e9tm98FZlhCclovBkqh3DfvTO-gAAMZ96xHAF-36NVLgGVk7uLCPy-D7YadPRMu2KiYxuyU6DFXv0ckCtEViRLM/s1434/21301D1B-160D-48A6-B9FC-A91CAF0E0F6A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6WXDn2k-jyl2eeTzp0O2CaOHC6lCZT4Rah04S4OhkA1WzyTSp_Pf4mdmk3bu3Dyp2F6yNkx8B4Dm9h7a2IBfCIPF2IKK8VQ3e9tm98FZlhCclovBkqh3DfvTO-gAAMZ96xHAF-36NVLgGVk7uLCPy-D7YadPRMu2KiYxuyU6DFXv0ckCtEViRLM/w326-h400/21301D1B-160D-48A6-B9FC-A91CAF0E0F6A.jpeg" width="326" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Ewoks manual wind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Produced in large quantities, this model is classified as one of the "inescapable six." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBmpWUuBM_GiQI7ebdRUX0tTS8dgkqpmop1FFpIeUQ_MymZyeEaAJ5JuxMU_LfW4hoMEW1k_lssA1dF3GeBb9SzScNLJdHMPZb5UgOkPKHRoAqb73i4k-ikoCqHLq4npwacz8rFHG8cgUCgbd6KGfMgrcA2IiJW3cPr3FHACt12QXNC6ZXGSwOpk/s1170/71271FDF-B627-4983-A4A2-10D0A17200A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="782" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBmpWUuBM_GiQI7ebdRUX0tTS8dgkqpmop1FFpIeUQ_MymZyeEaAJ5JuxMU_LfW4hoMEW1k_lssA1dF3GeBb9SzScNLJdHMPZb5UgOkPKHRoAqb73i4k-ikoCqHLq4npwacz8rFHG8cgUCgbd6KGfMgrcA2IiJW3cPr3FHACt12QXNC6ZXGSwOpk/w428-h640/71271FDF-B627-4983-A4A2-10D0A17200A0.jpeg" width="428" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippl6_2ko2-WT77AUycjPUItuRMBAWkhoJpZbDi-3eqWzpfd76LTx-KdMnDCasEBC9jlVH5-GWBEls8z6uzqN0dbuh6nQaYJJ3uFcuCncUPkzFXV_xg_Dr-IYn0hONW0PG0jh8eVJUisr6f9HuKqHwEqWTz5ETTp59y5yXyUWmocTZBgJewa0V9ew/s1510/3CE78845-8DF9-4BE2-B327-78D0AC8F2075.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippl6_2ko2-WT77AUycjPUItuRMBAWkhoJpZbDi-3eqWzpfd76LTx-KdMnDCasEBC9jlVH5-GWBEls8z6uzqN0dbuh6nQaYJJ3uFcuCncUPkzFXV_xg_Dr-IYn0hONW0PG0jh8eVJUisr6f9HuKqHwEqWTz5ETTp59y5yXyUWmocTZBgJewa0V9ew/w496-h640/3CE78845-8DF9-4BE2-B327-78D0AC8F2075.jpeg" width="496" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jeffery Hunter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qK_nig_jEjfjItxc4rgqELaF-kvpwpkYiCOAy98KVP3_kI3oF91J1zcYKJNQS1A1unpTu5WnEM8mdZ-8mHKHc1oxu5bkcGXTNPPeg_DF5S0B8ZtTGliZmmYt9hHBI-dQ5Wa6DXCcGue064HtZ_GMSfFM3nqSRVcE83oIjudsJiCZ8lqbYGLGBHQ/s1490/2D247BB8-1643-4852-9734-8747E25432F7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qK_nig_jEjfjItxc4rgqELaF-kvpwpkYiCOAy98KVP3_kI3oF91J1zcYKJNQS1A1unpTu5WnEM8mdZ-8mHKHc1oxu5bkcGXTNPPeg_DF5S0B8ZtTGliZmmYt9hHBI-dQ5Wa6DXCcGue064HtZ_GMSfFM3nqSRVcE83oIjudsJiCZ8lqbYGLGBHQ/w314-h400/2D247BB8-1643-4852-9734-8747E25432F7.jpeg" width="314" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Ewoks LCD, square case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OvLrdooPq06KEkd9jZwhPRys8srOWk40Lah5cG19dXXswU4JJPNHpy1DSa5fuoHRyQIuKqvgFBwj3DVg9QCGgzhPpL6-4-6rvCPn7BH5t3cuH5LqgYvF6GO502o06fySva_3qkx2oILTXf62eqVmYqimEwP7vFXC8yTiPr3M1rahmrrbROvvNh4/s2219/img205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="2051" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OvLrdooPq06KEkd9jZwhPRys8srOWk40Lah5cG19dXXswU4JJPNHpy1DSa5fuoHRyQIuKqvgFBwj3DVg9QCGgzhPpL6-4-6rvCPn7BH5t3cuH5LqgYvF6GO502o06fySva_3qkx2oILTXf62eqVmYqimEwP7vFXC8yTiPr3M1rahmrrbROvvNh4/w474-h512/img205.jpg" width="474" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1FYeiugous36Jn_KUutObQhxILflrNWrYZNgETGmJDu2aPCuHlQ2PsKpQzGny8y0Cdm1bDYQxYZO_1ZehaHc6SNz64Yi2iO_-E8D2-PTJp-wBemtPd9-f1uStY18Q8UIy1p_m6FhYSyE3D7N50v_QTY4cbaJNj0YbAdyLGBAzsPFahU5pq-t9BQ/s1285/E8576355-73EA-41B3-929B-D94A02FF5AB2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1FYeiugous36Jn_KUutObQhxILflrNWrYZNgETGmJDu2aPCuHlQ2PsKpQzGny8y0Cdm1bDYQxYZO_1ZehaHc6SNz64Yi2iO_-E8D2-PTJp-wBemtPd9-f1uStY18Q8UIy1p_m6FhYSyE3D7N50v_QTY4cbaJNj0YbAdyLGBAzsPFahU5pq-t9BQ/w364-h400/E8576355-73EA-41B3-929B-D94A02FF5AB2.jpeg" width="364" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child Ewoks LCD, round case</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">round case </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Produced in large quantities, this model is classified as one of the "inescapable six." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51WX0YAYFYJQuuqRRYJSUiHeQF7MUqWe2YlMAWtRiYYLWamWmsargxTHgSabFC0VyneBiou4is7oANxRauylDqhmoSBb5qu0UfmyJpYTJE8qs_u-mA_MOzfAswJOV8RWm5teAe40v8c0uGeUNaLyXsXRZlQHDxibEE9LW4bX8zBRWSnIHtJSIfwc/s3251/img212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYgJp4pMNYtJSGSuUvgks6qzgsuFIdl2gCmgQJTHQFtOP6JIOJ7hRZEXH1svfVs3LG0p66JvnLJxUlsnh9tuudU4HzGDR0mS_IL25NcKyiFSNl_BKh_ZGABzf9Un7JuYyI_HoSywtp41TyOlvSNeUCBuayMzKU6KfSN1yhq2Vm5z721YtWiri8fk/w381-h400/3F090570-5BC4-4F8F-9892-1F4318FDD104.jpeg" width="381" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prototype mock-up </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">on Strawberry Shortcake watch</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1285" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF73uDMoa4gHksAZmgRMUXZ84FZC0FUiGHBg08OU3gXbZYDqeSmwGZjzlUZ9BR9CXNrLSizcp9jkb1E5S1biDCozwF9Mphl-aTnKjShtqBFOE7wZIalQ64SJlvGb3ts5QAOaV8pzy1crtPO7pJfekfGhRbIHy0yLsbGQemSit_e3gcSIIEsENQBz4/w560-h224/FC54E79F-582D-43E4-BE02-9BFEF5DE98C4.jpeg" width="560" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Boxed blister pack</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1N8tKWIW7TokG71qJCzrRHjzZj-soyKx2P_SE-w_roGpA-_ZG3P52gcSgAsec6CKZtpRl5QjOIU8Nfir3f3SVBP_-UbOdXju80ev8Lsu2o_7CfWPlMSVjq1mHLrzI6RDW-wR4h5H83FXPLMi7mEW5LyGRO82PlQrZumCwA9tlxeQ4Gq7mwG_xbo/s3342/mont%20ward%2083.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3342" data-original-width="2148" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1N8tKWIW7TokG71qJCzrRHjzZj-soyKx2P_SE-w_roGpA-_ZG3P52gcSgAsec6CKZtpRl5QjOIU8Nfir3f3SVBP_-UbOdXju80ev8Lsu2o_7CfWPlMSVjq1mHLrzI6RDW-wR4h5H83FXPLMi7mEW5LyGRO82PlQrZumCwA9tlxeQ4Gq7mwG_xbo/w412-h640/mont%20ward%2083.jpg" width="412" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Montgomery Ward catalog, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQte8XICvi9iXcFL6ZdX2ZZPwcZdLt-q3jWjNQlka6u75nP14X5oIOgjlLolc2uxxhmqZ4AJ1wcu-PhCq_iuYMiW7xv9x4ZEsfmMvbPI770RQhu_0ThIe4Y0-b-wUlenzjICe-AHR-sZvCyC_8ecP48xWBXSeUXwj82vP-VqKFLOU2U3ibUZF7vP4/s1060/79D985AC-0413-47B5-BE94-6A848FC7C27B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="1060" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQte8XICvi9iXcFL6ZdX2ZZPwcZdLt-q3jWjNQlka6u75nP14X5oIOgjlLolc2uxxhmqZ4AJ1wcu-PhCq_iuYMiW7xv9x4ZEsfmMvbPI770RQhu_0ThIe4Y0-b-wUlenzjICe-AHR-sZvCyC_8ecP48xWBXSeUXwj82vP-VqKFLOU2U3ibUZF7vP4/w566-h217/79D985AC-0413-47B5-BE94-6A848FC7C27B.jpeg" width="566" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">One final watch was released for the <i>Droids </i>animated series in 1985. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYaxOwTlwf5igus99RXO6riPwkCmDjig2Mssz0xc6mcgshn-IwHDWZGOn0NkZWy74lqgIdsS43wxaaUgrC-0UGr11639tGBwI7IEt5_5GopNcs84ixgsFvLGDqXKA16oJevVVQNdZlj06kVYfWLZR62FBScVNI1s2xHPaScqXvb4ts6ZMkGqH4E0/s1497/753832ED-60E5-4173-BBE0-3AB98599F218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYaxOwTlwf5igus99RXO6riPwkCmDjig2Mssz0xc6mcgshn-IwHDWZGOn0NkZWy74lqgIdsS43wxaaUgrC-0UGr11639tGBwI7IEt5_5GopNcs84ixgsFvLGDqXKA16oJevVVQNdZlj06kVYfWLZR62FBScVNI1s2xHPaScqXvb4ts6ZMkGqH4E0/w313-h400/753832ED-60E5-4173-BBE0-3AB98599F218.jpeg" width="313" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Child <i>Droids</i> LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1985</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYP9EmY91VOfDYCaV5EQp-XV4doHx3ZOeKuPuYy0llQnH8_ZQp4-nNc1ZvFASl3ezQF9PXi4B6mxaziDcnFG9wzz0a-1Y6zLD5gnqiUJ5g5PPO6Ba-BycIXNc5n-A0qycHqbOvXkANQSE9vdjOPjCgc722YSD8Ri-gXWkGzI0iVaWGmmhe92F5Lic/s1046/0394614F-15C8-4805-B6C0-F6E761C8D166.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="943" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYP9EmY91VOfDYCaV5EQp-XV4doHx3ZOeKuPuYy0llQnH8_ZQp4-nNc1ZvFASl3ezQF9PXi4B6mxaziDcnFG9wzz0a-1Y6zLD5gnqiUJ5g5PPO6Ba-BycIXNc5n-A0qycHqbOvXkANQSE9vdjOPjCgc722YSD8Ri-gXWkGzI0iVaWGmmhe92F5Lic/w360-h400/0394614F-15C8-4805-B6C0-F6E761C8D166.jpeg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Prototype mock-up</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqB2T4PjxwLxB3j8BTaRNGNswhlmnEsXyOox2Wsb1f-OQJmyuUES18cWFF8UyjaEeblOu74YgyFeHBZnIYp_X8fhCJRmWlSpDZ-T5905Zdi5kgbDWJUMctlya1ywx8eLW5XOzMFRTMaXGswaic-DqmLXzTyRKaRqN76l3qE92JduqO2c-jcUfFwQ/s1309/E4F8048C-3457-44FF-99D4-6FB382F3A5AF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="986" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqB2T4PjxwLxB3j8BTaRNGNswhlmnEsXyOox2Wsb1f-OQJmyuUES18cWFF8UyjaEeblOu74YgyFeHBZnIYp_X8fhCJRmWlSpDZ-T5905Zdi5kgbDWJUMctlya1ywx8eLW5XOzMFRTMaXGswaic-DqmLXzTyRKaRqN76l3qE92JduqO2c-jcUfFwQ/w482-h640/E4F8048C-3457-44FF-99D4-6FB382F3A5AF.jpeg" width="482" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog, 1985</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><hr /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">UNPRODUCED CONCEPTS </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BWs-Rl5NepUfcLNoLEqTYEQxUNkuEvhHOL-Y8kb4AFvLNBhNBcmwymsJc1icPvGja9hG8s1nKYs-vmbbtSlUUFWElheFWxFJHkvMTAVy4P0KASPVRFmP2IcahbIr1oApA0rKl7F8tGuafSym_O5EYqHLuYtYX3CGsnS-nyi4qwKqxkPwADQ9J8k/s1170/826DABB1-1B09-444B-A8B2-144B391CCA15.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1170" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BWs-Rl5NepUfcLNoLEqTYEQxUNkuEvhHOL-Y8kb4AFvLNBhNBcmwymsJc1icPvGja9hG8s1nKYs-vmbbtSlUUFWElheFWxFJHkvMTAVy4P0KASPVRFmP2IcahbIr1oApA0rKl7F8tGuafSym_O5EYqHLuYtYX3CGsnS-nyi4qwKqxkPwADQ9J8k/w548-h401/826DABB1-1B09-444B-A8B2-144B391CCA15.jpeg" width="548" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Jabba the Hutt watch concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Matthieu Barthélemy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXCKocg4qiX8FvxHvnjIE9yjJCJu7BeWVV2sJVnoRzuoz4q4txCsvymOUc1kZddQAx603LP5hQKrX091LPoa-Xgh4PcGlCAeCnNZhPfEWDTxwK2h4nZbnhx8FcnXPmKloROWC62oq9V--yDrd09J3DM07udF-nUthlRvUCLb4W4Wi6_HXDE3aqwU/s1226/68D181D6-E079-4092-A1EE-1ECF5C3C68A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="971" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXCKocg4qiX8FvxHvnjIE9yjJCJu7BeWVV2sJVnoRzuoz4q4txCsvymOUc1kZddQAx603LP5hQKrX091LPoa-Xgh4PcGlCAeCnNZhPfEWDTxwK2h4nZbnhx8FcnXPmKloROWC62oq9V--yDrd09J3DM07udF-nUthlRvUCLb4W4Wi6_HXDE3aqwU/w316-h400/68D181D6-E079-4092-A1EE-1ECF5C3C68A4.jpeg" width="316" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Child Ewoks LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Prototype mock-up on Strawberry Shortcake watch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KH98EsBG2fq2sbrE-3zYWCQo19EUPDIZF_t_JVjLffbO1Bb8Fy_Gc77b5Gcu4mTiyNmIx4edP5FfdGsF4kSUUJ9d50XmeqIj7pbCk1PeIHNYAlk64OeyMeYV9M186F-2qGwUhQ3qHNnpajXoRs4-gmLanGMr8nVrXRkGNXNq29abIS43j8r_HCA/s1499/9F614A4A-31EB-4C6F-8599-A8747FB2B6F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KH98EsBG2fq2sbrE-3zYWCQo19EUPDIZF_t_JVjLffbO1Bb8Fy_Gc77b5Gcu4mTiyNmIx4edP5FfdGsF4kSUUJ9d50XmeqIj7pbCk1PeIHNYAlk64OeyMeYV9M186F-2qGwUhQ3qHNnpajXoRs4-gmLanGMr8nVrXRkGNXNq29abIS43j8r_HCA/w500-h640/9F614A4A-31EB-4C6F-8599-A8747FB2B6F5.jpeg" width="500" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Ewoks watch concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark </span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdJh7H_YNPEpLAzH9SI4gIpzroMSmaTYijppClFGDmJQZYC7ewxEA7xvdyGA27pJmV1SpySFO8uXwAGVGJ6-WKWH5cwyqJIEmWHDEd3syuowC1lhJ7ytu9U6EJ8aS-CDTTZt4HuKBgesqD-2jYVBwALN4T5ydZnZtEDDGubuyeF5kfidb1PAvfVE/s1539/DF0A14C2-D3E8-4EDD-A493-04F1255E315F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdJh7H_YNPEpLAzH9SI4gIpzroMSmaTYijppClFGDmJQZYC7ewxEA7xvdyGA27pJmV1SpySFO8uXwAGVGJ6-WKWH5cwyqJIEmWHDEd3syuowC1lhJ7ytu9U6EJ8aS-CDTTZt4HuKBgesqD-2jYVBwALN4T5ydZnZtEDDGubuyeF5kfidb1PAvfVE/w304-h400/DF0A14C2-D3E8-4EDD-A493-04F1255E315F.jpeg" width="304" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Ewoks watch prototype mock-up</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark </span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjIP_pqi8TcnRoZrzEN_D-4HTjoterJkJ1YEtaqt3OslGRHCUxn0Ti-iNIMg1T60A-d4OBnRDicVBk5dTh3oO3kfCU8QfF1rxT1r8xx8DWaAYmZjtWZl5jZt6BD97E6Sa3mXDnFNI2ci0MOohiVM_3-PXUkW2-HtKk6DQlVFvUi5W8vNzi3D_P-4/s1382/F3AC4889-4E50-4A8A-94C5-82BF5B4092CF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1170" height="553" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjIP_pqi8TcnRoZrzEN_D-4HTjoterJkJ1YEtaqt3OslGRHCUxn0Ti-iNIMg1T60A-d4OBnRDicVBk5dTh3oO3kfCU8QfF1rxT1r8xx8DWaAYmZjtWZl5jZt6BD97E6Sa3mXDnFNI2ci0MOohiVM_3-PXUkW2-HtKk6DQlVFvUi5W8vNzi3D_P-4/w468-h553/F3AC4889-4E50-4A8A-94C5-82BF5B4092CF.jpeg" width="468" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Princess Leia watch concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of David Brolin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-V7u_IunBl9yS3K-ecPslP71xvMax3TxiuU_Aw8xGER-oXodF-IHp_Bph1S8JvT9d_p8qwe6BvkdiY88tzk-MTw2WLH287QEKVIQalLUU_Vi94E_WIOHfyA-i1vAp0DgXKzFj_RcSGEe1PjiF5RAKdjrVpyBVxjDtNHUZG8F2JkM23f_cRiufLGU/s1115/71EBCF85-1390-4950-9783-B6876998BEEE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1115" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-V7u_IunBl9yS3K-ecPslP71xvMax3TxiuU_Aw8xGER-oXodF-IHp_Bph1S8JvT9d_p8qwe6BvkdiY88tzk-MTw2WLH287QEKVIQalLUU_Vi94E_WIOHfyA-i1vAp0DgXKzFj_RcSGEe1PjiF5RAKdjrVpyBVxjDtNHUZG8F2JkM23f_cRiufLGU/w548-h424/71EBCF85-1390-4950-9783-B6876998BEEE.jpeg" width="548" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_gyn-Pgp4uiBp5gl55R0FNAq2jNi4D8aYoGrq-pjhN13wTbPXhw5gae80wgEH9uxtOVlXMZ77dQj9NSD8Bzemsb-Y9BHHCMpk4aAvAueQg0h4D-PFRuOg5XcQwGXQO6mMdXNJVp8X2aE43Xd8l6xQ6NoVw-AIY6m7ksUU3Qugk0aUILxm1T55UU/s1170/2BCB3749-8F1C-4D10-AC4C-F09D04A4CCDF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="886" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_gyn-Pgp4uiBp5gl55R0FNAq2jNi4D8aYoGrq-pjhN13wTbPXhw5gae80wgEH9uxtOVlXMZ77dQj9NSD8Bzemsb-Y9BHHCMpk4aAvAueQg0h4D-PFRuOg5XcQwGXQO6mMdXNJVp8X2aE43Xd8l6xQ6NoVw-AIY6m7ksUU3Qugk0aUILxm1T55UU/w484-h640/2BCB3749-8F1C-4D10-AC4C-F09D04A4CCDF.jpeg" width="484" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Ewoks watch concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata and Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcF4R5ndBnqf3YX2qAPXISftrhnAXpNia_YV9IeH5X-7T5MoAkUQY78_WXSg2bC9nTx80EPj4iJ7JVFcVLP4P3qMU8Ad1f_K-u0jiKtHp-EKYuh373krwSF0jVb8dwZm2gzRc4qO6ic8NoTBy1_GPoK9-pEQGQ5CxoVamWYh4RfmVRS5irHcOUNY/s938/BEE383C7-11C0-44D6-BD80-3FF38CD28DEB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="938" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcF4R5ndBnqf3YX2qAPXISftrhnAXpNia_YV9IeH5X-7T5MoAkUQY78_WXSg2bC9nTx80EPj4iJ7JVFcVLP4P3qMU8Ad1f_K-u0jiKtHp-EKYuh373krwSF0jVb8dwZm2gzRc4qO6ic8NoTBy1_GPoK9-pEQGQ5CxoVamWYh4RfmVRS5irHcOUNY/w400-h398/BEE383C7-11C0-44D6-BD80-3FF38CD28DEB.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Boba Fett watch concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Paul Chu</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GUWfQDkU9MnZrveI7zqoGpVCCUJkFofC6u3wwG1ItPYwPTDP5wFntHparsdZreK0o3JrvL8iOspI4wGUAGXLODlax9oxyQbTE70P3dhwhE2ARVCuKKELUs-fhPS80-eNUuLSVgyfA5d61fdBWZxJE0JWEdk8NHSjUoDnQHUhtpr6SGVCjqIgC6c/s1075/E2A7C1CC-ADEB-4270-AC19-1499F40FF72F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="884" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GUWfQDkU9MnZrveI7zqoGpVCCUJkFofC6u3wwG1ItPYwPTDP5wFntHparsdZreK0o3JrvL8iOspI4wGUAGXLODlax9oxyQbTE70P3dhwhE2ARVCuKKELUs-fhPS80-eNUuLSVgyfA5d61fdBWZxJE0JWEdk8NHSjUoDnQHUhtpr6SGVCjqIgC6c/w407-h495/E2A7C1CC-ADEB-4270-AC19-1499F40FF72F.jpeg" width="407" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Luke and Leia watch concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Paul Chu</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b5q8b6-WqgvootJmb_8JGZaGFOc4osmVy6WAz5Unf-ZTNdBc0B55ORd2oE_-9EBjp3Ow2r-tH1ujVR9_6d-WDuFAsfDZzVl-1czZRub7riAiWJ_Ad5Lnlqws8O-NnNGCXdHYCQZW0qS7-ZBZ_MBhMYrAatsTOiruSxH2okIzxDWpn3LiTSuRM10/s1020/3256939E-5E83-4576-89D9-75FD09C4148D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1020" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b5q8b6-WqgvootJmb_8JGZaGFOc4osmVy6WAz5Unf-ZTNdBc0B55ORd2oE_-9EBjp3Ow2r-tH1ujVR9_6d-WDuFAsfDZzVl-1czZRub7riAiWJ_Ad5Lnlqws8O-NnNGCXdHYCQZW0qS7-ZBZ_MBhMYrAatsTOiruSxH2okIzxDWpn3LiTSuRM10/w478-h445/3256939E-5E83-4576-89D9-75FD09C4148D.jpeg" width="478" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Darth Vader German and French logo concept board </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip7SVmyovCGy_j_g5lFfwaKGPaFd-ngrLKVW8nDaIp-_IcFO9Tw7kriwUeM45hRjUsLtmz3pnTdKblmmpJHNE95LUAnvr_EcCHthTnwtiXFg_YMIHdUFMZXrJVo2bBJoJ6NTwmUmSELDg33wlxWn4SD499jTb1tBzXBUYsp_cO_EOlslH_ieGB38/s1032/F1E6B076-1CD1-449D-80DC-3478A0C118A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1032" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip7SVmyovCGy_j_g5lFfwaKGPaFd-ngrLKVW8nDaIp-_IcFO9Tw7kriwUeM45hRjUsLtmz3pnTdKblmmpJHNE95LUAnvr_EcCHthTnwtiXFg_YMIHdUFMZXrJVo2bBJoJ6NTwmUmSELDg33wlxWn4SD499jTb1tBzXBUYsp_cO_EOlslH_ieGB38/w464-h428/F1E6B076-1CD1-449D-80DC-3478A0C118A4.jpeg" width="464" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced <i>Empire Strikes Back</i> logo Vader watch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHaTo7MlnERt8HzjSt0laVF3Rz94Z6YEMj0XplW7uLiPpTImNMMME95i6m81fMTNkfLbJJuey2dYtJiewfd2pfGdNgod2cYikiNJyYrzmHbwkzsTRRN6l87GxaHTEQgNKMvmE4OPf4ttt7QIZ1-GSvQfWQOUeDRKRqkbvQ6jHOw3GuVAlxxwzQWw/s1432/4680193A-F481-428C-876E-B25CD18B8F69.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1170" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHaTo7MlnERt8HzjSt0laVF3Rz94Z6YEMj0XplW7uLiPpTImNMMME95i6m81fMTNkfLbJJuey2dYtJiewfd2pfGdNgod2cYikiNJyYrzmHbwkzsTRRN6l87GxaHTEQgNKMvmE4OPf4ttt7QIZ1-GSvQfWQOUeDRKRqkbvQ6jHOw3GuVAlxxwzQWw/w242-h297/4680193A-F481-428C-876E-B25CD18B8F69.jpeg" width="242" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWBj5k_Jm5Ne8fmDqO0zXpeIexFmnun1kTaxL8-mF8bQxPiaG9aetJPpndY2TWzDcdc5B86PrE3jwu4QxyiIKXURjUPIFwmBet8ISpuq0mSQxBQxfGA7mdMVYywk_w1Plw4ZOnXDupbpVjoUvkwgZiy75i1OpkxiGQjubfkCCrkJ8PTCF0sejlcc/s1337/A264D9A1-77D3-4E41-999F-B7C48EA7DECF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1170" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWBj5k_Jm5Ne8fmDqO0zXpeIexFmnun1kTaxL8-mF8bQxPiaG9aetJPpndY2TWzDcdc5B86PrE3jwu4QxyiIKXURjUPIFwmBet8ISpuq0mSQxBQxfGA7mdMVYywk_w1Plw4ZOnXDupbpVjoUvkwgZiy75i1OpkxiGQjubfkCCrkJ8PTCF0sejlcc/w259-h296/A264D9A1-77D3-4E41-999F-B7C48EA7DECF.jpeg" width="259" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unproduced original </span>“rocking space fighter”<span style="font-family: inherit;"> concept art </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcSsskzLyl9aex7j5F-OAqTT2wy1ZucNwq8jIsdPl2B2H4aNE_unkpYNO4HeSDesfKQZ6UZQ9Gc6GYUWYR9UdB1PVOFPkIjdtMm0X4TWfVubrMBrZDvmlpWHr-kwPa22epTECikleoDVru0YG-ELcQQ_3p101Gy5n050BlqF4VXb4d0lUDJqWXeo/s1170/544A0625-582B-41FB-80EB-FA0486CC0754.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="902" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcSsskzLyl9aex7j5F-OAqTT2wy1ZucNwq8jIsdPl2B2H4aNE_unkpYNO4HeSDesfKQZ6UZQ9Gc6GYUWYR9UdB1PVOFPkIjdtMm0X4TWfVubrMBrZDvmlpWHr-kwPa22epTECikleoDVru0YG-ELcQQ_3p101Gy5n050BlqF4VXb4d0lUDJqWXeo/w420-h544/544A0625-582B-41FB-80EB-FA0486CC0754.jpeg" width="420" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLzqECYnUIvUfn9avjfMhWfYRwhzOyIS5O8SGWHISNpWAxmIZisXttRMDZkypb9jub2pu717RnMyqyo5Y0MtPlYO3Qc992ksHeCGwD7OlxP3Ts6H2wkN9bbXMCUKtB34RCbyO2fpg6ggvXh6WRGMLvlHbP5jEmxVCsvztwGspf3yaLJ6dbt5zoC4/s1634/05F0B6E1-9E9F-4C39-B855-CEAE08A95152.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1634" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLzqECYnUIvUfn9avjfMhWfYRwhzOyIS5O8SGWHISNpWAxmIZisXttRMDZkypb9jub2pu717RnMyqyo5Y0MtPlYO3Qc992ksHeCGwD7OlxP3Ts6H2wkN9bbXMCUKtB34RCbyO2fpg6ggvXh6WRGMLvlHbP5jEmxVCsvztwGspf3yaLJ6dbt5zoC4/w545-h390/05F0B6E1-9E9F-4C39-B855-CEAE08A95152.jpeg" width="545" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unproduced X-Wing watch with animated graphics </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original concept art </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9p5r1GO1Qb2MNX-WcLPl8RpIO8pK04_cN8S-AUx_EoV9GDLzXXfSezsmJEJChtepBVlI3kVPkjOoIBFHmlcnJnarNwCyyVzqgkNtPRAseUznJ9BnsAJIOvMIpCxBb5BVyxjKB7JCgyvYJgCBftuLGsfkFolXY_pvMbfaIhgIK5YvPU87rsyqJoFc/s1168/00FA3044-B742-41D5-AE45-982CFAF209BE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1168" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9p5r1GO1Qb2MNX-WcLPl8RpIO8pK04_cN8S-AUx_EoV9GDLzXXfSezsmJEJChtepBVlI3kVPkjOoIBFHmlcnJnarNwCyyVzqgkNtPRAseUznJ9BnsAJIOvMIpCxBb5BVyxjKB7JCgyvYJgCBftuLGsfkFolXY_pvMbfaIhgIK5YvPU87rsyqJoFc/w479-h392/00FA3044-B742-41D5-AE45-982CFAF209BE.jpeg" width="479" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Bradley watch catalog, 1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">The four watches on the left are prototypes </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><p style="text-align: left;">Zeon, a watch company out of the U.K., produced one vintage watch in the early 80s. Complete with calendar, musical alarm and stopwatch, it also boasts one of the most striking designs of the vintage lines.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJEh81Xl2O_2S34UgYVj_-yMIdLrhmdngdC05XtZCdf1Uv9DqgMC5jb840-qexvgIzKo90F0uIA49IR23EUCS2fc8-k6Qq4J-jZyp2mzflQoJ7xufiDXiFCmS93onTcUkUiPxpVYnisOahiOKBwAYdWFZTg4kNC8dJOdapzNMeQMIpApCOe570h8/s1267/FB058466-C631-47A9-8DB6-5660EC922FB0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJEh81Xl2O_2S34UgYVj_-yMIdLrhmdngdC05XtZCdf1Uv9DqgMC5jb840-qexvgIzKo90F0uIA49IR23EUCS2fc8-k6Qq4J-jZyp2mzflQoJ7xufiDXiFCmS93onTcUkUiPxpVYnisOahiOKBwAYdWFZTg4kNC8dJOdapzNMeQMIpApCOe570h8/w370-h400/FB058466-C631-47A9-8DB6-5660EC922FB0.jpeg" width="370" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Adult Zeon w</span>ater resistant <span style="font-family: inherit;">LCD watch</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Musical alarm (Star Wars theme)</span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;">Sparked by the popularity of the licensed timepieces, bootlegged watches began to appear on the market in the early 1980s. Unencumbered by Lucasfilm restraints, these watches offer a unique charm that is easy to appreciate.</p><p style="text-align: left;">While several of the watches are a clear attempt to closely mimic their licensed counterparts, many of the watches offer unique imagery that would have never met approval.</p><p style="text-align: left;">These watches can be found with multiple slight variations in lithography and band color. They also feature key characters which were omitted in the licensed lines.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5r-Eor7UkuIBQAD1dHHulEGgf7KW3eHnQsMJts7Rojq6yEVKTV6zBkeDnyTm27qbOeqRSI_x0FugWjQHonLmP6sxPs3q4jTRwYSlE0GpDPgxLS9--YsllFRU2ZLH-cPCbrYJbqDbHD2WmCYqI6gIpCh70Ga5ZovoGMaYa_jI-97naTkBqF3D4zw/s1659/E25C99FD-C0EC-46FF-90DE-2DF18FFDA0BE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5r-Eor7UkuIBQAD1dHHulEGgf7KW3eHnQsMJts7Rojq6yEVKTV6zBkeDnyTm27qbOeqRSI_x0FugWjQHonLmP6sxPs3q4jTRwYSlE0GpDPgxLS9--YsllFRU2ZLH-cPCbrYJbqDbHD2WmCYqI6gIpCh70Ga5ZovoGMaYa_jI-97naTkBqF3D4zw/w283-h400/E25C99FD-C0EC-46FF-90DE-2DF18FFDA0BE.jpeg" width="283" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">“STAR TIME” </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">A close copy of a 1980 Bradley LCD release</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGE9HBavtbmKsnAXYx5nhiynysSt7DiQrIpwf9ooukez_xaebiKSR1QCjl01ju9niWr5cqFRm_pNbWMlGRdahDzF7V2IsB2CAaRK6ySOqm114pEaknlu5mmsCzt__v_jBmXUTYjyCpGjP2X8flGIp6ZMW6NFskBgSM4TtfBJQhPLZQzsvs3sjUTrA/s1718/F4B0772F-39CF-4443-92EE-4002ED96EF2D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGE9HBavtbmKsnAXYx5nhiynysSt7DiQrIpwf9ooukez_xaebiKSR1QCjl01ju9niWr5cqFRm_pNbWMlGRdahDzF7V2IsB2CAaRK6ySOqm114pEaknlu5mmsCzt__v_jBmXUTYjyCpGjP2X8flGIp6ZMW6NFskBgSM4TtfBJQhPLZQzsvs3sjUTrA/w273-h400/F4B0772F-39CF-4443-92EE-4002ED96EF2D.jpeg" width="273" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">A close copy of a 1980 Bradley LCD release </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Complete with copyright information</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDBGSHD7YGYR_J6RUwTphMwUclCMqtEz8c0fogXE6f9zIT_gbaqQVTaGd-RoiBtTzDqyzdLkrSqhSDhetB5QesT9wanmq8OVG9P1oxfsrZ35lp1i4jQbQsHW8CaeG7s4ZQQdNvueP-9pWds4louxdbAWWv1i0NYCi_3qFTswOpZnVYFxZS2KJ50U/s1274/E5B6F3B8-C26D-43E6-B45F-7BF0BC540480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1130" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDBGSHD7YGYR_J6RUwTphMwUclCMqtEz8c0fogXE6f9zIT_gbaqQVTaGd-RoiBtTzDqyzdLkrSqhSDhetB5QesT9wanmq8OVG9P1oxfsrZ35lp1i4jQbQsHW8CaeG7s4ZQQdNvueP-9pWds4louxdbAWWv1i0NYCi_3qFTswOpZnVYFxZS2KJ50U/w355-h400/E5B6F3B8-C26D-43E6-B45F-7BF0BC540480.jpeg" width="355" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">A close copy of a 1980 Bradley LCD release </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Complete with copyright information</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKQWeJurr9wl_eSjvQULBIHoIwSwJHIm_kyihmr3qYAQgBajJVKOMBdDIMc3upkPYeK-ETvpkYbx5P648JpCBUEJWtnlbz1RgP_6PflG2FOvVidfTlpglZ6w8QxPm1TPFQrZtRiSbHRhn-DRFUQs8eK8KvBZpGfHKP5tqDw_J8rqwT37nQdJCnrU/s873/3ABF7B2C-6691-4E12-9614-59E64531481C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="873" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKQWeJurr9wl_eSjvQULBIHoIwSwJHIm_kyihmr3qYAQgBajJVKOMBdDIMc3upkPYeK-ETvpkYbx5P648JpCBUEJWtnlbz1RgP_6PflG2FOvVidfTlpglZ6w8QxPm1TPFQrZtRiSbHRhn-DRFUQs8eK8KvBZpGfHKP5tqDw_J8rqwT37nQdJCnrU/w224-h209/3ABF7B2C-6691-4E12-9614-59E64531481C.jpeg" width="224" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKfGJ5wyp7fwvYrNxNODOAsyKeRTl-q04p-ZfJZjYq2VeJd-hikmoMYPHYS3Ca_3K3iRAkJUXYrJaOgBG8ZQBgrEcZhRs5OdRlPIO_RbBMaWOJK0la42sX_1uDt8jUbuhqL2LRYepVX17-flsP4GBKL7qPPayser9-a5P7LifwcuOiTRmqN-VgtU/s1204/1C656C41-42A2-478C-BFAB-D5D21AEDEA78.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unlicensed C-3PO and R2-D2 LCD watch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">similar to Bradley releases</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEy5s8OCQrkLXGST7x_54Mcb3zFZvyr8__w7y96SEJRoyP1h0taCsLw6aJI_5NO5zSbXTzIuogmU5K7dADlmeGpBfmyI_Rl_sRMQeqExkvIUZGOyeJtze-GaUcCkCvHFkR7pCHu7k-Yt3I6WgWNTEjP5NCEoXTMImE3TL0mXT3reuQcChXixkPj3o/s1645/8D8702F0-7AB5-4502-A03A-E2ECF2D5223F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEy5s8OCQrkLXGST7x_54Mcb3zFZvyr8__w7y96SEJRoyP1h0taCsLw6aJI_5NO5zSbXTzIuogmU5K7dADlmeGpBfmyI_Rl_sRMQeqExkvIUZGOyeJtze-GaUcCkCvHFkR7pCHu7k-Yt3I6WgWNTEjP5NCEoXTMImE3TL0mXT3reuQcChXixkPj3o/w285-h400/8D8702F0-7AB5-4502-A03A-E2ECF2D5223F.jpeg" width="285" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unlicensed Darth Vader LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Original design and art </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">featuring the Death Star and Imperial Destroyer </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZg2mydZDUgQ0a6QwxYC8_cPZTeqzshMUOebj_9nbXHwgTRqq3-vIIO0xOLVSjV_KvvfVOgjrsbn-IxHpQhjxx9MDQVEfN2-lSFKRSh8T6vFA5Kfx0K2yFTYVi4i2BMokz2UwqhYyfXlipNZgmsELTAzPiu79CGxtXLtiNMcyRxbL8oXZl-Axtr3g/s1411/04D0CD5A-47D4-426B-A2C2-588EA6EC426F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="1170" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZg2mydZDUgQ0a6QwxYC8_cPZTeqzshMUOebj_9nbXHwgTRqq3-vIIO0xOLVSjV_KvvfVOgjrsbn-IxHpQhjxx9MDQVEfN2-lSFKRSh8T6vFA5Kfx0K2yFTYVi4i2BMokz2UwqhYyfXlipNZgmsELTAzPiu79CGxtXLtiNMcyRxbL8oXZl-Axtr3g/w243-h293/04D0CD5A-47D4-426B-A2C2-588EA6EC426F.jpeg" width="243" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrvk2GxfNErzxDLIimc7ouCCdMPyKBL97x0sZ0h8GcfLSWSGBz8741ASodT3q0gpgy8wR94aLTdRxY74sDZgp-IPKGpklSmLYCpAQF9bXXGVnPGOQVzky_P_iYuNYx1DBRe16WiHIHYBnZV1o5AYpb_BVqVKHYGeFAfMZ95CVGnNfuZfr8bHi2DE/s786/3900D6F8-C9AD-49A1-89D9-C58B82FDE46A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="567" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrvk2GxfNErzxDLIimc7ouCCdMPyKBL97x0sZ0h8GcfLSWSGBz8741ASodT3q0gpgy8wR94aLTdRxY74sDZgp-IPKGpklSmLYCpAQF9bXXGVnPGOQVzky_P_iYuNYx1DBRe16WiHIHYBnZV1o5AYpb_BVqVKHYGeFAfMZ95CVGnNfuZfr8bHi2DE/w211-h292/3900D6F8-C9AD-49A1-89D9-C58B82FDE46A.jpeg" width="211" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unlicensed C-3PO and R2-D2 LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Original design and art</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Absent logo variation courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3MTqdrJ77ON-4I1HKoJLbhh9jkxsmfP8PqUdL-KzkmEKAXxImzSV5SZbf-AK1daAKeR1QSMijSSGcoULTEtsNbJKgQcW2RB9TX4MAXpj0Xzxijxc1VnnWQ_xUDyDM6B6honlGfbTty9twU2kx0zyBBKwNSgZn5YdGvrdXoyKBhVQwPcgoU9V_4Q/s1334/692BC60E-02B2-44F1-BD25-5D38199B13FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1170" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3MTqdrJ77ON-4I1HKoJLbhh9jkxsmfP8PqUdL-KzkmEKAXxImzSV5SZbf-AK1daAKeR1QSMijSSGcoULTEtsNbJKgQcW2RB9TX4MAXpj0Xzxijxc1VnnWQ_xUDyDM6B6honlGfbTty9twU2kx0zyBBKwNSgZn5YdGvrdXoyKBhVQwPcgoU9V_4Q/w234-h267/692BC60E-02B2-44F1-BD25-5D38199B13FB.jpeg" width="234" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZM7yxP8fVWcILpeWTy2ECmzBd5gZSeJSPbpWyCOPi74igEQG59sGEu1FM_UtY9LzuEnZle1feWpqcPNKTjZPKzNAJ1uhGpV_PGxUc_Y0nmFkZdsiRPQk1l9C1PBJmDtVWTMAiq28p0toJr46d6cU8-QoEUqnI1vsaKU26p6HDr8O7m2f4lFMTeA/s724/2824FBFF-8710-4458-ABF3-9004711F03CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="581" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZM7yxP8fVWcILpeWTy2ECmzBd5gZSeJSPbpWyCOPi74igEQG59sGEu1FM_UtY9LzuEnZle1feWpqcPNKTjZPKzNAJ1uhGpV_PGxUc_Y0nmFkZdsiRPQk1l9C1PBJmDtVWTMAiq28p0toJr46d6cU8-QoEUqnI1vsaKU26p6HDr8O7m2f4lFMTeA/w215-h268/2824FBFF-8710-4458-ABF3-9004711F03CD.jpeg" width="215" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unlicensed Han Solo, Princess Leia and Yoda LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original design and art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(</span><span>Leia and Han were not featured in the licensed </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">lines)</span></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Color variation absent logo courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GqjPZygApZgnLLRklyyZfuVWAi-ZD_5cDA8eCriV9dlXL-E4Qr6Vk_0XqlyquhD7mjUxx86wT0eEbbF3y3T3IUif9luQxXXBFc3oaYYuNROUFVUXjXCbGjhIf02Q61RFV3x1DFpdSQriHLfcmHrNqkc74hwqH_kRTKhLnDH9SUEahg0gLD737Y4/s1571/01CC54DB-1C04-45FE-9367-56C09175F6C5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GqjPZygApZgnLLRklyyZfuVWAi-ZD_5cDA8eCriV9dlXL-E4Qr6Vk_0XqlyquhD7mjUxx86wT0eEbbF3y3T3IUif9luQxXXBFc3oaYYuNROUFVUXjXCbGjhIf02Q61RFV3x1DFpdSQriHLfcmHrNqkc74hwqH_kRTKhLnDH9SUEahg0gLD737Y4/w298-h400/01CC54DB-1C04-45FE-9367-56C09175F6C5.jpeg" width="298" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Unlicensed Endor scene LCD</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original design and art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Featuring Luke, Leia, Han, R2-D2, C-3PO </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and Chewbacca</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">(Luke, Leia, Han and Chewbacca were not featured in the licensed lines)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhui1xd3fwCERjQYXOc5GlCe92wF_son5NrF3opWy9tf9JzhXuj1AraHW18dyrSXcbCLXvC-E5yA5-8QN10g46LO4DslxewMihQ0bJWq6gMBcg9FeMPVVO968CJKMkeyREfjh9QObPDx8DxV_nFH570Fumo3718RG0C85V6suDxWfx0ZQ_m8mlYXjI/s1124/77A13FD1-3CE9-4D27-B4EC-2E18F390E543.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="961" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhui1xd3fwCERjQYXOc5GlCe92wF_son5NrF3opWy9tf9JzhXuj1AraHW18dyrSXcbCLXvC-E5yA5-8QN10g46LO4DslxewMihQ0bJWq6gMBcg9FeMPVVO968CJKMkeyREfjh9QObPDx8DxV_nFH570Fumo3718RG0C85V6suDxWfx0ZQ_m8mlYXjI/w213-h249/77A13FD1-3CE9-4D27-B4EC-2E18F390E543.jpeg" width="213" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZElUDkee5t0cw5CzpVEbtYxhwTM3XWN60TzY6UjdeKX128BtgspwhS7VXgngFIx0PqQWrwPqhvh3J1NEIs4lLcRDoLIOLOBys1qQZ8EcQCa7wfDRl0EnoRA2fyVtOOXSFUMrgqPnKGOpDSIhSceDVzVXpCCGsLRKIaD6bYJjLTnWfmNyQwismDM/s600/BA2DF98D-6639-4BA1-980B-A03BE9138D21.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="587" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZElUDkee5t0cw5CzpVEbtYxhwTM3XWN60TzY6UjdeKX128BtgspwhS7VXgngFIx0PqQWrwPqhvh3J1NEIs4lLcRDoLIOLOBys1qQZ8EcQCa7wfDRl0EnoRA2fyVtOOXSFUMrgqPnKGOpDSIhSceDVzVXpCCGsLRKIaD6bYJjLTnWfmNyQwismDM/w240-h245/BA2DF98D-6639-4BA1-980B-A03BE9138D21.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unlicensed Luke Skywalker and Biker Scout LCD</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original design and art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">(Luke was not featured in the licensed lines) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Red highlights variation courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIW5iasRS1HEVjXJXp2gM586l-lt4l6BLpqkxLWxXBWAGJS5KQH05MznnH9Nv3UZO4ykCmd0fWlXhw0aIYwU5q96COSdCtIoeEaJSC88QBAVoNqKbp9LQBhajXa_I-jAgNM1ZJkhHcw_GczcySpp6IM7xgJV8y2FQZOY1-3YBW2V0JrkezZ1tuh0/s1170/FBC53C8E-3C21-4E5E-AA07-CDFDED99D726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1170" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIW5iasRS1HEVjXJXp2gM586l-lt4l6BLpqkxLWxXBWAGJS5KQH05MznnH9Nv3UZO4ykCmd0fWlXhw0aIYwU5q96COSdCtIoeEaJSC88QBAVoNqKbp9LQBhajXa_I-jAgNM1ZJkhHcw_GczcySpp6IM7xgJV8y2FQZOY1-3YBW2V0JrkezZ1tuh0/w400-h399/FBC53C8E-3C21-4E5E-AA07-CDFDED99D726.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i>Star Wars</i> logo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxELqIpGBukf8wAbjkXM1zPpS_M4YgpbONeAjPy8jXyGe9dOdS3ENnlA6ZsfMMhiNlFZOO09JzMuU6hGLYjUF4WicL56WEsSqdw7CEb0uzdCkpYSG27mXoMU4M7Mr97Z4yiTPfl3CgF-xMnhflWmJz9aTRrAUz3hvG37YU_5daisZP5XilvfZ18E/s1138/4EF91E3A-164B-4CE0-BB7C-5E0A6145239C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1138" data-original-width="920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxELqIpGBukf8wAbjkXM1zPpS_M4YgpbONeAjPy8jXyGe9dOdS3ENnlA6ZsfMMhiNlFZOO09JzMuU6hGLYjUF4WicL56WEsSqdw7CEb0uzdCkpYSG27mXoMU4M7Mr97Z4yiTPfl3CgF-xMnhflWmJz9aTRrAUz3hvG37YU_5daisZP5XilvfZ18E/w324-h400/4EF91E3A-164B-4CE0-BB7C-5E0A6145239C.jpeg" width="324" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Return of the Jedi</i> logo </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">unlicensed C-3PO, R2-D2 and googly eyed Chewbacca LCD</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original design and art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">(Chewbacca was not featured in the licensed lines)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata </span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDln9xAiYbQq2hn1335rzKB3WoVaO2MjPSxLnwkvGqll6U4gARZMO986fhgWc4cSdlulSAoDUpcvMY5ow3eJQynPA-w60nt1k2jqbINktKY9k0zYQiHqCnCtuYP8AH7ZRnfxQJ7-r1W1XC70nTetdplZqaZgqjcZ65EX2WNFQeUtPqv5dxsSOjBU/s596/7433BA70-ABD7-4EAB-9051-F1414C269B1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDln9xAiYbQq2hn1335rzKB3WoVaO2MjPSxLnwkvGqll6U4gARZMO986fhgWc4cSdlulSAoDUpcvMY5ow3eJQynPA-w60nt1k2jqbINktKY9k0zYQiHqCnCtuYP8AH7ZRnfxQJ7-r1W1XC70nTetdplZqaZgqjcZ65EX2WNFQeUtPqv5dxsSOjBU/w391-h400/7433BA70-ABD7-4EAB-9051-F1414C269B1D.jpeg" width="391" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unlicensed C-3PO and R2-D2 LCD with h</span>azy blue starry background </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Original design and art</span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjGdU2wTVyq3lJYIBuPAGYpEfw00St4bT0Yo98v4YjGqDptdqImYDw6q5bAsmpML7huqUbuNyd6C9YKutB11cQvRVZi0m3qNsqRoFpEv5tXON1n5xyjcnBxBUdbAL-TNVCbuEtjpmfFhaqeXHPP0OsRKArUu0ieCnS_nbeU7BQsWHATDR56QS5Pg/s1186/1C8E190B-C75A-425B-B891-5ACE53F8DE41.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="869" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjGdU2wTVyq3lJYIBuPAGYpEfw00St4bT0Yo98v4YjGqDptdqImYDw6q5bAsmpML7huqUbuNyd6C9YKutB11cQvRVZi0m3qNsqRoFpEv5tXON1n5xyjcnBxBUdbAL-TNVCbuEtjpmfFhaqeXHPP0OsRKArUu0ieCnS_nbeU7BQsWHATDR56QS5Pg/w293-h400/1C8E190B-C75A-425B-B891-5ACE53F8DE41.jpeg" width="293" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Darth Vader manual wind watch with animated lightsaber</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjlpcoRE1W8A1VmlgTABOge4PPvvS9JgELd4JNgf5Dx5zviiIw2IgzlH52vilIZ5--978NL7mex9deujZNvuw6peUgzwW5f0klT_QAFjL2QeWQTGivnS-A9B6FTSYkwaWVI2NhbUoJWwGL7ZxsfCX9mmdM3nRvXdcbCr9qzZox4HVrmJlo3U_Deo/s1001/B278AEB4-32C0-43EC-8A10-42E4FFFA6662.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="875" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjlpcoRE1W8A1VmlgTABOge4PPvvS9JgELd4JNgf5Dx5zviiIw2IgzlH52vilIZ5--978NL7mex9deujZNvuw6peUgzwW5f0klT_QAFjL2QeWQTGivnS-A9B6FTSYkwaWVI2NhbUoJWwGL7ZxsfCX9mmdM3nRvXdcbCr9qzZox4HVrmJlo3U_Deo/w350-h400/B278AEB4-32C0-43EC-8A10-42E4FFFA6662.jpeg" width="350" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">R2-D2 manual wind watch with animated X-Wing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI6bdoghQYGSi3c-iHzXDiBilaO04MRdQL3CSsZBpaSHNwPdOcVgP_yR9iCr6hM6NbFrV_krf4JzZ2_Noiiq4fJeNyIPXj_DMTZ8JvoL89XAmeYo4mShDQ5-39QSAudOabccV8bTl-N3X520VBBddrpIpa0f_-tgdQSgrqEVjB6wLZhexD7h2IX8/s1080/BC8D9918-E8BB-40C8-A199-43C5744C00C6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-small;">Animated watches in action </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4LPNg3_PTaAfg9JHfCIiGdEQRjKtiN153r4sN5zt9GtOpJEwj_V8CJK-_-M2nk3ZJknUBzBCGXw34AIpBZauhxafNPoAS115b9WLP72jcu7d0CXminA-CCPl7sbmXTKFVJtRdnAapFbBHJfAa5eOBA2tE8th3u4po_7HwGlnXD1SS1YXq33E7no/s1000/54DBA281-1956-4CB5-AC8C-B90748615139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="881" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4LPNg3_PTaAfg9JHfCIiGdEQRjKtiN153r4sN5zt9GtOpJEwj_V8CJK-_-M2nk3ZJknUBzBCGXw34AIpBZauhxafNPoAS115b9WLP72jcu7d0CXminA-CCPl7sbmXTKFVJtRdnAapFbBHJfAa5eOBA2tE8th3u4po_7HwGlnXD1SS1YXq33E7no/w353-h400/54DBA281-1956-4CB5-AC8C-B90748615139.jpeg" width="353" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Analog watch featuring R2-D2</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEB9vUuGsAY43vOCZ7JU_9_WYWlb0o8aArGq0tvvaVqFRFm0LzY4NiKq0MhKAwb6D2uo6pS-SOQyIcY9bXEe4AvOhOMHuFyb_06wkdLyIhEk3IuPGdSPEPaq4ODDhHRCQNlDeCQK9y8vpXch00Vs7h7rzJ6xbqlxGC5QL7B_dv2vLvmd_VSDjduSU/s1115/5078FB86-C9C1-4A03-ACF2-E9C7A6E0316F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="875" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEB9vUuGsAY43vOCZ7JU_9_WYWlb0o8aArGq0tvvaVqFRFm0LzY4NiKq0MhKAwb6D2uo6pS-SOQyIcY9bXEe4AvOhOMHuFyb_06wkdLyIhEk3IuPGdSPEPaq4ODDhHRCQNlDeCQK9y8vpXch00Vs7h7rzJ6xbqlxGC5QL7B_dv2vLvmd_VSDjduSU/w314-h400/5078FB86-C9C1-4A03-ACF2-E9C7A6E0316F.jpeg" width="314" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Analog watch featuring Darth Vader</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKntIrtucZj7GnfE9nhZdBoSYAVFWGV07X9AbzHsB8g02IywbtcGheiO7vlaOU1iDHx0GpYJ9rrU8W8oULOoRIyddZySwx5HbB0VQpKvsIq8L6XmmPi2psZFrgCiZjwYMwp3RZ5JDyoRGc9Vl6SZiX6Byl5YlYwB0qV4x9yBmjxeCUXW4vMMLhXo/s1148/AC2AB5D0-DD12-4460-9D67-1FEA5901B028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="893" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKntIrtucZj7GnfE9nhZdBoSYAVFWGV07X9AbzHsB8g02IywbtcGheiO7vlaOU1iDHx0GpYJ9rrU8W8oULOoRIyddZySwx5HbB0VQpKvsIq8L6XmmPi2psZFrgCiZjwYMwp3RZ5JDyoRGc9Vl6SZiX6Byl5YlYwB0qV4x9yBmjxeCUXW4vMMLhXo/w311-h400/AC2AB5D0-DD12-4460-9D67-1FEA5901B028.jpeg" width="311" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Analog watch featuring Princess Leia and R2-D2</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9cI3HKVfUM5bw2JaJbZE7FWIX5dl8rjCybAT8le2Jb4OmH-98R-ytSwRZGAyb7VS-0jE3TL8DjkGi9lVFt4w0RS8zYc82AajP1GTR9BYW5vRAfs6lscxH4rlOLPr8IydRUigyuySALdCImLg2y1Lvh7X6HyMh77-EpDmOv8bZK7LatE38qXnhok/s1182/CAE3BF95-23BE-4BD9-8A52-3BA5E3CE1E9E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="879" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9cI3HKVfUM5bw2JaJbZE7FWIX5dl8rjCybAT8le2Jb4OmH-98R-ytSwRZGAyb7VS-0jE3TL8DjkGi9lVFt4w0RS8zYc82AajP1GTR9BYW5vRAfs6lscxH4rlOLPr8IydRUigyuySALdCImLg2y1Lvh7X6HyMh77-EpDmOv8bZK7LatE38qXnhok/w298-h400/CAE3BF95-23BE-4BD9-8A52-3BA5E3CE1E9E.jpeg" width="298" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Analog watch featuring C-3PO and R2-D2</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7EsF2UtozmlS7MnQAADFAxPOVX_73S2yUoIQJ6a5wzkmFZ14aad8MTXa2wAL4L31xSHhdLV0FRmwttKuZce275rUQI89-O3k3LOuVTIL1BTw8WucvYCU3K4TmItIm5xBGSG0cMGG99YNxjIr5smPlO6ynnZtF0YU1pGWsaie3qpJ_h6qogEm0Io/s1187/34B4ADA4-7A8C-4411-864E-982198FF451C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="839" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7EsF2UtozmlS7MnQAADFAxPOVX_73S2yUoIQJ6a5wzkmFZ14aad8MTXa2wAL4L31xSHhdLV0FRmwttKuZce275rUQI89-O3k3LOuVTIL1BTw8WucvYCU3K4TmItIm5xBGSG0cMGG99YNxjIr5smPlO6ynnZtF0YU1pGWsaie3qpJ_h6qogEm0Io/w283-h400/34B4ADA4-7A8C-4411-864E-982198FF451C.jpeg" width="283" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Analog Darth Vader watch, gold line art</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></span></div></div><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><hr /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>EPILOGUE</b></span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">The emergence of electronic watches and their ever cheaper cost of production had a devastating effect on Swiss watch manufacturing. This coupled with less expensive mechanical watches coming out of Asia led to the shuttering of the majority of watch companies in Switzerland. By the early 80s, two thirds of the Swiss watch workforce was unemployed.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Termed the "quartz crisis," this turn of events seemed to be the death knell for traditional mechanical watches.</p></div><div>Reeling from the decimation of the digital quartz crisis, a new Swiss watch company emerged in 1983 with a novel approach at reinventing the analog watch. The Swatch company, a portmanteau of the "second watch," produced inexpensive, reliable timepieces with a focus on fashion. Available in many colors and styles and marketed as an extra or second watch, consumers worldwide embraced the concept and frequently owned several Swatches to be worn individually or all at once. In their first year, the Swatch company placed their sales goal at one million units. By the following year the company would be producing nearly three times that number.<p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: black; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yPpmDNxRtVVbiKNe62MYJBHlK9yB0UmaNXpgiOd6DHwrqs-MdQwF_TKm1d2hgE9zYsgXsvakazQR8qFAhuiACpJYXEpmMY71FsgL6BkKP9xV-Or5nH5WUSfYZGckuMMgy344uPXPzdpLsN0BqaGoNjuY33s9zQf9ddDeQzAG0MrU3mvm4F0Bv9w/s517/IMG_E1560.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="517" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yPpmDNxRtVVbiKNe62MYJBHlK9yB0UmaNXpgiOd6DHwrqs-MdQwF_TKm1d2hgE9zYsgXsvakazQR8qFAhuiACpJYXEpmMY71FsgL6BkKP9xV-Or5nH5WUSfYZGckuMMgy344uPXPzdpLsN0BqaGoNjuY33s9zQf9ddDeQzAG0MrU3mvm4F0Bv9w/w400-h391/IMG_E1560.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The Swatch Group, as it is now known, singlehandedly resurrected Swiss watch manufacturing. Currently the largest watchmaker in Switzerland, Swatch has continued to expand over its four decade history acquiring luxury watch brands including Omega, Longines, Rado, Blancpain, Breguet, Harry Winston, Mido, Tissot, Certina, Glashutte, Mido, ETA and Hamilton.</p>Appreciative of the franchise and the phenomenon of the Star Wars watch, Swatch released the “Dark Vader” watch as part of their 1988 line. </div><div><br /></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLSaS_eQCKBv3sG7B-fIV12NapzXZweVF7fwduTZ6NK760ieFwY3OclqmGAwOehrNZfPKnnUVsIyeJkn6h6JUTPzwqzvPdFs6YiKx8_RtNY6wvaRBVuw_NVRNshMCwfnn40rpcE3ZSzJTPsnwqv9IQo-aN8MX4bHcTZtUWhD0tkBLezJADxpQiQU/s814/8B345E38-3E05-4B80-8799-3999903D02E3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="499" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLSaS_eQCKBv3sG7B-fIV12NapzXZweVF7fwduTZ6NK760ieFwY3OclqmGAwOehrNZfPKnnUVsIyeJkn6h6JUTPzwqzvPdFs6YiKx8_RtNY6wvaRBVuw_NVRNshMCwfnn40rpcE3ZSzJTPsnwqv9IQo-aN8MX4bHcTZtUWhD0tkBLezJADxpQiQU/w245-h400/8B345E38-3E05-4B80-8799-3999903D02E3.jpeg" width="245" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Swatch "Dark Vader"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1988</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzuTQLvHa5GNT4JO6YzaZUs-MWDpOe7EBuVeM0GrGUZlS55kG2mkHjMsj_Vdr8AkH53Y5ehSFwVaOYAXJ9UCACs4khicuGxC7uwh0HDqrkg9c01sfGlJC2Agw3u4nT6oYLcMDrv5TPzyyaLeGe_ZE6c2nhBvHUiWpB0KONxy7PeG2PA784n1qbDs/s3408/img224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3408" data-original-width="2466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzuTQLvHa5GNT4JO6YzaZUs-MWDpOe7EBuVeM0GrGUZlS55kG2mkHjMsj_Vdr8AkH53Y5ehSFwVaOYAXJ9UCACs4khicuGxC7uwh0HDqrkg9c01sfGlJC2Agw3u4nT6oYLcMDrv5TPzyyaLeGe_ZE6c2nhBvHUiWpB0KONxy7PeG2PA784n1qbDs/w464-h640/img224.jpg" width="464" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Swatch magazine ad</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">1988</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><hr /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">APPENDIX</b></div></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>Clocks, whistles, stopwatches, calculators and concepts</b></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"> Bradley produced an array of clocks with Star Wars theming. The “quartz talking alarm clock” was released in 1980 featuring messages delivered by an English voice actor that was clearly not Anthony Daniels. After a few beeps from R2, C-3PO responds, “What R2-D2 is saying is that you have to get up right away!” If the first message didn’t prompt activity, R2 would resume beeping and C-3PO would continue with, “R2, you shouldn’t be so polite, this little Rebel is going to be late!” Complete with nicely sculpted figures of the droids, the clock is a real winner.</p><div><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3UAPcqupZAGF8uMMhjAezjkNTqsqMlqdqT4meFcs-bbCsv67Nf_rTiLCiIiS4XRhS1aPqn6_XZYNUQoVqhDXKWA2dV_pJiWMo7dt4_qCi_mQCsf0xz6X2iFHvMIAAb79wLuBfGOGtLC6d3G3QHy4FZXKRlmn9ixWiXo7jBcJYniPTnCGvQwOyN0/s1362/CC72BFFB-DABD-4157-9438-3B8A39938176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1084" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3UAPcqupZAGF8uMMhjAezjkNTqsqMlqdqT4meFcs-bbCsv67Nf_rTiLCiIiS4XRhS1aPqn6_XZYNUQoVqhDXKWA2dV_pJiWMo7dt4_qCi_mQCsf0xz6X2iFHvMIAAb79wLuBfGOGtLC6d3G3QHy4FZXKRlmn9ixWiXo7jBcJYniPTnCGvQwOyN0/w319-h400/CC72BFFB-DABD-4157-9438-3B8A39938176.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Quartz Talking Alarm Clock, 1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCRVlu75rkvSD1c0RAQfsXJLwqmeHeULDvxkOyG1yBX4ZmqkYvXgetgJ5Wd3gJioRbnHgCGImy23nPHQeGOmcLoonz8ZtQorJO4_8R-K1oxvlGxizT1PQTVJ-WyB-8A6ZYtal-GYtrQCv_hterxqoxE_dNFtslfWFvO2Fay7ypcnc37HrXBNsdd8/s1170/DF118401-D909-4499-847F-7166C2B948D2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1170" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCRVlu75rkvSD1c0RAQfsXJLwqmeHeULDvxkOyG1yBX4ZmqkYvXgetgJ5Wd3gJioRbnHgCGImy23nPHQeGOmcLoonz8ZtQorJO4_8R-K1oxvlGxizT1PQTVJ-WyB-8A6ZYtal-GYtrQCv_hterxqoxE_dNFtslfWFvO2Fay7ypcnc37HrXBNsdd8/w400-h399/DF118401-D909-4499-847F-7166C2B948D2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Box front, 1980 release </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmLj1_p7MFJvhPNWKCM9dPRAtzKOxT5fyguNij0BQBCGVGaUIHvqU9HxyrkuEh50tuU3YqMxHT0MIwxqgN5JYb45iNiJJ8hVSZeXjFDsDFomCETrcUZOB2UMEAjp_RmZYBKcVXBUC2_8bkKr6craT0GREXAm0D8OOMKita_2FcCzcI_o-yvrRwoc/s4032/BC468A14-CC12-4A07-8891-AB9B14479258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmLj1_p7MFJvhPNWKCM9dPRAtzKOxT5fyguNij0BQBCGVGaUIHvqU9HxyrkuEh50tuU3YqMxHT0MIwxqgN5JYb45iNiJJ8hVSZeXjFDsDFomCETrcUZOB2UMEAjp_RmZYBKcVXBUC2_8bkKr6craT0GREXAm0D8OOMKita_2FcCzcI_o-yvrRwoc/w300-h400/BC468A14-CC12-4A07-8891-AB9B14479258.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Side panel, 1980</span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">The 1980 release included the <i>Empire Strikes Back</i> logo on the side panel to coincide with the release of the film.</p><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie98Gxu4W4pABwdxhGNsvgLOJEyVUapUgsG9kseWDSwQ5nt5IFU4Q89TGK-BDB5DGnRaxd5ACHfScpyFfhuIHw2gHu55N4uRlovpzUsXsKMXPjRS_KqVnrBCKhrHGGx4a-icekOGeFSBzyk9IKmzSyQ6HSvgl1NOAfMvItI9WVt36jugfp2fHzTQw/s1059/56AFA2E5-527B-4D6A-AC0E-B4906E17B8AA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="991" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie98Gxu4W4pABwdxhGNsvgLOJEyVUapUgsG9kseWDSwQ5nt5IFU4Q89TGK-BDB5DGnRaxd5ACHfScpyFfhuIHw2gHu55N4uRlovpzUsXsKMXPjRS_KqVnrBCKhrHGGx4a-icekOGeFSBzyk9IKmzSyQ6HSvgl1NOAfMvItI9WVt36jugfp2fHzTQw/w374-h400/56AFA2E5-527B-4D6A-AC0E-B4906E17B8AA.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Box front, 1983 release </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">A <i>Return of the Jedi</i> sticker was added to the box to coincide with the release of the film in 1983.</p>Later released clocks have the Star Wars logo on the side panel.<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FMpbBnWJMSc8cDUNgMhJPT8GUsmhx19tIOILPLKPmMIfrffHs7qB3WnoCBEnxq_K4Ls15aolE4acG3O3AgrYE0KguCPsDvlCPaUCSxN7Ncx8xqMxMhMODs_isrGxefoxzlNS8V3tZSsyS4G9JdXmAhQK3BfkRirQNOg-Ru_bpwsEA9FamX9NJQU/s1325/420CE316-5F09-4BFB-9436-65F4B1ABDF1C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="861" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FMpbBnWJMSc8cDUNgMhJPT8GUsmhx19tIOILPLKPmMIfrffHs7qB3WnoCBEnxq_K4Ls15aolE4acG3O3AgrYE0KguCPsDvlCPaUCSxN7Ncx8xqMxMhMODs_isrGxefoxzlNS8V3tZSsyS4G9JdXmAhQK3BfkRirQNOg-Ru_bpwsEA9FamX9NJQU/w260-h400/420CE316-5F09-4BFB-9436-65F4B1ABDF1C.jpeg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Side panel, 1984</span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">Two handsome wall clocks were released in 1981. Both were available with either a battery powered mechanism or a corded version.</p><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXmoFIaCxRDcljmhWuT6D0_WNGlm4mgTt8jtZzIu8oBD-Xnx2JA588DjCgQ5dS4GKuiu-Ge6xeC3baslJqY2uG9ATfU2Q8rv38rUD9Trj0C3CRjnJ1uNv_e6P2QeSfdfX2vu6txjgm0JaTJPpVKHCQhO6e0BxbBMTBX9nqS83D1D9v9TJX1yrF-I/s1169/AEACFDD6-9982-4296-AAB8-F8F99BF37FFD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="1135" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXmoFIaCxRDcljmhWuT6D0_WNGlm4mgTt8jtZzIu8oBD-Xnx2JA588DjCgQ5dS4GKuiu-Ge6xeC3baslJqY2uG9ATfU2Q8rv38rUD9Trj0C3CRjnJ1uNv_e6P2QeSfdfX2vu6txjgm0JaTJPpVKHCQhO6e0BxbBMTBX9nqS83D1D9v9TJX1yrF-I/w389-h400/AEACFDD6-9982-4296-AAB8-F8F99BF37FFD.jpeg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">C-3PO and R2-D2 wall clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1981</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkV6KvSiuJ9F3LcWh5PTV_w6NxYF0F_rbhJvDoYuJNC1DqMdOZx_k9xPg6_2jgQAi1VIwPJgkQeTCWyQF9TaVRVLkj2st-0MccGrJPt_lQJUOLp3KAKc5jBIsiDj-_ZoA8YVghwuju3y_i1sryb0qFLQv6P2bo7DpjLb9YHLEx_WU6PZDNf80oq8/s795/D8D5DC86-C5BE-4D2A-86D3-001402B9E8A2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="795" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkV6KvSiuJ9F3LcWh5PTV_w6NxYF0F_rbhJvDoYuJNC1DqMdOZx_k9xPg6_2jgQAi1VIwPJgkQeTCWyQF9TaVRVLkj2st-0MccGrJPt_lQJUOLp3KAKc5jBIsiDj-_ZoA8YVghwuju3y_i1sryb0qFLQv6P2bo7DpjLb9YHLEx_WU6PZDNf80oq8/w241-h218/D8D5DC86-C5BE-4D2A-86D3-001402B9E8A2.jpeg" width="241" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy2TszXIpH4Y7MB1UyHBoBYqISIloUcTX8fKEyNfbv6YbnKYT9GVuQn6EYW4c2wGgEAHM_-ZVsrvNhHyhrYCjcgU8Kf2OLFj6RMRKG1OX9T7E7-OQ7_h9CoslK5kURyEv27l8JSxp84hp_VAazfiMzJ3S9b3zFzju8YCgWuhj2dz9mQaHtQkzbH0/s1140/B0B10D48-5D43-4BF6-98BD-5086933564C0.jpeg" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1085" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy2TszXIpH4Y7MB1UyHBoBYqISIloUcTX8fKEyNfbv6YbnKYT9GVuQn6EYW4c2wGgEAHM_-ZVsrvNhHyhrYCjcgU8Kf2OLFj6RMRKG1OX9T7E7-OQ7_h9CoslK5kURyEv27l8JSxp84hp_VAazfiMzJ3S9b3zFzju8YCgWuhj2dz9mQaHtQkzbH0/w226-h237/B0B10D48-5D43-4BF6-98BD-5086933564C0.jpeg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Corded mechanism (left) and battery powered mechanism (right)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWl76EmRdUmCBX8UEiinct_gAI8XZui2-amz9WUfvwedevLT66FHmoZJBnhQEZplIoCi0fl3Vtx5EFY3kyLzRoiYCgg1WiQaJANkXwIxaTp7eHtwq-FWgM_b9r5cRAcLzsqd0vA9UXmG3prxE-wVL21LeRLKKQ9Kg0f3Ecu7fI43KKa86uWsO-jE/s4032/D22A9285-35B6-42B7-B36B-812F7703C247.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWl76EmRdUmCBX8UEiinct_gAI8XZui2-amz9WUfvwedevLT66FHmoZJBnhQEZplIoCi0fl3Vtx5EFY3kyLzRoiYCgg1WiQaJANkXwIxaTp7eHtwq-FWgM_b9r5cRAcLzsqd0vA9UXmG3prxE-wVL21LeRLKKQ9Kg0f3Ecu7fI43KKa86uWsO-jE/w300-h400/D22A9285-35B6-42B7-B36B-812F7703C247.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Carton packaging</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU8spfn7EyRF0AcUU4BRMGf3nl_w6MTdWGQ3wGhIH-7onNWT-ytFn2VuGkxUTTML4cWSH95NpPUNeUd8wAzrELqSfVCEmudmI3_b6rw5Kv_mN_JPCYhED_B56Cgcij693-bgoEZ0ktmpGKWjmxWeFKXN4Jk9wm5lAsMOfeO_JgjFt4HAOif2TQ7Q/s1170/E3AE6357-8139-4FB9-91B0-C0C6262DF3FD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="1170" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU8spfn7EyRF0AcUU4BRMGf3nl_w6MTdWGQ3wGhIH-7onNWT-ytFn2VuGkxUTTML4cWSH95NpPUNeUd8wAzrELqSfVCEmudmI3_b6rw5Kv_mN_JPCYhED_B56Cgcij693-bgoEZ0ktmpGKWjmxWeFKXN4Jk9wm5lAsMOfeO_JgjFt4HAOif2TQ7Q/w400-h376/E3AE6357-8139-4FB9-91B0-C0C6262DF3FD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Darth Vader and Stormtroopers wall clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1981</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT14qCmqVu-83nNTcpuyX-FP_QS5DyPKKlCnU06V4Nly1dHclwcktJo_RVbnvOzNHjiw1HHSqDz09Kzs0oUfMqSFrFYoE-uriutCBZgi2QoQe2T74ulX5jnSaH9eMm3-jrwQLd79IsPKAYGZhSCKbL5P9onE0xtVU1cdJElWQZz-tMevQ3Kg3q2BU/s1226/6FF37365-7A3E-4EFA-A7B8-0336E140E758.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Open box packaging (left) and carton packaging (right) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGg2h5QiJ0JxVLK2BR1zcbwUVUI7nf3WpeCRfE7QgzemR94vDLinPpdqKlmk-oW8Ns9lsj0d5dcpVC1u-81D86XoDL3WnE2GxczltiRLfJkPwfVmF1-W5x-h62_lnXlI1_DhYBxY1HOGweoR-lc4cTgp2ugaKe6X-w6rN8HhQM8UQ6yBPxDjWKKI/s1408/16DA85A4-E242-47D7-ACEB-D72A5FB5C64D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1009" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGg2h5QiJ0JxVLK2BR1zcbwUVUI7nf3WpeCRfE7QgzemR94vDLinPpdqKlmk-oW8Ns9lsj0d5dcpVC1u-81D86XoDL3WnE2GxczltiRLfJkPwfVmF1-W5x-h62_lnXlI1_DhYBxY1HOGweoR-lc4cTgp2ugaKe6X-w6rN8HhQM8UQ6yBPxDjWKKI/w458-h640/16DA85A4-E242-47D7-ACEB-D72A5FB5C64D.jpeg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">1982 saw the release of a new tabletop clock.</p><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsVHA6nz8Lur18hk7y2YUolH2hhOCBmz-om_i2qUJC_xINd2rKMRzyb5d2Vm0lYw3Sx4YuxVeGIyu5P5z24bXOHL7GXoycnHJzBUyKjSQVCoMiMtFViZveV0OQXu92qQfLxQkO6AFbAUzGa-Eugc3yP_Gnii_eoeOC1aqyxZAw1SVhiSou1krEHg/s1526/2FB4D969-1C0D-4130-9904-F4882FE94BF5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsVHA6nz8Lur18hk7y2YUolH2hhOCBmz-om_i2qUJC_xINd2rKMRzyb5d2Vm0lYw3Sx4YuxVeGIyu5P5z24bXOHL7GXoycnHJzBUyKjSQVCoMiMtFViZveV0OQXu92qQfLxQkO6AFbAUzGa-Eugc3yP_Gnii_eoeOC1aqyxZAw1SVhiSou1krEHg/w306-h400/2FB4D969-1C0D-4130-9904-F4882FE94BF5.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">C-3PO and R2-D2 tabletop quartz clock </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A_3EsyeF-DX8QtsOTsaAgbroQchh8iepYrKzkuFj0Pfms2dIO9PPPhiqUQPCpbOyWHzoiOl5XORxAwzH6sxjjR9w5BLQI_FQgxVqquqSX4yiT6XEOaaE2yavtj-HYqlUskg7yC7yMxvscLzjOB5cG4mR5kQaGSGIqY5GR2wTC5tDytiAbD3aopA/s1169/D91E64AF-E5E5-4EEA-9B21-8FF76664DD64.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="1003" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A_3EsyeF-DX8QtsOTsaAgbroQchh8iepYrKzkuFj0Pfms2dIO9PPPhiqUQPCpbOyWHzoiOl5XORxAwzH6sxjjR9w5BLQI_FQgxVqquqSX4yiT6XEOaaE2yavtj-HYqlUskg7yC7yMxvscLzjOB5cG4mR5kQaGSGIqY5GR2wTC5tDytiAbD3aopA/w344-h400/D91E64AF-E5E5-4EEA-9B21-8FF76664DD64.jpeg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1982 box</span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">The box was updated with a <i>Return of the Jedi</i> logo banner in 1983 to coincide with the release of the film.</p><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRVnUdW8wmtAVR4tGHuI0DLGV78L3ZDQUuD6Nw9yOJaRtMx-jVY67T7rqw6-FQxMMGtpq938qdwdOSEnJahGq43rA2Ixty877AsQmZyfBGnkO20t-GLFPb9nBMH0nBOSX-Fc-KTMEARjVWoaPK2Gq7qZxIGFZ3_QRj_kkFLBodUfh2x8KAORZoQU/s1233/0A011BC3-46B0-4426-A268-FFB08F624AFE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="1134" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRVnUdW8wmtAVR4tGHuI0DLGV78L3ZDQUuD6Nw9yOJaRtMx-jVY67T7rqw6-FQxMMGtpq938qdwdOSEnJahGq43rA2Ixty877AsQmZyfBGnkO20t-GLFPb9nBMH0nBOSX-Fc-KTMEARjVWoaPK2Gq7qZxIGFZ3_QRj_kkFLBodUfh2x8KAORZoQU/w368-h400/0A011BC3-46B0-4426-A268-FFB08F624AFE.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1983 release </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kNrmPFH66gl-v8dUuRG8P-kRowkKGVyaw9p72Nqi7c7EjReHoAioO4uQIDD8fyO_xFq9x_XoH-i_avdbuAly7E0Xj076EZ3E8p9gzaaqNC7t3xRpQkqaS4pY2QjMoVhBqTgvyX9qoNtVU__V6zDFiQNG90iCYaGtoDXd6oT85lDRTHfkhbRYvwE/s3181/sears%2082%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3181" data-original-width="2285" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kNrmPFH66gl-v8dUuRG8P-kRowkKGVyaw9p72Nqi7c7EjReHoAioO4uQIDD8fyO_xFq9x_XoH-i_avdbuAly7E0Xj076EZ3E8p9gzaaqNC7t3xRpQkqaS4pY2QjMoVhBqTgvyX9qoNtVU__V6zDFiQNG90iCYaGtoDXd6oT85lDRTHfkhbRYvwE/w461-h640/sears%2082%20(2).jpg" width="461" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sears catalog, 1982</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq1-nCq8N_lG9FJhjLq5TwHb5SrG5lBRw0qFxUPSEF7tdZQr0E9FehQazC4Jcr3d5ICvXo8GpPQNEkHq-dIEdI9YKL1ljnlYavox-YdHY6e07mFdp55OA4Y7vUzOW34lS1TFiTq8ZERcLnCATAD7UhIg7TY83tGUSITGnxHNNqUyBiwX57UA1Tqs/s1462/1A6DE157-9C96-4666-9609-702B039DA0A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="1113" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq1-nCq8N_lG9FJhjLq5TwHb5SrG5lBRw0qFxUPSEF7tdZQr0E9FehQazC4Jcr3d5ICvXo8GpPQNEkHq-dIEdI9YKL1ljnlYavox-YdHY6e07mFdp55OA4Y7vUzOW34lS1TFiTq8ZERcLnCATAD7UhIg7TY83tGUSITGnxHNNqUyBiwX57UA1Tqs/w488-h640/1A6DE157-9C96-4666-9609-702B039DA0A0.jpeg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWa1FLHKivEI8ZAfgaCflnVXH50WBGL4BEu_lRhRSRQva74iPWlOWi8yGePUoF9k7BqQb56Jz4uPLKQHX07py4CR55Vdepmlt7mzg8CmGzM7YCb_RI1ZIjhTNl1t_JU4HjNLf0RcNm8i8VEzhabQfS6CmDb4dVzZoEhqClOy2cIZmeIqrk-9Yqp8/s1382/389CDD3F-8309-46F1-8E54-72B07CD336B8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWa1FLHKivEI8ZAfgaCflnVXH50WBGL4BEu_lRhRSRQva74iPWlOWi8yGePUoF9k7BqQb56Jz4uPLKQHX07py4CR55Vdepmlt7mzg8CmGzM7YCb_RI1ZIjhTNl1t_JU4HjNLf0RcNm8i8VEzhabQfS6CmDb4dVzZoEhqClOy2cIZmeIqrk-9Yqp8/w339-h400/389CDD3F-8309-46F1-8E54-72B07CD336B8.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Original concept art</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVTaCk4ljWwXhXdVx87W8-cplJUIAcDRDuu3hn9JtoP1UdpXSaUxbh0we7hsHG1h9SfSsQD9KYkZkePUfHTVZhQQI15wgqdjqvxJeuIXTQAcH71i_zut36cyjCxej5dXtdX_I2JeSFtiBfXWLLfkLog5BieJbk6VZN4T3se_MvweZrtK97WAn-ck/s1657/55A714B1-7EA6-483B-BE2E-66939593EC4B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVTaCk4ljWwXhXdVx87W8-cplJUIAcDRDuu3hn9JtoP1UdpXSaUxbh0we7hsHG1h9SfSsQD9KYkZkePUfHTVZhQQI15wgqdjqvxJeuIXTQAcH71i_zut36cyjCxej5dXtdX_I2JeSFtiBfXWLLfkLog5BieJbk6VZN4T3se_MvweZrtK97WAn-ck/w283-h400/55A714B1-7EA6-483B-BE2E-66939593EC4B.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3-way “Anywhere” Clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnfB_BAA4gLVaKyATROMQ-QKJJsbhxPk2k2CGYoE2oH5DVKAv7vCwczBtR-mtjiMSk2H8qOmlylgOoC0_krxBeo10_zzc_C8VRUgCabSEIjDblJafKoDsYDeoxIVMUg2bJ14g6FjKUJvpnfDkVpVGovEDgDb-DNDsnsbRf5UtKjBgMXNRiL-fqeI/s871/18154783-CDDB-47E6-946F-5C5C7A23CFFC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="603" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnfB_BAA4gLVaKyATROMQ-QKJJsbhxPk2k2CGYoE2oH5DVKAv7vCwczBtR-mtjiMSk2H8qOmlylgOoC0_krxBeo10_zzc_C8VRUgCabSEIjDblJafKoDsYDeoxIVMUg2bJ14g6FjKUJvpnfDkVpVGovEDgDb-DNDsnsbRf5UtKjBgMXNRiL-fqeI/w444-h640/18154783-CDDB-47E6-946F-5C5C7A23CFFC.jpeg" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Original concept art </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Matthew Mulinaro</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LfM1lgzMPw9zDAFZHXZejWXgW44j3Ti5AVknNMsOYBoQbKPvPLyESedSuplUtEeHxSLhte94xj7r5UNtO9VTXHVCfhOxg3m3HoTADlUUM6Pzp-9T9laYMFoH5uYPYMJIhDOD_X01aAHsZZC6YajVTFoyOoZyYDy73F0jzEwTMlTlwCD13aDoEKs/s1385/143EB859-1FA5-410D-B709-4C78D03EBBF2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1385" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LfM1lgzMPw9zDAFZHXZejWXgW44j3Ti5AVknNMsOYBoQbKPvPLyESedSuplUtEeHxSLhte94xj7r5UNtO9VTXHVCfhOxg3m3HoTADlUUM6Pzp-9T9laYMFoH5uYPYMJIhDOD_X01aAHsZZC6YajVTFoyOoZyYDy73F0jzEwTMlTlwCD13aDoEKs/w484-h259/143EB859-1FA5-410D-B709-4C78D03EBBF2.jpeg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">LCD clock and calculator </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCFmTqOjP9WcCNT1RmZKZuPBNd-5W6BNpFm8gPlIO4JRfbg-cq9Gqm-P3gTMftoP1e0l-VI6-PgOGVTmCeR92K6RuK4LF2SmktuZtRpSnJ0e0DQsSoK2kVDqjQxZ3jkiuA3ce5BHUFR4qXOxBxULNM2dJKijFotL0pGSmwj1y5GbqK3Jc_eHSvV8/s2265/4BAF9058-C53B-4778-BB91-960E68BA45F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2265" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCFmTqOjP9WcCNT1RmZKZuPBNd-5W6BNpFm8gPlIO4JRfbg-cq9Gqm-P3gTMftoP1e0l-VI6-PgOGVTmCeR92K6RuK4LF2SmktuZtRpSnJ0e0DQsSoK2kVDqjQxZ3jkiuA3ce5BHUFR4qXOxBxULNM2dJKijFotL0pGSmwj1y5GbqK3Jc_eHSvV8/w204-h400/4BAF9058-C53B-4778-BB91-960E68BA45F5.jpeg" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Stopwatch f<span style="font-family: inherit;">eaturing Biker Scout</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiD7ArkQLeR0N16mji5nYr_HmlTNiHdONO5HspBz9M9t6_KHtsAJNWLd6RE8IkJjf8inpyLXSXDHQMynR6ohgnSXeBLuEZltMD6NHKvVm5CUL6ZZ_VDivkgh1M0RD1b4CTb0tbMqI6L25_T99AKL4ilsU8ja9B8Kg3YPV6kGnbkpaPRRTew62i9yw/s1536/73895758-B520-4615-8774-937233C285A8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiD7ArkQLeR0N16mji5nYr_HmlTNiHdONO5HspBz9M9t6_KHtsAJNWLd6RE8IkJjf8inpyLXSXDHQMynR6ohgnSXeBLuEZltMD6NHKvVm5CUL6ZZ_VDivkgh1M0RD1b4CTb0tbMqI6L25_T99AKL4ilsU8ja9B8Kg3YPV6kGnbkpaPRRTew62i9yw/w305-h400/73895758-B520-4615-8774-937233C285A8.jpeg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Prototype in green </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KSANM5xy_EN_TafVcL89RiijAx8X5eIIk1RwF6WvsJr2ijItuOT4HnL_rEj6MZNdf-E8HYInIKsHJ2Sz9DpZO3afcZk9kv7wGAFcEelOvKMmZdr3jWu0lCW1OcLDTdJ-bzHzwt9L5cOtEvBBcCa4NFXbMkkszxT4W1SiKkwLWWE-sbMjcHlMMFI/s1616/A5A698CF-0C08-4DB3-BB93-C20DC1489ACA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KSANM5xy_EN_TafVcL89RiijAx8X5eIIk1RwF6WvsJr2ijItuOT4HnL_rEj6MZNdf-E8HYInIKsHJ2Sz9DpZO3afcZk9kv7wGAFcEelOvKMmZdr3jWu0lCW1OcLDTdJ-bzHzwt9L5cOtEvBBcCa4NFXbMkkszxT4W1SiKkwLWWE-sbMjcHlMMFI/w290-h400/A5A698CF-0C08-4DB3-BB93-C20DC1489ACA.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wicket the Ewok “Whistle Time”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1983</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC7nmdwD_M67TzA5DzoPJeC0vsmAXmNexAkbqaRXwus__5kLqgDjlmHeh0Wu4rp6cKEq2wB6P7ZqqC_mMhLA9AWJxfzODBhFVNHbjmazi6mVoavpD6DUohVuPJhwO_WvElWkk5mUi_Cm7kWTc0ViXE-6y_8K7_zAyJI-oAhflVMPJKV-8JCV59bY/s1543/F941E26E-E076-4162-A65A-2BE075EDC97E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC7nmdwD_M67TzA5DzoPJeC0vsmAXmNexAkbqaRXwus__5kLqgDjlmHeh0Wu4rp6cKEq2wB6P7ZqqC_mMhLA9AWJxfzODBhFVNHbjmazi6mVoavpD6DUohVuPJhwO_WvElWkk5mUi_Cm7kWTc0ViXE-6y_8K7_zAyJI-oAhflVMPJKV-8JCV59bY/w304-h400/F941E26E-E076-4162-A65A-2BE075EDC97E.jpeg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog featuring red “Wicket the Ewok”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">clock/whistle, likely produced </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBvP8W-l_oZhOSZxjXctRKEwMFppgs263yk9Ba3dAaQmommXY3518bBxjCL-g7rtYkHV7lfexmVNq-9hSFfrjMsT8-mU-PFpcqYNZCUGp8Ay_Hq5lamzG6JRfwMrI-vNJqPoFU_oXy8SfJwe-VgXMpg3Q5RaSjcGcDB6nSPBXufzcMWkez19aM4E/s1314/C1115685-A072-47AB-B9EE-515F3E9841FD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="1112" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBvP8W-l_oZhOSZxjXctRKEwMFppgs263yk9Ba3dAaQmommXY3518bBxjCL-g7rtYkHV7lfexmVNq-9hSFfrjMsT8-mU-PFpcqYNZCUGp8Ay_Hq5lamzG6JRfwMrI-vNJqPoFU_oXy8SfJwe-VgXMpg3Q5RaSjcGcDB6nSPBXufzcMWkez19aM4E/w339-h400/C1115685-A072-47AB-B9EE-515F3E9841FD.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bradley catalog artwork </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZoxm4r9CoezwriCrbpEsBbKBEBQ-8ghxBe8AmBWt10rRVCDPDeaUoaYJ0l_ZkKmjcN2srWKo23xPF_qnI8yOGAvz9A4JEVjn2ivduqXa2fkkl48XpokHlI19lSbuNRJwOvvSUmK6v-SkzT_bunJdeN7yz5G10XrNjWb3_rBLt7RPSFF9aRG65O8/s1422/43CF3F65-3CC3-4494-9D64-AE30D0519E99.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="1170" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZoxm4r9CoezwriCrbpEsBbKBEBQ-8ghxBe8AmBWt10rRVCDPDeaUoaYJ0l_ZkKmjcN2srWKo23xPF_qnI8yOGAvz9A4JEVjn2ivduqXa2fkkl48XpokHlI19lSbuNRJwOvvSUmK6v-SkzT_bunJdeN7yz5G10XrNjWb3_rBLt7RPSFF9aRG65O8/w221-h270/43CF3F65-3CC3-4494-9D64-AE30D0519E99.jpeg" width="221" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgA8s2aLWSn9PfbuuTzspdEj07belrwdPhCpe183qM9uK-ZN31qWE-CfJDd_tk33z14uDhoR4T-Hrnyv0ETLc490TnVbRdm1g1rX_wxNDVGOrAEZVAiBF2s6hSZdyJvga7sh4dOjtbrrkGZjdji2KTxAFK1PiWYGUGuX-cdOYzAfxMs6GfIbUvyqY/s3661/F17CA746-389E-4E56-AE81-6B41A3AE48EE.jpeg" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3661" data-original-width="2746" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgA8s2aLWSn9PfbuuTzspdEj07belrwdPhCpe183qM9uK-ZN31qWE-CfJDd_tk33z14uDhoR4T-Hrnyv0ETLc490TnVbRdm1g1rX_wxNDVGOrAEZVAiBF2s6hSZdyJvga7sh4dOjtbrrkGZjdji2KTxAFK1PiWYGUGuX-cdOYzAfxMs6GfIbUvyqY/w204-h272/F17CA746-389E-4E56-AE81-6B41A3AE48EE.jpeg" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Clock/radio with handle</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1984</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNEudYBJvEQvWNoslhh81Zn-egoavoDtP-GRLyteHpfLv9Matti8LuZ3rvB3XrbYqUcIC1D_4N4IYBwLlEAdLVU2Th99sRPSknSuwbptfCna8bzAh6gcEDoP2zmcN8S1q9YjK9pXJmPCIO_YKy-EHwekl2bpDJmp2uG3XIegXlBj1M4nT_bl6C-A/s945/2AAE7422-A43D-4621-B9F0-4F80652064D7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="877" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNEudYBJvEQvWNoslhh81Zn-egoavoDtP-GRLyteHpfLv9Matti8LuZ3rvB3XrbYqUcIC1D_4N4IYBwLlEAdLVU2Th99sRPSknSuwbptfCna8bzAh6gcEDoP2zmcN8S1q9YjK9pXJmPCIO_YKy-EHwekl2bpDJmp2uG3XIegXlBj1M4nT_bl6C-A/w242-h261/2AAE7422-A43D-4621-B9F0-4F80652064D7.jpeg" width="242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R3EkeNpBIPhSDaKnYe9Do4F0v9-GmfobFr1yVEfIqGnFdxCpVSdivwO3p0y7GzsEZtimEho83l0yRe0jQQEegwPg292zmOXNVGniwriFZE9-dTKMmDdvu5QPHx0GjPEY5xrzMrkgKq8pgnbvR5zPl6bOL8A96M_nWYY5oSkarSzJxlU7vRn2Yes/s1426/5608AE4E-28F9-4C6D-85F6-E4F8DEBE8589.jpeg" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1080" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R3EkeNpBIPhSDaKnYe9Do4F0v9-GmfobFr1yVEfIqGnFdxCpVSdivwO3p0y7GzsEZtimEho83l0yRe0jQQEegwPg292zmOXNVGniwriFZE9-dTKMmDdvu5QPHx0GjPEY5xrzMrkgKq8pgnbvR5zPl6bOL8A96M_nWYY5oSkarSzJxlU7vRn2Yes/w200-h264/5608AE4E-28F9-4C6D-85F6-E4F8DEBE8589.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Clock/radio (no handle)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1984</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKQnTM5PWMtI6VOT88N34tZ0pYHLNy6R11EqCgLgKaQ99vuJcaCvMg3R81A-6yUPoChHdOvmnzfuoro7NM4VVNV2BnqJuQvUE5n18hPizZJypCMONEUw4qi5T-nemp2V-RbQrjEtDSbmpN7fpKj5fiTOorkl3OmUw-n6bMcDfiR0zBEtYIPHJOyw/s1581/883C5B4B-3190-4C3B-AB83-2AA514D7739E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKQnTM5PWMtI6VOT88N34tZ0pYHLNy6R11EqCgLgKaQ99vuJcaCvMg3R81A-6yUPoChHdOvmnzfuoro7NM4VVNV2BnqJuQvUE5n18hPizZJypCMONEUw4qi5T-nemp2V-RbQrjEtDSbmpN7fpKj5fiTOorkl3OmUw-n6bMcDfiR0zBEtYIPHJOyw/w296-h400/883C5B4B-3190-4C3B-AB83-2AA514D7739E.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Original concept art </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53-Ief_ahzCB16Vw3HUk9JClwvxakjsszt0AlM2lSGp2Nrd6_uTt0cunJmeGDBHZITcxkutPydU2ibAHmA73cui2jJxLKr2lsxAwkNmG-XwuPdRPIvI3yg0EJg7FI-jOpdeItYaAM3-lsFG-4PW71VIhzrynmYtq4QP6N2-vFwBgXu15TPobjiHA/s1262/BC5BB060-9763-4323-B502-2F9B4D63A5BE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53-Ief_ahzCB16Vw3HUk9JClwvxakjsszt0AlM2lSGp2Nrd6_uTt0cunJmeGDBHZITcxkutPydU2ibAHmA73cui2jJxLKr2lsxAwkNmG-XwuPdRPIvI3yg0EJg7FI-jOpdeItYaAM3-lsFG-4PW71VIhzrynmYtq4QP6N2-vFwBgXu15TPobjiHA/w371-h400/BC5BB060-9763-4323-B502-2F9B4D63A5BE.jpeg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Droids</i> Clock/Radio</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1985</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><b>UNPRODUCED CONCEPTS</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCv4mEayMMB3Cc5s6_PbP8j64VNPfSYq14aybCYzAE7uEAzfhr5M2pUSD5f1_JiCp3zAJ1_tK-Esb6InbV0x_l2oZTyJ_Sw8j_41KRKI8ImvZ8fQmRfS5thKFVqFltZNNkI-bUBMxRwDwFPRFQFLrPDMlM85-y5QpT8kOvcBbXrkO64WX5BjDFus/s823/C493C8A0-2E34-4BF5-A721-6AD69993CE1B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="676" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCv4mEayMMB3Cc5s6_PbP8j64VNPfSYq14aybCYzAE7uEAzfhr5M2pUSD5f1_JiCp3zAJ1_tK-Esb6InbV0x_l2oZTyJ_Sw8j_41KRKI8ImvZ8fQmRfS5thKFVqFltZNNkI-bUBMxRwDwFPRFQFLrPDMlM85-y5QpT8kOvcBbXrkO64WX5BjDFus/w329-h400/C493C8A0-2E34-4BF5-A721-6AD69993CE1B.jpeg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced R2-D2 and Wicket clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBRM904y8_HFgDJL61pbOjZfpwUN0uN6EgSFoFBXsZfcR2tsJlczhkF_XoIaNaocWIcBB-sVsChSRltBNYLcAVssdUyIG7Erk5YjAuHUbY8ALNwEPrUIalh9mClQW2RBGY-YemW2uld3SAG4NPyDume-oPrXTYwLIaJ32uFQzG0n6jeCASw0-IRE/s1020/6447D6D2-D35D-4C1D-B0EE-9A06BC17BC61.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1020" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBRM904y8_HFgDJL61pbOjZfpwUN0uN6EgSFoFBXsZfcR2tsJlczhkF_XoIaNaocWIcBB-sVsChSRltBNYLcAVssdUyIG7Erk5YjAuHUbY8ALNwEPrUIalh9mClQW2RBGY-YemW2uld3SAG4NPyDume-oPrXTYwLIaJ32uFQzG0n6jeCASw0-IRE/w474-h372/6447D6D2-D35D-4C1D-B0EE-9A06BC17BC61.jpeg" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Ewoks stick-up clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rtD29dZj_b2X5w25Ipe4UlRLiIkvvpAiGF9VLeEifKruKe8p_X9357BcNrvOQrZyceIACdfQXoPbIFF20sFNIYTiHcV8CO1scjtA2TlfmudnrV8jTU38urdj3Pfg4SJFCJAuSZVSwsAJnjhVzGVJtJ42FDUy9cR6M9Pqiz2MEu96k1jh0LtCPFk/s886/5F5C23FF-A0E7-40B2-9EA2-65A8AB7FF0A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="711" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rtD29dZj_b2X5w25Ipe4UlRLiIkvvpAiGF9VLeEifKruKe8p_X9357BcNrvOQrZyceIACdfQXoPbIFF20sFNIYTiHcV8CO1scjtA2TlfmudnrV8jTU38urdj3Pfg4SJFCJAuSZVSwsAJnjhVzGVJtJ42FDUy9cR6M9Pqiz2MEu96k1jh0LtCPFk/w514-h640/5F5C23FF-A0E7-40B2-9EA2-65A8AB7FF0A0.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Ewok wall clock </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsfiJZKfKAbtBQUPJ27XUmPMEMt_xz33RsUHPV--t_7FMAQ7E4ezNiiIymxbSkMO-NvNnPARLZn7DHz0eLgrstYZNlmhp2FpY96oO349fn4tAnLtD-RCEMt2EqwzDzzQPy1iYj-qn6sRCvwAeuLwz_FXVJMrhhouLJepMofoDLGJbS_sjW7HyQds/s1332/7D6BB6A8-CF6F-415A-B87E-9DEBFEED489F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1079" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsfiJZKfKAbtBQUPJ27XUmPMEMt_xz33RsUHPV--t_7FMAQ7E4ezNiiIymxbSkMO-NvNnPARLZn7DHz0eLgrstYZNlmhp2FpY96oO349fn4tAnLtD-RCEMt2EqwzDzzQPy1iYj-qn6sRCvwAeuLwz_FXVJMrhhouLJepMofoDLGJbS_sjW7HyQds/w518-h640/7D6BB6A8-CF6F-415A-B87E-9DEBFEED489F.jpeg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Jabba the Hutt and Max Rebo Band talking alarm clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of David Brolin </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWae6xn8ACRrjK6i6lTLVsOiXIdCZNVwfrKXdt7lR49bPc2F5meCclWuytZy0UYpQY7i_bDD87zAKFwchLQ2oan7SNADGkTGnIK7WxLTbdtPXdp4BrDg8gsf2mEfpCq71y62_jnsu1ye31C1txnRbZ3TMZqs5xGOsXmluDgA2npMqfakDMGBLK1PI/s1383/33D7A359-6593-4863-AEB6-4C2630478BF8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1101" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWae6xn8ACRrjK6i6lTLVsOiXIdCZNVwfrKXdt7lR49bPc2F5meCclWuytZy0UYpQY7i_bDD87zAKFwchLQ2oan7SNADGkTGnIK7WxLTbdtPXdp4BrDg8gsf2mEfpCq71y62_jnsu1ye31C1txnRbZ3TMZqs5xGOsXmluDgA2npMqfakDMGBLK1PI/w319-h400/33D7A359-6593-4863-AEB6-4C2630478BF8.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced updated 1982 C-3PO and R2-D2 clock with Yoda</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_okXMHGoE5rANtih9A1SDKLllicflyu3PdxICAhgLtekWYilNBb22ChLgGKRQt-sPnz_UqtsntOM8zyFpi1ua5YR7CpkkZRqghaKJ9Y38gwGhCPZEuU8RgblfdrO0zplNaG3tR9Lu4WRkbFeMtwY97VTAhPH927u5tkHX_dRM7V-c3BOuoGkvhs/s1253/40FA4A3F-EDAB-439B-BB79-EEB0285EA78D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1253" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_okXMHGoE5rANtih9A1SDKLllicflyu3PdxICAhgLtekWYilNBb22ChLgGKRQt-sPnz_UqtsntOM8zyFpi1ua5YR7CpkkZRqghaKJ9Y38gwGhCPZEuU8RgblfdrO0zplNaG3tR9Lu4WRkbFeMtwY97VTAhPH927u5tkHX_dRM7V-c3BOuoGkvhs/w522-h360/40FA4A3F-EDAB-439B-BB79-EEB0285EA78D.jpeg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Ewok Village clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVr9_Oqsb2azJj4h0dJgKUVEPX0so01CMc4DPrc-y0PM1NxVCHPGQhdUtVvcPgdh37OVbbvpXzasNUpzcElyaBeEJYS93aqCJnHQX86foMk7n5sryHmy8lGOqWVDWzGdkJ7ZxlLo-6ncD21gqUMP_YZFf7N6oXFBQZ5WQCbt8Sg2VZUDhErtoHw8/s809/59AA7EF1-760D-426E-8FD7-51EB84B11B48.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVr9_Oqsb2azJj4h0dJgKUVEPX0so01CMc4DPrc-y0PM1NxVCHPGQhdUtVvcPgdh37OVbbvpXzasNUpzcElyaBeEJYS93aqCJnHQX86foMk7n5sryHmy8lGOqWVDWzGdkJ7ZxlLo-6ncD21gqUMP_YZFf7N6oXFBQZ5WQCbt8Sg2VZUDhErtoHw8/w572-h640/59AA7EF1-760D-426E-8FD7-51EB84B11B48.jpeg" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced animated <i>Ewoks</i> clock with moving drumstick </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Jarrod Clark</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAKEeQSk8y0pPGS7EWxu7Wp1f2RS5ZAZlbL3qP3zPS1Yhh1dMZUh2wMyw9ugQIwnfTO5ArwR24aqnrvrMk5sCohh-Zk3hg9YbFVzM-KH2Tlc--LDALYIS2-BU4IouxQ8fCI1DWR4Mo41zWekNt30w2IXeWBX4aMTAzOzji5g7ZPYrnWXfguDmfEY/s1170/8415F243-A298-4F22-8D77-17E777B0FA43.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1170" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAKEeQSk8y0pPGS7EWxu7Wp1f2RS5ZAZlbL3qP3zPS1Yhh1dMZUh2wMyw9ugQIwnfTO5ArwR24aqnrvrMk5sCohh-Zk3hg9YbFVzM-KH2Tlc--LDALYIS2-BU4IouxQ8fCI1DWR4Mo41zWekNt30w2IXeWBX4aMTAzOzji5g7ZPYrnWXfguDmfEY/w448-h305/8415F243-A298-4F22-8D77-17E777B0FA43.jpeg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Yoda clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q63zPDfIBG4VjgAAHIeFBJdg530Vv3YwRG1l25Urzm_TQCFMTrDpeYJGOsbE78pxBVJ1QmiwUJOAHlj0qtMrxmH-XsLCEJPr72-9cJiaKpaLKeYICu5j_2O_c-cUO1WMXeSX5blj3T_3-WchhK_pvXqjWK5SEuEEzTIZxoKmyxQ7B-KKlYbPzjU/s1520/9820BB97-F95C-4EAD-8709-16124EF20377.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q63zPDfIBG4VjgAAHIeFBJdg530Vv3YwRG1l25Urzm_TQCFMTrDpeYJGOsbE78pxBVJ1QmiwUJOAHlj0qtMrxmH-XsLCEJPr72-9cJiaKpaLKeYICu5j_2O_c-cUO1WMXeSX5blj3T_3-WchhK_pvXqjWK5SEuEEzTIZxoKmyxQ7B-KKlYbPzjU/w493-h640/9820BB97-F95C-4EAD-8709-16124EF20377.jpeg" width="493" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Darth Vader clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Oj3OifN4oEEhIVcvUtVwkiUEDXAPTeOInZEIgHK7FkysMolddEjQ6MYV6bLQi9GnbBu6kzXz5X4KvRSbr-2M0wbUp27RYxlRRB7nqbShOh6mDlUokMP5L4EnXTrBghOZ8Nq6TrS0dN9ZgJGAlHDuTiJIXhBAXJ2jZZyHIGWYvtlc0KSNAlNoExc/s1170/A838CC9C-F529-41E5-AE9E-833BA9600439.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1170" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Oj3OifN4oEEhIVcvUtVwkiUEDXAPTeOInZEIgHK7FkysMolddEjQ6MYV6bLQi9GnbBu6kzXz5X4KvRSbr-2M0wbUp27RYxlRRB7nqbShOh6mDlUokMP5L4EnXTrBghOZ8Nq6TrS0dN9ZgJGAlHDuTiJIXhBAXJ2jZZyHIGWYvtlc0KSNAlNoExc/w400-h266/A838CC9C-F529-41E5-AE9E-833BA9600439.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Yoda stick-up clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgrsDhlm5T8IU_T5X2M9FKLD7qmhANUGB7IhXlXh5l_3bbrcUovd47d2wKl27KYdgIOED95-wPUao7KScDbNYlFctW0RPYq7iWel_O19MIHo8FgEr8FzAUq-CaPqafHae0_0lhOLS9uwYBeFPfhQnT8e7xsEO5ol98Cv1KiamTty8aCrEXliKySU/s1170/B50CC088-FC48-4E06-901D-F2D7DBA2A732.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1170" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgrsDhlm5T8IU_T5X2M9FKLD7qmhANUGB7IhXlXh5l_3bbrcUovd47d2wKl27KYdgIOED95-wPUao7KScDbNYlFctW0RPYq7iWel_O19MIHo8FgEr8FzAUq-CaPqafHae0_0lhOLS9uwYBeFPfhQnT8e7xsEO5ol98Cv1KiamTty8aCrEXliKySU/w459-h334/B50CC088-FC48-4E06-901D-F2D7DBA2A732.jpeg" width="459" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Max Rebo Band stick-up clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9AAhvY4wc4NWSMB6p-S6wjZcdre0MQ7wJ1K_VqbFjcmeYjlaM8LtrYa1iP4rlW5T3vRusnoWyW7BSRdcpga5bXhxCPj_cYyqItg9_6XyS1ohthEZ6AtvIsDK9iIj8-i48Alh8k6fRmZ0wk25BF902JG9I8fV6ZN32AQLMgkImhbQu95Yw4A0tSI/s1170/B2124C71-C95E-4E52-A731-E90C0FF61D43.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1170" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9AAhvY4wc4NWSMB6p-S6wjZcdre0MQ7wJ1K_VqbFjcmeYjlaM8LtrYa1iP4rlW5T3vRusnoWyW7BSRdcpga5bXhxCPj_cYyqItg9_6XyS1ohthEZ6AtvIsDK9iIj8-i48Alh8k6fRmZ0wk25BF902JG9I8fV6ZN32AQLMgkImhbQu95Yw4A0tSI/w453-h266/B2124C71-C95E-4E52-A731-E90C0FF61D43.jpeg" width="453" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Darth Vader stick-up clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIYBeFAj9omBik2hjx87eb5sq2_HmOIaVQWo2rr3U1X6likcCKZtav0-m_rz2Dx9ylI-xqy33W4NEEzInmF4YKigvT60be1n4NGVycWPP2mMZGHoDijXyHgSOtiwmAaZ_36jL_5guMuqsuKOfXmlTudPBBC_xYS67YYDvLhTJngOt6anCYLqtNGE/s1509/C39AB5EA-F1DA-49BB-8EAE-F7C9DB5F3663.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIYBeFAj9omBik2hjx87eb5sq2_HmOIaVQWo2rr3U1X6likcCKZtav0-m_rz2Dx9ylI-xqy33W4NEEzInmF4YKigvT60be1n4NGVycWPP2mMZGHoDijXyHgSOtiwmAaZ_36jL_5guMuqsuKOfXmlTudPBBC_xYS67YYDvLhTJngOt6anCYLqtNGE/w496-h640/C39AB5EA-F1DA-49BB-8EAE-F7C9DB5F3663.jpeg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Darth Vader clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiu1HWWcYWsYoFt0waiDeYLjV03wb8__AGXmqNuKlqp35nLT-9thCW6lEiDZv6aZLvyGMCwycN_VGtQ5Ew7of-FpJIKqXo91SBExNFeqHUoGoaVwqiwf7fy1tfVaiU5nliwTPnHlgmM9NDsSafBCu7LsPTVJZCviGhoW7iE7T_aHAkG6y3C2g8WQ/s1170/D9A8475A-A952-46C1-BFB6-099AB23DE08F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1170" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiu1HWWcYWsYoFt0waiDeYLjV03wb8__AGXmqNuKlqp35nLT-9thCW6lEiDZv6aZLvyGMCwycN_VGtQ5Ew7of-FpJIKqXo91SBExNFeqHUoGoaVwqiwf7fy1tfVaiU5nliwTPnHlgmM9NDsSafBCu7LsPTVJZCviGhoW7iE7T_aHAkG6y3C2g8WQ/w428-h296/D9A8475A-A952-46C1-BFB6-099AB23DE08F.jpeg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Sail Barge with Max Rebo Band talking alarm clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-8wBwBLPEB3h93MVZuxWT775Euv7-Uwlt6ShMraCLBtjalOAld5YUFplHUDftRdEwcp9QfPgFkUGNukdzNX8y8EttDC3363_hcCmR0smCOQYdyxKHthnaU8YnvL3pXsB0DswsBeX587LWUR5OBFi-nPJpZqtzrhNuBWaw5q2u6Y9Pp4zhYvdQ3U/s1170/E1F23BE1-4AC1-4AFE-86E1-143C3E79135C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1170" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-8wBwBLPEB3h93MVZuxWT775Euv7-Uwlt6ShMraCLBtjalOAld5YUFplHUDftRdEwcp9QfPgFkUGNukdzNX8y8EttDC3363_hcCmR0smCOQYdyxKHthnaU8YnvL3pXsB0DswsBeX587LWUR5OBFi-nPJpZqtzrhNuBWaw5q2u6Y9Pp4zhYvdQ3U/w441-h341/E1F23BE1-4AC1-4AFE-86E1-143C3E79135C.jpeg" width="441" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Jabba the Hutt stick-up clock </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKClhpW38_IMZEM_iobSIKrvYcpDrtYYiv-H4k5pNQPjYDPA6Vig6HMDZ6LkK5kWbvddwPXiOzQbQy-eAcFqiBw88zxBEbPV7V0-ZJ745Ya0crDfSErVs8wnPCYowaVI20a-jk9eMi36-ZfFYUGgmvfEs60Zdd6RnaAUVCHkzXveRlDzfTlYeCCs/s1170/F2B9D138-D850-4AB2-82BD-78F9C08839A7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1170" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKClhpW38_IMZEM_iobSIKrvYcpDrtYYiv-H4k5pNQPjYDPA6Vig6HMDZ6LkK5kWbvddwPXiOzQbQy-eAcFqiBw88zxBEbPV7V0-ZJ745Ya0crDfSErVs8wnPCYowaVI20a-jk9eMi36-ZfFYUGgmvfEs60Zdd6RnaAUVCHkzXveRlDzfTlYeCCs/w427-h371/F2B9D138-D850-4AB2-82BD-78F9C08839A7.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced Ewok clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tG_jmJiAWu5aLMvFnYqqEt85gTumum4UAZUpW9jUNL60U6nEfv2c-U-qWnJcjhRjApjPw79WVfU9nm4Z2m1xJA1QSihASejmlI6HhxUg6AbggL7vXdGuAlTrr8dwT7VCTvhXM7lS7zzEXTX75RfgwbRq2uiyW_VruVTy19x41LDI0xeBeZCrLi0/s1170/F953F1F4-41EF-43F6-8584-F6C63FD083B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1170" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tG_jmJiAWu5aLMvFnYqqEt85gTumum4UAZUpW9jUNL60U6nEfv2c-U-qWnJcjhRjApjPw79WVfU9nm4Z2m1xJA1QSihASejmlI6HhxUg6AbggL7vXdGuAlTrr8dwT7VCTvhXM7lS7zzEXTX75RfgwbRq2uiyW_VruVTy19x41LDI0xeBeZCrLi0/w422-h373/F953F1F4-41EF-43F6-8584-F6C63FD083B0.jpeg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced updated 1980 C-3PO and R2-D2 talking alarm clock with Wicket and <i>Return of the Jedi </i>logo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Ross Cuddie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSV_zS8R7BOheE6FWFIuMMhbxY1rC3tlPTDDYw-tEBqvultnXhvszOjmEhf7Lxg4GOGMC5x-PkqQstQUemzgNcKy8T9_6qTmLY_eqENinkL7LnA4kfcNLSbpJUzUTis1ID0dUOZ8hAEBpC4pnK6zoKFxyDrqzRXBQf9Ow_da4RTftx1_SjMqCnHM/s2845/img211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2845" data-original-width="2405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSV_zS8R7BOheE6FWFIuMMhbxY1rC3tlPTDDYw-tEBqvultnXhvszOjmEhf7Lxg4GOGMC5x-PkqQstQUemzgNcKy8T9_6qTmLY_eqENinkL7LnA4kfcNLSbpJUzUTis1ID0dUOZ8hAEBpC4pnK6zoKFxyDrqzRXBQf9Ow_da4RTftx1_SjMqCnHM/w542-h640/img211.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Unproduced updated 1982 clock with <i>Return of the Jedi</i> logo</span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">Kenner produced two table clocks in a very limited quantity. Partnered with Junior Achievements, these clocks were assembled by children and sold door to door to encourage entrepreneurship. To read more about the program, check out this <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2022/01/a-match-made-in-capitalism-kenner-star.html?m=1" target="_blank">previous post</a>.</p><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OEDEo8YYr6g0mjHESV1E_wWrteGTwUGIEiVlLGrd5-2mqyjCunzqTy3-2XDYxSRJwE7khqU3Ra4VP4cMvNyii_j1OFuih1pbTCYTcNYo30oaeVEgClFYFVNMPJxTTdy2SJTzHKGgZdkQyadnkT_PFLdKudPtUXuU8dcr7-8J-tG3xJb036H8xBM/s1219/531B5F69-2CF3-4E39-8B98-91BA87E96966.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="1153" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OEDEo8YYr6g0mjHESV1E_wWrteGTwUGIEiVlLGrd5-2mqyjCunzqTy3-2XDYxSRJwE7khqU3Ra4VP4cMvNyii_j1OFuih1pbTCYTcNYo30oaeVEgClFYFVNMPJxTTdy2SJTzHKGgZdkQyadnkT_PFLdKudPtUXuU8dcr7-8J-tG3xJb036H8xBM/w379-h400/531B5F69-2CF3-4E39-8B98-91BA87E96966.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Action figure case art table clock </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGnTsSx9dJ79gI_G5RAM7giCRg5gC34fxXe2Eja-np0XiNRskOg-mTE7XAqrjFk85ESw8PekB76kLpOqw7duihwyk9nHZS97sZqus6OMlGWUiZDFu6MshANM8Z_1wt--tbdWChZRwn9fKIX7E6J1Bp9SfH-Zoi2-lgYX1BDBfQvUXbOBa4Xxq43Q/s619/D73625AA-A454-46DC-861A-FD5B1D97F25F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="609" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGnTsSx9dJ79gI_G5RAM7giCRg5gC34fxXe2Eja-np0XiNRskOg-mTE7XAqrjFk85ESw8PekB76kLpOqw7duihwyk9nHZS97sZqus6OMlGWUiZDFu6MshANM8Z_1wt--tbdWChZRwn9fKIX7E6J1Bp9SfH-Zoi2-lgYX1BDBfQvUXbOBa4Xxq43Q/w394-h400/D73625AA-A454-46DC-861A-FD5B1D97F25F.jpeg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yoda portrait table clock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1980</span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">An unlicensed line of manual wind alarm clocks were produced in Mexico. Branded with a Spanish Star Wars logo, they do not appear to have been meant for export. They each feature distinctive hand drawn art. </p><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyPKZ0frRD2f5UBqzQKN4EUk-IwAjBDwMFUUDS0yJOwFKe9-1uVkkRcR5i7ZxCk_5SZZd-LWiST2eePm_B0AFVVNcI5UQWS3yU-9nnFNx2FztTkLk3QpyFXWYWXUMPPB8DaxD2taH2UtILf8LZ8VOk1z1milhtHTYmJ0rwEuug_m6_sEp3w6P36c/s1204/7D624DE6-857D-4B5F-8913-D4C4795E080D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1091" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyPKZ0frRD2f5UBqzQKN4EUk-IwAjBDwMFUUDS0yJOwFKe9-1uVkkRcR5i7ZxCk_5SZZd-LWiST2eePm_B0AFVVNcI5UQWS3yU-9nnFNx2FztTkLk3QpyFXWYWXUMPPB8DaxD2taH2UtILf8LZ8VOk1z1milhtHTYmJ0rwEuug_m6_sEp3w6P36c/w363-h400/7D624DE6-857D-4B5F-8913-D4C4795E080D.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">C-3PO and R2-D2</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Boba Fett </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy of Anthony Damata</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJj3i45LYsgp_GNd0H5myunGqk-LOumjZWddOct6hXPBMKFiAs0-sPLNjdnIoBAzA9vZetnNawJSG8h8S0kSwiH-h06VCRgEBudXjs_wEJDQ0BvY_mNXGelCgWTXiqvbZ7iuS4oEPIH_UL9lVsRYnyU3VJtfOYHJVSVZdvRBVws4f1yZXg-Rp64T0/s1062/557259E1-7A85-4E7E-B8B2-A6D5843CD6E7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1062" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJj3i45LYsgp_GNd0H5myunGqk-LOumjZWddOct6hXPBMKFiAs0-sPLNjdnIoBAzA9vZetnNawJSG8h8S0kSwiH-h06VCRgEBudXjs_wEJDQ0BvY_mNXGelCgWTXiqvbZ7iuS4oEPIH_UL9lVsRYnyU3VJtfOYHJVSVZdvRBVws4f1yZXg-Rp64T0/w400-h393/557259E1-7A85-4E7E-B8B2-A6D5843CD6E7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lightsaber duel</span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">Star Time Music Series was a line of wall clocks that upcycled overstock picture discs for the subject of their clocks. The Star Wars Story picture disc was included in their collection.</p><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GU52AACzFMZ8rwkN6iMOXmSTSBS7lBGVT_lFaiwpKsMADEBwzJbpFCb9BC-fshOq-V_Rl2Y0LoITTm5KFSAuULcGzTzU2DobBwFMOYZ2v82cRae60GKdt3RSpH_FnScCosDvXeCi934tZ4TZvQU38g4nEfB_DljI_hi8PShDwNi_ML_t93Bd_mQ/s1149/0A7FE2BA-4D1D-482A-AA2C-D1D1D807D996.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1141" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GU52AACzFMZ8rwkN6iMOXmSTSBS7lBGVT_lFaiwpKsMADEBwzJbpFCb9BC-fshOq-V_Rl2Y0LoITTm5KFSAuULcGzTzU2DobBwFMOYZ2v82cRae60GKdt3RSpH_FnScCosDvXeCi934tZ4TZvQU38g4nEfB_DljI_hi8PShDwNi_ML_t93Bd_mQ/w398-h400/0A7FE2BA-4D1D-482A-AA2C-D1D1D807D996.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Star Time Music Series Star Wars Clock</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8jEGcjp_CDTY2nuFhFGMZAGLJux0lEYVS3_Ith4MF912-f9K1eijW84Ld0I5HktelYivGMrr465e2yg5Y0kjbHvC0j7AvYFig8aSfH83OK4FR7gH90D7iT0HmjIZlQHirD3Vn_UCZpyZhZ8CJ6NrPf_cUYFtWL5wKMyMDD3mLbDwhcpUK108-Uo/s1297/FA07DBDA-4CC2-4CC5-AA26-97AC4AB803D9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1135" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8jEGcjp_CDTY2nuFhFGMZAGLJux0lEYVS3_Ith4MF912-f9K1eijW84Ld0I5HktelYivGMrr465e2yg5Y0kjbHvC0j7AvYFig8aSfH83OK4FR7gH90D7iT0HmjIZlQHirD3Vn_UCZpyZhZ8CJ6NrPf_cUYFtWL5wKMyMDD3mLbDwhcpUK108-Uo/w350-h400/FA07DBDA-4CC2-4CC5-AA26-97AC4AB803D9.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Packaging </span></div></span><p style="text-align: left;">The last timepiece featured in this article remains a mystery. Manufactured with era appropriate materials, this clock appears to be of a late 1970s vintage. Whether a one-of-a-kind homebrew or a survivor of an unlicensed line, it remains one of my favorite things and hangs in my kitchen.</p><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI13lE566zF49jSWwj3cSKkWXUZS6BOKG1rZySUNjy5WuskiGWtMB8hywBa2QX5JbMl0QMRTGHf5_-6m1CFcq27a4f-kzFY_EArm_UZY1nwESn4Gkx4efR5sj5XY366MfC7WUmOM-eTJxTKx2rcS3_aJTEIQRdkTfJG4V0h3eXMvxUI9WNzYoK8I/s1140/62E81050-46A1-4623-B491-F3C835B5299C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1140" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI13lE566zF49jSWwj3cSKkWXUZS6BOKG1rZySUNjy5WuskiGWtMB8hywBa2QX5JbMl0QMRTGHf5_-6m1CFcq27a4f-kzFY_EArm_UZY1nwESn4Gkx4efR5sj5XY366MfC7WUmOM-eTJxTKx2rcS3_aJTEIQRdkTfJG4V0h3eXMvxUI9WNzYoK8I/w400-h389/62E81050-46A1-4623-B491-F3C835B5299C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"></p><hr b="" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS</b></div><br />Thank-You to my dear friend Ron Salvatore for continuously inspiring and encouraging me. This article would not have happened without you. You are a true kindred spirit.<br /><br />Thank-You to Jamie Valentino for freely sharing her Father’s legacy and history at Bradley.</div><div> <br />Thank-You to Anthony Damata for sharing his collection and insights. Anthony has been cataloguing Star Wars themed watches for many years. You can check out his impressive collection at <a href="http://www.restrainingbolt.com/">www.restrainingbolt.com</a>.<br /><br />A heartfelt Thank-You to all of the photo contributors.<br /><br />Thank-You to Steve Danley for editing, publishing and helping me navigate the Archive.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p></div>yehuda kleinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07672324155512675446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-2872938363880521282023-01-13T07:00:00.011-08:002023-01-14T09:36:39.560-08:00Managing Sentiment: The Introductory Letter to the Early Bird Certificate Package<p><b>Ron</b> writes:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX8Vbv_02x7IHNaKkH0MQ1-O6l8CctgPKpMX-b3_uMqDdGSE7IGjNsKliW-37quHyOhKEKnMC6a4nTkEkTf-LLejNk4lI1o9eYQ8EXPWfbV84alUvlTpYn2r6Tq6WASMZwngzj4mp83PIhCRe2gOTkkSZH8QihtCUYcMRsEUYhgeTrTgLXY4cwTIR/s1200/Scan%20124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="882" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkX8Vbv_02x7IHNaKkH0MQ1-O6l8CctgPKpMX-b3_uMqDdGSE7IGjNsKliW-37quHyOhKEKnMC6a4nTkEkTf-LLejNk4lI1o9eYQ8EXPWfbV84alUvlTpYn2r6Tq6WASMZwngzj4mp83PIhCRe2gOTkkSZH8QihtCUYcMRsEUYhgeTrTgLXY4cwTIR/w470-h640/Scan%20124.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><p> A while back I published a <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2022/10/not-just-any-robot-kenner-and-star-wars.html" target="_blank">blog post</a> about consumer and retailer reactions to Kenner's 1977 <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39696" target="_blank">Early Bird Certificate Package</a>. It was pretty well received. I even dropped by a couple of podcasts to talk about it -- <i><a href="https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-n92ab-15f226fa?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share" target="_blank">Star Wars: Prototypes and Production</a></i> and <i><a href="https://podtail.com/en/podcast/star-wars-the-vintage-rebellion-podcast/episode-100-celebrating-the-big-100/" target="_blank">The Vintage Rebellion</a>.</i> </p><p>On one of those podcasts (I apologize for not being able to remember which at the moment), I was asked how principal Star Wars toy licensee Kenner prepped the public for the product. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz3o9g1XfpBcD-drH31p0-UZNRVfEviS1399NlguWNEusEHB_BMqpRWOafx_NQyh_l-hkGmai3BsKqGHriUCOcnafVNeSy6TknX96_2HgeInnJqLa0wQ2639cjoTHUYlEnGbzF9kF4m8bUIZO0GMu_ohba-71lkDGrV-xoyaAo6Eo5HR3Lo4gOhEt/s1197/Beckley-Raleigh-Register-Nov-16-1977-p-16.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="1197" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz3o9g1XfpBcD-drH31p0-UZNRVfEviS1399NlguWNEusEHB_BMqpRWOafx_NQyh_l-hkGmai3BsKqGHriUCOcnafVNeSy6TknX96_2HgeInnJqLa0wQ2639cjoTHUYlEnGbzF9kF4m8bUIZO0GMu_ohba-71lkDGrV-xoyaAo6Eo5HR3Lo4gOhEt/w577-h139/Beckley-Raleigh-Register-Nov-16-1977-p-16.Jpeg" width="577" /></a></div><p>After all, it's clear from newspaper articles like the one pictured above, from the <i>Beckley Raleigh Register</i> of November 16, 1977, that Kenner planned to counter any controversy the Certificate might cause with a marketing script intended to quell retailer and consumer discontent. </p><p>Here's the Kenner spokesperson quoted in this particular news item:</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We were able to quickly produce the authentic 'Star Wars' puzzles, a 'Star Wars Escape' from Death Star board game and 'Star Wars' Dip Dots paint set and a 'Star Wars' Planets Poster set [sic]. But it takes almost a full year to make the authentic toy characters and spaceship [sic], and we'd rather do it right and do it late.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We did a lot of thinking before we made the decision to send out a certificate package. But we felt that because of the success of the movie, the child would want the authentic figures. We also decided that if a child receives the certificate package as one of his toys, he will be satisfied, and getting the actual gift later on could extend the feeling of the holiday season.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p>Based on this and similar articles, the hypothesized marketing script entailed the following talking points:</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Due to the nature of toy production, Kenner was unable to get action figures to market for the holiday season of 1977.</li><li>The Star Wars figures offered by Kenner, when available, will be the only authentic Star Wars figures on the market, and everyone knows that children are sticklers for authenticity. </li><li>By giving your child a certificatory promise on Christmas morning, you won't disappoint him; you'll actually extend the feeling of the holidays, because he can expect to receive an additional gift in the spring.</li><li>By purchasing the Early Bird Certificate Package, your child will get Star Wars figures <i>first</i>, before the dirty poor children in the neighborhood, who will have to buy them at the store, like peasants. </li></ol><p></p><p>If you read articles from the period related to the Early Bird Certificate Package, you'll see these four points repeated over and over again by various Kenner spokespeople. Clearly, there was some media management going on at Kenner.</p><p>But it was a few weeks before I remembered that I'd seen an actual document concerning the management of sentiment related to the Early Bird Certificate Package. It was in the collection of a friend of mine; upon discovering it I'd snapped some photos of it for personal reference.</p><p>Thankfully, he is okay with my sharing it. So I'm going to present it here for what I think is the first time. It's the actual three-page document sent to retailers to prep them for the Early Bird Certificate Package. </p><p>Going forward I'll refer to it as the "introductory letter."</p><p>By examining the introductory letter we'll get a sense of how the above talking points were communicated to Kenner's immediate customers, toy retailers. </p><p>And -- who knows -- maybe we'll make a few fun discoveries in the process.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>* * * </b></p><p>Of course, at the time the introductory letter was created no one knew what the Early Bird Certificate Package was. It wasn't yet the legendary toy industry coup it was later characterized as. It was just a novel and likely to be controversial thing that Kenner hoped would tide over the public until they could get proper toys on store shelves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6hZ5znvHalH8rXPUyDW6bsbe3WceiTHv4IBwNHaojEy1NJFKLQXmsb0EnKzKq_q-AwHJ4OA2rrv2QhWUXfyPcsGQdUl4h7N8HRNgioUojUof-l55JWcO73tZKowxLUpEb5_n4LIbkj4RP2Ixk6L9p8uAUR8i3pSFQLJuuucb6lkq8a1lgNOUTp-f/s1601/IMG_6162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6hZ5znvHalH8rXPUyDW6bsbe3WceiTHv4IBwNHaojEy1NJFKLQXmsb0EnKzKq_q-AwHJ4OA2rrv2QhWUXfyPcsGQdUl4h7N8HRNgioUojUof-l55JWcO73tZKowxLUpEb5_n4LIbkj4RP2Ixk6L9p8uAUR8i3pSFQLJuuucb6lkq8a1lgNOUTp-f/w480-h640/IMG_6162.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div>This makes the introductory letter fascinating from a historical perspective. It's a relic from a period before the stabilization of the Early Bird legend. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyfIUI0hnhL3_K1JZ5w9BvUDGhjzYE6aqKsYevAauZAhOe2XWFqmmzet0HlrPI3Ptm__CaP6ZVNKzNJtUTgDU7-G1lrjYh8Sd0sMLBBVIAt7IgVv7DwgvQSgnNsb8JV6DtWMcu-Sa9zZF4oE4AXYr5ArU9VjiSx4Nmc6mmbRtE4A5e_MK0E-qaiin/s2329/IMG_6162%202%20copy%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="2329" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyfIUI0hnhL3_K1JZ5w9BvUDGhjzYE6aqKsYevAauZAhOe2XWFqmmzet0HlrPI3Ptm__CaP6ZVNKzNJtUTgDU7-G1lrjYh8Sd0sMLBBVIAt7IgVv7DwgvQSgnNsb8JV6DtWMcu-Sa9zZF4oE4AXYr5ArU9VjiSx4Nmc6mmbRtE4A5e_MK0E-qaiin/w545-h119/IMG_6162%202%20copy%202.JPG" width="545" /></a></div><br /><div>Because advertising is an important driver of retail sales, Kenner's plans for advertising the Early Bird Certificate Package are mentioned right at the document's top. Specifically, the company promised retailers the product would be promoted on television and via a newspaper ad, the latter to be run nationally on December 11, 1977.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYixaXxQ6OvznB8gh8HLt4IadLVYCS4quWpe4rkiFGFdcHXp6h7RO_WIkHKnhN7kb4xGFnQuhL_N1lmD82D6fbTrqZKWRKh7MLKUJBw1UMzy_uddrOqRcItiJiI7OpDlVxTHuM_SM7TBssY5zurhKAoBKxLz75dZM34N8q1bDDS5NGzP5aMsPsH3_/s1409/100_8976.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYixaXxQ6OvznB8gh8HLt4IadLVYCS4quWpe4rkiFGFdcHXp6h7RO_WIkHKnhN7kb4xGFnQuhL_N1lmD82D6fbTrqZKWRKh7MLKUJBw1UMzy_uddrOqRcItiJiI7OpDlVxTHuM_SM7TBssY5zurhKAoBKxLz75dZM34N8q1bDDS5NGzP5aMsPsH3_/w546-h640/100_8976.JPG" width="546" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBXwfc2gE4kYlfZyqSYx6IX4ypTZaoXvjoEVt8qvT1XuHyY1f43J1DNSrl84Ni2voTR8uHXnvqG09e6xTvZNE5PUOhyuIUMQIw1WMwh4VYdBawqXY7KUdWj-OgyKYaZg-DfZJsBHq7kDTA4Vpd3X99MWaBOq-_vcU0_0gRbUUzVa6E9hNygTl-GQX/s1200/100_8975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1200" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBXwfc2gE4kYlfZyqSYx6IX4ypTZaoXvjoEVt8qvT1XuHyY1f43J1DNSrl84Ni2voTR8uHXnvqG09e6xTvZNE5PUOhyuIUMQIw1WMwh4VYdBawqXY7KUdWj-OgyKYaZg-DfZJsBHq7kDTA4Vpd3X99MWaBOq-_vcU0_0gRbUUzVa6E9hNygTl-GQX/w590-h299/100_8975.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Above you see the cartridge used to screen the Early Bird commercial for prospective buyers at Kenner's New York showroom. It was obtained from a man who ran the showroom for a number of years. As the label indicates, it also contains a commercial for the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=23245" target="_blank">Escape From Death Star board game</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoTnb18HHq6PBcf1XLYw1owFjL9WLo_LqjdtXRuKkU-kyFRdDiSIR1cT1dBei1WVHaabiXcor-RTNGctUUxVjf8J8_qqemoad4AXiofZEb6EvC-arNenVHgheM270pR6WJgUihibATBpmDfe5IUMFrUaFz1XiZLXJ1g_phVHAEOWehgQ0fD1QssbU/s1200/IMG_8532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="525" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpoTnb18HHq6PBcf1XLYw1owFjL9WLo_LqjdtXRuKkU-kyFRdDiSIR1cT1dBei1WVHaabiXcor-RTNGctUUxVjf8J8_qqemoad4AXiofZEb6EvC-arNenVHgheM270pR6WJgUihibATBpmDfe5IUMFrUaFz1XiZLXJ1g_phVHAEOWehgQ0fD1QssbU/w280-h640/IMG_8532.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /></div><div>And here's the newspaper advertisement -- the one that ran on December 11. Note that it mentions a revised delivery schedule. More on that in a bit.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigK-If4FhYxf_jydD10pDqk-IxsrFGsHG2AJ9YlSxqVviLgDhwNrnR3gz3IEvhN35451NKPLcjBZ6p7MI06Gh7J5gvPy8xORgeWQnpWcprNtA3qIUcJ1C0GO4mo82MAoBKXS8tIrI_JqhsFpsMV3MF5oLaWCu0r5dnVga7YuC7Jr73-Lnwize7HLtJ/s1200/100_8979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="1200" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigK-If4FhYxf_jydD10pDqk-IxsrFGsHG2AJ9YlSxqVviLgDhwNrnR3gz3IEvhN35451NKPLcjBZ6p7MI06Gh7J5gvPy8xORgeWQnpWcprNtA3qIUcJ1C0GO4mo82MAoBKXS8tIrI_JqhsFpsMV3MF5oLaWCu0r5dnVga7YuC7Jr73-Lnwize7HLtJ/w580-h419/100_8979.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Other ads for the product ran in papers, of course, but the December 11 ad was the only one directly sponsored, designed, and funded by Kenner. The others, including the one seen above, were placed by local retailers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0gV8ZgXLV2otbQIQizhrsnrgZ2s-kWQ2YpmAFDI7BE28lxH4A6fEu-jlNdfymNomPVtdlPJvetWmidUhDuCIKIOFvxvGH90MIEX_SiDR5MJTvZ0g-XBApTx-5L7PqLuCyazGJvHywbDyNTJoxIrpgzqiTY5L7yjf25awluqLW_zA3wVeU_greYIA/s2349/IMG_6162%202%20copy%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="2349" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0gV8ZgXLV2otbQIQizhrsnrgZ2s-kWQ2YpmAFDI7BE28lxH4A6fEu-jlNdfymNomPVtdlPJvetWmidUhDuCIKIOFvxvGH90MIEX_SiDR5MJTvZ0g-XBApTx-5L7PqLuCyazGJvHywbDyNTJoxIrpgzqiTY5L7yjf25awluqLW_zA3wVeU_greYIA/w582-h358/IMG_6162%202%20copy%203.JPG" width="582" /></a></div><br /><div>The second portion of the first page of the introductory letter is devoted to a detailed rundown of the product's contents. </div><div><br /></div><div>Though it's pretty much what you'd expect, there are a few interesting tidbits.</div><div><br /></div><div>For one thing, the display stand is described as being made of "colorful clipboard." I'm pretty sure that should be "chipboard." Though some fairly cool Star Wars-branded <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_category&category_id=41" target="_blank">office supplies</a> have been released over the years, the Early Bird display stand was certainly not one of them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Additionally, Princess Leia's distinctive coiffure is referred to as a "double sphere hairdo" rather than the much catchier (and, frankly, weirder) "<a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39543" target="_blank">star puffs</a>" that Kenner would adopt later on.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2CZSOocoYX-bFmwfZTIO4QVMGZftLO1GN-hY_PZtSKNX6xJ-Ix8hPty7XVUs2jOuhdYWgZFxTg6TRmD4p4nQ7amvC4bYQfgo-k9Xw3dCdjvFKoRebhnCZDhkIZZ4grYQqmZ5AnK8rQE4Mx6cEOqWS-9FYcQxEY-OI6dV_b-iSEkb95p_3KAtV84b/s500/30226d3c4d43d43708685d169efa2406.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2CZSOocoYX-bFmwfZTIO4QVMGZftLO1GN-hY_PZtSKNX6xJ-Ix8hPty7XVUs2jOuhdYWgZFxTg6TRmD4p4nQ7amvC4bYQfgo-k9Xw3dCdjvFKoRebhnCZDhkIZZ4grYQqmZ5AnK8rQE4Mx6cEOqWS-9FYcQxEY-OI6dV_b-iSEkb95p_3KAtV84b/w480-h640/30226d3c4d43d43708685d169efa2406.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The booklet packaged with the large-size Leia figure referred to the hairdo as "star puffs."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I don't think I've encountered the "double sphere" phrase elsewhere. It's possible, though, that it was standard Kenner language before the stroke of marketing genius that resulted in "star puffs." [1]</div><div><br /></div></div>But perhaps the most interesting bit concerns the "Star Wars Club Membership Card." It's claimed to have the power of "making the child an honorary member of the STAR WARS fan club." <div><br /></div><div>The "honorary" part is amusing. </div><div><br /></div><div>By late '77 there was an official Star Wars Fan Club (I believe the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=22390" target="_blank">first Fan Club newsletter</a> hit in February of '78), and this card had nothing to do with it. </div><div><br /></div><div>In reality, Kenner's card was a ruse: it granted access to nothing but bragging rights. [2]</div><div><br /></div><div>In fact, it may have been to avoid confusion with the official Fan Club that Kenner changed the title of the card from "CLUB CARD" to "SPACE CLUB CARD." If you look at early marketing images of the product, you'll see the original title. <br /><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfpuulV11BcvPJ-4HJ5sOzDjI6fDLW2DBy6KCd2g_73jEQRpSflVMajXarsW4WXQIy4CLlOvsPoboudSNm7o6Pfw3rAPbELriyXekDoA0c8G5Z_aDjryYOKtp8vzpbcIeULJS92mtoe4E5-qGdT3Lm8poc9s08m1q9Wx_1aPhfeaulYAetCc4glK3/s349/Scan%20124%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="349" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfpuulV11BcvPJ-4HJ5sOzDjI6fDLW2DBy6KCd2g_73jEQRpSflVMajXarsW4WXQIy4CLlOvsPoboudSNm7o6Pfw3rAPbELriyXekDoA0c8G5Z_aDjryYOKtp8vzpbcIeULJS92mtoe4E5-qGdT3Lm8poc9s08m1q9Wx_1aPhfeaulYAetCc4glK3/w598-h148/Scan%20124%20copy.jpg" width="598" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prototype (left) and production versions of the Club Card.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Whatever the Space Club was, not even the most lawyerly of kids could successfully argue that it was equivalent to the official Star Wars Fan Club. [3]</div><div><br /></div><div>Also note the line at the bottom of this section: It makes it clear that Kenner put a hard expiration date on retail sales of the Early Bird Certificate Package. Though I'm not sure how this was enforced, or if it was enforced at all, they mandated that retailers refrain from selling the product after December 31, 1977.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjQwvtuEkX5TUFxIbZWUB5iZG1K8tBEg0Ib_rEPMdvPs9AgUjRzZZqUnN5PTmjQHXeeWJyO8pAzYcIrq1z_D42KalEDHF4uvKSJKwTGCmOswu2EjsXw82QBUoL3fc4-wYvXo10kbqsRkKmv94p__9iFc03YMtrCyZ7niynJ1vVs75RLQQ_h2Ze4C6/s2517/IMG_6162%202%20copy%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="2517" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjQwvtuEkX5TUFxIbZWUB5iZG1K8tBEg0Ib_rEPMdvPs9AgUjRzZZqUnN5PTmjQHXeeWJyO8pAzYcIrq1z_D42KalEDHF4uvKSJKwTGCmOswu2EjsXw82QBUoL3fc4-wYvXo10kbqsRkKmv94p__9iFc03YMtrCyZ7niynJ1vVs75RLQQ_h2Ze4C6/w570-h66/IMG_6162%202%20copy%204.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The penultimate paragraph mentions that, as also noted in the December 11 ad, delivery of the figures was expected by February 15, 1978. This was a significant improvement on the schedule originally advertised, which had figures being delivered as late as June. Naturally, only customers who redeemed their certificates in a timely fashion received their figures in February.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_ol5Rww_XcHIXA6XQCvs9q_JqbyN3MLhZPijxsn0oZl4S1SGgYLhGl_4s3I4nmjZUzotmAF2QeS1Ac878MqdogaWUzUDuRt9Jp7zX7Lsay1ompH1O11sfAPYibZOPULG97rfKMRWqscZMyk4gVvgkGxDjiywBXGBNxnjO8WYclgmPvYT5Fp9rjrG/s1531/IMG_6163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_ol5Rww_XcHIXA6XQCvs9q_JqbyN3MLhZPijxsn0oZl4S1SGgYLhGl_4s3I4nmjZUzotmAF2QeS1Ac878MqdogaWUzUDuRt9Jp7zX7Lsay1ompH1O11sfAPYibZOPULG97rfKMRWqscZMyk4gVvgkGxDjiywBXGBNxnjO8WYclgmPvYT5Fp9rjrG/w502-h640/IMG_6163.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><p>Okay, onto the second page of the introductory letter.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaTjbrqiI5sW5QCpUr7uJKlZEp7kUS1Lun3WeapaA4m8BkddwfbqqEyUG11bHgGOj4Sg8ezmPvD9IwW9LTK6LEFlymBllF7I00MB2NvCJOJY8sHQhm7FzcCecLdkv4i_CE3Uro6fHv4aRAzSnAcijRD_l1KksQpGs1VH6JnHVYPlYZBif-Q58SQii/s934/IMG_6163%20copy%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="934" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaTjbrqiI5sW5QCpUr7uJKlZEp7kUS1Lun3WeapaA4m8BkddwfbqqEyUG11bHgGOj4Sg8ezmPvD9IwW9LTK6LEFlymBllF7I00MB2NvCJOJY8sHQhm7FzcCecLdkv4i_CE3Uro6fHv4aRAzSnAcijRD_l1KksQpGs1VH6JnHVYPlYZBif-Q58SQii/w576-h220/IMG_6163%20copy%202.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><p>It begins with a roll call of the characters depicted on the Early Bird Certificate Package. If you were a retailer who didn't know a Jawa from a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOCAfIWw2H0" target="_blank">Jabroni</a>, the names of these characters constituted valuable information.</p><p>I don't know about you, but I'm getting a kick out of imagining a salesperson informing a curious holiday shopper that the third character from left is the, uh, [adjusts glasses and looks closely at introductory letter] <i>Death Squad Commander. </i></p><p>Really stokes the flames of the yuletide spirit, doesn't it?</p><p>The second part of the page is more interesting: it lists a number of items to be sent to retailers in advance of the Early Bird Certificate Package.</p><p>It's said that Charles Darwin, following the logic of his theory of evolution by natural selection, theorized the existence of a moth with an incredibly long proboscis. He based this claim on the existence of orchids with incredibly long nectar reservoirs. For the nectar to be reached, and the plant pollinated, a moth with a proboscis commensurate with the flower's nectar reservoir <i>must</i> exist. </p><p>He was right: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthopan" target="_blank">Morgan's sphinx moth</a> was discovered a few years later.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1ad4-lPbi00hNt57KZR92OKkAoIl2tF9zYYkH2oFm9x145sZ_ovP248eRTNJ5CdU0Vh_-6osdoXqX6E8eZXrLcJaggDL4QMpM_-jEeM8deAA4X9Kuuf_C-niF8qUoFUHQCL6eFElI3jfJvU_yLVBIIcf3LdQxPuHonP8cZLYb3TB0WMKLPdFKghL/s725/3b66a356e2488c5eb67df200b406700a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="725" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1ad4-lPbi00hNt57KZR92OKkAoIl2tF9zYYkH2oFm9x145sZ_ovP248eRTNJ5CdU0Vh_-6osdoXqX6E8eZXrLcJaggDL4QMpM_-jEeM8deAA4X9Kuuf_C-niF8qUoFUHQCL6eFElI3jfJvU_yLVBIIcf3LdQxPuHonP8cZLYb3TB0WMKLPdFKghL/w579-h436/3b66a356e2488c5eb67df200b406700a.jpeg" width="579" /></a></div><p>Well, I'm obviously not Chuck Darwin, or even <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M-29_JMzLg" target="_blank">Chuck Woolery,</a> but I don't think it's crazy to assume the existence of a promotional packet related to the Early Bird Certificate Package, i.e., a preparatory packet that was sent to retailers who ordered the product. </p><p>This document strongly suggests such a packet. It even uses the word "packet," thereby rendering our prediction somewhat perfunctory. The fact that to date no example has surfaced doesn't mean it isn't out there. Or at least <i>wasn't</i> out there at one time. </p><p>What was contained in this hypothetical packet? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOLn5YBblj8gBXlI8EwCOqqbs3Qip2yHQhF_cLGFyf25V_puRUoirh2ydRo6GAvdTtg5S51Txq7obCvxGh3G67c1GK_xTgjMe6bK8DB87lW8RoC1mEmF4P3GMjWRlCoUzTrrirXpHoV1Z_wdTyKcnhimB2A6dMMpaobRBZsrcfxkzZJmbxN0yht2Z/s954/IMG_6163%20copy%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="954" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOLn5YBblj8gBXlI8EwCOqqbs3Qip2yHQhF_cLGFyf25V_puRUoirh2ydRo6GAvdTtg5S51Txq7obCvxGh3G67c1GK_xTgjMe6bK8DB87lW8RoC1mEmF4P3GMjWRlCoUzTrrirXpHoV1Z_wdTyKcnhimB2A6dMMpaobRBZsrcfxkzZJmbxN0yht2Z/w556-h136/IMG_6163%20copy%203.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><p></p><p>Thankfully, the introductory letter tells us. It contained:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>A letter of introduction.</li><li>A copy of the ad scheduled to run in newspapers on December 11, 1977.</li><li>A photograph showing the contents of the Early Bird Certificate Package.</li><li>An advertising "slick" depicting the Certificate Package, for use in individualized advertising.</li><li>A Star Wars button.</li><li>A rationalization of the Certificate and selling points.</li></ul><p></p><div>Having encountered this very interesting information, I feel like we need to delve into it. I'd never heard of a promotional packet related to the Early Bird Certificate package, and I suspect you hadn't either. We'd be remiss if we just wafted right over it. </div><div><br /></div><div>I know, I know -- we were supposed to be examining the talking points related to the marketing of the Early Bird promotion. We're quite a few words into this blog post and we still haven't done that; we haven't even gotten to the third page of the introductory letter. </div><div><br /></div><div>I can sense your impatience. </div><div><br /></div><div>Look, if a wise man didn't say it, one probably should have: The end is not so important; it's the getting there that matters. [4] The traveler who neglects interesting side paths is closer to an errand boy than an explorer. </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's agree to be explorers.</div><div><br /></div>The <b>letter of introduction</b> is, pretty clearly, the three-page document that is the focus of this post. Yes, the introductory letter references the introductory letter. I know that's some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfMivMDOBI" target="_blank">wildly recursive Christopher Nolan-style sh*t</a>, but I don't see any way around that conclusion. This letter is clearly the introductory letter.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <b>copy of the ad</b> I've never seen. Obviously, it featured an image of the vertically oriented ad pictured above. But the composition is a mystery. Since it wasn't intended for reproduction, it's possible it wasn't printed on the glossy paper commonly used for ad slicks but was rather just a regular old photocopy.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0-THGg9meGdfFQITGOrMwUSwS4q6I_95OSZSadSUJXb4StSEL0HFwRnceKrMX6OUIoknbuEU2d4HjnmBm8CUoUlorsxSLDQmK_on4QmBEtX7eidaGukXdeL6zSI10-4OZWAy4-kaaAxuVA35MqYDV3NfIx-7nzwSqCK9QtKWGsxyr9TbLbG4jJ6S/s960/116103041_10223072545982993_7125812178159919920_n.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0-THGg9meGdfFQITGOrMwUSwS4q6I_95OSZSadSUJXb4StSEL0HFwRnceKrMX6OUIoknbuEU2d4HjnmBm8CUoUlorsxSLDQmK_on4QmBEtX7eidaGukXdeL6zSI10-4OZWAy4-kaaAxuVA35MqYDV3NfIx-7nzwSqCK9QtKWGsxyr9TbLbG4jJ6S/w607-h455/116103041_10223072545982993_7125812178159919920_n.jpeg" width="607" /></a></div><br /><div>The <b>photo of the contents of the Early Bird Certificate Package</b> is, I believe, the photo you see above. It's a glossy black-and-white photo of a prototype representation of the product. [5]</div><div><br /></div><div>These photos are rare, but at least a few examples are out there.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkIby8GZkPdRatDWTPV1nIddRulPcqtcSEYLC2hGawhURpwbr0EooFYxGemnHiRH7IeEk3BGcf_5oDg4IsiUVjIPkeQpxlhQO2mi9tJasvn5GI5QTJsuQQDFxJ9KFTWWGA5P3lUuupEgdumYD3pa45mYHlnq145ViD6TfDPUyZiF0lHOVR5m9JkLZ/s1280/Scan%20209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkIby8GZkPdRatDWTPV1nIddRulPcqtcSEYLC2hGawhURpwbr0EooFYxGemnHiRH7IeEk3BGcf_5oDg4IsiUVjIPkeQpxlhQO2mi9tJasvn5GI5QTJsuQQDFxJ9KFTWWGA5P3lUuupEgdumYD3pa45mYHlnq145ViD6TfDPUyZiF0lHOVR5m9JkLZ/w500-h640/Scan%20209.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Equally rare is this item. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's the <b>advertising "slick" depicting the Certificate Package, for use in individualized advertising</b>. It, too, is a glossy black-and-white photograph, but it contains all the elements a retail outlet needed to mock up its own local advertisement -- photos, product details, logos, etc. These could be clipped, combined in a variety of ways, and reproduced for print. [6]</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't believe me that it was used for ads? </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ydikjIsdO648ogwVlVNoH9jCU17gAXU99zV9_TfoJdd5QUELx_2qXhl7_fGEmxpkDoyLduEdH71tpVv8lZFtb63PP3-Og4fG0Fcrf7cGTijUR6bpkIokF0fiytwkeKklP4BiaZTbXYZYWiUU-6IoqRMUIg5dQyV1ZNv4x8yXWcyvg3YpsFuuuqLK/s985/Derrick-Nov-17-1977-p-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="985" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ydikjIsdO648ogwVlVNoH9jCU17gAXU99zV9_TfoJdd5QUELx_2qXhl7_fGEmxpkDoyLduEdH71tpVv8lZFtb63PP3-Og4fG0Fcrf7cGTijUR6bpkIokF0fiytwkeKklP4BiaZTbXYZYWiUU-6IoqRMUIg5dQyV1ZNv4x8yXWcyvg3YpsFuuuqLK/w609-h523/Derrick-Nov-17-1977-p-7.jpg" width="609" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, I found an ad that uses the entire upper portion of the image. It ran in Pennsylvania newspaper <i>The Derrick</i> on November 17, 1977. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6OrXnVgR8k" target="_blank">I love it when a plan comes together</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Though Kenner provided text for easy copying or even direct pasting, in this instance their efforts failed to prevent "Artou Detoo" and "Like Skywalker." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey, you can give a horse a dictionary but you can't make him win a spelling bee.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6CcO6WC36dXRoXFwXCnPEoCfxCBRvGdQjwCQ_qt8nIcSw_gpV9N4x786yuDNuU4D0w4has_6OyJB7gwq9mS0hXkUlqg5u3Io95rC7i9K2bdUXUBNpAyNmzVg2M0JD8sAssBeSCtcJYdORr4JSExxM_iY_GpgVCzp9UzpXleJaxUS67pzpvZ_jER_/s800/IMG_2259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="800" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6CcO6WC36dXRoXFwXCnPEoCfxCBRvGdQjwCQ_qt8nIcSw_gpV9N4x786yuDNuU4D0w4has_6OyJB7gwq9mS0hXkUlqg5u3Io95rC7i9K2bdUXUBNpAyNmzVg2M0JD8sAssBeSCtcJYdORr4JSExxM_iY_GpgVCzp9UzpXleJaxUS67pzpvZ_jER_/w564-h508/IMG_2259.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><div>The <b>Star Wars button</b> mentioned on the list of items sent to retailers is surely <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=53117" target="_blank">Kenner's iconic "May the Force Be With You" button</a>, an item that has long been popular among collectors. </div><div><br /></div><div>Though this button has always been referred to as the "Toy Fair button," that's something of a misnomer, as the button was certainly in circulation prior to Toy Fair 1978. Notably, it was among the items depicted in the conceptual art representing <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=81588" target="_blank">Kenner's department store promotional kits</a>. And, as the introductory letter informs us, it was also sent to retailers in the fall of '77 to help promote the Early Bird Certificate package. </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, that doesn't mean it wasn't also used at Toy Fair; I think it likely was.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflxXdeuJekSgoLOIl9BvE4o5TczlgBay6OSO37fvEsxGHM8yHFgXB5mMjITKKX3xvZ4g4TGUuiiAXaTydnG0C2mQfSCspdLY37vpgpalcszZN2R4xCs47eZWPV-DT6mLpVu-8U7Bd7aw92J3afkf1q8oCuqupPg7mnlWbDV-XQwmAV4sPF4iezaGT/s1100/IMG_2262.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="1100" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflxXdeuJekSgoLOIl9BvE4o5TczlgBay6OSO37fvEsxGHM8yHFgXB5mMjITKKX3xvZ4g4TGUuiiAXaTydnG0C2mQfSCspdLY37vpgpalcszZN2R4xCs47eZWPV-DT6mLpVu-8U7Bd7aw92J3afkf1q8oCuqupPg7mnlWbDV-XQwmAV4sPF4iezaGT/w578-h237/IMG_2262.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><br /><div>Speaking of the button, here's a black-and-white design prototype that's pretty clearly related to it. It was created by an outside vendor that handled a lot of Kenner's promotional designs. I think you can see that it differs somewhat from the button that was eventually produced, the most notable difference being the lack of the Kenner logo.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF31nVzn_uNagODYBGXdCHPPZ_tXHjCZurgNMdoTR854DQON9XEiqddHDdg_wE7myATSDz_4R_VfZ_efSpCiZ_sPu495GjIHJ1dXyezYt4rMq6KyKap2agObDF-j2fbywfpRyQTnW8tLJLQeQMU_S-dHIPzOviwuOgzxrrAZjpJngl2IWHlV1L8Zz/s1010/IMG_6163%20copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="114" data-original-width="1010" height="67" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF31nVzn_uNagODYBGXdCHPPZ_tXHjCZurgNMdoTR854DQON9XEiqddHDdg_wE7myATSDz_4R_VfZ_efSpCiZ_sPu495GjIHJ1dXyezYt4rMq6KyKap2agObDF-j2fbywfpRyQTnW8tLJLQeQMU_S-dHIPzOviwuOgzxrrAZjpJngl2IWHlV1L8Zz/w596-h67/IMG_6163%20copy.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br /><div>The last thing on the second page of the introductory letter is a reminder that the retailer was encouraged to open one Early Bird Certificate Package for use as a store sample. I suspect that few actually used the opened product in that capacity because, honestly, there wasn't much in there that wasn't a little disappointing. But it was nice that Kenner offered to credit retailers for the opened merchandise.</div><div><br /></div><div>I guess this meant that Kenner was on the hook for a free set of figures, as I'm sure retailers who opened a sample either redeemed the certificates themselves or gave them to their family members so that they could redeem them. Or maybe Kenner's reimbursement process required them to relinquish the certificates? That's very possible. I think that's actually more likely.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here you might be wondering why I never discussed the last item included on the list of materials included in the Early Bird promotional packet, the<b> rationalization of the Certificate and selling points</b>. </div><div><br /></div><div>That's because it wasn't a separate item; it was included on the third page of the introductory letter. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS4K0LwCu02gOY0IxkZyDQOok62jajiDz0lv55qcnuSmHDDxVCoBZiISAIuWbMh5QN2ccLTanzkceSAbXkZ2kBAQ6qKHr2srLkltsu3P81DsVsTAEGT_nMOSf3DgOL0Swoy2qaX3_cGLZgCykGr1wEextG9zKFOVJ_N-IRp7SQ8R1UNO1xQYM41OT/s1533/IMG_6164.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS4K0LwCu02gOY0IxkZyDQOok62jajiDz0lv55qcnuSmHDDxVCoBZiISAIuWbMh5QN2ccLTanzkceSAbXkZ2kBAQ6qKHr2srLkltsu3P81DsVsTAEGT_nMOSf3DgOL0Swoy2qaX3_cGLZgCykGr1wEextG9zKFOVJ_N-IRp7SQ8R1UNO1xQYM41OT/w500-h640/IMG_6164.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div>And so the third page of the introductory letter both completes our list of packet materials and answers our original question. Because it gives us Kenner's official marketing line concerning the Early Bird Certificate Package. And as you'll no doubt learn by scanning it, it touches on all of the talking points we identified in the 1977 newspaper articles.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It explains why the product exists and why Kenner could not get plastic toys to market for the holidays.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It leans hard on the concept of authenticity, "authentic" appearing in no fewer than four places, three of them with underlines.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It mentions the goofy rationale of a delayed holiday offering, the Certificate Package being described twice as a two-in-one gift.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It shamelessly leverages peer pressure: "Your child can be one of the first in his neighborhood to own <u>authentic</u> Star Wars figures."</li></ul><div>Of course, it's not surprising that Kenner's Early Bird promotional packet dovetails so neatly with the information provided to the press by the company's spokespeople. You'd expect that sort of coordination from a company with a marketing department. <br /><br /></div><div>Still, it's satisfying to find these talking points reflected so clearly in a period document. It provides context for the articles discussed in my previous post and makes our picture of the period that much more faithful.</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>* * *</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, that about sums up our review of the introductory letter to the Early Bird Certificate Package. I hope you found it worthwhile.</div><div><br /></div><div>But I do have <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k53kAluuD0" target="_blank">one more thing</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Because I enjoy Kenner promotional things, like catalogs and advertisements, I thought it'd be fun to put together a digital recreation of the promotional packet, including all the items that we now know it contained. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOY_qwYACg2_KRL99b-HIBw5fn_VlrmmohBws-ME1T7L8A8KoDr-lyt_dHhp0jHoWNX28SNEhYNLanygJTNmSSnRG1VImHYDlqwJe0-id7xNaqk6IhCAQbFss-xfU8tbiZ1nzDURaiHk3VYwk94QJAM81lwvHDjh0sVrfRXjfNDkCEI4DcWjPiDRc/s1229/eb%20packet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1205" height="607" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOY_qwYACg2_KRL99b-HIBw5fn_VlrmmohBws-ME1T7L8A8KoDr-lyt_dHhp0jHoWNX28SNEhYNLanygJTNmSSnRG1VImHYDlqwJe0-id7xNaqk6IhCAQbFss-xfU8tbiZ1nzDURaiHk3VYwk94QJAM81lwvHDjh0sVrfRXjfNDkCEI4DcWjPiDRc/w596-h607/eb%20packet.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Should the packet ever surface, how closely will it resemble this estimation? [7] </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Look, Darwin predicted a moth with a long nose. He didn't predict what its wings would look like. If it looks a little different, are you really going to hold it against me? </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><hr /><b>Notes:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div>[1] If you look at the reverse of the envelope for the Early Bird Certificate Package, you'll see that it features text referring to Leia's hairdo as "star puffs." So "double sphere" must have been abandoned pretty quickly following the composition of the introductory letter. Regardless, I wouldn't be at all surprised to discover the "double sphere" verbiage in other documents dating from very early in Kenner's involvement with Star Wars. </div><div><br /></div><div>[2] Having just listened to my discussion with Richard Hutchinson on <i>The Vintage Rebellion</i>, I regret that I didn't mention this when he brought up the club card. I wasn't thinking it through at the time and it didn't occur to me that Kenner's club card was almost certainly not equivalent to membership in the Star Wars Fan Club.</div><div><br /></div><div>[3] Other elements in the package also changed by the time it went into production. Prototypes of the sticker show it with two R2-D2 elements rather than one, and the design of the red tear-off card was modified considerably.</div><div><br /></div><div>[4] In fact, Emerson <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/859087-its-the-not-the-destination-it-s-the-journey" target="_blank">said it</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>[5] If you're wondering why Chewbacca is glowing like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Kdp3CHoK4" target="_blank">Mr. Burns in the "I bring you peas" episode of <i>The Simpsons</i></a>, it's because the outline of the figure was enhanced via airbrushing to cause it to stand out against the dark background. You also may have noticed that the Chewbacca figure appears to have very thin limbs. There are a few indications that the limbs of Chewbacca were reworked in the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=60599" target="_blank">sculpting phase</a>, and this is one of them. I think this photo is evidence that Chewbacca was still being reworked by Kenner as of late 1977.</div><div><br /></div><div>[6] It's possible this photo was not included in the Early Bird promotional packet, but was merely used to generate a graphic printed on thin glossy paper (i.e., a "slick") that <i>was</i> included. </div><div><br /></div><div>[7] One thing that troubles me is the button: Was an envelope adequate to contain it without damage? Maybe the outer package was a shallow box? </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Thanks to Eddie for consenting to share the introductory letter, and to Chris Georgoulias for supplying a photo of the still showing the contents of the Early Bird Certificate Package.</i></div></div></div></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b>Update 1/14/23</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>After I published the above, my friend Mike Press alerted me to an Early Bird advertising slick. He'd shown it to me before, but I'd forgotten about it. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwB-aWyIyd1TGz7FClyi3E7c2_1t9Jgn6ho7ku2aKX9oewbnRzOw-RDRy_SCLf0XqXCJ-5XIaAdtX6Kix3RdK91SXvrniNwLaTg9lj8XrysU-4--0OdxcoCknUe4-5Gv91abLMcoHvQmX2BMV3JAGbnI8sA3GuQercwadPuC_3wEwuhiFXV6r5j9S/s3394/67560251_2412688995724663_6468085546500489216_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3394" data-original-width="2661" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwB-aWyIyd1TGz7FClyi3E7c2_1t9Jgn6ho7ku2aKX9oewbnRzOw-RDRy_SCLf0XqXCJ-5XIaAdtX6Kix3RdK91SXvrniNwLaTg9lj8XrysU-4--0OdxcoCknUe4-5Gv91abLMcoHvQmX2BMV3JAGbnI8sA3GuQercwadPuC_3wEwuhiFXV6r5j9S/w502-h640/67560251_2412688995724663_6468085546500489216_n.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><div>The slick is part of a portfolio of similar slicks that corresponds to <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41885">Kenner's Fall 1977 catalog</a>, the first Star Wars catalog that Kenner provided to retailers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivOz1bf_u2JFm8w5SOcEWzRdVXcmcW_U392ugRuLyjHPdFNDapt_RzMR-0jWMaSQI6ZxOUVKz5MoSkoNJ_SZOaISegP13QAwvCZQqHTo9Lxd774UaOJsP6tpxZqtsYRT4YClFm5RgcS6YiiyJcX-Hd1ay5LcXZxsJr6IXUAMDjSoQ49SBtmHGs1Ms/s2165/Madison-Wisconsin-State-Journal-Dec-08-1977-p-39%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="2165" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivOz1bf_u2JFm8w5SOcEWzRdVXcmcW_U392ugRuLyjHPdFNDapt_RzMR-0jWMaSQI6ZxOUVKz5MoSkoNJ_SZOaISegP13QAwvCZQqHTo9Lxd774UaOJsP6tpxZqtsYRT4YClFm5RgcS6YiiyJcX-Hd1ay5LcXZxsJr6IXUAMDjSoQ49SBtmHGs1Ms/w640-h460/Madison-Wisconsin-State-Journal-Dec-08-1977-p-39%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Like the second photograph featured in my blog post, the slick was used for advertising, as the above photo illustrates. The ad in question is from the <i>Madison Wisconsin State Journal</i> of December 8, 1977.</div><div><br /></div><div>Like all of the discussed elements aside from the introductory letter and the Kenner-derived ad of December 11, 1977, it retains the (later modified) June 1 fulfillment date.</div><div><br /></div><div>Was this the slick included with the Early Bird packet?</div><div><br /></div><div>One feature that argues in its favor is its composition -- it's an actual slick, i.e., it's printed on thin glossy paper. As I mentioned in note [6] above, the "slick" I referenced in the article is actually a glossy photographic still. </div><div><br /></div><div>However, newspaper archives make it clear that both items were used for advertising. What's more, Mike's slick is part of a different packet -- the one tied to the 1977 catalog. That doesn't mean, of course, that it wasn't also used for the Early Bird packet.</div><div><br /></div><div>We won't know until an intact Early Bird packet actually surfaces. That's part of what makes collecting exciting!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtj1GvzLoPz30rcr3I4E8xbd4vgI_eeppwo7AwUij47k57ogtVHLUCGvK9UqY131Q3pJjzxkcICnZsLegVMYGGimPLH6ZNxnKV-As8KnICB9zKjSx83aExiKJUDSXCGr4eloZyLqXwhAo5VSmJPmB1iPAOPjMJEAIBlDck_zRu3Ap8fYC-zvszEqRw/s1215/eb%20packet2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1196" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtj1GvzLoPz30rcr3I4E8xbd4vgI_eeppwo7AwUij47k57ogtVHLUCGvK9UqY131Q3pJjzxkcICnZsLegVMYGGimPLH6ZNxnKV-As8KnICB9zKjSx83aExiKJUDSXCGr4eloZyLqXwhAo5VSmJPmB1iPAOPjMJEAIBlDck_zRu3Ap8fYC-zvszEqRw/w630-h640/eb%20packet2.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div>For the sake of thoroughness, here's a second digital recreation showing the packet with Mike's slick rather than the photograph.</div><div><br /></div><div>Big thanks to Mike for sharing this very cool item.</div>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-57217097411121174042023-01-04T06:00:00.020-08:002023-01-04T09:50:12.824-08:00Store Wars: The 1990 Return of Star Wars to the Bread Aisle (Sort Of)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMm1Ba5zLA4dyKpG0u08P69LKpz5EeI19BOdI_3f5ptKneWm6c5hVBCHcYw_-oCRe5VSXrdQ-ZkAWRLlg3BL9mjOml7Xv9zu2vBz0GixyLoX6pgEM2YLdEZ8rVv7KRyLI4JXSxjQXmumw2j4LO3ftE9qDtgCBhepCH7piBHy_hK-khK1adFVNnWaI/s3685/01%20Logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="3685" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMm1Ba5zLA4dyKpG0u08P69LKpz5EeI19BOdI_3f5ptKneWm6c5hVBCHcYw_-oCRe5VSXrdQ-ZkAWRLlg3BL9mjOml7Xv9zu2vBz0GixyLoX6pgEM2YLdEZ8rVv7KRyLI4JXSxjQXmumw2j4LO3ftE9qDtgCBhepCH7piBHy_hK-khK1adFVNnWaI/w604-h334/01%20Logo.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Jonathan</b><span> writes:</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Most collectors are familiar with the Star Wars bread promotion of 1977 which included Wonder Bread and at least one other regional bakery brand. If you are looking for information about that promotion, check out the <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2018/01/wonder-no-more-star-wars-bread.html" target="_blank">blog post</a> <span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that I wrote on the topic several years ago.</span></span><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The CBC Breads Store Wars Incentive Program was a sequel, of sorts, to the 1977 bread promotion. By 1990, the Continental Baking Company (CBC), the corporate owner of Wonder Bread and other brands, had transferred ownership from ITT, its corporate owner in 1977, to Ralston Purina. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unlike the 1977 promotion that appealed directly to consumers with trading cards as a pack-in premium, Store Wars was an internal sales program with a sweepstakes designed to motivate bakery sales employees to boost their performance during the first half of 1990. This employee brochure describes the incentive program.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCedpKdRT30Svc0MuXnOqnTZ7wRAakyh0Jog4TiBK7SGymma0xddKxAixCvNF1-RYAyRCCmsGiRSH2AvvB4zNheef55vB4XRYAEYOI3gZaMSPsMX7KvYRHp53Qm_RzuC4sQPGckEnJLhZAqO1wITH3pVFoy8gTiddWeW_02vKyxB2yQBKV4iHs3PNA/s6547/02%20Brochure%20Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6547" data-original-width="5073" height="627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCedpKdRT30Svc0MuXnOqnTZ7wRAakyh0Jog4TiBK7SGymma0xddKxAixCvNF1-RYAyRCCmsGiRSH2AvvB4zNheef55vB4XRYAEYOI3gZaMSPsMX7KvYRHp53Qm_RzuC4sQPGckEnJLhZAqO1wITH3pVFoy8gTiddWeW_02vKyxB2yQBKV4iHs3PNA/w486-h627/02%20Brochure%20Cover.jpg" width="486" /></span></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While there was no official tie-in, the promotional materials make liberal use of Star Wars imagery and themes. The cover of the brochure features the Store Wars logo, which is obviously inspired by the pyramidal Star Wars logo. Is the astronaut wielding a lightsaber, or is that an <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2022/05/turn-on-your-force-light-great-knock.html" target="_blank">SST Lazer Sword</a>?</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t overlook the dated “Maximize the 90’s” logo.</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvY39PkfUIuNIpVB3fseT2eM63wu4rHFw-8SBWFFdnPRkJsLCI5g_IAWUHOy6cRy-8ZxXRlhC5E5RuaaExPZhZwmf4zVkvKUJ4BvLaqIxzmT6Rtg-vf20dr1IBijT9FMjFjD60i8Dc8pOZgLAeMEPduIvedvPOF1J7cGgE1Q4aeiBggOPcN9g-sDm/s1554/03%20Maximize%20the%2090's.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1554" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvY39PkfUIuNIpVB3fseT2eM63wu4rHFw-8SBWFFdnPRkJsLCI5g_IAWUHOy6cRy-8ZxXRlhC5E5RuaaExPZhZwmf4zVkvKUJ4BvLaqIxzmT6Rtg-vf20dr1IBijT9FMjFjD60i8Dc8pOZgLAeMEPduIvedvPOF1J7cGgE1Q4aeiBggOPcN9g-sDm/w382-h222/03%20Maximize%20the%2090's.jpg" width="382" /></span></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The brochure unfolds to reveal the details of the incentive program.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z1v-qXNd8jO974ao9Bh42OfrZJwCy9wExVgQnRpJCzVx1mrcZxPC3nD2upwlVYobVceNVxDQ0Z_LFqLlym33tEEDpjJAF5BJVm1DjjNOpXmk304sig_AYGyyzJ2jNFL4VbO_NCUW2zVU66T6BOIkOkTRuhOu-L6nUQMOtDSPsXnk1lYFTkaNcZp1/s13126/04%20Brochure_f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="13126" data-original-width="10151" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z1v-qXNd8jO974ao9Bh42OfrZJwCy9wExVgQnRpJCzVx1mrcZxPC3nD2upwlVYobVceNVxDQ0Z_LFqLlym33tEEDpjJAF5BJVm1DjjNOpXmk304sig_AYGyyzJ2jNFL4VbO_NCUW2zVU66T6BOIkOkTRuhOu-L6nUQMOtDSPsXnk1lYFTkaNcZp1/w482-h624/04%20Brochure_f.jpg" width="482" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The headline promises that “The Sales Force is With You.” The program description is a jumbled mess of references to Star Wars, <i>Star Trek</i>, <i>The Black Hole</i>, and even <i>The Right Stuff</i>. Good luck reading this stuff without rolling your eyes. The highlight of this page, and of the entire brochure, is a really nice Berkey-inspired image of an X-Wing Fighter with the Death Star in the background.</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKP8CNhNqBU6jGqNqDjtZ4Kir5qaJhobz8GLZwM-P3ILSmQ60yxmpefK5tS_wRoZK0odq3d_JN_1HPDctI98Yu0cICKPvPnAckMtqOSgbiXqZg_Fv1X9peMt7lZ8wu-eMurP6KpeXhYp7wbfwQ0QP4wbYplpAQJ5VfWwSBO4jZWwpqb40xT5Sd83Di/s10150/05%20The%20Sales%20Force%20is%20With%20You.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6576" data-original-width="10150" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKP8CNhNqBU6jGqNqDjtZ4Kir5qaJhobz8GLZwM-P3ILSmQ60yxmpefK5tS_wRoZK0odq3d_JN_1HPDctI98Yu0cICKPvPnAckMtqOSgbiXqZg_Fv1X9peMt7lZ8wu-eMurP6KpeXhYp7wbfwQ0QP4wbYplpAQJ5VfWwSBO4jZWwpqb40xT5Sd83Di/w605-h391/05%20The%20Sales%20Force%20is%20With%20You.jpg" width="605" /></span></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wonder if this was an intentional nod to the 1977 promotion. There is nothing in the text of the brochure to suggest that the use of Star Wars imagery was more than just a coincidental echo of the earlier promotion.</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The headline for the reverse side of the unfolded brochure is “Destroy the Evil Empire.” I suppose the evil empire consisted of Thomas’s English Muffins, Pepperidge Farm Raisin Bread, and other nefarious baked goods competing for shelf space in the 1990 bread aisle.</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTU1UNRLjCm6rBxB_0c-Hu2yjpFoPs5eXmg-1exSBx3uabqqF1DqoPgwkkhq5vu5n_ARr-X0NZbJrKLqcwS52FYD__MwHat0Qf6hb9fB9fQ-Zs90DJPAA3I7SBRy8_quWcmIPfqBL3UsMDPO-y_OThpX7AjsClOG5yLC61qgj0GO5ZGXaL53bR0LN/s13155/06%20Brochure_r.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="13155" data-original-width="10143" height="631" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTU1UNRLjCm6rBxB_0c-Hu2yjpFoPs5eXmg-1exSBx3uabqqF1DqoPgwkkhq5vu5n_ARr-X0NZbJrKLqcwS52FYD__MwHat0Qf6hb9fB9fQ-Zs90DJPAA3I7SBRy8_quWcmIPfqBL3UsMDPO-y_OThpX7AjsClOG5yLC61qgj0GO5ZGXaL53bR0LN/w487-h631/06%20Brochure_r.jpg" width="487" /></span></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sweepstakes featured “high-tech prizes” including TVs, VCRs, portable CD players, and even an NES system. But the Grand prize for the promotion was a 7-day trip to Hawaii for “you and your First Mate,” with multiple trips allotted to each of three Sales Divisions (aka Star Fleets). The competition rules clarify that the trip wouldn’t even count against the employee’s vacation days!</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I purchased this brochure in November of 2012. In the decade since, I’ve had a regular search for the other items described in the brochure, including a Progress Chart, Ceiling Mobile, Theme Poster, and Newsletter. I would be happy to add any of these items to my collection. But, given the somewhat generic nature of the search terms involved coupled with the internal nature of the sweepstakes, my searches have always come up empty.</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Until recently, when I found this awesome Hawaii ‘90 T-shirt.</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9zYHau0ax_AjfzierYZ3AivJQkiMjBQMWhnIlR8aHi7gdpQDflaes1yufar66IbRvIcXzF8q2rDlvJM4dSiSPtE3WLsD42qPumAUNuoX9WjFdPqhDndkCF8XLADsR_o8CrPZUOxz0hiUuLCgVAnh6MEqZqm5zduXMaNOpcwPz2xQg619Za7oMC1R/s2658/07%20Hawaii%20'90%20T-Shirt.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="2658" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9zYHau0ax_AjfzierYZ3AivJQkiMjBQMWhnIlR8aHi7gdpQDflaes1yufar66IbRvIcXzF8q2rDlvJM4dSiSPtE3WLsD42qPumAUNuoX9WjFdPqhDndkCF8XLADsR_o8CrPZUOxz0hiUuLCgVAnh6MEqZqm5zduXMaNOpcwPz2xQg619Za7oMC1R/w374-h339/07%20Hawaii%20'90%20T-Shirt.JPG" width="374" /></span></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The graphics on the T-shirt features the CBC Store Wars logo about to be engulfed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa" target="_blank">The Great Wave</a>.</span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2wTEHT3C_s9JDLRaeh9eO1O8m3esC3KuWRD2tL_i42-pJ4gq7RocK0r1mxuEoRZvAS4ZR5rQb7tOmmoh9RTYQtQyP2cSfAZ5k2FDKAd2uHnuO7RAMJvwD3AgoPInTNwnDM1lbzvoRFgalPmEdPNuJkw2_ymehrFJh_R6WGFnjMtPNrN42V-rooBi/s2941/08%20Hawaii%20'90%20T-Shirt%20Detail.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="2941" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2wTEHT3C_s9JDLRaeh9eO1O8m3esC3KuWRD2tL_i42-pJ4gq7RocK0r1mxuEoRZvAS4ZR5rQb7tOmmoh9RTYQtQyP2cSfAZ5k2FDKAd2uHnuO7RAMJvwD3AgoPInTNwnDM1lbzvoRFgalPmEdPNuJkw2_ymehrFJh_R6WGFnjMtPNrN42V-rooBi/w544-h397/08%20Hawaii%20'90%20T-Shirt%20Detail.JPG" width="544" /></span></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> don’t know what the purpose of this shirt was. There is no mention of it in the brochure. My guess is that the shirts were used as part of whatever sales meeting / pep talk kicked off the Store Wars program. It’s also possible that the shirts were awarded to the winners as a part of the Grand Prize. Maybe, somewhere out there, a group photo of all the winners sporting these shirts exists, just waiting to make its way into my collection.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It would be interesting to know how successful the incentive program was in boosting sales of baked goods to consumers preoccupied with trying to figure out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyHCi3O5NMo" target="_blank">who killed Laura Palmer</a></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. My guess is that the trip to Hawaii was a pretty solid motivator for the salespeople. The knockoff Star Wars imagery? Probably not so much.</span></span></p></div></div>Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710564640511461449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-37276323712457817622022-12-09T09:54:00.006-08:002023-01-04T22:18:12.579-08:00'Chive Cast 124 - Paploopalooza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDY9DyNK9hkKz-jA1-K4Nx9reBE2tI0voEkOIWVMamPm8fb2rgabJB025QL_5ILh304_-DD_a0MKeE1uo2lMHgZvgNVYwzU4SLkBU2I27BVHHev-7JkWFsJdhUSJrwJVTi4owX2FKj3jkds5SxtbsNqfEPhjf-g0gOkXEi_gaqnrkK5EQWc0cTpTB/s1600/124%20header%20image_txt1.png" style="display: none;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDY9DyNK9hkKz-jA1-K4Nx9reBE2tI0voEkOIWVMamPm8fb2rgabJB025QL_5ILh304_-DD_a0MKeE1uo2lMHgZvgNVYwzU4SLkBU2I27BVHHev-7JkWFsJdhUSJrwJVTi4owX2FKj3jkds5SxtbsNqfEPhjf-g0gOkXEi_gaqnrkK5EQWc0cTpTB/s1600/124%20header%20image_txt1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1600" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDY9DyNK9hkKz-jA1-K4Nx9reBE2tI0voEkOIWVMamPm8fb2rgabJB025QL_5ILh304_-DD_a0MKeE1uo2lMHgZvgNVYwzU4SLkBU2I27BVHHev-7JkWFsJdhUSJrwJVTi4owX2FKj3jkds5SxtbsNqfEPhjf-g0gOkXEi_gaqnrkK5EQWc0cTpTB/w606-h333/124%20header%20image_txt1.png" width="606" /></a></div><hr /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFA-VPVaSPcNS8H8GTkZ8z8y_bqKFdP4JGfTSG4ce7e7fQs6VfWsg-e6HljpubVjeOAh8dMGtRlwHjc_9GF4r6JCspQ8XqR9N4_4ZQJDHi1TF4VFzLMdobbZrnARHGjP4SIQMoc-8f_Afs_NNnsaDnRfE1at6rpevSzM1Swnji2irzQvIHPps0bKLm/s326/Chive%20Cast%20logo.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="326" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFA-VPVaSPcNS8H8GTkZ8z8y_bqKFdP4JGfTSG4ce7e7fQs6VfWsg-e6HljpubVjeOAh8dMGtRlwHjc_9GF4r6JCspQ8XqR9N4_4ZQJDHi1TF4VFzLMdobbZrnARHGjP4SIQMoc-8f_Afs_NNnsaDnRfE1at6rpevSzM1Swnji2irzQvIHPps0bKLm/w200-h200/Chive%20Cast%20logo.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's the end of the 79 Back season (and an era of archaic 'Chive Cast technology) as Skye and Steve explore the surprisingly many facets of Ewok Scout and speederbike-stealing hero Paploo. From more cardback identity confusion and cute knit hats to unsettling greeting cards and bad chili dogs, "Kieeco" has it all.</span><p>
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text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HySeE_rv6dHl6gBS9w4FhZl7gihgAXgo6DT3wN3p1Nm8pMP8q8BILdkjTQYMDTMzZ-FDip6dLnA2i-0wPgBK2LlXPuLkF0fW0Hk_zx5KMZdQ8wh717RH_qAuY450DlN9Xy1rgn7oEu9SxrHqVk9wTqhARqo7u8WQcfufTpG0S_BFajJqCibWn7jQ/w485-h640/Scan%20126.jpeg" style="display: none;" /></div><p><b>Ron</b> writes:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HySeE_rv6dHl6gBS9w4FhZl7gihgAXgo6DT3wN3p1Nm8pMP8q8BILdkjTQYMDTMzZ-FDip6dLnA2i-0wPgBK2LlXPuLkF0fW0Hk_zx5KMZdQ8wh717RH_qAuY450DlN9Xy1rgn7oEu9SxrHqVk9wTqhARqo7u8WQcfufTpG0S_BFajJqCibWn7jQ/s1200/Scan%20126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="910" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HySeE_rv6dHl6gBS9w4FhZl7gihgAXgo6DT3wN3p1Nm8pMP8q8BILdkjTQYMDTMzZ-FDip6dLnA2i-0wPgBK2LlXPuLkF0fW0Hk_zx5KMZdQ8wh717RH_qAuY450DlN9Xy1rgn7oEu9SxrHqVk9wTqhARqo7u8WQcfufTpG0S_BFajJqCibWn7jQ/w485-h640/Scan%20126.jpeg" width="485" /></a></div><p> The <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39696" target="_blank">Early Bird Certificate Package</a> casts a long shadow upon the history of the Kenner toy company's involvement with the Star Wars license. </p><p>Even those uninitiated into the mysteries of toy collecting are aware of it. "Hey," they'll say, "didn't Kenner offer an empty box for Christmas of 1977? That was pretty wild."</p><p>But in case you're clueless, allow me to summarize: Because Kenner's agreement with Fox wasn't signed until the spring of 1977, the company was <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2014/09/a-common-misconception.html" target="_blank">unable</a> to bring action figures to market for the holiday season of that year. Though they did release a few <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2020/11/star-wars-is-here-release-and-promotion.html" target="_blank">paper and cardboard items</a> in the fall, action figures had to wait until late winter of 1978. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfeDGbxnPIj_o614Idfk2dsMIoMAFkghIc6d07IHOcuNi9s9o4I-YhyLpibFDgk27mu4HdeLcF6Jc0jV9iL2i204o-2LG1YSlHHbRJRVYKlNM2kqh78nJ5v-hYxeuENcKql1GcddxRl10xmjAOCGhCeVWfbYvpNasRZOudvDzvC8w4YR_55IfLdQ_/s3845/IMG_2850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1821" data-original-width="3845" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfeDGbxnPIj_o614Idfk2dsMIoMAFkghIc6d07IHOcuNi9s9o4I-YhyLpibFDgk27mu4HdeLcF6Jc0jV9iL2i204o-2LG1YSlHHbRJRVYKlNM2kqh78nJ5v-hYxeuENcKql1GcddxRl10xmjAOCGhCeVWfbYvpNasRZOudvDzvC8w4YR_55IfLdQ_/w584-h277/IMG_2850.JPG" width="584" /></a></div><p>The Early Bird Certificate Package was Kenner's solution to the no-figures-for-Christmas dilemma. A stopgap product, it consisted of a graphical envelope containing a cardboard figure stand and a certificate; the latter could be redeemed by mail for four action figures, to be shipped directly to the consumer at a future date.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV-GI-nJ2C1B066fzgEIzjeg3a1XK7b5ug3MujcvL1VwX3Uptgu1Hsk-MbJwM4zc2sZDpbkckpyf1AEewPtT_OvVhtXAEJ7qrqhPcJqF_uBCyJD6hQLFth1V7L9zZcrFQdus-girPcTQJEtr2lQOC3Iv6wcxXTLS0fnRKAAok0R9HkKqHiwQFBHhB/s573/toycenter-loomis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV-GI-nJ2C1B066fzgEIzjeg3a1XK7b5ug3MujcvL1VwX3Uptgu1Hsk-MbJwM4zc2sZDpbkckpyf1AEewPtT_OvVhtXAEJ7qrqhPcJqF_uBCyJD6hQLFth1V7L9zZcrFQdus-girPcTQJEtr2lQOC3Iv6wcxXTLS0fnRKAAok0R9HkKqHiwQFBHhB/w360-h640/toycenter-loomis.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So central to toy-industry mythology is the story of the Early Bird offer that it was prominently mentioned on the plaque commemorating the induction of onetime Kenner president Bernie Loomis into the Toy Manufacturer's of America Hall of Fame. [1]<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To history at least, the Early Bird Certificate Package was a success. It launched one of the greatest action figure lines of all time. And it was so novel that people are still talking about it today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But renown is a funny thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Though laudability alone can certainly establish reputation, more often than not it's a consequence, at least in part, of scandal. We remember most clearly those things that appall us, that mock our sense of propriety, that are scorned by our neighbors. If such a thing succeeds, then we remember it the more, because its acclaim seems hard won, or maybe even stolen, like the golden idol in the opening scene of <i>Raiders of the Lost Ark</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Oti9c-qMsmeoLNK2Iw9FlN6PwymqMFfpZJSKWxNwqVgu_k7sswiFbJBhz9NaJ7-nYns1sOcdkNTojyx1UQ6uXG66NIh4ADW0eR9RBt2_yZgIOpZf9o6lbNPfmjkizm8di6asJEVdydbjzVGnJ3g5k10sRXE_ZTiwj1Snsmljv5IdEnrkfFVSy89p/s1200/IMG_2174.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Oti9c-qMsmeoLNK2Iw9FlN6PwymqMFfpZJSKWxNwqVgu_k7sswiFbJBhz9NaJ7-nYns1sOcdkNTojyx1UQ6uXG66NIh4ADW0eR9RBt2_yZgIOpZf9o6lbNPfmjkizm8di6asJEVdydbjzVGnJ3g5k10sRXE_ZTiwj1Snsmljv5IdEnrkfFVSy89p/w546-h640/IMG_2174.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All of this is to say that the Early Bird Certificate Package was, upon its release, somewhat shocking. It was Kenner asking people to buy a promise rather than a product. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As far as I know, that hadn't been done before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sure, stores frequently offered gift certificates, redeemable for products at a future date; but a claim on future product offered by the manufacturer, and sold in retail outlets throughout the land -- that was something different. And it angered people. Many felt they were being scammed or otherwise taken advantage of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With all of this in mind, I thought it would be interesting to review news stories concerning the Early Bird Certificate Package dating from the time of its debut. How did they present the product? Did they condemn it or praise it? What were the attitudes of retailers? Of customers? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's dig in and find out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* * * </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">News regarding the Early Bird Certificate Package seems to have started trickling out early in the fall of 1977.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3vpEadHEzUEwxWAPAjzVTaDcq8sDyuCRkLbsBvVfPRaexOJKMtK08iDSNEtn2ch34BdykzdXgqAOpHr3JrKGKokBllwSBecwkYJuODL_mbdlnhfJeAk27Jj9XUHrkRannJvT0tj2fvYsOlVt9jg5QKpF2YLGgoUn8a8kfMr7m6gsDfZZGwKukYvW/s594/Brownwood-Bulletin-Sep-30-1977-p-14.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3vpEadHEzUEwxWAPAjzVTaDcq8sDyuCRkLbsBvVfPRaexOJKMtK08iDSNEtn2ch34BdykzdXgqAOpHr3JrKGKokBllwSBecwkYJuODL_mbdlnhfJeAk27Jj9XUHrkRannJvT0tj2fvYsOlVt9jg5QKpF2YLGgoUn8a8kfMr7m6gsDfZZGwKukYvW/w516-h640/Brownwood-Bulletin-Sep-30-1977-p-14.Jpeg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The above AP item, published in the September 30, 1977 issue of <i>The Brownwood Bulletin</i>, set the tone for discussion concerning the product.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In order to ward off confusion or even skepticism, Kenner's sales representative took pains to explain his company's unusual predicament.</div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"It takes several months to go into production on an item, so we don't even have one to show the buyers," Gerry Dougherty, a Kenner salesman said.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"But we are offering a gift package that includes a Star Wars display stand, stickers, club membership card and postage-paid mail-order card for a set of four plastic action figures from the movie -- Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Chewbacca the Wookie [sic] and the robot R2-D2, registered under the trademark 'Artoo Detoo.'"</span></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But what about the lack of actual, you know, toys? Won't children be upset on Christmas morning?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anticipating many of the retailer and consumer objections that would be lodged in the coming months, Dougherty valiantly attempted to ease the minds of those who might balk at the product's novelty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">"We'll have advertising stressing the early-bird certificate," [he] said, "so children will know what they are getting and won't be disappointed. Then they'll be able to get the whole set later, Darth Vader, See Threepio, Ben (Obi Wan) Kenobi and other characters from the movie."</span> </blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, the kids won't be disappointed on Christmas because by then they will already have been pre-disappointed by the commercials. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Got it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not all parents were convinced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">"I'd rather have something for my kids to play with right away," said a Dallas mother. "Can you imagine their faces on Christmas morning when they unwrap an envelope? They'd be madder than a Wookie [sic]!" [2]</span></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we'll see, this tug of war, between explanatory optimism on the part of Kenner's representatives and skepticism or even outright anger on the part of consumers and retailers, would characterize the reception to the Early Bird Certificate Package right up until it departed store shelves soon after the holiday season of 1977.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gerry Dougherty made a return appearance in a very similar AP item, published in the September 30, 1977 issue of the <i>Victoria Advocate</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjAb-g2moE4ZPSjBZQKWLZ7tfo3C_9LdaYZsAyS91zFx19--UUi84lvtXnRNt55IWs6kRjb_5KKhnoY-8nE1Gfpuxmrpqz3sHf0ewIonGqxBJMlVtE_OdV1zqrPzmOB-v2PXN2TK4FEp0GxgYij87c5F9MnKqBJSgn8uZXGKTIgsIMaGyrH993sPF/s977/Victoria-Victoria-Advocate-Sep-30-1977-p-6.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="330" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjAb-g2moE4ZPSjBZQKWLZ7tfo3C_9LdaYZsAyS91zFx19--UUi84lvtXnRNt55IWs6kRjb_5KKhnoY-8nE1Gfpuxmrpqz3sHf0ewIonGqxBJMlVtE_OdV1zqrPzmOB-v2PXN2TK4FEp0GxgYij87c5F9MnKqBJSgn8uZXGKTIgsIMaGyrH993sPF/w216-h640/Victoria-Victoria-Advocate-Sep-30-1977-p-6.Jpeg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In it he homes in on what can be described as the Early Bird promotion's killer app: its official connection to Star Wars. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Officialness was a real issue. In the absence of official Star Wars product, knockoffs had proliferated -- knockoffs that many parents were willing to buy in place of Star Wars. All such purchases represented dollars that could have been funneled into Kenner's coffers, but weren't.</div><div><br /></div><div>But kids wouldn't accept a Star Substitute . . . would they?<br /><p>In case retail buyers and consumers had any doubts on that front, Dougherty shamelessly pulled the lever of peer pressure: "It's the be-the-first-on-your-block appeal," he said, adding that "kids will want the real Star Wars item, even if they have to wait."</p><p>Retailers, though, were less certain. </p><p>Said one quoted in the article: "Children don't really care whether they get the officially licensed product or not. A robot is a robot."</p><p>And so the terms of the battle were established: it was licensed versus unlicensed, the Real McCoy versus what I guess I'll call the Counterfeit O'Houlihan.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTs28TuXQeK_rsMNynpVw56ih3V5-hN_p2VPi6bZoyDGIdNyfF9hPOcnEug1GYlwCM4GGpaw8wbj33QJV-3q0_PIoz9RZdSpSzyP0uToxp9teexn3nCEYH55G2Cr2O6Xsue_jPn2fshJdR-tParQ-9T0r7TonyOQ9beyKdR_sRavf0YVuW6sQ9Y9h/s733/ideal_starteam_knightofdarkness.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTs28TuXQeK_rsMNynpVw56ih3V5-hN_p2VPi6bZoyDGIdNyfF9hPOcnEug1GYlwCM4GGpaw8wbj33QJV-3q0_PIoz9RZdSpSzyP0uToxp9teexn3nCEYH55G2Cr2O6Xsue_jPn2fshJdR-tParQ-9T0r7TonyOQ9beyKdR_sRavf0YVuW6sQ9Y9h/w382-h640/ideal_starteam_knightofdarkness.webp" width="382" /></a></div><p>Kenner's chief adversary in this battle (the Big Chief Counterfeit O'Houlihan) was the Ideal Toy Company, whose <a href="https://www.plaidstallions.com/ideal/starteam.html" target="_blank">S.T.A.R. Team</a> line survived a legal challenge to compete with Star Wars for holiday dollars. </p><p>Though the S.T.A.R. Team was comprised of toys that had been released by Ideal in a prior year, it was close enough to Star Wars to tempt retailers with the promise of space-related profits.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L4Wob95p2UM8_h4Ea1sO8dP2g3o80yTIQLmA3dr-fmXBoAukyecspvfrZyScPba2XaVzsEf2DoI_M_0NfdopvgnrVxsosysaMON0QWtPujvA8tNSMsg9zeJHC5RbDfGE91-9gXf4RQutYpz4jABPmSeUYX1NoGhgH7UEj6yqj5Lm6ssn4ZscgGB4/s4444/The_Argus_Thu__Dec_8__1977_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4444" data-original-width="3974" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L4Wob95p2UM8_h4Ea1sO8dP2g3o80yTIQLmA3dr-fmXBoAukyecspvfrZyScPba2XaVzsEf2DoI_M_0NfdopvgnrVxsosysaMON0QWtPujvA8tNSMsg9zeJHC5RbDfGE91-9gXf4RQutYpz4jABPmSeUYX1NoGhgH7UEj6yqj5Lm6ssn4ZscgGB4/w572-h640/The_Argus_Thu__Dec_8__1977_.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><p>Indeed, it was Ideal's products, not Kenner's, that illustrated many articles devoted to holiday gifting for the 1977 season. For an example, see the item pictured above, from the December 8, 1977 issue of <i>The Argus</i>.</p><p>Fortunately, a Kenner spokesman was quoted in the piece, and he made a case for the real Star Wars:</p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">We did a lot of thinking before we made the decision to send out a certificate package. But we felt that because of the success of the movie, the child would want the authentic figures. We also decided that if a child receives the certificate package as one of his toys, he will be satisfied, and getting the actual gift later on could extend the feeling of the holiday season.</span></blockquote><p></p><p>A couple of messages were communicated here: First, you're buying garbage if you aren't buying the authentic Star Wars. Second, getting your Christmas presents in February isn't weird; it's actually a good thing!</p><p>Less sanguine was the lone retailer quoted in the piece: "We feel a child would like to get a gift at Christmas, not a certificate," said a representative of Marshall Field, "unless the parents want to buy a regular gift certificate from our store."</p><p>Backing words with action, Marshall Field refused to carry the Early Bird Certificate Package. </p><p>How's that for extending the feeling of the holiday season?</p><p>Marshall Field wasn't alone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcFta9niupeG95DRGSnwgZyxMGbf8hrT74mW6uPoDUbRFmJoU8RwH1abtMD2u3nQZOraA_oUPOhA_hO9YxUmkOvihiPhZyCo6Zc-9s1A1iuSQV_SU9nuAYEtG_ep4itvZp8TBBEK1f_IwuRxr7Oyw7E0go2QRMYlpbBiBNrPrMo1YoTnqFwo31qgG/s1366/Idaho-State-Journal-Dec-22-1977-p-1.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1276" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcFta9niupeG95DRGSnwgZyxMGbf8hrT74mW6uPoDUbRFmJoU8RwH1abtMD2u3nQZOraA_oUPOhA_hO9YxUmkOvihiPhZyCo6Zc-9s1A1iuSQV_SU9nuAYEtG_ep4itvZp8TBBEK1f_IwuRxr7Oyw7E0go2QRMYlpbBiBNrPrMo1YoTnqFwo31qgG/w577-h618/Idaho-State-Journal-Dec-22-1977-p-1.Jpeg" width="577" /></a></div><p>Per this item, from the December 22, 1977 edition of <i>The Idaho State Journal</i>, an area retailer named Grand Central also opted to avoid the Early Bird Certificate Package. "We chose as a company not to buy the Star Wars toy from Kenner," said the store's manager, ". . . the reason being most people don't want to buy something now and get it four to six months later." </p><p>Well, that gripe sounds familiar.</p><p>Another retailer quoted in the piece was only slightly more positive.</p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">Keith Groh, Osco Drug store manager, says his outlet has about a dozen of the Star Wars toy certificate boxes in stock, but the item hasn't been a "big thing" for his store. "If anybody wants any of them, we've still got them available," Groh remarked.</span></blockquote><p></p><p>In hindsight the retailers who refused to carry the product seem overly stubborn. </p><p>But, as I wrote at the start of this piece, upon the release of the Early Bird Certificate Package, it was often seen not as the fun and novel thing that it's taken for today, but as something adjacent to a scam.</p><p>I find it hard to criticize retailers for their skepticism. The product probably set a few gears to turning in their minds. </p><p>After all, one of the main functions of a store is display of product. People patronize them in order to see the goods, to kick the metaphorical tires. If no goods are displayed, then what's the point of the store? People might as well buy direct from the manufacturer, or through a catalog outfit. In short, the certificate rendered superfluous one of the primary drivers of retail shopping. </p><p>There were more immediate concerns as well.</p><p>Put yourself in the shoes of the folks at Marshall Field. What happens when a customer who purchases the Early Bird Certificate Package at one of your locations is unhappy with the figures he eventually receives? What does he do? Does he complain to Marshall Field, or to Kenner? In short, by asking retailers to carry these certificates, Kenner was asking them to take their word for it. "Don't worry," they were saying, "the product will be good, and your customers will be happy." </p><p>Some just weren't willing to take that bet.</p><p>Betty Slaugh, owner of the Michigan-based Toy Village, certainly wasn't.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFCWb_ajpAD-XiVpaBsRoRDhwjR8ZmtEehsSnOwoA1pit3vJ79qAhdmwWrr5RZPhbIKHUsdX-lnYfrs_Aap2u7HlTN6N34GNPwGl7Ple-eqXPokYygmXaKJ25A6oMMsxjuG81NGE24DcIrAtgxiGNkBNkc_5U9aY3jh5eKWT1pzPF_MHLe9wKOpoE/s3703/Lansing_State_Journal_Wed__Nov_30__1977_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3703" data-original-width="3051" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFCWb_ajpAD-XiVpaBsRoRDhwjR8ZmtEehsSnOwoA1pit3vJ79qAhdmwWrr5RZPhbIKHUsdX-lnYfrs_Aap2u7HlTN6N34GNPwGl7Ple-eqXPokYygmXaKJ25A6oMMsxjuG81NGE24DcIrAtgxiGNkBNkc_5U9aY3jh5eKWT1pzPF_MHLe9wKOpoE/w528-h640/Lansing_State_Journal_Wed__Nov_30__1977_.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><p>According to the November 30, 1977 edition of <i>The Lansing State Journal</i>, Ms. Slaugh "want[ed] no part of the gift certificate scheme," adding that "the manufacturer shouldn't have the right to pre-sell a toy."</p><p>It's not like Kenner didn't take the time to examine the hurdles faced by their product.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h2ifusrx3n2bAH08DtowgWsSMCMVad55QakijfQrkSjh9xJbFUQaPJkRnCGsNKuxDWUFNz08jX0m7Cf7lQzPlFfrMJYUjWy6CnQpHd8_7eM3II3Ct5eufFHItMyF0qZ6jPNrr9HkKp3D51sZ-PykYiA3KHyVTntUJNgfzY7Qgc2evb11DXvkfu3W/s2503/The_Charlotte_Observer_Thu__Dec_22__1977_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1629" data-original-width="2503" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h2ifusrx3n2bAH08DtowgWsSMCMVad55QakijfQrkSjh9xJbFUQaPJkRnCGsNKuxDWUFNz08jX0m7Cf7lQzPlFfrMJYUjWy6CnQpHd8_7eM3II3Ct5eufFHItMyF0qZ6jPNrr9HkKp3D51sZ-PykYiA3KHyVTntUJNgfzY7Qgc2evb11DXvkfu3W/w559-h363/The_Charlotte_Observer_Thu__Dec_22__1977_.jpg" width="559" /></a></div><div><br /></div>According to this item, from the December 22, 1977 edition of <i>The Charlotte Observer</i>, </div><blockquote><div><span style="font-family: courier;">The gift certificate . . . was tested with several thousand parents in four cities, including Cincinnati, and then with retailers. The response, a spokesman said, "was favorable."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"We did it," he said, "as a consumer service." </span></div></blockquote><div></div><div>So Kenner extensively tested the product with consumers and retailers, and the results were positive.</div><div><br /></div><div>Okay. </div><div><br /></div><div>But am I wrong to detect a hint of desperation in the "we did it as a consumer service" line? It sounds a bit like a rationalization.</div><div><br /></div><div>The rest of the article, and certainly its headline, doesn't bolster Kenner's position. I think it's fair to characterize it as scathing. </div><blockquote><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Definitely not, says Vickie Oldenham.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"They would not be happy with that on Christmas morning." Mrs. Oldenham said Wednesday as she stood before a Star Wars "early-bird" certificate display in a SouthPark shopping center toy store.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Her three children . . . "would[n't] want those things under the tree."</span></div></blockquote><div></div><div>"Those <i>things</i>." I love that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, such was the paper's characterization of the consumer side of opinion. </div><div><br /></div><div>What about the retailer side?</div><blockquote><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Claudette Edge, manager of the Jack and Jill toy store at SouthPark, takes a dim view of the whole thing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"All we're actually selling is a piece of paper," she said. "This is unreal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">"Parents aren't entranced with the idea. The reaction is nil. Only a real broadminded mother in total command of her household will go along with this."</span></div></blockquote><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIctIVSW3WctLlzGreCrZBetCgNJkCN4OqpqDAThgyHSXrT5Poo1HCi2gArSrMqxHZXHQiYBFEkenyByTKLaprbbi7jIpQB5CokVUMLrs7WB9TBfx6l8XvpvW9VwYWA_RupiH0mjWKauXFPm2TRuqTIbYLXMJzPDCnJnLgT1gMeJoMWjd96Ws-_mM/s1505/Arlington-Citizen-Journal-Dec-21-1977-p-19.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="493" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIctIVSW3WctLlzGreCrZBetCgNJkCN4OqpqDAThgyHSXrT5Poo1HCi2gArSrMqxHZXHQiYBFEkenyByTKLaprbbi7jIpQB5CokVUMLrs7WB9TBfx6l8XvpvW9VwYWA_RupiH0mjWKauXFPm2TRuqTIbYLXMJzPDCnJnLgT1gMeJoMWjd96Ws-_mM/w210-h640/Arlington-Citizen-Journal-Dec-21-1977-p-19.Jpeg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Contributing to the theme of outrage was this piece, from the December 21, 1977 edition of the <i>Arlington Citizen Journal</i>, the headline of which bluntly informed readers that Kenner's "IOU's" were "unpopular."</div><div><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"We're selling them but people don't like them," explains Ron Middleton, manager of Circus World at the Six Flags Mall. "The main feedback we get is that there will be a lot of unhappy faces on the kids when they get up on Christmas morning and there's nothing under the tree.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"The kids aren't real impressed with them, either. I could probably count the number of kits we sell in one week on both hands."</span></p></blockquote><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">Middleton said that he even transferred half his stock to another shop in the chain in Dallas because they weren't selling that good and that particular store didn't have the kits in stock. </span></blockquote><p></p><p></p><p>Ouch.</p><p>Somewhat more positive was this take, from a retailer who'd evidently taken fewer grouch pills that morning -- though he still claimed that other Star Wars items (the <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2018/07/kenners-star-wars-puzzles.html" target="_blank">puzzles</a>, maybe?) had been more popular than the Early Bird Certificate Package.</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Over at Toys by Roy in the Forum 303 Shopping Mall, manager Bob Klem also reports that sales of the pre-sell kits are slow compared to the other items modeled after the famous science fiction fantasy flick.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"There was a lot of speculation when the kits first came out, but people have been buying them. I've got about one-third of my stock left," Klem said. </span></p></blockquote><p></p><p>One-third of stock remaining four days prior to Christmas? </p><p>Well, I guess it could have been worse . . . </p><p>This is the first article we've discussed that specifically alludes to low sales. But as the following item will prove, sales problems were a common theme of news reports concerning the Early Bird Certificate Package.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5l_Icl69kUKSbDwMtBgtjItzpiWcrlt8ylrRDc-Lwj8kpBKoOEqfQ43taG8rAV2eC9eVQO7Pe0LpYa7TgB2Jf5lg6pcgiKn9yxp-1OayQW9Oh57dJNhGAYxKIM7V1K1LL8ILJFsMybTodJ5o2EVSy5oVcRsYB5ScRl84LR4gx2edDFwL48-VzM9W/s704/Bradford-Era-Dec-19-1977-p-16.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="650" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5l_Icl69kUKSbDwMtBgtjItzpiWcrlt8ylrRDc-Lwj8kpBKoOEqfQ43taG8rAV2eC9eVQO7Pe0LpYa7TgB2Jf5lg6pcgiKn9yxp-1OayQW9Oh57dJNhGAYxKIM7V1K1LL8ILJFsMybTodJ5o2EVSy5oVcRsYB5ScRl84LR4gx2edDFwL48-VzM9W/w566-h614/Bradford-Era-Dec-19-1977-p-16.Jpeg" width="566" /></a></div><p>Though it was published in the December 19, 1977 edition of <i>The</i> <i>Bradford Era</i>, it was an AP item, meaning that versions of it ran in papers across the country.</p><p>Of the three previously discussed articles, which do you reckon has the biggest bummer of a headline?</p></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Star Wars Toys -- In <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4U78n4WmVo" target="_blank">2525</a>?</li><li>IOU's Unpopular</li><li>Star Wars 'promise' not a big seller</li></ol><p></p></blockquote><div><p style="text-align: left;"></p></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p>It's hard to beat "IOU's Unpopular" for blunt potency. </p><p>Still, I have to give the Jerky Journalism Prize to the third headline with its scare quotes surrounding "promise." It makes me think of that shot in <i>Citizen Kane</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmVVCLHBrMO6ZdJHglMh91ctoQZh_toj99Gh1djA2LptIj1twxDftzbdiONbZoVeAEMGMVjUJMGBdPjtVQzHCUetppqSxaoUNLhsHZW1jxbCT6ITyPoBw86HGhhbPqCwjF3uO2NoM2pA65YDO4v9jdhe8IgAsC2iKu6NjTxewPKbTHHqBSRztLDSX/s1200/Kane-love-nest.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1200" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmVVCLHBrMO6ZdJHglMh91ctoQZh_toj99Gh1djA2LptIj1twxDftzbdiONbZoVeAEMGMVjUJMGBdPjtVQzHCUetppqSxaoUNLhsHZW1jxbCT6ITyPoBw86HGhhbPqCwjF3uO2NoM2pA65YDO4v9jdhe8IgAsC2iKu6NjTxewPKbTHHqBSRztLDSX/w582-h425/Kane-love-nest.jpeg" width="582" /></a></div><p>Like the reporter from the <i>Arlington Citizen Journal</i>, the AP claimed that retailers were disappointed with the Early Bird Certificate Package.</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">With less than a week until Christmas, the kits are getting a cold reception in [the Philadelphia] area.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"They aren't going too well," admitted John Kreemer, toys merchandising manager for the Strawbridge and Clothier department store here. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"It surprised us."</span></p></blockquote><p>Well, since Mr. Kreemer raised the topic of surprises . . . do you want to know what in the article surprised me?</p><p>The Sox Pot.</p><p>If you read the whole thing, you undoubtedly noted the below bit concerning the Sox Pot. </p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">One retail oddity that seems to be getting the business this season is the "Sox Pot," a lucite plant pot, packed with seeds and four pairs of argyle socks. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Bob Knighton, a hosiery buyer for Gimbels, said 2,000 Sox Pots have been sold at $12 each in the chain's downtown department store alone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">"It's going to turn out to be the item of the season," he beamed.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p>Does Bob seem a touch enthusiastic? </p><p>Let's agree to give him a pass. How often does the hosiery buyer get to gloat? </p><p>I was a little thrown by the article's description of the Sox Pot, not to mention its reputation for "getting the business," so I had to prove to myself that it actually existed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinq8j0PX1OAXU3YICS_tgB1XxTRsl9spwEq_mqyI2ciOVpxA_wM1gabFz5fGTYwDNRpMl0Hka4DWDgdDziWHiQFHuHHi76AwgG0KUdiqbgFAsZZUV2YGgPEAwgHMrIohCT3aGxi_5QeyJ-8jGavAZDWARx0lmcONQNsFTzWRG3HOikSRESHQ3VI6dL/s1195/Madison-Wisconsin-State-Journal-Dec-02-1977-p-144.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinq8j0PX1OAXU3YICS_tgB1XxTRsl9spwEq_mqyI2ciOVpxA_wM1gabFz5fGTYwDNRpMl0Hka4DWDgdDziWHiQFHuHHi76AwgG0KUdiqbgFAsZZUV2YGgPEAwgHMrIohCT3aGxi_5QeyJ-8jGavAZDWARx0lmcONQNsFTzWRG3HOikSRESHQ3VI6dL/w314-h640/Madison-Wisconsin-State-Journal-Dec-02-1977-p-144.Jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><p>As the above ad demonstrates, it did indeed exist. And it did indeed consist of "four pairs of sox in a pot with free seeds to plant." </p><p>Anyway, if you're at Kenner and you're reading this AP article, I gotta imagine you're asking yourself how in the hell your big new product just got upstaged by the f%@king Sox Pot.</p><p>Come to think of it, is "Sox Pot" a play on "sexpot"? I really just have so many questions . . . </p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * </p><p>I think we established a few things with this review. But the main thing we established is that the Early Bird Certificate Package was controversial. </p><p>Press coverage skewed heavily negative during the fall of 1977, and the negativity continued right up until Christmas, despite Kenner's efforts to position the product in the best possible light. Some stores refused to carry it, and many reported poor sales. Perhaps most importantly, at least some consumers were outraged by it.</p><p>But was it commercially successful? Did it succeed at "getting the business"?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s7kKE-6dJ_WnbJfL_DIm_6O38NobEEf4TmZXTP0aErUsiR8OdU7OfkU9403-V1L6-wjdHA5HUl7Sgru_hFjD7Zal4gx6fVDb2eQ5tH3igsoryhj_sHoh3RLWkKylv2cjoT-vSXulPaatt-ycAaWJ64E_Jopy_dj5mBlPxGzzVFEfmoSSfXr-_ixv/s2283/Colorado-Springs-Gazette-Mar-11-1978-p-44.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2283" data-original-width="521" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s7kKE-6dJ_WnbJfL_DIm_6O38NobEEf4TmZXTP0aErUsiR8OdU7OfkU9403-V1L6-wjdHA5HUl7Sgru_hFjD7Zal4gx6fVDb2eQ5tH3igsoryhj_sHoh3RLWkKylv2cjoT-vSXulPaatt-ycAaWJ64E_Jopy_dj5mBlPxGzzVFEfmoSSfXr-_ixv/w146-h640/Colorado-Springs-Gazette-Mar-11-1978-p-44.Jpeg" width="146" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This article, published in <i>The Colorado Springs Gazette</i> of March 11, 1978 (i.e., the spring following the promotion) provides a bit of insight.<br /><p>Though it betrays some vestiges of the prior autumn's negativity, including the complaint of a seven-year-old who claims he had to "wait too long" to receive his Early Bird figures, it also includes Bernie Loomis' estimation that "several hundred thousand" figure sets had been shipped to consumers.</p><p>Perhaps more importantly, the article positions the Early Bird Certificate Package as the kickoff product of a grand and transformative toy line -- which is more or less how it's viewed today.</p><p>But let's return to the sales stuff. </p><p>A sales volume of several hundred thousand units sounds pretty respectable. </p><p>But I do wonder if Kenner hadn't hoped for a response that was a bit more robust.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykKsPOYrjW8hihSjs_AOPAUPS0VoPFIilcqXdv6QvzqZeeiQzQptOrSzp4W6jSYYnVrAyEFNZlIpJYfkVHueD_RZKlTX-ReOTuBvW_Fcji5fUeybXXrJRc5RU4ZGJ-Qi__ls1GB4kF6wwcs8YoeIlXk5lJiijXXyh5iRhKG0oqRkn7w5c_4rdHt60/s3800/The_Herald_News_Tue__Nov_15__1977_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2375" data-original-width="3800" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykKsPOYrjW8hihSjs_AOPAUPS0VoPFIilcqXdv6QvzqZeeiQzQptOrSzp4W6jSYYnVrAyEFNZlIpJYfkVHueD_RZKlTX-ReOTuBvW_Fcji5fUeybXXrJRc5RU4ZGJ-Qi__ls1GB4kF6wwcs8YoeIlXk5lJiijXXyh5iRhKG0oqRkn7w5c_4rdHt60/w579-h362/The_Herald_News_Tue__Nov_15__1977_.jpg" width="579" /></a></div><p>My doubts are at least somewhat validated by this piece, from <i>The Herald News</i> of November 15, 1977.</p><p>It focuses on Packaging Corp. of America (PCA), the outfit based in Garfield, New Jersey that was commissioned by Kenner to print and assemble the Early Bird Certificate Package.</p><p>The article is great. Not only does it include a photo that will stoke the delight of any collector of store displays, it provides information that (as far as I know) has never been presented to the toy collecting community.</p><p>Apparently, the handling of the freshly printed Early Bird Certificates was a high-security procedure:</p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">Daniel McCollough, general manager of the PCA's Garfield plant, explained that the certificates -- worth $10 million -- were delivered to Garfield by armored car. Pinkerton guards were assigned to the plant round-the-clock during the two-week packaging process.</span></blockquote><p></p><p>Pinkertons solemnly guarding pallets stacked with pristine Early Bird Certificates! What an image!</p><p>But the article also provides some interesting information regarding production numbers and, potentially, sales expectations:</p><p></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Since the job called for only 500,000 certificates to be packaged, Kenner and PCA had to make sure the remaining half-million were destroyed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">McCullough said a private security truck followed by guards transported the very expensive paper to PCA's Delaware Water Gap plant in Pennsylvania. The guards watched as the certificates were removed by forklift and dumped into a hydropulper -- the beginning of the paper recycling process.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><p>So, 500,000 Certificates were packaged for distribution to retailers. That jibes with Loomis' claim of "several hundred thousand" sold. </p><p>But half of the number printed (i.e., 500,000) were pulped. </p><p>Was the destruction due to lack of orders on the part of wholesale buyers? </p><p>That's my suspicion. I think Kenner hoped to sell up to one million Certificates, but only managed half of that.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * </p><p>Ultimately, it didn't matter a whole lot if Kenner didn't sell a million Early Bird Certificate Packages during the holiday season of 1977. The Star Wars line was a success, and those parents who didn't buy Certificates for the holidays probably bought the figures for their kids when they hit stores in February and March of the following year.</p><p>Either way, Kenner sold figures.</p><p>As for the bad publicity . . . well, it was free advertising, right? </p><p>Maybe all that scandal actually helped in the long run, because it gave the newly minted Star Wars line a hook, something for folks to remember it by. Even if you weren't convinced by Kenner's marketing, you read those news stories and you knew that Star Wars figures were coming, were in fact just around the corner. And that awareness was valuable to the people selling Star Wars, namely Kenner.</p><p>It's been decades since the furor over the Early Bird Certificate package subsided. Today, all the major toy companies sell direct to the consumer. In doing so they don't even bother to sell a certificate at retail; retail is entirely outside of the equation. Sometimes <a href="https://aiptcomics.com/2021/12/07/haslab-rancor-fail/" target="_blank">they won't even manufacture an item if a sufficient number of people fail to pay for it beforehand</a>. </p><p>Is this a positive or negative development? I don't know. But I do know the Early Bird Certificate Package played a part in laying the groundwork for it.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><hr /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Notes:</b></span><p></p><p>[1] If you're bugged by the low quality of the photograph, consider giving me a break. I took it almost 25 years ago, using a digital camera that makes your iPhone camera look like the camera on the Web Space Telescope. You're lucky you can read the plaque at all. Fortunately, Loomis' write-up on the organization's <a href="https://www.toyassociation.org/ta/events/hof/toys/events/toy-industry-hall-of-fame-home.aspx?New_ContentCollectionOrganizerCommon=3">website</a> is more readable -- and also mentions the Early Bird promotion.</p><p>[2] The quotes it this article strike me as artificial. The Kenner spokesman's use of marketing terms (e.g., "Artoo Detoo") have the ring of written rather than spoken words. And part of me doesn't buy the mother's quip about her kids getting madder than a Wookiee. I suspect the article's quotes were cobbled together from written correspondence and/or partly fabricated.</p></div>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-49874115006432244542022-07-31T08:55:00.007-07:002022-07-31T08:58:11.112-07:00'Chive Cast 123 - Obi-Wan Kenobi (Disney+) Vintage Winners & Losers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7sOiTYV_1fTtMLT1FkdGkWXuRMEqL2YYExEg-nmaa2e7a5kPSVXWB17xmJvZcbcGQCWA9tQmHZPSaivqQpobwsx55cu-E5A6k9Z4g1mQYiylkom3WRV7PLfrp5jr5ubBFqWLrbQAPU_MR7NDHaCBUF5_Wzu3gt6_DQeYBMkxIUeqHb-TTJ6_aO4a/s1600/123%20header%20image%20txt.png" style="display: none;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7sOiTYV_1fTtMLT1FkdGkWXuRMEqL2YYExEg-nmaa2e7a5kPSVXWB17xmJvZcbcGQCWA9tQmHZPSaivqQpobwsx55cu-E5A6k9Z4g1mQYiylkom3WRV7PLfrp5jr5ubBFqWLrbQAPU_MR7NDHaCBUF5_Wzu3gt6_DQeYBMkxIUeqHb-TTJ6_aO4a/s1600/123%20header%20image%20txt.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1600" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7sOiTYV_1fTtMLT1FkdGkWXuRMEqL2YYExEg-nmaa2e7a5kPSVXWB17xmJvZcbcGQCWA9tQmHZPSaivqQpobwsx55cu-E5A6k9Z4g1mQYiylkom3WRV7PLfrp5jr5ubBFqWLrbQAPU_MR7NDHaCBUF5_Wzu3gt6_DQeYBMkxIUeqHb-TTJ6_aO4a/w613-h337/123%20header%20image%20txt.png" width="613" /></a></div><hr /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_R3Iy5Wp1arWblpnge5kq8uBG8VhynK3TYBMx6ZkUIywoWB2YaE8NWxPs2gL6CE7fs6JNaoMe42M0qBgj_4QUa-43PSVEWlH61JIgt1m2eILmTfdUE16M1q4klegVZd-Tmm-GdQZPdyXyTkenbMfTUflFHfju8oAmMv5twTQTFXLviHd3BZ6gBSj4/s326/Chive%20Cast%20logo.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="326" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_R3Iy5Wp1arWblpnge5kq8uBG8VhynK3TYBMx6ZkUIywoWB2YaE8NWxPs2gL6CE7fs6JNaoMe42M0qBgj_4QUa-43PSVEWlH61JIgt1m2eILmTfdUE16M1q4klegVZd-Tmm-GdQZPdyXyTkenbMfTUflFHfju8oAmMv5twTQTFXLviHd3BZ6gBSj4/w200-h200/Chive%20Cast%20logo.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Which vintage (and modern) Star Wars collectibles "won" the new Obi-Wan Kenobi show on Disney+? Join Skye and Steve as they break it all down with the traditional Top 10 countdown.</span><div><div><p></p>
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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYbW66vN7wNUC90y7mNlf1lIYvN8dIz_fnTCjD0uflv_2xW7VcEFEwF_w4HYl9A3F8ENSEaNs2z8lHJX8LGGn8C64C0Fe3JJArrRKmGZ0e4qEE1COMe8-1Kfestbd1k1ua9satVx2U1PSpOx9DfTi-v0KciusYUOYc9RpI6TixE4PW74ejTcxwzpc/s1521/Scan%20205%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1521" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYbW66vN7wNUC90y7mNlf1lIYvN8dIz_fnTCjD0uflv_2xW7VcEFEwF_w4HYl9A3F8ENSEaNs2z8lHJX8LGGn8C64C0Fe3JJArrRKmGZ0e4qEE1COMe8-1Kfestbd1k1ua9satVx2U1PSpOx9DfTi-v0KciusYUOYc9RpI6TixE4PW74ejTcxwzpc/w612-h242/Scan%20205%20copy.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><hr /><p><b>Ron</b> writes:</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b> Intro</b></h3><p> If you've read my other articles, especially <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2020/11/star-wars-is-here-release-and-promotion.html" target="_blank">this one</a>, you know that Kenner, the principal <i>Star Wars</i> toy licensee, was in a bit of a pickle come late 1977. </p><p>Though <i>Star Wars </i>was a smash hit, Kenner wasn't able to meet the demand that it generated among the toy buying public. This wasn't Kenner's fault: The company had only acquired the toy license that spring, just before the movie hit theaters, and toy development takes time -- over a year in some cases. </p><p>And so the Cincinnati-based company entered the holiday season with a lineup boasting only a few <i>Star Wars</i> products. Eight to be precise: two coloring sets, four puzzles, a board game, and the novel Early Bird Certificate Package. </p><p>The last was a glorified gift certificate that children could redeem for action figures -- to be delivered after a few months of agonized waiting. Because it asked consumers to pay for products that didn't even exist, it generated quite a bit of controversy in the press.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2LZ2CIVdnJVF8QAE22GkBYH9LyqfCEAlopabTXEnXtR1PyweOkSl9rZH-U17XMuMFup5MrpaosBspU_8LMnY36CrDmPeS-4EwiWBIkILU2Wkd8bl4JXBbwu8zffsXemPHb3yksZQjxC6PNHvH0PvafydzdfAyE6sl-jg2mYn8UeZrJ0pJQbOj-uc/s1200/IMG_8742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1151" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2LZ2CIVdnJVF8QAE22GkBYH9LyqfCEAlopabTXEnXtR1PyweOkSl9rZH-U17XMuMFup5MrpaosBspU_8LMnY36CrDmPeS-4EwiWBIkILU2Wkd8bl4JXBbwu8zffsXemPHb3yksZQjxC6PNHvH0PvafydzdfAyE6sl-jg2mYn8UeZrJ0pJQbOj-uc/w614-h640/IMG_8742.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><p>Obviously, a lot of iconic <i>Star Wars</i> paraphernalia was missing from the above list. Spaceships, blasters, and droids were nowhere to be found. </p><p>Neither were lightsabers.</p><p>Of all the gadgetry in <i>Star Wars</i>, nothing was as likely to captivate the imagination of a child as the glowing weapon of the Jedi Knights. In 1977, as the movie wowed audiences across the United States, kids everywhere supplemented their <i>Star Wars</i> roleplaying adventures with sticks, cardboard wrapping paper tubes, and broom handles. Anything that could compensate for the lack of a licensed lightsaber toy.</p><p>But these were poor substitutes for a proper lightsaber. For one thing, they didn't glow. For another, they were dangerous. Have you ever been whacked with a broom handle? It was clear that something better was needed. </p><p>Fortunately, Americans are plucky, entrepreneurial, and (perhaps most crucially) somewhat dismissive of copyright law. In the waning days of 1977, they rose to the challenge, and marketed their own damn lightsabers. </p><p>This is the story of their efforts.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * </p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>John Joyce Has a Bright Idea</b></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBFHCqjQ0eBvLsVggRHhYd_SXWCcq6PfvFeIxOrcXBVHoxMkiAgdpocpKlDmL4T1HCmANi5Qry3oLG26TiP_tFdkp_D83jXlgIHRECnOUilL-4FZt3_DxO9feuqy-b-wtpqyV1tYyWfJ54U-qvoKoRb0U-_tuXP68v9oP4RGj8VYbAxlbF5-pjDVR/s2500/Detroit_Free_Press_Fri__Jan_6__1978_%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="2500" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBFHCqjQ0eBvLsVggRHhYd_SXWCcq6PfvFeIxOrcXBVHoxMkiAgdpocpKlDmL4T1HCmANi5Qry3oLG26TiP_tFdkp_D83jXlgIHRECnOUilL-4FZt3_DxO9feuqy-b-wtpqyV1tYyWfJ54U-qvoKoRb0U-_tuXP68v9oP4RGj8VYbAxlbF5-pjDVR/w591-h170/Detroit_Free_Press_Fri__Jan_6__1978_%20copy.jpg" width="591" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the fall of 1977, just as the holidays began to weigh on the minds of American shoppers, Rochester, Michigan resident John Joyce was struck with a bolt of inspiration. <div><br /></div><div>Just 12 years of age, John fell smack within the demographic most impacted by <i>Star Wars</i>. And like a lot of kids, he yearned for a toy lightsaber. "Why," he wondered, "can't a lightsaber be made from a simple flashlight?" <div><br /></div><div>It was an inevitable question, and (as we'll see) it wasn't unique: scores of folks around the country wondered the same thing. </div><div><br /></div><div>But John was in the unique position of having a father who manufactured plastic housewares, selling them out of his family-owned hardware business. He was also something of a junior tinkerer, having already tried his hand at developing -- of all things -- a perpetual-motion machine. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, developing a lightsaber toy is a little more achievable than a refutation of the laws of physics. Upon pitching his flashlight idea to his dad, the two of them got down to business -- literally.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm1WIxVBM8oSshV1Dj16BEZkRQ8AxjoIiWn5jDpAXh7c7fMVtJg044ZLJSDDid4hYN69JPHcgos1FFtsDs9zJ9TliEPm1usi7TUWqT9C7N5hJyy3Y06RrbUhqBUwFbz5m3yduNzJczYixhY9E_0yCJdJROOh75D7kCvdtsXIfWxuSw_yt3AtTKS0c/s1736/279042867_888310702565585_2215667427163212785_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="1736" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm1WIxVBM8oSshV1Dj16BEZkRQ8AxjoIiWn5jDpAXh7c7fMVtJg044ZLJSDDid4hYN69JPHcgos1FFtsDs9zJ9TliEPm1usi7TUWqT9C7N5hJyy3Y06RrbUhqBUwFbz5m3yduNzJczYixhY9E_0yCJdJROOh75D7kCvdtsXIfWxuSw_yt3AtTKS0c/w560-h331/279042867_888310702565585_2215667427163212785_n.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The resulting product was dubbed the "Star Force Ray." </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a rudimentary thing. As the above newspaper article from the <i>Detroit Free Press</i> recounts:</div><div><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">Selling for $5.98, the toy consists of nothing more than a flashlight with a long plastic tube attached to reflect the light.</span></blockquote></div><div>Hey, ideas are like relationships: the best ones are rarely the most complicated. Simplicity is the essence of most great inspirations. </div><div><br /></div><div>And, simple or not, the Star Force Ray was fun to play with. It sure beat a broom handle! </div><div><br /></div><div>In the laconic words of John himself:</div><div><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">I think they're really neat. I just like to take them out in the snow and swing them around or whatever.</span></blockquote></div><div>Kids in the Michigan area agreed: Per the <i>Detroit Free Press</i>, 20,000 examples of John's saber were sold during the 1977 holiday season, with an additional 10,000 being on hand as of January 1978. </div><div><br /></div><div>Those may be rookie numbers, but they're <i>good</i> rookie numbers. </div><div><br /></div><div>That's 30,000 more lightsabers than Kenner managed to produce over the same period of time.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Mnv-LDql4-0WBLDn6d1JjYUkpJ13djSFaS3vZPg8KZdJG_dF4rODHMkZFG_OWFN6btKNPUUY85eUyrjJDk7ULX1NUZfSb2-etVAnOyAZOf_5SUufBfdTxxMejJ-ha2XOIBUmL8BQvokZJPZzUUPOhUzT4JtvulfV0Pt8IgcBDTM5_yk1JgW5xrLh/s775/279252000_4953302238102165_739404111074540025_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="775" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Mnv-LDql4-0WBLDn6d1JjYUkpJ13djSFaS3vZPg8KZdJG_dF4rODHMkZFG_OWFN6btKNPUUY85eUyrjJDk7ULX1NUZfSb2-etVAnOyAZOf_5SUufBfdTxxMejJ-ha2XOIBUmL8BQvokZJPZzUUPOhUzT4JtvulfV0Pt8IgcBDTM5_yk1JgW5xrLh/w570-h546/279252000_4953302238102165_739404111074540025_n.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Joyce and his father employed a sticker to cover the logo molded into the handle of the flashlight. </div><div><br /></div><div>These flashlights, by the way, were surely bought in bulk from an American manufacturer, most likely Eveready. More on that later.</div><div><br /></div><div>In case you're wondering, Stac-All was the name of the Joyce hardware and home goods business. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuyTWUAnrMYZky12xHYO3b-EnwE83-jjG62ku9_BtFg0deb2oJvx6E8P1kaUY9tlGILIRodZktZPZq19IqiHI60J3tsMLnnw3i7TdKwAHQAa6Cu6JJ4laEuwq9kkqPWxGnjCMJ7JL_2FuoWFigr0Jgol_Mtn6dXzFiU1grN6A-AiJU1nIV9nVG_U6/s1403/stacall2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="1403" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuyTWUAnrMYZky12xHYO3b-EnwE83-jjG62ku9_BtFg0deb2oJvx6E8P1kaUY9tlGILIRodZktZPZq19IqiHI60J3tsMLnnw3i7TdKwAHQAa6Cu6JJ4laEuwq9kkqPWxGnjCMJ7JL_2FuoWFigr0Jgol_Mtn6dXzFiU1grN6A-AiJU1nIV9nVG_U6/w554-h211/stacall2.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Above you see a household organizer produced by the company. In avocado green, naturally -- 'cause it was the '70s.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH-ncZgdBv_7ptUx3n2BpMNNwAO4U5k73Axl5JfVC26TXCTcrv9zTPOBFW8bqsVWSWVZ_TazY0ac7_ihhY1S3OMhASvjd0rY0MUGp3_VvmBrTBd2G4MgbcnopJBxSfhKncWffVQ3oxzkVZDzUazN2_0eOVbZZxfQh90bmZGDwhzMuSjBcAmK3M7ah/s1197/patent.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH-ncZgdBv_7ptUx3n2BpMNNwAO4U5k73Axl5JfVC26TXCTcrv9zTPOBFW8bqsVWSWVZ_TazY0ac7_ihhY1S3OMhASvjd0rY0MUGp3_VvmBrTBd2G4MgbcnopJBxSfhKncWffVQ3oxzkVZDzUazN2_0eOVbZZxfQh90bmZGDwhzMuSjBcAmK3M7ah/w428-h640/patent.jpeg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because the sticker on the saber mentions a Star Force Ray patent, I searched for and found it. It was granted in late 1980. Surely something to brag about to the kids at school!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Less brag-worthy was the image that Stac-All generated to promote the product. I'm guessing that by the time John turned 15, he strenuously downplayed all involvement in it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe00qzCsqQ-DsQFDwgxA7zqVuFHA3MTMTWR3zIvud3BNLDe6UFQA1AwfTCg6VGyFUL4MZhhZLVAXckvkE0ln4HJ9T7DnPO8SugbN-cAjqCNQDf-aQajLXN8rBY3z9R17kYZ8uCax1tNyBO0Ipb19vmAfBofExXh2TQBEI5s5RxAMpx_9e-jN08kvsM/s701/279500038_420000692797099_5523103898759393411_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe00qzCsqQ-DsQFDwgxA7zqVuFHA3MTMTWR3zIvud3BNLDe6UFQA1AwfTCg6VGyFUL4MZhhZLVAXckvkE0ln4HJ9T7DnPO8SugbN-cAjqCNQDf-aQajLXN8rBY3z9R17kYZ8uCax1tNyBO0Ipb19vmAfBofExXh2TQBEI5s5RxAMpx_9e-jN08kvsM/w518-h640/279500038_420000692797099_5523103898759393411_n.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While the image doesn't quite have the punch of Jung's iconic one-sheet art, it conveys a similar compositional idea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, it sort of does.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ROXec9GM_nCv28oOB0cER7PTpjiRM9B2SN2YNn27kXHRRf0ccfmhpv8UMQvRDfbkARdq-2Sn7-4tseGtqjyeTArOGKzeih0VjSJYoTIBGxMB14P0IHnSrzMc1FSbtK76RTMRvpZWrdZglhkD2UOBpMMR-g8xHh1RTOVMeSRz3P1ZUbd04qjNlhXo/s1025/jung.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1025" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ROXec9GM_nCv28oOB0cER7PTpjiRM9B2SN2YNn27kXHRRf0ccfmhpv8UMQvRDfbkARdq-2Sn7-4tseGtqjyeTArOGKzeih0VjSJYoTIBGxMB14P0IHnSrzMc1FSbtK76RTMRvpZWrdZglhkD2UOBpMMR-g8xHh1RTOVMeSRz3P1ZUbd04qjNlhXo/w586-h394/jung.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe just a little?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Embellished with airbrushed sparkle effects and featuring a girl as Princess Leia, the Spirit of the Force, or someone equally mysterious, it was a glorious piece of '70s kitsch that made any resulting embarrassment worthwhile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Embarrassing photo aside, the Star Force Ray was a big success. But it was a regional one. As we'll see in our next segment, the popularity of a different faux saber was more widespread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>* * * </b></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>The Force Beam: Capitalizing on the Star Wars Mystique</b></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Probably the king of all faux sabers was the "Force Beam." It was surely the most widely sold lightsaber product of the fall of 1977.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As we'll see, its sales may even have rivaled those of Kenner's licensed <i>Star Wars </i>products.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldikqTpCq2bmHUsP5c31RqqTBc4i_A4JNlCTl4xBnJBZ5jmBDR1rHIFBpLJm60pzMJAITS38BGrfvd7KGPQbKTdOAt3iNAiF5Ly9qy9HG24HA1J-lPSqaCvlr4YLJTAjJnaN5pz0UhIxzUsUHwt8Cv_S6zX6eNgcKmOUjoC5tYB_2UHU6fzbF5cWJ/s1836/Syracuse-Herald-Journal-Nov-30-1977-p-5.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="1021" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldikqTpCq2bmHUsP5c31RqqTBc4i_A4JNlCTl4xBnJBZ5jmBDR1rHIFBpLJm60pzMJAITS38BGrfvd7KGPQbKTdOAt3iNAiF5Ly9qy9HG24HA1J-lPSqaCvlr4YLJTAjJnaN5pz0UhIxzUsUHwt8Cv_S6zX6eNgcKmOUjoC5tYB_2UHU6fzbF5cWJ/w356-h640/Syracuse-Herald-Journal-Nov-30-1977-p-5.Jpeg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here it is in an ad from Sibley's of Syracuse, New York.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnEK27AtjIgnWWC7GBl-gZ9Yd3sbeEwb5eDa9sadYDSGWN50epE7jnbLK1w8gJ2MBkWVDO3aD-MyKBnz20lejsieZLGQ_gQGw-bk49k2O5J8EjFpkyU7DdUmpGpZd_OC2BrteScxWDmzZBTB_8A1X45SMpSydWqs92JM0xnW9S5oMymcjvaEM95ko/s1269/Arizona-Daily-Sun-Dec-21-1977-p-15.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnEK27AtjIgnWWC7GBl-gZ9Yd3sbeEwb5eDa9sadYDSGWN50epE7jnbLK1w8gJ2MBkWVDO3aD-MyKBnz20lejsieZLGQ_gQGw-bk49k2O5J8EjFpkyU7DdUmpGpZd_OC2BrteScxWDmzZBTB_8A1X45SMpSydWqs92JM0xnW9S5oMymcjvaEM95ko/w290-h640/Arizona-Daily-Sun-Dec-21-1977-p-15.Jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And another from B. Babbitt's of Arizona.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5TEnhOD4W_L7usniXBjkMf4gR__n5lBFkRAwyAyGiY-5_6nJ5uGXUR_a8eA6KeVJbvnUQDe-YHwO2zSumfaWojXOFW6uySWojJE7h9BI46rfxje0OF-duxQyjdibCDwMrtNSR0murA1UvkZn6XFdlwV3lvJvrFCp0oCeNkAI_Ru0eOXO4k6aaIn4/s1088/Eureka-Times-Standard-Dec-10-1977-p-3.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="658" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5TEnhOD4W_L7usniXBjkMf4gR__n5lBFkRAwyAyGiY-5_6nJ5uGXUR_a8eA6KeVJbvnUQDe-YHwO2zSumfaWojXOFW6uySWojJE7h9BI46rfxje0OF-duxQyjdibCDwMrtNSR0murA1UvkZn6XFdlwV3lvJvrFCp0oCeNkAI_Ru0eOXO4k6aaIn4/w388-h640/Eureka-Times-Standard-Dec-10-1977-p-3.Jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In Northern California, Daly's was bold enough to use the Hildebrandts' official marketing image to advertise what was by any standard a very unofficial product. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Maybe they figured it was okay since "Darth Vador" was appearing there on the weekend?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAkqq9zTxOwSsZKmfQGAJSPPbADEt0wD8wpMcUNfjvFuwspeNt2zorY-GYLzunGiWUfmTznm8_Nzlw_lbd72X5mxdodFfpyK-9nyiSJqdAxZHNL7u-KoYoztq33LbKqQwAxElmG1mmvUMQyNw7CMp7EGL77H4pGoUYZvYaMaCNu0CtX4StRhSzm-U/s536/Manchester-Journal-Inquirer-Nov-25-1977-p-28m.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="536" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAkqq9zTxOwSsZKmfQGAJSPPbADEt0wD8wpMcUNfjvFuwspeNt2zorY-GYLzunGiWUfmTznm8_Nzlw_lbd72X5mxdodFfpyK-9nyiSJqdAxZHNL7u-KoYoztq33LbKqQwAxElmG1mmvUMQyNw7CMp7EGL77H4pGoUYZvYaMaCNu0CtX4StRhSzm-U/w533-h332/Manchester-Journal-Inquirer-Nov-25-1977-p-28m.Jpeg" width="533" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Kids on the East Coast weren't unfamiliar with the Force Beam: Regional retailer Caldor had 'em covered.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ry355heMfTJcPyPM08yiU3PEFRSVGvnmkSDEQk5KF7wPeZfKBjKLvUrN8X1pDAqoUc7m-NKY1qsZE5hKO4bDvD8nEE7P7cH8tBK1xzzs0b-ssrq3nCg0bKSV_K5-nzdSa-oT__NWTtsoOR69vMagSTCavS8OTB0wkDjv4n8QYYTjvfQ3Eh1UoVjR/s1215/Globe-Arizona-Silver-Belt-Dec-29-1977-p-4.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="717" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ry355heMfTJcPyPM08yiU3PEFRSVGvnmkSDEQk5KF7wPeZfKBjKLvUrN8X1pDAqoUc7m-NKY1qsZE5hKO4bDvD8nEE7P7cH8tBK1xzzs0b-ssrq3nCg0bKSV_K5-nzdSa-oT__NWTtsoOR69vMagSTCavS8OTB0wkDjv4n8QYYTjvfQ3Eh1UoVjR/w378-h640/Globe-Arizona-Silver-Belt-Dec-29-1977-p-4.Jpeg" width="378" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Advertising on the part of JC Penney makes it clear that even national retailers couldn't resist the sales power of the Force Beam.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHchZKPELR2DFy1cwoastn2eVvmVaDbaiLC-ZPpQo3XPcCDV-VyOhAuABlKhJUXzC1qfQwhwkPEmmcMFwMHpd9zVFFKevvMf6_EjfHCXPe1I_yiTDNykzpOicNmHFzMUCh7BtZGMPdC2r-TPHwLr_UkEs5c54sA1VpCkVr81tRwtlcTxf5ynx5xHL/s1650/Scan%20205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHchZKPELR2DFy1cwoastn2eVvmVaDbaiLC-ZPpQo3XPcCDV-VyOhAuABlKhJUXzC1qfQwhwkPEmmcMFwMHpd9zVFFKevvMf6_EjfHCXPe1I_yiTDNykzpOicNmHFzMUCh7BtZGMPdC2r-TPHwLr_UkEs5c54sA1VpCkVr81tRwtlcTxf5ynx5xHL/w466-h640/Scan%20205.jpeg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Amazingly, the Force Beam also made its way across the Atlantic, as this colorful British advertisement reveals. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Is the use of the <i>Star Wars</i> logo bold or just obnoxious? I'm not sure, but the "TM" is <i>definitely</i> obnoxious.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At least the ad depicts Luke Starwalker and not Luke Skywalker (TM).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pJZU7YET6FKn_fULiEd5wgvoozd6w0GJ6p7m44MoKgQskreMtpHt3fD6anyIdbTWhcwQdeUMlj9lDlScoCI53yKY8KpA6S_HkaA6Uxf-8hEuls4KguVt_r0t52f6jKmsgPiyiS5KwbF_f5Mh_n3IelyhHn5vqzsnVQVU35kZCfV71AHWKDJl2Np5/s1200/IMG_0833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="1200" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pJZU7YET6FKn_fULiEd5wgvoozd6w0GJ6p7m44MoKgQskreMtpHt3fD6anyIdbTWhcwQdeUMlj9lDlScoCI53yKY8KpA6S_HkaA6Uxf-8hEuls4KguVt_r0t52f6jKmsgPiyiS5KwbF_f5Mh_n3IelyhHn5vqzsnVQVU35kZCfV71AHWKDJl2Np5/w571-h253/IMG_0833.jpg" width="571" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Like the Star Force Ray, the Force Beam was comprised of an Eveready flashlight and a long semi-translucent plastic tube.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2zN_R8JdQ8hqZGoSnuJIbcaqqgll9mh_DcF54OhqbHN5n7Gny6LDtTlMPJAkZyWbEwob_dZp5gIRdbaWYMJXnumsJ0oJB14uBMFZPBS9EmgnErq63ZNvH_mHLqGH_gsbHuDN_Wgdw4ZKgTp29KE_tt31nbJZHoZj7KxmUU7d3M09IuBXGzLqDFTX/s2048/279587375_717364932940126_7976562787593538995_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2zN_R8JdQ8hqZGoSnuJIbcaqqgll9mh_DcF54OhqbHN5n7Gny6LDtTlMPJAkZyWbEwob_dZp5gIRdbaWYMJXnumsJ0oJB14uBMFZPBS9EmgnErq63ZNvH_mHLqGH_gsbHuDN_Wgdw4ZKgTp29KE_tt31nbJZHoZj7KxmUU7d3M09IuBXGzLqDFTX/w579-h434/279587375_717364932940126_7976562787593538995_n.jpg" width="579" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As illustrated by this photo, some examples featured a plastic guard on the blade end of the hilt. As these represented an additional cost input, I wouldn't be surprised if the manufacturer dropped them upon realizing that, from a sales perspective, they didn't really matter. No one bought the Force Beam for the guard.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQiMc3ipaltcHZ8te4jtqZUa5lVEtYXcm_l17N9nD6uNZNCXR-BeBUPfOJMqiYCocpD62UjMZ3ug1nHOcjsD-q36ztIujRkgiTv4p5LhcxUC3Yi_xbIdn7KMp1k-iOosGh7AnR45UruCEQc1p5cMzAJNpSg7C6shrv5MzPDNsZNl1WuSyGnr_n3lW/s2048/279455807_1731034483938631_6433953458044879921_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQiMc3ipaltcHZ8te4jtqZUa5lVEtYXcm_l17N9nD6uNZNCXR-BeBUPfOJMqiYCocpD62UjMZ3ug1nHOcjsD-q36ztIujRkgiTv4p5LhcxUC3Yi_xbIdn7KMp1k-iOosGh7AnR45UruCEQc1p5cMzAJNpSg7C6shrv5MzPDNsZNl1WuSyGnr_n3lW/w557-h418/279455807_1731034483938631_6433953458044879921_n.jpg" width="557" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">More integral to the Force Beam's impact was the black cap that was welded to the flashlight's butt end: In addition to obscuring the pesky Eveready branding, it announced the name of the product. It also revealed that it was distributed by Jack A. Levin and Associates of Los Angeles, California.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As you may have gleaned from the above advertisements and photographs, the Force Beam came in three colors: white, red, and green. The last was a prescient choice of color: It was six years before Luke Skywalker would wield a green lightsaber in <i>Return of the Jedi</i>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How popular was the Force Beam?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPYzHWBxcFuoWiALlMGOApILN2MaD1I1TC5Vy5g_JLlntMrxAK0B8yF7VxF5koD08TKAWcj_InCDEVbSjyl8QaqO4C85al-_jFC-AxZIKdeu8twRIFWnC3tR1IUF3oqRjYLquaIpITNlDFnpG1CFOODemy-zfWEUYJFSv0rTo-mhUahAAw19CJMxJ/s1116/Syracuse-Post-Standard-Dec-10-1977-p-7%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1116" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPYzHWBxcFuoWiALlMGOApILN2MaD1I1TC5Vy5g_JLlntMrxAK0B8yF7VxF5koD08TKAWcj_InCDEVbSjyl8QaqO4C85al-_jFC-AxZIKdeu8twRIFWnC3tR1IUF3oqRjYLquaIpITNlDFnpG1CFOODemy-zfWEUYJFSv0rTo-mhUahAAw19CJMxJ/w570-h294/Syracuse-Post-Standard-Dec-10-1977-p-7%20copy.Jpeg" width="570" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">According to this item, from the December 10, 1977 edition of the <i>Syracuse Post Standard</i>, it was "fashionable" among Christmas shoppers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdwBqDLASiVSXGGGyTWImVEbbp3r3QQ-UhXSkW0unRjTY9HqrErufmbswefPIqLfW3yiGA2epRyITVYxn30oPqH0VP5yqeLfoJdb0T-mm1GXD0idGGsDZTWot1Z7S5FXYNz2n1fDPy-U8ft9Dvm8y1vKi9UBwa_hRyiZqz913dEONhOCvi-vUaOH8/s1200/The_Tampa_Times_Mon__Nov_28__1977_%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1200" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdwBqDLASiVSXGGGyTWImVEbbp3r3QQ-UhXSkW0unRjTY9HqrErufmbswefPIqLfW3yiGA2epRyITVYxn30oPqH0VP5yqeLfoJdb0T-mm1GXD0idGGsDZTWot1Z7S5FXYNz2n1fDPy-U8ft9Dvm8y1vKi9UBwa_hRyiZqz913dEONhOCvi-vUaOH8/w581-h579/The_Tampa_Times_Mon__Nov_28__1977_%20copy.jpg" width="581" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, that's some weirdo dressed as Darth Vader in this (very cool) vintage toy store photo</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In many papers, such as the <i>Tampa Times</i>, the Force Beam was positioned as a competitor to, or even a substitute for, Kenner's licensed products -- the Early Bird Certificate Package in particular. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">[Darth] Vader, [Luke] Skywalker and the rest of the cast . . . won't be around this season. Not exactly that is . . . [but] there are some amazingly close imitations of "Star Wars" toys already on the market. Remember the weapon of the Jedi Knights, that nifty little glowing sword with the beam of light?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Well, Burdines' toy department is carrying something called "The Force Beam" ($7.99) consisting of a flashlight with a plastic tube attached.</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Both priced at around $8, the Early Bird Certificate Package and Force Beam were natural competitors. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You walk into a store with $10. Which do you choose, the piece of cardboard that promises action figures sometime in the spring, or the glowing instant gratification of the Force Beam? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">For toy shoppers, it was a battle waged on the field of time preference. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's here that we should pause for a moment and ponder the annoyance this must have inspired in the good folks at Kenner.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH6kO-QAMKHfo2bnbdX-kOHq-v6A76pe8D7M09udtS1JTY2p0Dp4Rv_GAFIBJyGa0k97bcMfVXDirwTbrhHa1Lec0ryBea1IggQyLlJiiwbY_W5x3GqXaQUZ4-y_acabmC4oozuLAp5Daey-ILnZa52F-IOxhzD9ncX-nPWVP4Vj80ct6OKmq16Zd/s524/Biddeford-Sanford-Journal-Tribune-Dec-23-1977-p-10%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="458" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH6kO-QAMKHfo2bnbdX-kOHq-v6A76pe8D7M09udtS1JTY2p0Dp4Rv_GAFIBJyGa0k97bcMfVXDirwTbrhHa1Lec0ryBea1IggQyLlJiiwbY_W5x3GqXaQUZ4-y_acabmC4oozuLAp5Daey-ILnZa52F-IOxhzD9ncX-nPWVP4Vj80ct6OKmq16Zd/w560-h640/Biddeford-Sanford-Journal-Tribune-Dec-23-1977-p-10%20copy.Jpeg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In Maine, the attitude of toy sellers was less sanguine -- towards both the Force Beam <i>and</i> the Early Bird Certificate Package.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the words of a reporter for the <i>Biddeford Sanford Journal</i>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The season is not without its duds. And surprisingly, two flops are based on the hit movie <i>Star Wars</i>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">One is a $7 plastic wand called a "force beam," and another is nothing more than a brightly-colored package with a gift certificate enclosed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"You send the certificate in and sometime between January and June they send you back three or four S<i>tar Wars</i> dolls," says Karen MacLean. "I guess they wanted to sell them for Christmas but the dolls weren't ready yet. Anyway, neither the force beam nor the gift certificates sold very well."</span></div></blockquote><p>Hey, Karen, it's 2022 and the Early Bird Certificate Package is worth thousands while those<span> anatomically accurate baby dolls you like so much are just as creepy as ever.</span></p><p>But probably nothing demonstrates the popularity of the Force Beam quite so well as the letters that kids wrote to Santa in the fall of 1977.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDO9fyqw5hWGVgy6qJAhrJqfUzMShJwIeEztkQvuQfKRJpap1t0XVR-nx4jlfKc8svPeGKVrSA0SiBjxXSPhFckNiDA7bilZRy493Rrd0JhTNrmhWeEB0m7yDfZ5b_BVAWfWrfn6tTxP6s982pcIHangBfYi1elp0QWDENtnnY5q0YuYVC9G1j2sZ/s250/Hutchinson-News-Dec-13-1977-p-33%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="178" data-original-width="250" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDO9fyqw5hWGVgy6qJAhrJqfUzMShJwIeEztkQvuQfKRJpap1t0XVR-nx4jlfKc8svPeGKVrSA0SiBjxXSPhFckNiDA7bilZRy493Rrd0JhTNrmhWeEB0m7yDfZ5b_BVAWfWrfn6tTxP6s982pcIHangBfYi1elp0QWDENtnnY5q0YuYVC9G1j2sZ/w551-h393/Hutchinson-News-Dec-13-1977-p-33%20copy.Jpeg" width="551" /></a></div><p>Kansas resident (and apparent Trekkie) Mike Townley didn't bother asking Santa for any of Kenner's 1977 products. </p><p>But he did ask for a Force Beam. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcLUHV0hNZGM--RepP-s2qFrjEfBljHyoGEkys_dvS4MoEroTWuspeEs6J_EV7qJCcj3_yRRJ3jITo6dqkBgoE7649QmUIt2Zz1wPqcF1WbCT2u1yXFIpDG0K-swHj9uge6K0gHpNCdCTsb_68fLIQ_QNAvtDCcRlKM0xjOHbZrson9FdTsk9a27C/s889/Cazenovia-Republican-Dec-21-1977-p-7%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="889" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcLUHV0hNZGM--RepP-s2qFrjEfBljHyoGEkys_dvS4MoEroTWuspeEs6J_EV7qJCcj3_yRRJ3jITo6dqkBgoE7649QmUIt2Zz1wPqcF1WbCT2u1yXFIpDG0K-swHj9uge6K0gHpNCdCTsb_68fLIQ_QNAvtDCcRlKM0xjOHbZrson9FdTsk9a27C/w558-h302/Cazenovia-Republican-Dec-21-1977-p-7%20copy.Jpeg" width="558" /></a></div><p>At the office of the local paper in Cazenovia, New York, the Force Beam generated confusion and a call to the local toy store.</p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">Sneaking a look at the second graders' letters to Santa published in this issue, we were baffled by requests for "fores bemes." But our resourceful staff telephoned the toy department of a department store and the mystery was solved. FORCE BEAM is the name, and it's part of the <i>Star Wars</i> mystique. </span></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTQiXJYVFUT0Eoi_BnolFDcKdvcpdcCHCA7BIK6jE08FQoyvpJ38Mxs0zrGNfa8k-FVddssHPl4P_0fvEc2vYQyWkiSEJuph0THC8ODNgbAkCICXTfP0ykN02un_DCdBtQEupY0YhvWtwdWvQrS9X-NmS4NsUDUFuNEcjaB5ZQL66TefSj1lmg8xr/s1051/Naugatuck-Daily-News-Dec-23-1977-p-6%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTQiXJYVFUT0Eoi_BnolFDcKdvcpdcCHCA7BIK6jE08FQoyvpJ38Mxs0zrGNfa8k-FVddssHPl4P_0fvEc2vYQyWkiSEJuph0THC8ODNgbAkCICXTfP0ykN02un_DCdBtQEupY0YhvWtwdWvQrS9X-NmS4NsUDUFuNEcjaB5ZQL66TefSj1lmg8xr/w382-h640/Naugatuck-Daily-News-Dec-23-1977-p-6%20copy.Jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><p>Speaking of mystique, based on this item, from the December 23, 1977 edition of the <i>Naugatuck Daily News</i>, even some celebrities received the Force Beam for the holidays:</p><p></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler breaks into laughter as he is presented what appears to be an oversized baton from a surprise visitor during a Christmas Show at Symphony Hall. The gift from Santa is a new toy on the market called a "Force Beam" taken from the movie Star Wars. The toy is like a giant flashlight and lights up. Man playing Santa Claus is unidentified.</span></blockquote><p></p><p>Hey, jerky caption-writer guy, the man dressed as Santa isn't unidentified. He's, uh, <i>Santa</i>. Jeez.</p><p>Anyway, either Santa had so many Force Beams on hand that he was just handing them out indiscriminately, or the marketing department of Jack A. Levin and Associates was working overtime garnering press coverage for their prize product. </p><p>I can almost hear their marketing guy now: "Fiedler is a big get!" </p><p>In case you're wondering, the Force Beam's appeal wasn't limited to the holiday season of 1977; it competed with licensed <i>Star Wars</i> merchandise into the 1980s.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaw016xjHziOsuQsV7nUD1lY7NsUa-wUsooydjyeam1WjwaoHHEjFivlF6ittXOc21AhBGRJxBB2f14k0w8K5S2oJHcLlkqvOsUyhOlEdzkqaN0aOergrukUmnbbFJ16QpjAwCQUPHVs0Mm3KuNmHXneVeoA8gMntDPBB7Z9rdZriiNnixKhWSxg93/s1211/Penney's%200005%20Jax,%20K.%20Pierce%20SE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="893" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaw016xjHziOsuQsV7nUD1lY7NsUa-wUsooydjyeam1WjwaoHHEjFivlF6ittXOc21AhBGRJxBB2f14k0w8K5S2oJHcLlkqvOsUyhOlEdzkqaN0aOergrukUmnbbFJ16QpjAwCQUPHVs0Mm3KuNmHXneVeoA8gMntDPBB7Z9rdZriiNnixKhWSxg93/w472-h640/Penney's%200005%20Jax,%20K.%20Pierce%20SE.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here it is on display at JC Penney, where its unauthorized disreputableness undoubtedly endured the accusatory stares of Kenner's earliest <i>Star Wars</i> action figures. Based on the products on display, the photo dates from the middle of 1978.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDoXIe47UeG5ECvGfnkj1HgztaFRW-MlTvrYQ1-t_sznrboP9EXEkTzKKvSXRUFq3sag7rH3mgWUdmRfqqdpsm2sJDa4xjkE28t2JM2LceghyMm4sjLdb4DbJ0bLHYC9LXSW-hfYwkgdIKmZEOad96d0rRiGbSsXeNptKRIK3WvUhRy1t3GU1ssmW/s1577/Placerville-Mountain-Democrat-Oct-24-1980-p-83%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1577" data-original-width="705" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDoXIe47UeG5ECvGfnkj1HgztaFRW-MlTvrYQ1-t_sznrboP9EXEkTzKKvSXRUFq3sag7rH3mgWUdmRfqqdpsm2sJDa4xjkE28t2JM2LceghyMm4sjLdb4DbJ0bLHYC9LXSW-hfYwkgdIKmZEOad96d0rRiGbSsXeNptKRIK3WvUhRy1t3GU1ssmW/w286-h640/Placerville-Mountain-Democrat-Oct-24-1980-p-83%20copy.Jpeg" width="286" /></a></div><p>And here it is being marketed as a costume accessory for Halloween 1980, at a price point considerably below its $7-$8 peak.</p><p>Well, I think we've established that the Force Beam was a success. And, naturally, success breeds imitation. As we'll see, a bevy of similar products surfed in the Force Beam's wake, most of them using flashlights as their principal component.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * </p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Flashlight Wars: Force Beam Imitators </b></h3><p>As we've discussed, the key component of both the Star Force Ray and the Force Beam was a red Eveready flashlight. Likely purchased in bulk, the sales must have enriched Eveready nearly as much as the sabers' producers. It's not often someone tries to corner the flashlight market.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dlZnCrKAbrq40F52zdrhVXUwIBuulDVYCRoUQ9DzGT5D6UdffvZ9zaUnuBJ6bDWemNuQKPih7_OEU6S_FLtfVtuZTrTZ4kKFEcVLdUrCD2-PczSJoXrziTNAF4quYeT3kxTmMVsM7UGHzlHnwtujJcNM_338PSMYiERsftY0FyjeQE0PzTG70wS0/s1500/279017081_338738755016451_8875471122177500246_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="1500" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dlZnCrKAbrq40F52zdrhVXUwIBuulDVYCRoUQ9DzGT5D6UdffvZ9zaUnuBJ6bDWemNuQKPih7_OEU6S_FLtfVtuZTrTZ4kKFEcVLdUrCD2-PczSJoXrziTNAF4quYeT3kxTmMVsM7UGHzlHnwtujJcNM_338PSMYiERsftY0FyjeQE0PzTG70wS0/w534-h203/279017081_338738755016451_8875471122177500246_n.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><p>The Space Sword, produced by Hanstai International of Sante Fe Springs, California, was identical in most respects to the Force Beam. But it appears to have utilized a different brand of flashlight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gpzV-HHpCNEKLREuE70bmTxLP-nL2h38owYn6EVYMu_Pd-uTzJT8-WM7ennTQnnqkAtHBkLESjtT13eGQlpxi1Bb8jLF175Ij30kiGJ9cxhm1hHbG_440o3X0NfGF8ToPNmjCx0k1eaadNLcT-QrsUQRZaD7iL96tixZg5pWEB7OyzKf6Ctmmao4/s1330/278875079_396781472459797_6235250150257189825_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1330" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gpzV-HHpCNEKLREuE70bmTxLP-nL2h38owYn6EVYMu_Pd-uTzJT8-WM7ennTQnnqkAtHBkLESjtT13eGQlpxi1Bb8jLF175Ij30kiGJ9cxhm1hHbG_440o3X0NfGF8ToPNmjCx0k1eaadNLcT-QrsUQRZaD7iL96tixZg5pWEB7OyzKf6Ctmmao4/w556-h509/278875079_396781472459797_6235250150257189825_n.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><p>Though not much is known about this product, it's clear Hanstai knew their market: The logo and the "Force is with you" slogan left little doubt as to which space franchise it was referencing.</p><p>A faux saber marketed by the New York-based Durham Industries utilized yet another brand of flashlight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhcJbwIj8lrwHpgRYPas7xnfQWQM1VKXZz3ow_w1uypXnqgz_fnFAfsNQtnxbsbhNmd1PQQoXMb4CilGIDcH3PrlG8JMqeqg1jFrXq4ItPa086wa2XfOTnHwaFHrBw_5BNX-WE6a35EwLPS7oXlF0md5jIsC4dSS1zHeETnQeEBrBQ3yo5qPVISQd/s2632/279460952_494257275734257_2958208484597212957_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="2632" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhcJbwIj8lrwHpgRYPas7xnfQWQM1VKXZz3ow_w1uypXnqgz_fnFAfsNQtnxbsbhNmd1PQQoXMb4CilGIDcH3PrlG8JMqeqg1jFrXq4ItPa086wa2XfOTnHwaFHrBw_5BNX-WE6a35EwLPS7oXlF0md5jIsC4dSS1zHeETnQeEBrBQ3yo5qPVISQd/w551-h212/279460952_494257275734257_2958208484597212957_n.jpg" width="551" /></a></div><p>The base of their Star Beam reveals that it was manufactured by BMG. The conical collar piece connecting the hilt and the blade may have been custom manufactured for the product. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYk7gTd-Sx-dZnrSIdYIswHB1bkpgYYKw7z_y5G010-jg2fFC9v2w9I62L5CqdZjztAb9q9jpFFiY9begrC2zxZZm2lXY1VdNpFYz6KOH0o2WTf4aI84edm17QQdFVT_NXF11cV_h2ev0-XUYAldabSBFhIUlGDxi4vvH4Co7m1rmdN2tJsjCWkhBc/s2048/279071952_434717568369650_8193270656770086701_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYk7gTd-Sx-dZnrSIdYIswHB1bkpgYYKw7z_y5G010-jg2fFC9v2w9I62L5CqdZjztAb9q9jpFFiY9begrC2zxZZm2lXY1VdNpFYz6KOH0o2WTf4aI84edm17QQdFVT_NXF11cV_h2ev0-XUYAldabSBFhIUlGDxi4vvH4Co7m1rmdN2tJsjCWkhBc/w480-h640/279071952_434717568369650_8193270656770086701_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>The Star Beam, like the Force Beam, came in red, white, and green variants. The graphical wrapper that adorned the product depicted a boy dressed as Luke Skywalker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sqxWa--NZSx7-EIC-BuOYR-8_dvYXNozlXRN7uAAQM5BbQduHNEF41ak7l6r5JNDWgV2vutM7ppxKg8OJZHM-TiKUBbFC_0qgkVFp31wAIxuByeCdUkTY0G9LUhdTBNtN4-FQ0rqVNm4hun1h1YxIreB0NFzNY_3WB3-VjZ2_crRZqhMVEUAk9Kr/s1442/Poughkeepsie_Journal_Tue__Feb_28__1978_%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1442" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3sqxWa--NZSx7-EIC-BuOYR-8_dvYXNozlXRN7uAAQM5BbQduHNEF41ak7l6r5JNDWgV2vutM7ppxKg8OJZHM-TiKUBbFC_0qgkVFp31wAIxuByeCdUkTY0G9LUhdTBNtN4-FQ0rqVNm4hun1h1YxIreB0NFzNY_3WB3-VjZ2_crRZqhMVEUAk9Kr/w574-h400/Poughkeepsie_Journal_Tue__Feb_28__1978_%20copy.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><p>All of the above ads for the Star Beam date from the early part of 1978, leading me to believe that Durham was late to the game with their product, and mostly missed the 1977 holiday season. It may be that the news stories related to the Christmas success of the Force Beam (and perhaps even the Star Force Ray) inspired Durham to rush a similar product to market.</p><p>Similar to the Star Beam in that it utilized a BMG flashlight and a conical collar piece was the very peculiar Laser Light.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCNC6fuWyTO1KVg4dQKLgiFMxvu150sS2KL3_ezaW61LNRrgv7zL58m1WHGOvQPinAuDjIRcAngjHMNiYISlH27FQUPwDJvRSNykhVJo-gOZMwfvuNuI--AmuvlXRUg6Tw_PYRfyPGpXjNbtuXxCE47Zc6FHANJKAWAgwUFYg4HqJLnKG7wFfN8WU/s2240/279515012_3222220661437313_3422160257195478081_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="2240" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCNC6fuWyTO1KVg4dQKLgiFMxvu150sS2KL3_ezaW61LNRrgv7zL58m1WHGOvQPinAuDjIRcAngjHMNiYISlH27FQUPwDJvRSNykhVJo-gOZMwfvuNuI--AmuvlXRUg6Tw_PYRfyPGpXjNbtuXxCE47Zc6FHANJKAWAgwUFYg4HqJLnKG7wFfN8WU/w592-h176/279515012_3222220661437313_3422160257195478081_n.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><p>I call it peculiar because it was -- surprisingly -- marketed to magicians. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUMGNP4ombyCJ6nZ9P53rAmFrdWstnh0BD7ejMKQyp3sFrJuSC0nEDAnLhxr4E1sUdCcBB8N7AN95ixB8oLmDTjyGdleFJAZ8BVqBCX5pfyrgiaowM0mO7fjDA9IgBPHjPhuTlPsXJUQ8XFP9IVdV2edGJYwr9ojcBYCnZkIgITlnfaJGkjY4ncIS/s1627/279467910_597149924586410_4794382739316311935_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1627" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUMGNP4ombyCJ6nZ9P53rAmFrdWstnh0BD7ejMKQyp3sFrJuSC0nEDAnLhxr4E1sUdCcBB8N7AN95ixB8oLmDTjyGdleFJAZ8BVqBCX5pfyrgiaowM0mO7fjDA9IgBPHjPhuTlPsXJUQ8XFP9IVdV2edGJYwr9ojcBYCnZkIgITlnfaJGkjY4ncIS/w598-h394/279467910_597149924586410_4794382739316311935_n.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><p>Uncle Owen <i>did</i> call Obi-Wan a wizard, so maybe it's actually not all that surprising? </p><p>The Star Beam was sold under the imprimatur of Peter Lee Gensemer, whose Sophisticated Sorcery operated out of Medina, Ohio.</p><p>Do people still do magic these days? When I was young it was a pretty common: Every kid had an oddball friend whose hobby was magic, and magicians were popular entertainers at birthday parties, school functions, and the like. Now I rarely hear about it, and I suspect it's pretty uncommon that a young person takes up magic as a hobby. Maybe our lives are so filled with semi-magical pieces of technology that analog magic has become superfluous. I think I like the old magic better.</p><p>Magic played no part in Funstuf's Space Sword, just good old fashioned ingenuity.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-i-KPVo60SSyavGNH1H-SvS9uZy_WrIahfNM1ADPht2CHak8-Mwhy3ocHy1n7frFPHRD2HhSLO_c7RsI1J9zR1nyB4LtvOCN3jNGhlmEONL3O4Zwyd60wf7KRSjuQJ4NVVGDlTFyV1Iz-5INB9kXJgasytyNvZmmphwLtWz56168AgftE4Td8Um24/s2400/181173047_10159366307666948_7339445244353514967_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="2400" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-i-KPVo60SSyavGNH1H-SvS9uZy_WrIahfNM1ADPht2CHak8-Mwhy3ocHy1n7frFPHRD2HhSLO_c7RsI1J9zR1nyB4LtvOCN3jNGhlmEONL3O4Zwyd60wf7KRSjuQJ4NVVGDlTFyV1Iz-5INB9kXJgasytyNvZmmphwLtWz56168AgftE4Td8Um24/w533-h185/181173047_10159366307666948_7339445244353514967_n.jpg" width="533" /></a></div><p>Presumably in order to save on costs, Funstuf eschewed the flashlight entirely, opting instead for a novel design that was all tube. In place of a proper hilt was a sticker bearing the name of the toy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwts361bC2r-TQJOGoPCz2znWjBWjmotnIhJMDStWEE4kZEm8WOjSQB4sW5SYF-zuTxFK9NPJWs8y6D6Yq3N39RN2TmdsjXj2hJyvYqa7gD9w9CGWRw8iMhBFPmLqYY36y70luORPxQWxKsUVtBSNp5wqgkLfArPQViR5bz7duQzWvyXffXHuEMBtv/s2048/182311219_10159366307581948_2229169036162534738_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwts361bC2r-TQJOGoPCz2znWjBWjmotnIhJMDStWEE4kZEm8WOjSQB4sW5SYF-zuTxFK9NPJWs8y6D6Yq3N39RN2TmdsjXj2hJyvYqa7gD9w9CGWRw8iMhBFPmLqYY36y70luORPxQWxKsUVtBSNp5wqgkLfArPQViR5bz7duQzWvyXffXHuEMBtv/w553-h415/182311219_10159366307581948_2229169036162534738_n.jpg" width="553" /></a></div><p>The instructions and an apparently hand-rigged battery assembly were housed in the lower portion of the tube. Pretty clever!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJyEz1Jh5-9LIGyQ5fnc2XZvGVx0v0KlmrUjyUIqSu93sECz9nLdMNV5iLJpPa56dK-BY-lg1SazQOtilGcKMzT1YvKkm_n3PfP2cvGprcK9frRaQwGIUDc0c1bTw2wwqe2UXAUHKFI5illCgoR09gKeo_KnPAb74RCmdwn6E2bj3M1u13EvejZnK/s1423/Courier_Post_Thu__Dec_15__1977_%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1423" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJyEz1Jh5-9LIGyQ5fnc2XZvGVx0v0KlmrUjyUIqSu93sECz9nLdMNV5iLJpPa56dK-BY-lg1SazQOtilGcKMzT1YvKkm_n3PfP2cvGprcK9frRaQwGIUDc0c1bTw2wwqe2UXAUHKFI5illCgoR09gKeo_KnPAb74RCmdwn6E2bj3M1u13EvejZnK/w535-h307/Courier_Post_Thu__Dec_15__1977_%20copy.jpg" width="535" /></a></div><p>Advertising for the Space Sword was clustered in the New York area, causing me to suspect it was an East Coast thing. The above ads date from 1977 (left) and 1979 (right), suggesting that the product's sales window was relatively wide -- though by the time '79 rolled around it was selling for a measly 50 cents.</p><p>With all of these unlicensed lightsabers floating around in '77 and '78, you may be wondering how Kenner and Lucasfilm responded. Did they take legal action? I think we can be sure they at least considered it.</p><p>Lucasfilm was certainly aware of the problem. As a representative of the company told <i>Bananas</i> magazine:</p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">I was walking in a department store one day, and there they were -- laser swords. I couldn't believe my eyes. They were stolen from us and marketed without a license. </span></blockquote><p>The toy known as the Light Beam offers an additional peak inside the official reaction to the great faux saber wave of the late '70s.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0O_JwxbNo4FgAo01aYijPLVRgw4C_1KXDLYA0tRZH80Q6gPinwOPNArUBaGgzlqL2wHM3RRsxY5VQE6oyfYj3NXZrymQhc4H0iIp7eewsSs7ABF1iZzgOEsSHPMJcfFNaoJsJgrRwgaKyuqHhZI8m6wFB4kjR08oHUG-UJS3segr9-dXgNY_WAIv/s3889/278969098_390146433130069_4833781140939023096_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="3889" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0O_JwxbNo4FgAo01aYijPLVRgw4C_1KXDLYA0tRZH80Q6gPinwOPNArUBaGgzlqL2wHM3RRsxY5VQE6oyfYj3NXZrymQhc4H0iIp7eewsSs7ABF1iZzgOEsSHPMJcfFNaoJsJgrRwgaKyuqHhZI8m6wFB4kjR08oHUG-UJS3segr9-dXgNY_WAIv/w566-h188/278969098_390146433130069_4833781140939023096_n.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><p>Consisting of a tube affixed to a red flashlight, the Light Beam resembled the Force Beam in most respects. It was even marketed, like the Force Beam, out of Los Angeles. In this case by two companies: Moon-Lite and Hotline.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkyaDVU8a3oS5-Jl3P4LxxxghVZAtu8UgEpiHzXPG1ul4PjH22Px9Z-9uNYMTZNWOuv-hZvgKGv4n-eOvXpMw8xMgLn29C7S6xxyHvJp1YeaHeN0s7QLeh1b1SCmyhVp3HFBj5WrJN2B-hgwX5hoLy4sIVFNXWSJlanJgu0zPmUGcu7x2mmGRYrAw/s780/kipling5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkyaDVU8a3oS5-Jl3P4LxxxghVZAtu8UgEpiHzXPG1ul4PjH22Px9Z-9uNYMTZNWOuv-hZvgKGv4n-eOvXpMw8xMgLn29C7S6xxyHvJp1YeaHeN0s7QLeh1b1SCmyhVp3HFBj5WrJN2B-hgwX5hoLy4sIVFNXWSJlanJgu0zPmUGcu7x2mmGRYrAw/w472-h640/kipling5.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><p><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=58464" target="_blank">This item</a>, from the collection of Gus Lopez, shows that Kenner's legal department queried Lucasfilm about the legality of the Light Beam. </p><p>Interestingly, this occurred in 1982, several years after the Light Beam hit the market -- and probably well past the period of time during which it was a significant seller. The delay suggests that Lucasfilm and Kenner may have been unable to keep up with the flood of these products, let alone respond to them in a timely fashion.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YsAFeccS5NAPMopi1Ye9ZVxcjFrAoeFYq1YAfoYutRqpWVdw9wmQnACvv7exzTlRJvW201Dt1afEnKA8lYwcS1aKdcaIHzHeQgMWzpNlHA0pflNbPrdvyBZN-ApZaRWKH0FcD4RoowXRDtcAEk9ZfZqwbBVXmFmMxf-gycvU4Ax3u4n_zFXgfnqC/s2189/Santa-Ana-Orange-County-Register-Evening-Aug-10-1978-p-3%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="2189" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YsAFeccS5NAPMopi1Ye9ZVxcjFrAoeFYq1YAfoYutRqpWVdw9wmQnACvv7exzTlRJvW201Dt1afEnKA8lYwcS1aKdcaIHzHeQgMWzpNlHA0pflNbPrdvyBZN-ApZaRWKH0FcD4RoowXRDtcAEk9ZfZqwbBVXmFmMxf-gycvU4Ax3u4n_zFXgfnqC/w575-h458/Santa-Ana-Orange-County-Register-Evening-Aug-10-1978-p-3%20copy.jpg" width="575" /></a></div><p>These ads, from the same SoCal retailer, both date from late 1978, suggesting that the Light Beam was a later addition to the family of faux sabers. </p><p>Given its similarity to the Force Beam and its SoCal derivation, it's possible the Light Beam was the result of an attempt on the part of the producers of the Force Beam to rebrand and thereby stay one step ahead of legal complications. If true, that might also explain the attribution of the Light Beam to multiple manufacturers. [1]</p><p>We've seen a lot of references to the Los Angeles area. For some reason, it was a hotbed of faux saber activity. </p><p>Which brings us to my favorite of all of these products.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>* * *</b> </p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Adventuring with the Soldiers of Light: The SST Lazer Sword</b></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also hailing from Los Angeles was the "SST Lazer Sword." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was an L.A. kinda thing -- flashy, a little out there, and stacked with commercial appeal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1ECrgbeSkwkbn1cYPaqBOXZTTr7xx7YLw9AhY21Q9D8YwpfCDK9uB3pG054C1D6w7UQgDFndtJVE_VjhfgKFB2Qun6L9aNp7U7I0uJ3w8kyQvHZy5KflhKo--WWvhBzZ_EWnIWitA5aRWrte56b7bEZsiC8BBfXnxsZ4O3Z_JdQtsWe-B5Asmu7t/s2048/279308091_699275681126531_2189798379798561655_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1ECrgbeSkwkbn1cYPaqBOXZTTr7xx7YLw9AhY21Q9D8YwpfCDK9uB3pG054C1D6w7UQgDFndtJVE_VjhfgKFB2Qun6L9aNp7U7I0uJ3w8kyQvHZy5KflhKo--WWvhBzZ_EWnIWitA5aRWrte56b7bEZsiC8BBfXnxsZ4O3Z_JdQtsWe-B5Asmu7t/w551-h414/279308091_699275681126531_2189798379798561655_n.jpg" width="551" /></a></div><p>Whereas the faux sabers discussed above were all sold either sans packaging or with very rudimentary packaging elements, the SST Lazer Sword was different: It came in an impressive graphical box. That box communicated the idea that it was special. It also gave the impression that the product was something more than just another flashlight rigged out with a plastic tube.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzlkO4voGBNr8VSE1VbzwrRyzkk75oYXEdOwLTbqDNDx7IHYCa41I7eTycE2DbQt7qaPnFFmQgFdhI5nBe93jgtl3x_KjV9Tpb1b1FvCz0A1qxnSN3G2K_PiLz17re7TwxVd5TPCYf8TGNG0tD12Vt321XNyDXRb8GUYlMc_BM38Qp4inqJvo-5tD/s1369/IMG_2118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzlkO4voGBNr8VSE1VbzwrRyzkk75oYXEdOwLTbqDNDx7IHYCa41I7eTycE2DbQt7qaPnFFmQgFdhI5nBe93jgtl3x_KjV9Tpb1b1FvCz0A1qxnSN3G2K_PiLz17re7TwxVd5TPCYf8TGNG0tD12Vt321XNyDXRb8GUYlMc_BM38Qp4inqJvo-5tD/w474-h640/IMG_2118.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><p>While Kenner typically <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2015/01/kenner-kids-vol-i-primary-objective.html" target="_blank">featured</a> innocuous and often goofy-looking children on their toy packaging, SST took a different tack: The package for the Lazer Sword featured the coolest, most dangerous looking kid in America. </p><p>Seriously, David Bowie would ask for this kid's autograph. </p><p>In addition to a Lazer Sword, he (or she?) probably had a switchblade or maybe even ninja stars.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnChweNcrZbSzg9CZZ2p9jqDjcYMeh-94K30wCx0asPod_UrrJDVuk4I1c35vkvCgOFO9BdSu3rpxjgnorrYsjyRRSKjeZTFaqV8jKE5T1W-F_WWQqPFPH_A-Zcia2MYLJXAjg0LW5B2hjcYz_YvWjY93bIXxvkaVJopboSr_tDZxuGuud2MSQ51s4/s3358/The_Fresno_Bee_Sun__Nov_20__1977_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3358" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnChweNcrZbSzg9CZZ2p9jqDjcYMeh-94K30wCx0asPod_UrrJDVuk4I1c35vkvCgOFO9BdSu3rpxjgnorrYsjyRRSKjeZTFaqV8jKE5T1W-F_WWQqPFPH_A-Zcia2MYLJXAjg0LW5B2hjcYz_YvWjY93bIXxvkaVJopboSr_tDZxuGuud2MSQ51s4/w228-h640/The_Fresno_Bee_Sun__Nov_20__1977_.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div><br /></div>By contrast, the kid used to illustrate this article, from the November 20, 1977 edition of the <i>Fresno Bee</i>, was closer to the Kenner aesthetic: That's a child who probably thinks ninja stars come in Lucky Charms.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although the article focused on Kenner's then newly released <i>Star Wars</i> product, it didn't feature any photos of that product. [2] Instead it featured a photo of the company's plastic milking cow -- and an even larger one of the SST Lazer Sword.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Lazer Sword isn't even mentioned in the article. And yet there it is in all its shining glory at the top of the column, where it undoubtedly impressed thousands of children in the Fresno area. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's here that we should pause once again to ponder the annoyance this must have inspired in the good folks at Kenner.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQ7KeUsJFYQQGv87G969XdvCycUCwrreVNnzuO_aR_XlKOplHsjdQH4UW6FNjAq6n76iUOoYdY0rhuOPAwPhkz-c517VVwSAPnPD651Xfc37tf1_mP6iPQSxydyIY1I6g1cXCr6I3KKLoJtkpaJFPPBfvY_u-AelvnZz6Wz2q1_zQUnNAO07GCCWy/s1691/Oakland-Tribune-Nov-24-1977-p-78%20copy.Jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="1594" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQ7KeUsJFYQQGv87G969XdvCycUCwrreVNnzuO_aR_XlKOplHsjdQH4UW6FNjAq6n76iUOoYdY0rhuOPAwPhkz-c517VVwSAPnPD651Xfc37tf1_mP6iPQSxydyIY1I6g1cXCr6I3KKLoJtkpaJFPPBfvY_u-AelvnZz6Wz2q1_zQUnNAO07GCCWy/w544-h576/Oakland-Tribune-Nov-24-1977-p-78%20copy.Jpeg" width="544" /></a></div><p>SST's PR folks must have been working overtime in the Golden State: Up north, the <i>Oakland Tribune</i> ran a story about Star Wars toys that -- like the article in the <i>Fresno Bee</i> -- pictured no official <i>Star Wars</i> toys, but <i>did</i> picture the SST Lazer Sword. It was shown in the hand of one James Duncan, who looked as though he was about to go to war with that thing and take no prisoners.</p><p>The relevant portion of the article reads:</p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">The Lazer Sword, a three-foot plastic column beaming light from a flashlight-like handle, has been popular since reaching local stores in October. Manufactured by Super Sonic Toys, the light saber imitation sells for $8 and under.</span></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu0yR3aByvKfz2pxE8jzOm3bCeGzJEBZUfwevT8Knt4LFBd_ll0AArRBNwGHMyqmyMVE3wpq7d76u53S6eP5rCgQAd4sbLK-YoRqwsTrjzsf97V6DSIIZK8FjwIEWAu5g-fodSVSYHNShJ7OY0NUr3J6Ra7Yzfh0k7OFiDUziwRlRlsQgz1_qlMwc/s392/IMG_7031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="392" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu0yR3aByvKfz2pxE8jzOm3bCeGzJEBZUfwevT8Knt4LFBd_ll0AArRBNwGHMyqmyMVE3wpq7d76u53S6eP5rCgQAd4sbLK-YoRqwsTrjzsf97V6DSIIZK8FjwIEWAu5g-fodSVSYHNShJ7OY0NUr3J6Ra7Yzfh0k7OFiDUziwRlRlsQgz1_qlMwc/w572-h570/IMG_7031.jpeg" width="572" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I grew up in the '80s and '90s. To me, SST was (and always will be) the independent record label that released Sonic Youth's <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_(Sonic_Youth_album)" target="_blank">Sister</a></i> and scores of other cool albums. The SST responsible for the Lazer Sword was an entirely different outfit: As the above newspaper quote makes clear, the acronym was short for Super Sonic Toys.</div><div><br /></div><div>Funnily, one of Kenner's biggest product lines of the time was <a href="https://thevintagetoyadvertiser.org/2015/09/08/what-the-heck-is-that-ssp-super-sonic-power-from-kenner/" target="_blank">SSP</a>, short for Super Sonic Power. Yes, another potential source of annoyance for the good folks at Kenner. </div><div><br /></div><div>Having your toes stepped on sucks. Having both sets stepped on at the same time sucks even more.</div><div><br /></div><div>As we've seen, some faux sabers -- for example, the Force Beam and Star Beam -- were released with beams that glowed in a variety of colors. But in those cases the color of each model was fixed: If you wanted Force Beams in two colors, you had to buy two Force Beams. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIT61Ikrq5GCt38to3zWS9Cv5GT-arYLmQK8M95Ja1iV030iCQ14McMXsjM-OJ6gIlfO_K2M7q9D9fgVAtXlsuAEf88Lk0ckVdycK2dvwnDolknXt2UKbECa_ys1k67Z6dSMo5_keBQWFlYbnyT1xEv-Do9La4sqgV_iI3HWr-SiLrunT19C-4R6xt/s1200/IMG_2126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1200" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIT61Ikrq5GCt38to3zWS9Cv5GT-arYLmQK8M95Ja1iV030iCQ14McMXsjM-OJ6gIlfO_K2M7q9D9fgVAtXlsuAEf88Lk0ckVdycK2dvwnDolknXt2UKbECa_ys1k67Z6dSMo5_keBQWFlYbnyT1xEv-Do9La4sqgV_iI3HWr-SiLrunT19C-4R6xt/w552-h418/IMG_2126.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br /><div>The Lazer Sword was different in that its users were able to change the color of its beam. Each example came with gels in blue and red. These could be inserted between the light and the beam to produce color effects. </div><div><br /></div><div>In this the Lazer Sword was similar to the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39784" target="_blank">lighsaber toy released in Japan by Takara</a>. But the Takara saber didn't hit stores until 1978, meaning the Lazer Sword beat it to the punch by almost a year. </div><div><br /></div><div>The base model Lazer Sword utilized the red Eveready flashlight familiar from other faux sabers. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkNWOChmMZ7L-Z_-go0IB-Nj_ilADtWDrRRmR_dHUjS3bgPPdr8sa1RMKuTCzBitAGpgLlKQpQJWjMdfUORixUUhQB10J7iAhJHOnfcsp6cCgdz128Ug6MxVUBqDdRz9WbaEt7F3IMB5I8aRyf2H4F_yWSl_9IHLH_e1HiDtleKmEXIEBpPv3vLo1/s2048/279406237_3201624816770612_5456512066734162837_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkNWOChmMZ7L-Z_-go0IB-Nj_ilADtWDrRRmR_dHUjS3bgPPdr8sa1RMKuTCzBitAGpgLlKQpQJWjMdfUORixUUhQB10J7iAhJHOnfcsp6cCgdz128Ug6MxVUBqDdRz9WbaEt7F3IMB5I8aRyf2H4F_yWSl_9IHLH_e1HiDtleKmEXIEBpPv3vLo1/w555-h416/279406237_3201624816770612_5456512066734162837_n.jpg" width="555" /></a></div><p>But, perhaps due to shortages in the supply of these suddenly in-demand implements, it could also be found in varieties utilizing flashlights produced by Burgess. Above you see models built on blue and black Burgess flashlights.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbh0yybfOLN5LQL2fbN0_ZePHhTsZBwKzzSBWDrtLlYolwGqbPWQkyoslppHqoCKB1Z8OyKW4qC6iAGDFx5tH3Ttl6N7S4lt0KLmptIkZWOjugzKweJhuTqXXju4tTs7gD5zPl-Kui06DT_CGq7N0mUBcFMnoihX_jxBgQ6PXlwCydI3hdZwX1xIc/s2048/279446768_1066781714261666_3230656660967973030_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbh0yybfOLN5LQL2fbN0_ZePHhTsZBwKzzSBWDrtLlYolwGqbPWQkyoslppHqoCKB1Z8OyKW4qC6iAGDFx5tH3Ttl6N7S4lt0KLmptIkZWOjugzKweJhuTqXXju4tTs7gD5zPl-Kui06DT_CGq7N0mUBcFMnoihX_jxBgQ6PXlwCydI3hdZwX1xIc/w549-h412/279446768_1066781714261666_3230656660967973030_n.jpg" width="549" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Collector Pete Vilmur has even found a Burgess-mounted version that mimics a Winston cigarette. </div><div><br /></div><div>The only thing known about the SST Canzer Sword is that it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrdYENye3c" target="_blank">tastes good like a canzer sword should</a>. It's possible they were used or given away at a Tobacco industry show or similar event. </div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, you may have noticed that in some marketing images, including the one published in the <i>Fresno Bee</i>, the Lazer Sword was shown with a pointed tip. These images may represent the product's original design.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5rq6FypuZ_mBibx7nUTppkloSA4IT0Fah-ce8xMAdpL4XYjfA86Z-VRSrEe2LO0hFqMdPOnofQusAPSAxUe-cv50lnO5B8WRJr7CGZFOUo1UEGvQ7FGzwTMxFwmrpxI9t6x8LG73dJYQMtk9BOmesCXtTnSiyZ87_OMWu2dqFhYpeICoFAtCkFKe/s984/IMG_2127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="984" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5rq6FypuZ_mBibx7nUTppkloSA4IT0Fah-ce8xMAdpL4XYjfA86Z-VRSrEe2LO0hFqMdPOnofQusAPSAxUe-cv50lnO5B8WRJr7CGZFOUo1UEGvQ7FGzwTMxFwmrpxI9t6x8LG73dJYQMtk9BOmesCXtTnSiyZ87_OMWu2dqFhYpeICoFAtCkFKe/w576-h441/IMG_2127.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><div>Intriguingly, on most of the Lazer Swords boxes I've seen, the tip of the product is covered by a strategically placed sticker.</div><div><br /></div><div>If it's true that the design of the Lazer Sword was modified to eliminate its point, I think we can assume that safety concerns were at the root of the change. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZ33Io53hM93UGeWRnoKcNlrC9GIy9HqjHp8GccdYyRYsIOJan_TpRU_RR7qoo_aRTyV0otU_O1ZP4t6u19Zgy25LE5xDQc8YKEcBs3vXZx9Ga1PbhkOR54OYB2_mQC70HgAVh3-hfxEgWH64y9NurMvYcjxnokRY8pmqCAD5zhE19js5USOvjLyU/s634/279467275_422860343011208_6067920201404003161_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="391" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZ33Io53hM93UGeWRnoKcNlrC9GIy9HqjHp8GccdYyRYsIOJan_TpRU_RR7qoo_aRTyV0otU_O1ZP4t6u19Zgy25LE5xDQc8YKEcBs3vXZx9Ga1PbhkOR54OYB2_mQC70HgAVh3-hfxEgWH64y9NurMvYcjxnokRY8pmqCAD5zhE19js5USOvjLyU/w394-h640/279467275_422860343011208_6067920201404003161_n.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Safety concerns also undergirded the Lazer Sword's rather pedantic set of rules. They made it absolutely clear that the toy should never be used for destruction -- especially of a friend!</div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8ZcScoExjAK8VsT7eqf4yErgZyHoONSKp_eMXw9ErK9aESGWAK1g3vkzH4rKquUGbOkZWs_-ZqeN6tlXrKbm2eFfJVuvgokpiiQoTptdY_8ML0BUhkpOAOPtrIjge-iK8lSucQDfLiJ1y0KJPKJd42sm4pFNu_aSb5sZUzJwH-6o6Itvd6w6fB46/s731/279472945_574205567707704_2932802013540519139_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="462" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8ZcScoExjAK8VsT7eqf4yErgZyHoONSKp_eMXw9ErK9aESGWAK1g3vkzH4rKquUGbOkZWs_-ZqeN6tlXrKbm2eFfJVuvgokpiiQoTptdY_8ML0BUhkpOAOPtrIjge-iK8lSucQDfLiJ1y0KJPKJd42sm4pFNu_aSb5sZUzJwH-6o6Itvd6w6fB46/w404-h640/279472945_574205567707704_2932802013540519139_n.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><p>The instructions were included in the Lazer Sword's Basic Manual, which is my favorite thing related to the product. As the cover warns, its contents were confidential to all but the anointed Soldiers of Light, who I guess were like intergalactic Stone Cutters or something.</p><p>As silly as the manual is, you have to appreciate its ambition: It was a pretty savvy attempt by SST to nurture an immersive play experience. It also established an ecosystem of ancillary merchandise.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqbGcqowc9C-Jew6l2oK_3s48OQ73PPyej1bAPJK69dGVxugMFf9MhpJ_4k72qz-OnjkC6BkPuEKA8HvRAkdZEIcSCw_7F5_oGOghWWbmrR2Vxy7AQG6G7JFfOZcrcEa9XAzyn7HR7rkxHlCvmZAfNKSO6CFP2jvJ5eBosm7H1LVeXA77fMM1q-gu/s808/279571527_719467482815435_2213813550138260562_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="808" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqbGcqowc9C-Jew6l2oK_3s48OQ73PPyej1bAPJK69dGVxugMFf9MhpJ_4k72qz-OnjkC6BkPuEKA8HvRAkdZEIcSCw_7F5_oGOghWWbmrR2Vxy7AQG6G7JFfOZcrcEa9XAzyn7HR7rkxHlCvmZAfNKSO6CFP2jvJ5eBosm7H1LVeXA77fMM1q-gu/w596-h510/279571527_719467482815435_2213813550138260562_n.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Who were the Soldiers of Light? According to the Manual:</div><div><br /></div><div></div><blockquote><div><span style="font-family: courier;">They travel from planet to planet, bringing peace. When they find evil, they end it. When they find danger, they overcome it. When they find injustice, they set things right. For hundreds of years these brave men and women have protected the people of Space.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">They are the Soldiers of Light.</span></div></blockquote><p>I mean, do these guys sound unbearable or what?</p><div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVAuDzhqlnv3BHp8pUAthUe5qP8LdXIa_t-zyRVcfzNvC_mSOHklb_aYz-21yOtg0G9CHLWP8GTTE3ehW90Lr0Q3GMN6uqXbZ5S1CAJ-UTjfMxy99iqwGWosLVsZoBgSY8fQNVKwCx37F6jj87UHUFVJgaWsLLPvtk13f4Gqk7kkz9F5kTNdRSC2T/s808/279472945_1951896641662285_1511069017483713213_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="808" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVAuDzhqlnv3BHp8pUAthUe5qP8LdXIa_t-zyRVcfzNvC_mSOHklb_aYz-21yOtg0G9CHLWP8GTTE3ehW90Lr0Q3GMN6uqXbZ5S1CAJ-UTjfMxy99iqwGWosLVsZoBgSY8fQNVKwCx37F6jj87UHUFVJgaWsLLPvtk13f4Gqk7kkz9F5kTNdRSC2T/w543-h465/279472945_1951896641662285_1511069017483713213_n.jpg" width="543" /></a></div><p>Kids who received the SST Lazer Sword surely experienced FOMO upon realizing they'd never be true Soldiers of Light without first acquiring the official Lazer Fighter uniform and scabbard. </p><p>The former looks to be a repurposed karate getup, the latter a plastic cup. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeennr1kK9SnsGLwKCP2r7ZnNgmyl9vf7iYpzT178_Ku8trsWtA7y3U6QQM3YAKZQb_6esGG8RL-6MR_CnzXgv6EmwwS70tzCc0opUpghEelkR3gA25yOCeOcUIW1aI6zM0MH4CvTScXbM87WCq7hHD3ZsV6th-pvEg5Xk5kNyLHn_dwsMu-eZTiS/s808/279544373_518662596591481_2913526522222509639_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="808" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeennr1kK9SnsGLwKCP2r7ZnNgmyl9vf7iYpzT178_Ku8trsWtA7y3U6QQM3YAKZQb_6esGG8RL-6MR_CnzXgv6EmwwS70tzCc0opUpghEelkR3gA25yOCeOcUIW1aI6zM0MH4CvTScXbM87WCq7hHD3ZsV6th-pvEg5Xk5kNyLHn_dwsMu-eZTiS/w585-h501/279544373_518662596591481_2913526522222509639_n.jpg" width="585" /></a></div><p>To inspire the imaginations of children, SST (through Marquise Enterprises) offered <i>Adventures of the Soldiers of Light</i>, which contained 20 fictional stories, all of them probably better than <i>Splinter of the Mind's Eye</i>. </p><p>I think we can safely assume the stories included plenty of tie-ins to salable merchandise. </p><p>There was even a fan club with its own newsletter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoBje7D_j18-orwuYYGMcNgJSK5gie4ksOGmZrNVS1CygE4mZU_AMgEnJ7zfRmh8znRBJPoYQPkms89p6HDEqeK_lnymETmo_W4f6GSCbyNDPRVR9RoXHtEY14Y4Peic30KuR1cB7JXyXFZx5vXS6meQYaaMdRBTZLC-x0K92xWP3mh3FveujPHwc/s808/279423677_1203459647121850_9020763247864597485_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="808" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkoBje7D_j18-orwuYYGMcNgJSK5gie4ksOGmZrNVS1CygE4mZU_AMgEnJ7zfRmh8znRBJPoYQPkms89p6HDEqeK_lnymETmo_W4f6GSCbyNDPRVR9RoXHtEY14Y4Peic30KuR1cB7JXyXFZx5vXS6meQYaaMdRBTZLC-x0K92xWP3mh3FveujPHwc/w573-h490/279423677_1203459647121850_9020763247864597485_n.jpg" width="573" /></a></div><p>Does anyone reading this have one of these Lazer Fighter posters? I'd love to see one. The image used on the poster pictured on the right was also offered on a t-shirt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLF24XIL1aWNTOPpT8Q9ozQ5ckV4A28sU0KNaD9oInOfw8Jz_zUkNyBHJfV1xmFPkGs9K_UgfGU3k29QVPlB0cdrxxrzSPFFAgqux1_WEiNtEVdaLYMQnOYYvis-yV8VDJ2P5NcfSvukZrI9e4o3QkyCD5lUwqcJa2Hp2EB7xFi8H3JhgD8upNTdLC/s2575/Berkshire-Eagle-Dec-19-1977-p-4%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="2575" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLF24XIL1aWNTOPpT8Q9ozQ5ckV4A28sU0KNaD9oInOfw8Jz_zUkNyBHJfV1xmFPkGs9K_UgfGU3k29QVPlB0cdrxxrzSPFFAgqux1_WEiNtEVdaLYMQnOYYvis-yV8VDJ2P5NcfSvukZrI9e4o3QkyCD5lUwqcJa2Hp2EB7xFi8H3JhgD8upNTdLC/w557-h272/Berkshire-Eagle-Dec-19-1977-p-4%20copy.jpg" width="557" /></a></div><p>Advertising for the Lazer Sword was clustered in the fall of 1977, though stock was still available through some retailers into the summer of the following year. </p><p>The product was widely available: I've documented ads from locations on the two coasts, in the Midwest, and New England. </p><p>Kids all over the country loved the Lazer Sword.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>* * * </b></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Outro</b></h3><p>Are you tired of looking at knock-off lightsaber toys? </p><p>I am. </p><p>I think that's a sign that it's time to wrap this up. </p><p>In doing so I don't mean to suggest that we've exhausted the subject. Other knock-off lightsaber toys were released during the period of 1977-78. Collectors will probably be documenting them forever.</p><p>They'll probably also continue documenting products, like the glow-in-the-dark Space Sword, that were merely lightsaber<i>ish</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxiROHNsQiXjh3Pp06A9rlUaQIkVWi4Sct14FQvvf-lTZqY1ufnf78MXKQXH2rjq3tZKOo-KNouxbU_YPFfpQIb5PQsqnF3PHeAym20cPVbsFtaDGiXNFbvw0iWGQvZfARgZbRvtouko152bGhQLUow4H4ADtv37Aq8-0-4uJhjE3RgVOk78-ZkFQ/s2281/279486264_5135559356491916_375202766069918374_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="2281" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxiROHNsQiXjh3Pp06A9rlUaQIkVWi4Sct14FQvvf-lTZqY1ufnf78MXKQXH2rjq3tZKOo-KNouxbU_YPFfpQIb5PQsqnF3PHeAym20cPVbsFtaDGiXNFbvw0iWGQvZfARgZbRvtouko152bGhQLUow4H4ADtv37Aq8-0-4uJhjE3RgVOk78-ZkFQ/w575-h485/279486264_5135559356491916_375202766069918374_n.jpg" width="575" /></a></div><p>Released by Toy Box Inc., the Space Sword was widely sold in both the U.S. and Canada during the summer of 1978, often being advertised beside licensed <i>Star Wars</i> product. There was even a <a href="https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/space-sword/" target="_blank">matching shield</a>.</p><p>But by the second quarter of '78, Kenner had caught up to Toy Box and the other DIY innovators. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvh7w9qT_Gcag4EfzDtvf6wL0wNeKvQzmzYC4rcjXvcx4u3vUlp4wNF71_rmhK-SdcsiF_yB-HmLBdTSLlRX_FzGdneRz64yTpxfedEAXI40cq49w5XjPVEIKaaZvTSu2ANYITwyH2xtHFzxXgzZlaVUe0fuPHPpvsr9Zpz6fh_qGD84XsLwPKEb6/s1200/IMG_0909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1200" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvh7w9qT_Gcag4EfzDtvf6wL0wNeKvQzmzYC4rcjXvcx4u3vUlp4wNF71_rmhK-SdcsiF_yB-HmLBdTSLlRX_FzGdneRz64yTpxfedEAXI40cq49w5XjPVEIKaaZvTSu2ANYITwyH2xtHFzxXgzZlaVUe0fuPHPpvsr9Zpz6fh_qGD84XsLwPKEb6/w552-h520/IMG_0909.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><p>The company's official lightsaber toy utilized a familiar element, a hilt that was basically a flashlight. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBO9UBQXdip04NUWHsAGIVBwkYj1tes49ipylT_NfgQXpOlj7ga1F8XTlJtOpTJ1GcMpVztTlqNeBpule8IJ_XdvoBXamaaSS1bV7boZhdMBWjUxtXZ4q5QtCvZIF0U-5Ngk0XXnIyrrHh5n3TKLmeQPH4fX7gU8pUGuuZV9HDfl0ENUqw3x-7SA7k/s649/Scan%20205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="326" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBO9UBQXdip04NUWHsAGIVBwkYj1tes49ipylT_NfgQXpOlj7ga1F8XTlJtOpTJ1GcMpVztTlqNeBpule8IJ_XdvoBXamaaSS1bV7boZhdMBWjUxtXZ4q5QtCvZIF0U-5Ngk0XXnIyrrHh5n3TKLmeQPH4fX7gU8pUGuuZV9HDfl0ENUqw3x-7SA7k/w322-h640/Scan%20205.jpeg" width="322" /></a></div><p>But its blade was inflatable, composed of limp vinyl rather than rigid plastic. [3]</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOBOITLOfsRIin2kYv2Xau2kicUa4Gat9TZBdx9JWVnrvD3Pzbo7nz_IE7SJFxwsfPmhIEUfL3eDPUUrYpo9fps26E50ibYCAsK_e8BBeWuyC6BGaxd14AtIH_LjpglCfgCgfZVJ4b4sdnWE1PUf7NVNv_2JhyLA6R-7JkJ9F3h_FdQO2lqnrPIFa/s689/saber.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="689" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOBOITLOfsRIin2kYv2Xau2kicUa4Gat9TZBdx9JWVnrvD3Pzbo7nz_IE7SJFxwsfPmhIEUfL3eDPUUrYpo9fps26E50ibYCAsK_e8BBeWuyC6BGaxd14AtIH_LjpglCfgCgfZVJ4b4sdnWE1PUf7NVNv_2JhyLA6R-7JkJ9F3h_FdQO2lqnrPIFa/w545-h334/saber.jpeg" width="545" /></a></div><p>In an apparent acknowledgement of its own <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2e7HKBYCJY" target="_blank">impotence</a>, it shipped with a dedicated repair kit.</p><p>Was Kenner's toy an improvement on the sturdy simplicity of the Force Beam? Was its authorized connection to the Jedi Knights enough to make fans of the SST Lazer Sword forget the Soldiers of Light?</p><p>Maybe.</p><p>We like authorization because it guarantees the fulfillment of our baseline expectations. We dislike it because it limits our options -- and perhaps our imaginations.</p><p>Life is all about tradeoffs.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Notes</b></h3><p>[1] I own three sabers (in red, green, and white) that are identical to the Force Beam in all but their branding. In fact, they feature no branding at all, consisting of nothing more than Eveready flashlights with plastic beams attached to them. Their existence may be an additional indication that the producers of the Force Beam mixed up brands and manufacturers as they attempted to avoid legal action.</p><p>[2] Though the article mentions the <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2016/03/11-inches-of-battery-powered-joy.html" target="_blank">battery-powered toothbrush</a> as being planned for Kenner's fall 1977 lineup, that product was neither included on Kenner's wholesale order form nor featured in the company's 1977 <i>Star Wars</i> catalog. On top of that, I've never seen it in an early advertisement. I believe it was put off until early 1978.</p><p>[3] Maybe Kenner deserved points for innovation? Only if you aren't aware of the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=79134">knock-off inflatable saber</a> released in 1977 by an outfit called Skyline, Incorporated. </p><hr /><p><i>Thanks to Yehuda Kleinman for providing a few Lazer Sword photos. Thanks to Eddie for providing the vintage store photo. Thanks to Steve Sansweet for permitting the use of the photos of the rare Star Force Ray, which is a part of the incredible <a href="https://ranchoobiwan.org/">Rancho Obi-Wan</a> collection. Extra special thanks to Pete Vilmur, without whose assistance and photographs this article in its final form would not have been possible. </i></p><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div></div>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-51346075504944083022022-03-31T13:30:00.001-07:002022-03-31T13:56:41.638-07:00'Chive Cast Blog Log Pod Episode 18 - All About Unlicensed Archive Miniatures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfi1oi3u-0oq6pT6hX2uQ5YM0irvbpo80gNZrQiamHbrwtIXc_pcGT4UMqE2qxmaoOVhltG6RCJNmvpFeWB27symvohZWhzHnzwVoD_UA-iwAsa0ByWdEHgsZrHrgU3Anrb6fHRRZfvruK1kl-JmUNM5VQZWoffnSTJX0MsR8E36gsgtuo75sLCGa/s1600/Blog%20Log%2018%20header%20image%204.jpg" style="display: none;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfi1oi3u-0oq6pT6hX2uQ5YM0irvbpo80gNZrQiamHbrwtIXc_pcGT4UMqE2qxmaoOVhltG6RCJNmvpFeWB27symvohZWhzHnzwVoD_UA-iwAsa0ByWdEHgsZrHrgU3Anrb6fHRRZfvruK1kl-JmUNM5VQZWoffnSTJX0MsR8E36gsgtuo75sLCGa/s1600/Blog%20Log%2018%20header%20image%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1600" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfi1oi3u-0oq6pT6hX2uQ5YM0irvbpo80gNZrQiamHbrwtIXc_pcGT4UMqE2qxmaoOVhltG6RCJNmvpFeWB27symvohZWhzHnzwVoD_UA-iwAsa0ByWdEHgsZrHrgU3Anrb6fHRRZfvruK1kl-JmUNM5VQZWoffnSTJX0MsR8E36gsgtuo75sLCGa/w611-h336/Blog%20Log%2018%20header%20image%204.jpg" width="611" /></a></div>
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But if you have a good friend at your side, you'll never be disappointed with either your discoveries or your destination.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>* * *</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Intro: Correcting the Record</span></b></p><p>I've written a lot about collectibles over the past 25 years. And when you write a lot about collectibles, you inevitably coin a few bits of terminology. This is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because it's always satisfying to discover a term you invented nestled within the nerd <i>lingua franca.</i> A curse because some of the terms I've invented are pretty bad. And when I hear a bad one, I can't help but cringe -- because I realize I've played a part in promoting foolishness.</p><p>"Internal first shot" is surely the best example. That's a term that is justifiable colloquially but not technically. Tossing it around with friends is one thing, employing it in a reference article quite another. I should never have used it publicly. (By the way, "<a href="http://theswca.com/lexicon/protomold.html" target="_blank">protomold</a>" is the more correct term.)</p><p>Despite my regrets, I've accepted that we are stuck with "internal first shot" forever. It is never going away, no matter how hard I cringe. And that's the troubling thing about bad terms: Once people start using them, they tend not to stop. They use them in conversation, inspiring others to use them, and thereby initiating an error cascade that keeps cascading for years.</p><p>Among my worst terminology sins is the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=51112" target="_blank">attribution</a> of a line of miniature metal figures to a company called Heritage. </p><p>Here's the frustrating thing: I <i>knew</i> the figures traced back to a mail-order company called Star Trek Galore. But then someone persuaded me they were actually made by Heritage, and merely sold through Star Trek Galore. </p><p>That's what I went with, and I was wrong.</p><p>For a long time I was convinced I was solely responsible for this crime, which I perpetuated on the early internet via the Star Wars Collectors Archive. So I was a little relieved to discover that I wasn't the first somewhat authoritative source to attribute to Heritage figures that had nothing to do with Heritage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJS3HOBaTOC5MEWmkFBc-qzTBzhQKFtsZGCq2QuGvqZOcP9Lw4v2eBBbatiSiJpHVdV7HPw_al-XeFKoxUPBKZy0eZQoqDwqQ7dwUrfjhWAjWVH_a4a-_SqVJy6_CgathIfGaZbZRSfkeQ-8z_rWG9H0Xpfzncm0oI2c07SVCktYor5d8ShVHwOL1Q=s1524" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJS3HOBaTOC5MEWmkFBc-qzTBzhQKFtsZGCq2QuGvqZOcP9Lw4v2eBBbatiSiJpHVdV7HPw_al-XeFKoxUPBKZy0eZQoqDwqQ7dwUrfjhWAjWVH_a4a-_SqVJy6_CgathIfGaZbZRSfkeQ-8z_rWG9H0Xpfzncm0oI2c07SVCktYor5d8ShVHwOL1Q=w504-h640" width="504" /></a></div><p>The above price guide, published in 1985, also makes the Heritage attribution. Over 12 years before I did!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbLthQZVdu4jGxmDqXG6awHo68LSoRILrJupv-_OfONRvWqCJY3n1TQ3QVl_vGhnCXmbVlvmuqQO4Nk61LAmYtLVXErKuIuXez0tp48TVoH2JAdhnVTycqzoZ-0W5OR4chJy81mJ4fNPNOge4VijcVRV1xDPL9V5FoCT_XQKI8TCpZnBcwulkly5M0=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1200" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbLthQZVdu4jGxmDqXG6awHo68LSoRILrJupv-_OfONRvWqCJY3n1TQ3QVl_vGhnCXmbVlvmuqQO4Nk61LAmYtLVXErKuIuXez0tp48TVoH2JAdhnVTycqzoZ-0W5OR4chJy81mJ4fNPNOge4VijcVRV1xDPL9V5FoCT_XQKI8TCpZnBcwulkly5M0=w613-h316" width="613" /></a></div><p>The guide clearly mentions the connection to Heritage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1QtZONTOd_jV524zW4FJWXCwXczqnSuHrtixh8CZrYPCbT4mSBODSvFnRh9qX0GujkEOdGpF6uZpKFwJi_uXJ5P2A_5V5__6rVPuRZ34qpcIt6XSD6RMQ28JEZIN_f2q1ffC-ltxFzwcJ_c2-hz9BelInTLInJesV9X9Ft5Sgc_943zCjiH53tvP_=s1670" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1QtZONTOd_jV524zW4FJWXCwXczqnSuHrtixh8CZrYPCbT4mSBODSvFnRh9qX0GujkEOdGpF6uZpKFwJi_uXJ5P2A_5V5__6rVPuRZ34qpcIt6XSD6RMQ28JEZIN_f2q1ffC-ltxFzwcJ_c2-hz9BelInTLInJesV9X9Ft5Sgc_943zCjiH53tvP_=w460-h640" width="460" /></a></div><p>Though the publication lists only nine figures, the set actually consisted of 15 unique pieces -- as we'll discuss later.</p><p>Heritage was a legitimate company, and they did make miniatures. </p><p>According to Shannon Appelcline, whose 2013 <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Designers-Dragons-History-Roleplaying-Industry-ebook/dp/B00R8RB656/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646506621&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Designers & Dragons</a></i> is a great source on the history of fantasy gaming, Heritage was among the first miniature companies to go heavily into licensing. They produced miniatures based on Bakshi's animated <i>Lord of the Rings</i> as well as Burroughs' <i>John Carter</i>. </p><p>On a mission to impress Lucasfilm, and thereby win a license, the company even produced sample <i>Star Wars</i> figures. Or so Appelcline claims in his book. Those would certainly be fun to see!</p><p>And, yes, Heritage did <i>Star Trek,</i> too. But not just samples -- actual licensed product.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq5vCKQJsRrBjFYZ97NY9CN0AvVDDhA8tcelKFNlgM5G4uOy5lwWn8Cpb6zbqQy51lMpoKCQy2OeRfcEsNRr4xCl3eNe0LJ85A3qAC60dGsWF9AQhI7gZIMWd3tg2_cTSPxecnI2Ym_6j673WaNdry3U0u_fbZ0RAPIo_kP4W5WkOdPLQ5OFJfAYkq=s1600" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="935" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq5vCKQJsRrBjFYZ97NY9CN0AvVDDhA8tcelKFNlgM5G4uOy5lwWn8Cpb6zbqQy51lMpoKCQy2OeRfcEsNRr4xCl3eNe0LJ85A3qAC60dGsWF9AQhI7gZIMWd3tg2_cTSPxecnI2Ym_6j673WaNdry3U0u_fbZ0RAPIo_kP4W5WkOdPLQ5OFJfAYkq=w374-h640" width="374" /></a></div><p>I have to assume that Heritage's <i>Star Trek</i> license, a product of which you see above, fostered confusion among collectors who have trouble telling a phaser from a laser. And that that confusion spilled over to the editors of the 1985 guide, who, as I did years later, unknowingly perpetuated a misunderstanding.</p><p>Hey, it happens. Misunderstandings are like landfills: If you don't contribute to one at some point in your life, you're not living.</p><p>So now, in 2022, please allow Yehuda and I to correct the record: Aside from the speculated sample figures mentioned above, Heritage had nothing to do with miniature <i>Star Wars</i> figures, whether licensed or not. [1] And they certainly had nothing to do with the figures discussed in this article.</p><p>The actual history of these figures is much weirder, and more delightful, than most have supposed. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>* * * </b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Nevile Stocken: The Man Behind the Minis</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3RGZFVx0fO-_TgwiULnBUsjQWCnCMphkIjUeCk5KQqShKDTxMPnGIk-hA0wgBqdC4ND9vKZwGXj53qejCGJm8bfZ3rUSAIPBLv6Q0rGUPEHV0CFJRogPtbcrRps4ZUun5vbD3PqW_Aaqj3RsYXEr5vNx3dzLBdiY1LPyUsNyrgyaF37EPA6UCEe16=s3081" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="3081" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3RGZFVx0fO-_TgwiULnBUsjQWCnCMphkIjUeCk5KQqShKDTxMPnGIk-hA0wgBqdC4ND9vKZwGXj53qejCGJm8bfZ3rUSAIPBLv6Q0rGUPEHV0CFJRogPtbcrRps4ZUun5vbD3PqW_Aaqj3RsYXEr5vNx3dzLBdiY1LPyUsNyrgyaF37EPA6UCEe16=w595-h465" width="595" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The above photo was sourced from the files of a newspaper publisher. It traces back to the Associated Press. In 1974 the AP provided their affiliates with a story about Nevile Stocken, a sculptor of highly detailed gaming miniatures. Those are Mr. Stocken's eyes pictured in the photo.</div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjH-kjnRRrN8ITKBMavrajMhcG2S551TJmimbxeMgAAuC_MgX0QTexfA3Qz0AvWBJBd-o5GLx991vh3oxM3J_0QB9nGVTJapytGG5qO4a5pu04E48_HWvixqOYA9xph_HskulIcUqwP9NflU724NtN1S2RH9IwoVsVKYxQyhd50sPNtCOsfFHSl8Io=s2227" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="1570" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjH-kjnRRrN8ITKBMavrajMhcG2S551TJmimbxeMgAAuC_MgX0QTexfA3Qz0AvWBJBd-o5GLx991vh3oxM3J_0QB9nGVTJapytGG5qO4a5pu04E48_HWvixqOYA9xph_HskulIcUqwP9NflU724NtN1S2RH9IwoVsVKYxQyhd50sPNtCOsfFHSl8Io=w452-h640" width="452" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Above you see how the story concerning Stocken appeared in newspapers around the country. This particular example derives from the <i>Record Herald</i> of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. The money part reads:</div><div><br /><div><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">Stocken's hobby involves the re-creation of ancient armies on fields made of cardboard, paste and a little ingenuity. His warriors, which he casts in lead, are sometimes no larger than postage stamps . . . Each piece is painted to resemble its historic source. The cost of reproducing the miniature soldiers ranges from 25 cents to 90 cents. Stocken, as well as being an enthusiastic war gamer, also sells the miniatures to several local retail outlets. He says business is on the upswing. [2]</span> </blockquote></div><div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stocken, aided by his wife Barbara, was the driving force behind Archive Miniatures (no connection to this blog). Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Burlingame, California, Archive was among the first companies to specialize in metal miniatures intended for use in war and role-play gaming. Naturally, Stocken was the outfit's chief sculptor. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Popular from the first, Archive's</span><span> figures were appreciated for their stoutness and detail, and for their ability to capture the essence of the represented characters through pose, costume, and facial expression. </span>Among their early offerings were figures based on <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> as well as fantasy properties like <i>White Bear and Red Moon</i>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The '70s were a wild era for gaming. TSR kicked the whole thing off in 1974 with their publication of <span style="font-size: small;"> <i>Dungeon & Dragons</i>, and by the following year they'd incorporated metal miniatures into the game's play pattern. Immediately, gamers became hungry for the small accessories, which added visual and tactile interest to the largely mental process of gaming. </span><span style="font-size: small;">As more properties were translated into games, and gamers got more creative with their invented scenarios, a greater variety of figures was demanded. Personalities drawn from classic cinema and literature, ghouls like Count Dracula and Frankenstein's monster, and of course Tolkien's menagerie of Middle Earth entities jockeyed for space with the novel inventions of a bevy of popular sculptors.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was during this fertile period in gaming and miniature creation that Nevile Stocken first saw <i>Star Wars</i>, upon its initial release in 1977.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5BFFFN53_huTvTL9imuVg0BaExwp55C-2fl-RdGLtWt3VVC2KrcdRwUPwO9qnIctUGT0jirBdMkltQcsxPZ_eUFK9KlElrxykfCl0XijBgt-A6CWwwZVn_CEMH2JndqLnA_n7RQ5cBg4DXP3LCVD-hgJ92H2Vs4_s3SKWbhzZ_RxbcNCER1g_4Ubt=s382" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="382" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5BFFFN53_huTvTL9imuVg0BaExwp55C-2fl-RdGLtWt3VVC2KrcdRwUPwO9qnIctUGT0jirBdMkltQcsxPZ_eUFK9KlElrxykfCl0XijBgt-A6CWwwZVn_CEMH2JndqLnA_n7RQ5cBg4DXP3LCVD-hgJ92H2Vs4_s3SKWbhzZ_RxbcNCER1g_4Ubt=w577-h478" width="577" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Stockens at the 1980 Origins con</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In <i>Star Wars</i> Stocken found a new source of inspiration. The movie was filled with wild creatures and vivid characters -- many of them perfect for miniatures. </p><p>"<i>Star Wars</i> just grabbed a hold of me," Stocken told the <i>San Rafael Independent Journal</i>, "and I started turning [figures] out." </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitEgVdeKAgAK15Q75T73A0sgEU2y0ijQDvdzbleIc4FQj9yZsYwAEo_kFnzPNvJYQ3PbMJcd--gsRp0XC5e8UMmVFf1El7VEpcsV3JAzWC1U7bqOAj4-qvGWh-QBqIlfx1gth5LseNVtpVbeug8VfrnBe5GSLz90rsJAFLYKhTDBOtLagm03jnJ8Cj=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="1200" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitEgVdeKAgAK15Q75T73A0sgEU2y0ijQDvdzbleIc4FQj9yZsYwAEo_kFnzPNvJYQ3PbMJcd--gsRp0XC5e8UMmVFf1El7VEpcsV3JAzWC1U7bqOAj4-qvGWh-QBqIlfx1gth5LseNVtpVbeug8VfrnBe5GSLz90rsJAFLYKhTDBOtLagm03jnJ8Cj=w582-h238" width="582" /></a></div><p></p><p>In all, Stocken is known to have sculpted 26 figures for Archive's <i>Star Wars </i>line. You see 10 of them in the above photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbGUOeuoc8XPWR_seFcrAH7_ANAV0QmMUTh8hqsQmPh4Eg6PUn-7GFKx3-6uVNuYNzIc5YBkSJERbH0YXyEd1BkMY-O3OTpNBRb4_9n1T1sC-o4_WYe-KN3DS6GIOBxKIKJHOxs9PLSfzrxhv5L0pkxAjse0L_m1voGVSN98dZC6Ebw3QKhVi1nmqb=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="1200" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbGUOeuoc8XPWR_seFcrAH7_ANAV0QmMUTh8hqsQmPh4Eg6PUn-7GFKx3-6uVNuYNzIc5YBkSJERbH0YXyEd1BkMY-O3OTpNBRb4_9n1T1sC-o4_WYe-KN3DS6GIOBxKIKJHOxs9PLSfzrxhv5L0pkxAjse0L_m1voGVSN98dZC6Ebw3QKhVi1nmqb=w607-h560" width="607" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>All of these figures were infused with what I think we can infer were aspects of Stocken's personality. They were playful yet faithful to the spirit of the <i>Star Wars </i>universe; they were also infused with a contagious humor that was too often lacking in licensed merchandise. Though the above Bantha doesn't look exactly like those seen in <i>Star Wars</i>, and it's certainly not appropriately scaled to its Tusken Raider riders, it <i>feels</i> right; just looking at it brings you back to the sights and sounds of the movie.</div><div><br /></div><div>As reported on the excellent blog <a href="http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2013/09/star-wars-unlicensed-archive-miniatures.html" target="_blank">Dear Tony Blair</a>, Stocken took an artist's pride in his mission to bring <i>Star Wars</i> to miniaturized life, confessing that "I wanted to do the line myself and present the cast of characters as a single opus, under my own signature." </div><div><br /></div><div>As it has done for countless fans, the scope and vision of <i>Star Wars</i> brought out the creativity in Nevile Stocken. I think you can sense that when looking at his work.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipw86haEqmCm0xPa0WhIPYBqxJZYNK54zpk-zaniVQ7GftYm36HI1QaC9iZv0YCM0z0H79XvDTlyojbpIDiH3wWmt5o_tj1GHBJ2jHeoHB8ymRb7iDnnb2qFTkfavSfi94fgjMFqR5tYW9G1xZxx8UKtQ20XMziFUHfuBpEh6hD9Oh8IHdeR3H-0GL=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1054" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipw86haEqmCm0xPa0WhIPYBqxJZYNK54zpk-zaniVQ7GftYm36HI1QaC9iZv0YCM0z0H79XvDTlyojbpIDiH3wWmt5o_tj1GHBJ2jHeoHB8ymRb7iDnnb2qFTkfavSfi94fgjMFqR5tYW9G1xZxx8UKtQ20XMziFUHfuBpEh6hD9Oh8IHdeR3H-0GL=w562-h640" width="562" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's another shot of the Bantha. </div><div><br /></div><div>Stocken actually sculpted two Banthas, one with a saddle and one without. Obviously, this is the former. The odd strips you see attaching the Raiders' heads to their weapons, like miniature flying buttresses, are excess lead that cooled inside the channels of the mold. They're intended to be cut away by the consumer.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAjM-mhQh3kmPESOn9aHgbhieTq_Bfxg938H_OOSZ_YkX6D_X7cWTdiyR9jl_ihsrSqTlLoGDivC_PCj1z-G3m7cz7FWRrfsoSPgYAi08jJ2IJ8Qomr8n8WeXUqNA7jwEBYBhujzcXVkFSYd8hiNhoq9EKifoA_jcr9El-bbYTqPU1qbh8CqqjXlTA=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1200" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAjM-mhQh3kmPESOn9aHgbhieTq_Bfxg938H_OOSZ_YkX6D_X7cWTdiyR9jl_ihsrSqTlLoGDivC_PCj1z-G3m7cz7FWRrfsoSPgYAi08jJ2IJ8Qomr8n8WeXUqNA7jwEBYBhujzcXVkFSYd8hiNhoq9EKifoA_jcr9El-bbYTqPU1qbh8CqqjXlTA=w604-h382" width="604" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's the Bantha without saddle.</div><div><br /></div><div>You may have noticed that included among Stocken's figures were some representing characters that were never released by principal toy licensee Kenner -- at least not during the vintage years. Grand Moff Tarkin is one example.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU_md_5c8fqI0KfuI-z-Hkdvr5v3ceNtw8A_jOlk-0w5ukqGcu5GdwIf0271yce4LlOGOSDFL3-E-7F0-5tCnYuxGdIJpHnyPej0zs6jNLE4DxgVCFdq7yuc9oA05sfF3oUjil3asKqV6w9AREVYpfhdKpo2InpV5t_3LvYSQfaTOCdhRR6JBrAsyR=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU_md_5c8fqI0KfuI-z-Hkdvr5v3ceNtw8A_jOlk-0w5ukqGcu5GdwIf0271yce4LlOGOSDFL3-E-7F0-5tCnYuxGdIJpHnyPej0zs6jNLE4DxgVCFdq7yuc9oA05sfF3oUjil3asKqV6w9AREVYpfhdKpo2InpV5t_3LvYSQfaTOCdhRR6JBrAsyR=w591-h240" width="591" /></a></div><br />Above you see some additional characters that Kenner neglected, namely the band from the famous Tatooine Cantina, an alien from the same venue, and the spy who reported the location of the Millennium Falcon to the Imperials at Mos Eisley.</div><div><br /></div><div>I rate the band, which consisted of five members (this group is missing the clarinet player), among the great early <i>Star Wars</i> products, whether licensed or not. The group, especially when posed together, has a sense of motion, swing even; they just ooze personality.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZuzlm6XXecFJPIkkq2kvqEpYxq5128lg647OTFnciwXn-cxf9el8xVEJTgUATjqxZ0S5SYHG-7I8Qdm7jOzl4QYjJ1XWb7o2QmnAMyJNPHtvXRiyyU_7uNJxSJQiNrqO7r36ZPIb25cbTJvbN02Wjta8QDl2lAri-2Zkg1vWOnn6xVmImV3fE891w=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1200" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZuzlm6XXecFJPIkkq2kvqEpYxq5128lg647OTFnciwXn-cxf9el8xVEJTgUATjqxZ0S5SYHG-7I8Qdm7jOzl4QYjJ1XWb7o2QmnAMyJNPHtvXRiyyU_7uNJxSJQiNrqO7r36ZPIb25cbTJvbN02Wjta8QDl2lAri-2Zkg1vWOnn6xVmImV3fE891w=w593-h443" width="593" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>During a brief interaction I had with Stocken a few years back, he told me that he first sold these figures in 1977 at the Origins International Game Expo. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_Game_Fair" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>, the 1977 Origins con was held on Staten Island on July 22, 23, and 24. That means the figures debuted a mere two months after <i>Star Wars </i>hit theaters.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kenner, remember, did not release <i>Star Wars</i> action figures until the spring of 1978. Which means these represent some of the first <i>Star Wars</i> figures available to consumers -- perhaps <i>the</i> first.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPDfyTuAeObtegX4Ac4yipvGGyEwQaZ1J1QeLKB3YY-tjwar-kXI5tqBUAwdbG7-jOyuHr-88P9Z4JKAZ9BSxTp2o37fWgs4iD838jjMUj_BxNBeFovAcMBLs2TK6sU6O95DrxNOS9V5_kVAHA6ghHaxnCTXcvwOjUYFHAR9-L-1DlppuJHLlsvExR=s4904" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3287" data-original-width="4904" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPDfyTuAeObtegX4Ac4yipvGGyEwQaZ1J1QeLKB3YY-tjwar-kXI5tqBUAwdbG7-jOyuHr-88P9Z4JKAZ9BSxTp2o37fWgs4iD838jjMUj_BxNBeFovAcMBLs2TK6sU6O95DrxNOS9V5_kVAHA6ghHaxnCTXcvwOjUYFHAR9-L-1DlppuJHLlsvExR=w583-h390" width="583" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Two months after the Origins convention, several of Stocken's figures appeared in <i>The Dragon</i>, a publication devoted to fantasy gaming. I think we can conclude from this that, as of September of 1977, Stocken's figures were available for purchase through the mail, though you probably had to be a gamer to even be aware of them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Archive was a small outfit, and certainly not known to general consumers, but its association with <i>Star Wars</i> was beneficial, from a promotional perspective as well as a financial one. According to Greg Stafford, who writes of the company in his introduction to <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Designers-Dragons-History-Roleplaying-Industry-ebook/dp/B00R8RB656/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1646506621&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Designers & Dragons</a></i>, Stocken "hauled in money literally hand over fist for his line of <i>Star Wars </i>figures."</div><div><br /></div><div>It certainly sounds as though the figures were a great success!</div><div><br /></div><div>There was only one problem -- Archive Miniatures didn't have a license to produce <i>Star Wars</i> merchandise.</div><div><br /></div><div>It wasn't for lack of trying. </div><div><br /></div><div>As Stocken told me in 2020, by the time the Origins con rolled around, "I was having no success getting a response from Lucas or anyone else associated with the <i>Star Wars</i> movie." </div><div><br /></div><div>The evidence supports his testimony. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjduEG4iuveQ547ttk4H6NNWEANTGG-rsHlCMdMtmFcs-6e1ESNAqXo0qsABLUTfRWsYNgrnU5ONwSAycd-MHPuDciG8ntQiNGO0nHqNQgXncwe1XU9T9TPSLrol6EJO0t3YEb4hR-yAtioG_fTZuvabBwvAZsZz1PuZqEiAOKQazfhj1AVswT3BME=s2454" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="1564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjduEG4iuveQ547ttk4H6NNWEANTGG-rsHlCMdMtmFcs-6e1ESNAqXo0qsABLUTfRWsYNgrnU5ONwSAycd-MHPuDciG8ntQiNGO0nHqNQgXncwe1XU9T9TPSLrol6EJO0t3YEb4hR-yAtioG_fTZuvabBwvAZsZz1PuZqEiAOKQazfhj1AVswT3BME=w408-h640" width="408" /></a></div><p>Here's a page from the October 11, 1977 edition of the <i>San Rafael Independent Journal</i> (already quoted above). Its "Overlook" column includes a very interesting item under the heading "Itsy bitsy wookies."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7pVBCIn0HAEscyFptYLMse2KeNNCZcbQLypynM3ppgdy0EcPhYrLt3LMevanoKvr4q7q26dPub7wL3SfaPExTC9HYOqKAi5wooNRXK4fHFHpLHGh5zDxPBsQLgEnqhiwFn3KuwvJzEEqtZo58U0k1isTfH0I4CvWuAWbS5hC5zIpWWOpZ868F-ud7=s359" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="359" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7pVBCIn0HAEscyFptYLMse2KeNNCZcbQLypynM3ppgdy0EcPhYrLt3LMevanoKvr4q7q26dPub7wL3SfaPExTC9HYOqKAi5wooNRXK4fHFHpLHGh5zDxPBsQLgEnqhiwFn3KuwvJzEEqtZo58U0k1isTfH0I4CvWuAWbS5hC5zIpWWOpZ868F-ud7=w557-h183" width="557" /></a></div><br /><p>Apparently, after being unable to get in touch with Lucasfilm, Stocken attempted to contact George Lucas directly, through the intermediary of his local newspaper.</p><p>Now, to be fair, in 1977 Lucasfilm was probably inundated with offers to produce <i>Star Wars</i> merchandise. They couldn't be expected to respond to every single inquiry. </p><p>Regardless, Kenner already had the toy license, and I think we can be sure that their response to an offer to share its rewards with a small-time manufacturer of gaming miniatures would probably be something along the lines of "fat chance." </p><p>In fact, come 1982, Kenner produced its own line of metal miniatures, called the <a href="http://theswca.com/images-toys/micro/" target="_blank">Micro Collection</a>. As for legit <i>Star Wars</i> gaming miniatures, they weren't produced until the late '80s, when <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_items_by&items_by=licensee&id=679" target="_blank">West End Games</a> acquired a license.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglA1QuiEwWw7gyNWP8fHUD2F0B4ziR0bhxatX1N9BIbduUVcmG-r09o5DsC2keS1teM7a9WghahgD6ijkxEhCMDSeov3l8LewDXKrfEISGjCQIbsznQODJ9c1xRxcnY4UzXYQDR-fybe4hRWKrHqhBcTxgLzPLsSw_JBBclOpRHnpIZLCGgLNhtTMW=s650" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="276" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglA1QuiEwWw7gyNWP8fHUD2F0B4ziR0bhxatX1N9BIbduUVcmG-r09o5DsC2keS1teM7a9WghahgD6ijkxEhCMDSeov3l8LewDXKrfEISGjCQIbsznQODJ9c1xRxcnY4UzXYQDR-fybe4hRWKrHqhBcTxgLzPLsSw_JBBclOpRHnpIZLCGgLNhtTMW=w272-h640" width="272" /></a></div><p>Bootleg <i>Star Wars </i>merchandise was a hot topic in the summer of 1977, as this item from the <i>Bucks County Courier Times</i> of July 6, 1977 shows. Though the article doesn't mention Kenner or miniature figures, I wouldn't be surprised if Stocken's productions were caught up in a sweep related to the one it details.</p><p>By the way, note that Star Trek Galore is referenced in the text. We've mentioned them before, and they'll appear again later in our narrative. Just hang tight.</p><p>Whatever the specifics, Archive Miniatures appears to have been hit with a Lucasfilm cease and desist letter soon after Stocken's figures were made available. At that point, as he was quoted by David Wood of <a href="http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2013/09/star-wars-unlicensed-archive-miniatures.html" target="_blank">Dear Tony Blair</a>, "the brickbats began flying, and history would prove that the stunt was a grave error of judgement on my part." </p><p>Despite the resulting legal scare, Stocken <a href="http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2013/09/star-wars-unlicensed-archive-miniatures.html" target="_blank">remained positive</a> about his involvement with <i>Star Wars</i>, choosing to emphasize the joy it brought him rather than the grief:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span></span></span></p><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: courier;">But do I regret making them? Never! Sculpting them was one of my greatest joys, and they were some of my best work. Indeed, watching multitudes of people spontaneously and almost compulsively break out in whistling and humming the cantina music as soon as they laid eyes on the painted examples of the Cantina Band displayed on the table made the grief I subsequently endured almost worthwhile. If I had to do it all over again, I would have made them again in a heartbeat, but I would have handled their presentation to the world in a much wiser fashion than I did.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">So cuff me and stuff me, I am guilty. But I will go to my grave remembering with relish every stroke of the sculpting knives I made upon the clay in their making.</span></div></span></span></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a list of the <i>Star Wars</i> figures that we believe were produced by Archive Miniatures. The rarest of these seem to be Aunt Beru and Tarkin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAjPRQ6rpvM5lS8lx5KxY-4qi7aUXJvDNmurBfBdZPShNq20SvlBc90R6nVWj0VQ-0OeDF0TBPTicywapM_IziTQw1Y4b5uIQdTdtbxJ-AQMSZ2Vd98sWRtBkiLwRBfXAKnWm5B6dC19EAKDjiVUGh6nNymRLrB7FeYF85WgU57CFaNHR-zpnUOqaV=s1591" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1591" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAjPRQ6rpvM5lS8lx5KxY-4qi7aUXJvDNmurBfBdZPShNq20SvlBc90R6nVWj0VQ-0OeDF0TBPTicywapM_IziTQw1Y4b5uIQdTdtbxJ-AQMSZ2Vd98sWRtBkiLwRBfXAKnWm5B6dC19EAKDjiVUGh6nNymRLrB7FeYF85WgU57CFaNHR-zpnUOqaV=w608-h279" width="608" /></a></div><p>Weirdly, it appears that no C-3PO figure was produced. Or at least I haven't seen evidence of one.</p><p>There may be other figures out there. Given the handmade nature of these and the inconsistent manner of their distribution, anything is possible. [3]</p><p style="text-align: left;">Anyway, though we don't have the precise date, I think we can be confident that, by early 1978, Archive had mostly stopped producing their <i>Star Wars</i> line under threat of legal action. </p><p style="text-align: left;">But, as we'll see, that wasn't the end of the story.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>* * * </b><br /><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Star Rovers: Parody Loves Company</span></b></p><p>I have to be honest, I don't know what I mean by "parody loves company." I just like the ring of it. </p><p>It sounds like the title of an '80s comedy about Dudley Moore and a little person who looks just like him. </p><p>I can hear the trailer now: </p><p></p><blockquote>If you love LAUGHS </blockquote><blockquote>If you love LOVE. </blockquote><blockquote>SEE <i>Parody Loves Company.</i> </blockquote><blockquote>With Dudley Moore. And Dudley <i>Less</i>.</blockquote><p></p><p>Wait . . . did I just unthinkingly reinvent (and sort of invert) the plot of <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvJQS9M7zF8" target="_blank">Twins</a></i>?</p><p>We ended the last segment with Nevile Stocken's Archive Miniatures being threatened into ceasing production of their line of metal <i>Star Wars</i> miniatures.</p><p>If you're a small manufacturer of gaming wares, how do you handle such a threat? Well, the first thing you do is comply, because you don't want to go to jail or get fined into oblivion. The second thing you do is try to determine how you can get around the law. </p><p>To cut right to the chase, Archive opted to slightly modify their <i>Star Wars</i> figures so that they were, you know, sort of like <i>Star Wars</i>, but also sort of different. They also released some figures that were parodies of <i>Star Wars </i>characters. Parodies, of course, are protected under the law.</p><p>I'm no lawyer, and I'm not going to weigh in on the legal prudence of Archive's strategy, but they appear to have gotten away with it: As far as I know, the second wave of Archive <i>Star Wars</i> product was available into the early '80s.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFXYOBt1TopSJLhwXVgNTmYpbOsEtZbQYPniaIXvfzTL8GoJKuEdcQlRIbphnvxLPTTN1tw2A5D7TuuOBLBOtI3TQkqGBcRPIk8HkUPOYl1bKWA5szYaC61usvBXcUaj1H-mjDXBXqtJrJ8zoYlJD2tzFg_ir2DEbHpYaAE0w1d49BzwWOfLFtI6zj=s952" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="715" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFXYOBt1TopSJLhwXVgNTmYpbOsEtZbQYPniaIXvfzTL8GoJKuEdcQlRIbphnvxLPTTN1tw2A5D7TuuOBLBOtI3TQkqGBcRPIk8HkUPOYl1bKWA5szYaC61usvBXcUaj1H-mjDXBXqtJrJ8zoYlJD2tzFg_ir2DEbHpYaAE0w1d49BzwWOfLFtI6zj=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p>Actually, <i>Star Wars</i> is technically incorrect; the line in which the <i>Star Wars</i> parodies were inserted was called <i>Star Rovers</i>. That's an advertisement for it that you see above.</p><p><i>Star Rovers</i> was a role-playing game that was initially developed by gaming guru David A. Hargrave. But by 1978 Stocken had taken over as lead developer. And thus it was that <i>Star Rovers</i> came to incorporate a bit of <i>Star Wars</i>.</p><p>For years Yehuda and I remained confused as to how the modified and parody figures related to Stocken's original <i>Star Wars</i> pieces. It wasn't until we saw some packaged examples in the collection of our friend Jeff Correll that we realized they were part of a distinct line called <i>Star Rovers</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxiTMyz0p1vKbFhgvWmfsWbjMbO2JmeD4aFXaPcrsFO1wsuJQDpHmmlps8UzJ0M1aBH3BgmWmeTxyCoibOQHfX2Pqz6VjLcWCm3lDJudnvQpwROJtHoIl2a0BxsexUwiiSKmTCIVFNvaBjqAmSEy4YgrWYLftaGlSJ8Em2_UkmWPmoV5-cPQDO-gKc=s1591" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxiTMyz0p1vKbFhgvWmfsWbjMbO2JmeD4aFXaPcrsFO1wsuJQDpHmmlps8UzJ0M1aBH3BgmWmeTxyCoibOQHfX2Pqz6VjLcWCm3lDJudnvQpwROJtHoIl2a0BxsexUwiiSKmTCIVFNvaBjqAmSEy4YgrWYLftaGlSJ8Em2_UkmWPmoV5-cPQDO-gKc=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><p>Our understanding was greatly enlarged upon my acquiring an old Archive Miniatures catalog. It helpfully provides the names of all of the figures in the <i>Star Rovers</i> line along with their stock numbers. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9EnIRSWfDZ3BLw6PAKrD_ANv9MPrVe_GBpViZ3r3FKd3TvQpiDBmVLWy97AucwKkiodbflg0m1U4bGTezJOHBfHXmDkYg1-4D2a-z2LONIAQPnJ_Zd59A68jXSLJBpm82KruWPMuvcVuXLhZgRzXU8p5zym3X9FBB6tZL-ElpZFhBGCBrnpndiFEj=s2000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="2000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9EnIRSWfDZ3BLw6PAKrD_ANv9MPrVe_GBpViZ3r3FKd3TvQpiDBmVLWy97AucwKkiodbflg0m1U4bGTezJOHBfHXmDkYg1-4D2a-z2LONIAQPnJ_Zd59A68jXSLJBpm82KruWPMuvcVuXLhZgRzXU8p5zym3X9FBB6tZL-ElpZFhBGCBrnpndiFEj=w616-h462" width="616" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figures with a connection to Star Wars marked with a red "x"</td></tr></tbody></table><p>If I harp too incessantly on the importance of original advertisements and catalogs it's only because I think collectors pay them too little attention. Often, these are the only pieces of documentation that can fully inform our understanding of products that have been unavailable for years or even decades. Memories and the happenstance of extant examples can never provide the certainty offered by original documentation deriving from the source company.</p><p>That said, there is some wonkiness evident in the list provided by the catalog. For example, the Jawas, a.k.a. Desert Sand Rats (#2076), are not present; it's possible they were dropped from the line at a point in time prior to the publication of the catalog. Additionally, the Tusken Raiders, a.k.a. Sand Devils, are listed under two different stock numbers, #2096 and #2097. Sets containing both or either of the two different standing Sand Devil figures (one with gaffi, another with rifle) are known to exist under the two different stock numbers.</p><p>Not all of Stocken's <i>Star Wars</i> figures were reworked into Star Rovers. The figures that never made it into the later line are:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Aunt Beru</li><li>Grand Moff Tarkin</li><li>Princess Leia</li><li>Darth Vader (in a form deriving from the original)</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSC_44jF7AgUymNG5m2DCtILTEDKBZiCzcYU_53SBMNzlkEuTFfG8oc8_dUupyMsLJ3ZCMBmOIrFxxjtcnRVhjtFoc0jtNin6gdTrNQs01VXFR7Cq035YaraPsDtRaK8d9t3BJzlBokAQv3cslUhBhS-WtOsSGXM3oq_mXka_pQM5qkQKaEuHkCidE=s1743" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="1216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSC_44jF7AgUymNG5m2DCtILTEDKBZiCzcYU_53SBMNzlkEuTFfG8oc8_dUupyMsLJ3ZCMBmOIrFxxjtcnRVhjtFoc0jtNin6gdTrNQs01VXFR7Cq035YaraPsDtRaK8d9t3BJzlBokAQv3cslUhBhS-WtOsSGXM3oq_mXka_pQM5qkQKaEuHkCidE=w446-h640" width="446" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Many of the new figures are pictured in the above printed feature, which appeared in December 1978 in the pages of <i>White Dwarf</i>, a British publication. As you can see, in addition to entirely new figures reminiscent of Vader and C-3PO (more on them later), it depicts 16 figures that appear to be based on Stocken's original <i>Star Wars</i> figures. </div><div><br /></div><div>But some oddities are apparent.</div><div><br /></div><div>In fact, it might be best to think of these figures as existing in an alternate universe -- the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe, where everything is just a bit . . . <i>different</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDoSpB4NVkZVpxabr3iwNBcODCW2auVw2iu71YarJTRww2nWe6Hsggw6JNPINTIlzpslE-_k3RBFrI0hmJn7xwIZkUN8mXY4M36pm-JgmTqU2D7H0PuCs8ARefuq_rsHiItC4VWMJtLkTx6k-5xb7CepjoE8mVhXPr9IQL5DNeNLphuhiZfrmfAZAU=s1200"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1200" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDoSpB4NVkZVpxabr3iwNBcODCW2auVw2iu71YarJTRww2nWe6Hsggw6JNPINTIlzpslE-_k3RBFrI0hmJn7xwIZkUN8mXY4M36pm-JgmTqU2D7H0PuCs8ARefuq_rsHiItC4VWMJtLkTx6k-5xb7CepjoE8mVhXPr9IQL5DNeNLphuhiZfrmfAZAU=w595-h359" width="595" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Chewbacca, for instance, was renamed Woolie, and was given ears, a tail, and antennae. Also, t<span style="text-align: center;">he tip of the figure's rifle was bulked out on the <i>Star Rovers</i> version, presumably to prevent breakage. As you've probably noticed, the example on the right was painted by some talented hobbyist.</span></div></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT9bz1L7Jq5gRm6PZlMNTf7xtTsAWtJ5EhrXCotQ5Mtl8JSVBNZVglEwPbtM7inx0cQTKT_1-Df3QgtxiDyQ9IfdPYsovyKUEmqMrGD3F7f9-dhnC42NW6a3TZyBCDcifs7zRnCqBTBF0OgrngIacJkRX7Zh5KFSeN_YOTWNMxLHxpubTLK-gIuDDz=s1200"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1200" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhT9bz1L7Jq5gRm6PZlMNTf7xtTsAWtJ5EhrXCotQ5Mtl8JSVBNZVglEwPbtM7inx0cQTKT_1-Df3QgtxiDyQ9IfdPYsovyKUEmqMrGD3F7f9-dhnC42NW6a3TZyBCDcifs7zRnCqBTBF0OgrngIacJkRX7Zh5KFSeN_YOTWNMxLHxpubTLK-gIuDDz=w603-h388" width="603" /></a></div><p>And is the figure on the right Han Solo or some kind of buccaneer? The catalog refers to him as the Pirate Captain, so I guess it's the latter! The Pirate Captain's pants were baggier than Han Solo's; he also wore a scabbard -- for his sword, of course. The sword and blaster were separate pieces that were intended to be glued into the figure's hands.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIy80sUYMuRDKBIxQS-bipVPEOGd_p9ibTiuS-utcb9ytqyM8RHh5b0XhoQpjLIrauOphlh-RaK2zwCXx6MtMx2O-zwMXs8m4J3SVCdSiOTC7KnF-tZTTS3ZcpPTlTDHdjoecjnGJvWxgj_EOhlwD_54-7nFYIlIvIkZjJEX4U-F13ycibtGsfXyLO=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="1200" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIy80sUYMuRDKBIxQS-bipVPEOGd_p9ibTiuS-utcb9ytqyM8RHh5b0XhoQpjLIrauOphlh-RaK2zwCXx6MtMx2O-zwMXs8m4J3SVCdSiOTC7KnF-tZTTS3ZcpPTlTDHdjoecjnGJvWxgj_EOhlwD_54-7nFYIlIvIkZjJEX4U-F13ycibtGsfXyLO=w591-h534" width="591" /></a></div><p></p><p>As for Luke, now called Disciple, he was given a crown of laurel leaves and a removable lightsaber in place of his integrated blaster. In fact, the figure came packaged with both a saber and a blaster; so a purchaser had some options. As you may have noticed, the boots were changed between the two iterations of the figure. </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuJeZ7A5aSZJ-Qbhnt8MTf4KSapMejcFAislNW_-shxEMFoVhN0nKP3h4AEYMH2rErFyT_t4qEAApbrnm0DLU-F9A_Ox3bX4WQmI_72nTSVkR5GCHKYY9y6oI22gd0dGDITVrUMP_exj0tkTdX8UfT_5lQnpjIozIAvzQ5ZloZLbRDH33O1UuiRbhM=s1200"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1200" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuJeZ7A5aSZJ-Qbhnt8MTf4KSapMejcFAislNW_-shxEMFoVhN0nKP3h4AEYMH2rErFyT_t4qEAApbrnm0DLU-F9A_Ox3bX4WQmI_72nTSVkR5GCHKYY9y6oI22gd0dGDITVrUMP_exj0tkTdX8UfT_5lQnpjIozIAvzQ5ZloZLbRDH33O1UuiRbhM=w614-h499" width="614" /></a></div><p>Obi-Wan, on the other hand, remained mostly unchanged, the only notable difference being that his lightsaber was now a removable piece rather than integrated into the hands of the figure. Wait, did I call him Obi-Wan? In the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe, his name was Star Knight of the Quasar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpXxmjv2HV11G0PVzxb84S91LL00R790Flm_bneJWffkl9W5AJY2B1Mp6fbWDbqabi1VXLiDQdqBs1iN9yOiiAD0reoSF3sp-9KDK5UE_SvIX3UgNATuNsKSG2KSbbZRAFVPhAFN-RZZnSnYqJSvNMquPetI0IpBFVLZ78NLY0qYp_A6f-onjBW4Ps=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1200" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpXxmjv2HV11G0PVzxb84S91LL00R790Flm_bneJWffkl9W5AJY2B1Mp6fbWDbqabi1VXLiDQdqBs1iN9yOiiAD0reoSF3sp-9KDK5UE_SvIX3UgNATuNsKSG2KSbbZRAFVPhAFN-RZZnSnYqJSvNMquPetI0IpBFVLZ78NLY0qYp_A6f-onjBW4Ps=w591-h329" width="591" /></a></div><p>Stocken's original <i>Star Wars</i> line included two Stormtroopers: one with arms raised and one with arms at chest height. Both of these were reworked into <i>Star Rovers</i> by enlarging their helmets and adding circular elements to their foreheads and chests. <i>Star Rovers</i> titles: Imperial Marine Trooper (arms at chest) and Imperial Marine NCO (arms raised).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm0AFHbvesDEuAN99B07kbOgPPmznxNwIZ_mUpXYokfg0mmRofj0Zj75MLVKocnZ8yR5w4BpNLg5ZRXL3E-C9n_karw6oqMajTC7PyN4MKv8nA6PDFeOCHOZTVbZRR9r9egqSpyi24xN5iBch6RtXYT9W6gA5XB-BzeqORIoL_iBr3ve19khoNXFt-=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="1200" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm0AFHbvesDEuAN99B07kbOgPPmznxNwIZ_mUpXYokfg0mmRofj0Zj75MLVKocnZ8yR5w4BpNLg5ZRXL3E-C9n_karw6oqMajTC7PyN4MKv8nA6PDFeOCHOZTVbZRR9r9egqSpyi24xN5iBch6RtXYT9W6gA5XB-BzeqORIoL_iBr3ve19khoNXFt-=w596-h482" width="596" /></a></div><p>In the translation from <i>Star Wars</i> to <i>Star Rovers</i>, perhaps no figure from Stocken's original line was treated more unusually than R2-D2. Not only was the droid given a tail, his dome was inverted and decorated with protrusions resembling Mickey Mouse ears. New name: R2-T2. [4] </p><p>As for C-3PO, who was not present in the original <i>Star Wars</i> line, <i>Star Rovers</i> included a reasonable replacement in the form of a figure resembling the Maria simulacrum from Fritz Lang's <i>Metropolis</i>. The figure was called Rsla Androidess, presumably in homage to Bond beauty Ursula Andress.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNM0OIXONebUuTOk39drHcC69GGtwd-oOUeaTndKTwHnccQ8elzH806JHPOZmNeq5BxL05_u7WDWby3TMCaXvG0CvRNWPwlKikztBrkiT2x-GZXolOuUPno3nXYDjCUiX3gUYXfO2hksgTVqQHy7k702Bd2MRRPeL4qDsSCXq7QdEOB1P9RSp0a9B7=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1146" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNM0OIXONebUuTOk39drHcC69GGtwd-oOUeaTndKTwHnccQ8elzH806JHPOZmNeq5BxL05_u7WDWby3TMCaXvG0CvRNWPwlKikztBrkiT2x-GZXolOuUPno3nXYDjCUiX3gUYXfO2hksgTVqQHy7k702Bd2MRRPeL4qDsSCXq7QdEOB1P9RSp0a9B7=w602-h630" width="602" /></a></div><p>As I mentioned earlier, the Darth Vader figure from Stocken's original <i>Star Wars</i> line did not appear in <i>Star Rovers</i>. Perhaps because the stature of the original figure was rather unimpressive (it was about the same size as Obi-Wan), Stocken created a new figure, dubbing him Thvar Dread, Star Knight of the Nova. Not only was the new figure larger, it had horns and a flared samurai-style helmet. Like his mortal enemy the Star Knight of the Quasar (Obi-Wan), the figure's saber was a separate piece.</p><p>The figure on the right of the above photo demonstrates a key aspect of <i>Star Rovers</i>: Because the figures' odd horns, ears, and protrusions could be clipped or ground off by the consumer, it was possible to customize them into rough likenesses of their <i>Star Wars</i> counterparts. Thus Stocken and Archive Miniatures both avoided strict infringement and allowed their customers to -- with a little trouble -- obtain figures that scratched their <i>Star Wars</i> itch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYhPpRynUkGvIZvtPElLuE5IEeTQ9ihkjgw8PKLoHu3i7pO5D-qyhrEHo1Zht8Xj6iJR60EVYOGmFbFEmDoCH1WH-cupS8ZZ05lFYO0HKHvM3TSaM1aur_5mxXha-fsPVmTlWy28jnwFp1yciMimc8oKzlPxvHpH01pTGfG48uqu71S4x9KyrELxz2=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="1200" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYhPpRynUkGvIZvtPElLuE5IEeTQ9ihkjgw8PKLoHu3i7pO5D-qyhrEHo1Zht8Xj6iJR60EVYOGmFbFEmDoCH1WH-cupS8ZZ05lFYO0HKHvM3TSaM1aur_5mxXha-fsPVmTlWy28jnwFp1yciMimc8oKzlPxvHpH01pTGfG48uqu71S4x9KyrELxz2=w600-h283" width="600" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Also included in <i>Star Rovers</i> was a figure called Dr. Cyborg. He was like a hybrid of Darth Vader and Marvel's Dr. Doom. That's him in the center of the above photo. Since it came packaged with a saber (in addition to a blaster) and looked a lot like Vader, I've included it in our list of <i>Star Rovers</i> figures that have a connection to <i>Star Wars</i>. </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3o-RJCSYyH0LpN6Ur0w43i7YRHWyqtLaRoDmqRM4LJC4kmyEvrWkD8IdzUKXmgsHohQp59Sl6VVYnrOPl8JQGz1krLRWkRya_aQv-o7M8FJUJtFJoj8T7GWuDaut-r64_SazvvijUosc_FkO_GHLeXiv69Rux4wJ_zvuX6LX0B4Ei2R0F0OdFi4Jk=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3o-RJCSYyH0LpN6Ur0w43i7YRHWyqtLaRoDmqRM4LJC4kmyEvrWkD8IdzUKXmgsHohQp59Sl6VVYnrOPl8JQGz1krLRWkRya_aQv-o7M8FJUJtFJoj8T7GWuDaut-r64_SazvvijUosc_FkO_GHLeXiv69Rux4wJ_zvuX6LX0B4Ei2R0F0OdFi4Jk=w300-h640" width="300" /></a></div><p>Betcha didn't know that in the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe the Tusken Raiders had horns. Well, they weren't <i>really</i> Tusken Raiders; they were <i>Sand Devils</i>. So maybe it makes total sense that they had horns. The gaffi stick of the above-pictured figure was packaged as a separate part.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqDhgUp93Mb8bbUxyUPkP8wFrgjMkW4j_UBC3M-uc3yLPPiilaz8NVSEQ1IJYYVdg9wOXx7_7KLu-Lmu1Dj6pcy0cPJqdRcCxhHb6UpTdRPnVQid8cC4g2Hjt25vWG9gCO9iJtnAo5St9DPDGd65nbRDNlPa2yUkS_sODxT2-NBtJ0PNL_Z6wVOBHF=s1013" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqDhgUp93Mb8bbUxyUPkP8wFrgjMkW4j_UBC3M-uc3yLPPiilaz8NVSEQ1IJYYVdg9wOXx7_7KLu-Lmu1Dj6pcy0cPJqdRcCxhHb6UpTdRPnVQid8cC4g2Hjt25vWG9gCO9iJtnAo5St9DPDGd65nbRDNlPa2yUkS_sODxT2-NBtJ0PNL_Z6wVOBHF=w524-h640" width="524" /></a></div><p>The rifle of the other Sand Devil, however, was integrated into the figure's hands. As was done in the case of Chewbacca, the Sand Devils' weapons were bulked out a bit when translating the figures to <i>Star Rovers</i>, presumably to prevent breakage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8PqcPy9Lq_Xhtv2lhhnY0dZVKbJF-c-9osSUC60L4HrYwAX1BUiLNbgBzUOouQwO2Hs2Y8WAddb-iI4S7ph8qytrNyiyJwnw_OsjzruAFdsfhXnbTRB-aHpyKof154ijNm6dXOehKW3XH2Pp0dElG4kFfM33MEJKVNWXCWLWYA8Atmf3ne2v4nNXd=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="1200" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8PqcPy9Lq_Xhtv2lhhnY0dZVKbJF-c-9osSUC60L4HrYwAX1BUiLNbgBzUOouQwO2Hs2Y8WAddb-iI4S7ph8qytrNyiyJwnw_OsjzruAFdsfhXnbTRB-aHpyKof154ijNm6dXOehKW3XH2Pp0dElG4kFfM33MEJKVNWXCWLWYA8Atmf3ne2v4nNXd=w604-h264" width="604" /></a></div><p>Of course, Stocken's favorite, the Cantina band, made an appearance in <i>Star Rovers</i>, complete with all five players. But now its members sported funny little antennae. The band's moniker in the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe was Moondog Maud's Cantina Band. </p><p>But who was Maud?</p><p>I have to be honest: At first I thought the name was a reference to Bea Arthur. </p><p>Recall that in the infamous <i>Star Wars Holiday Special</i> our dear Aunt Bea played the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_(TV_series)" target="_blank">proprietor of the Cantina</a>, a venue<i> </i>at which the Band seemed a regular feature. Well, those of you old enough to remember the '70s may be aware that she also played Maude on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maude_(TV_series)" target="_blank">eponymous TV show</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_yR2ekKk5S_gEGRmribNUj-PPJO_enUjJ4fWupBuSaXoBvLq0v_3oDFhvoBJwHDSuUu7smntyrIVQDxn36z_VR8vQDBK-eTXH_GMAMvul53CmhIBk1ntjdFnWjJU-AvoJFXwQRgMkQbJRl0A2SETc5G3dV-5MXB28KRoLsWzwVib0PVDug1fML3g/s1039/external-content.duckduckgo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_yR2ekKk5S_gEGRmribNUj-PPJO_enUjJ4fWupBuSaXoBvLq0v_3oDFhvoBJwHDSuUu7smntyrIVQDxn36z_VR8vQDBK-eTXH_GMAMvul53CmhIBk1ntjdFnWjJU-AvoJFXwQRgMkQbJRl0A2SETc5G3dV-5MXB28KRoLsWzwVib0PVDug1fML3g/w454-h640/external-content.duckduckgo.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><p>So, naturally, I assumed the name of the <i>Star Rovers</i> Cantina Band was the result of some seriously deep pop-cultural-referencing jujitsu on the part of Stocken. </p><p>Bea Arthur played Maude, and there she was in the <i>Holiday Special </i>overseeing the Cantina. It was Maude's joint!</p><p>I was wrong. </p><p>According to Stocken, as quoted at <a href="http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2013/09/star-wars-unlicensed-archive-miniatures.html" target="_blank">Dear Tony Blair</a>, the name was actually an homage to a lesbian bar adjacent to the sculptor's former apartment in San Francisco. Of course, the bar was named Maud's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7t5Lu_tjz5ueVxksqmnGwOyWy_Bg6zo-ZYwBS9DMGk7i9xWBo_jJ4Zb81VK5hkHBEB2OaD6Grsd4e49OUWzJCj_eWVzL03C8J0UJcT2rx3aqLrHV0Np7dbCvB8FhTSBMfbftjijOEKVAaaFnitnBLbDWUdbJLDQ0unE33kLxi8Q2eTHccoS-uMkdQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="800" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7t5Lu_tjz5ueVxksqmnGwOyWy_Bg6zo-ZYwBS9DMGk7i9xWBo_jJ4Zb81VK5hkHBEB2OaD6Grsd4e49OUWzJCj_eWVzL03C8J0UJcT2rx3aqLrHV0Np7dbCvB8FhTSBMfbftjijOEKVAaaFnitnBLbDWUdbJLDQ0unE33kLxi8Q2eTHccoS-uMkdQ=w601-h537" width="601" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Actually, that makes for an even better story than Bea Arthur!<br /><p>Hey, if in the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe these musicians were the house band at a lesbian bar, do you suppose they were female? Maybe females of this particular musician race have antennae? Someone get me <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank">Wookieepedia</a> on the phone, because their canon is all wrong.</p><p>Wikipedia has a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud's_(bar)" target="_blank">good write-up</a> on Maud's, which operated from 1966 until 1989. There's even a documentary film devoted to the bar. You can watch a clip of it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ZYZdxcqOY" target="_blank">here</a>. Try not to hum the Catina theme music while doing so.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxqPHgdvV9Wm2NO6iu1SD3suHh7WWmoAg9Xa-LP2uc3E7nLMNWFBhO2hRmpBsbApdhqcOMEBFxm8WFnkIhAZzO7MTvWVJc8JzJLIwxYho4rVrPWYm724oFB589LjVIrFis9VNBYAxWUBcbJiZxvV7i1eynA7RoirSKVbVNMHf73DkFrSbnNFKun8u9=s1622" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="1229" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxqPHgdvV9Wm2NO6iu1SD3suHh7WWmoAg9Xa-LP2uc3E7nLMNWFBhO2hRmpBsbApdhqcOMEBFxm8WFnkIhAZzO7MTvWVJc8JzJLIwxYho4rVrPWYm724oFB589LjVIrFis9VNBYAxWUBcbJiZxvV7i1eynA7RoirSKVbVNMHf73DkFrSbnNFKun8u9=w484-h640" width="484" /></a></div><p>Moondog Maud's Cantina Band and the Star Wizard/Disciple pair were also featured in the February 1979 issue of <i>Craft, Hobby & Model Industry</i>.</p><p>Of the figures featured on the above magazine pages, Yehuda and I lack photos of a loose <i>Star Rovers</i> Bantha, whose name in the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe was War Buffalope. (You can see a photo <a href="http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2013/09/star-wars-unlicensed-archive-miniatures.html" target="_blank">here</a>.) It differed from the Bantha in that it had a horn protruding from its forehead. Two distinct Buffalopes were included in <i>Star Rovers</i>, one with a saddle that came packaged with two Sand Devil riders, and one without a saddle. The riders had horns, just like the standing Sand Devils. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx0lQbyTOrEMBOWyP33Np6uryJE7xAT_sK17hGZMs3-bfulzdvUa3mSI7UWcd0x-IQCDddUuPf5eo2oYbwbyHJBsxTHq3v13hpCarHlkj4XGbrAgojYQ_OWt_xG0YYeqrLfMA2FFfW2ejvQHABYjN2fxPLIsLaD8RkHMnxHpVEp3sf_j3IbZBK5fQZ=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1116" data-original-width="1200" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx0lQbyTOrEMBOWyP33Np6uryJE7xAT_sK17hGZMs3-bfulzdvUa3mSI7UWcd0x-IQCDddUuPf5eo2oYbwbyHJBsxTHq3v13hpCarHlkj4XGbrAgojYQ_OWt_xG0YYeqrLfMA2FFfW2ejvQHABYjN2fxPLIsLaD8RkHMnxHpVEp3sf_j3IbZBK5fQZ=w593-h552" width="593" /></a></div><p>Greedo, who in <i>Star Rovers</i> was called Kroll Bounty Hunter, and the chess creature with club, a.k.a. rockhopper (a photo can be seen <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=67116" target="_blank">here</a>), remained basically unchanged from their original <i>Star Wars</i> incarnations. </p><p>I guess not everything is awry in the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifloLeRCdqgsvbvdrgUCID8JKZV8bgbsr4g6tvLyWx4wz6PY_UsjBkePeaSrgaaW9BfkH-WES2hCDALDR-m5ZrGbQabEMeCYRnPSbKRArAoWYD7De-PdmaPnx_hRSYelEN6w0B1Iv1TJbJFdRAbTnOWELdKid51Pz7_TMLOkLDtrP3-MZ8xa7iQL1W=s1750" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1750" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifloLeRCdqgsvbvdrgUCID8JKZV8bgbsr4g6tvLyWx4wz6PY_UsjBkePeaSrgaaW9BfkH-WES2hCDALDR-m5ZrGbQabEMeCYRnPSbKRArAoWYD7De-PdmaPnx_hRSYelEN6w0B1Iv1TJbJFdRAbTnOWELdKid51Pz7_TMLOkLDtrP3-MZ8xa7iQL1W=w446-h640" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Also basically unchanged from their <i>Star Wars</i> iterations were the <i>Star Rovers</i> figures representing the Imperial spy and the Cantina denizen I refer to as the beehive alien. You see them depicted above on a page from the October-November 1978 issue of </span><i style="text-align: left;">White Dwarf. </i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9u4AS-2IYOPN6K5yD__2_l7A_YLwV_tsACUmeutYwyMAx7pPfcrN8LqbutPWjO_yuWr91DIwmaUbwi5FUPCmfK1qt0MDEFkP46UPGFu2UiF7a5xPfaDhLG9AgdW6Nd2Jwg-vE2gDxZ0WvG9JzZU7GZQ94q373ncgLHZ7Vgzws1OQOzDJHttniH56i=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1200" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9u4AS-2IYOPN6K5yD__2_l7A_YLwV_tsACUmeutYwyMAx7pPfcrN8LqbutPWjO_yuWr91DIwmaUbwi5FUPCmfK1qt0MDEFkP46UPGFu2UiF7a5xPfaDhLG9AgdW6Nd2Jwg-vE2gDxZ0WvG9JzZU7GZQ94q373ncgLHZ7Vgzws1OQOzDJHttniH56i=w593-h406" width="593" /></a></div><p>Well, in the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe these two were married, or at least regularly getting it on, because they were packaged together in a set called Alien Family along with a baby that appears to be a hybrid of their respective species.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbD_dbrjzAl8tOgUd5e0a3YNWIvZ-8jWMzpF8q2id_rZAgsJSU1lIs2U0GeYs9MB4PswloA2Dky7M0RiPqrIhfuwz-ZXtB33CTs4M5NShJNeKiCmV3AFstJch10nzlF84vrGsI04Z43fKak7CBFaK89qipd01O90NzZA9eITnEFvszeEKcaKPxwvkz=s1593" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1210" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbD_dbrjzAl8tOgUd5e0a3YNWIvZ-8jWMzpF8q2id_rZAgsJSU1lIs2U0GeYs9MB4PswloA2Dky7M0RiPqrIhfuwz-ZXtB33CTs4M5NShJNeKiCmV3AFstJch10nzlF84vrGsI04Z43fKak7CBFaK89qipd01O90NzZA9eITnEFvszeEKcaKPxwvkz=w486-h640" width="486" /></a></div><p>The March 1979 issue of <i>Craft, Hobby & Model Industry </i>featured the Pirate Captain and Bounty Hunter as well as two Jawas, who in the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe were known, somewhat derogatorily, as Desert Sand Rats.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbYB04lr5NF__uAmUynA81rBJlUl7Xd_cDocLTmCvGy4sOt42xlT-apacyxdPHMcJk2cQ3pR0IaLO_5CAXmL-nCnvtFjgjfDfjEID0TWkaOTQNgXcifa67MCSUhUGsN56lqb0ZyP5ECDutzoWY5k4WI8NuzyOQa2ZFYLHm-BndyGo3pROzXIRtrIwv=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1200" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbYB04lr5NF__uAmUynA81rBJlUl7Xd_cDocLTmCvGy4sOt42xlT-apacyxdPHMcJk2cQ3pR0IaLO_5CAXmL-nCnvtFjgjfDfjEID0TWkaOTQNgXcifa67MCSUhUGsN56lqb0ZyP5ECDutzoWY5k4WI8NuzyOQa2ZFYLHm-BndyGo3pROzXIRtrIwv=w580-h308" width="580" /></a></div><p>Whereas the original Jawa, seen on the left of the above photo, had a small base, the bases of its <i>Star Rovers </i>counterparts were extended considerably.</p><p>Why? To accommodate their coiled tails, of course! </p><p>One Desert Sand Rat was posed nearly identically to the Jawa; the other held a blaster.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU7OZXZaQtIhmp8UhPLHj82eiRTEzkpkclXjCJoBAC7bZyM-ODofV99Oj7qLNTkfVIQLadnoknXUOYckxb_GV13Xacmj2m8D39aiRVKez7UKsTE1EEcDSAo66SBHuPj7-CjUskEUMMdo8OWojGBbBQQKqMsVb567EV_HKz2PYrZDKBUTkZAGkBr8LR=s1743" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="1205" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU7OZXZaQtIhmp8UhPLHj82eiRTEzkpkclXjCJoBAC7bZyM-ODofV99Oj7qLNTkfVIQLadnoknXUOYckxb_GV13Xacmj2m8D39aiRVKez7UKsTE1EEcDSAo66SBHuPj7-CjUskEUMMdo8OWojGBbBQQKqMsVb567EV_HKz2PYrZDKBUTkZAGkBr8LR=w442-h640" width="442" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So far we've seen some weird stuff in the <i>Star Rovers</i> universe. Tusken Raiders with horns, droids with tails. But we probably haven't seen anything quite so strange as the Stormtrooper featured in the above-pictured page from the August-September 1978 issue of <i>White Dwarf</i>. [5]</div><div><br /></div><div>It's a Stormtrooper with rabbit ears. I like to think of it as the <a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Jaxxon" target="_blank">Jaxxon</a> Trooper.</div><div><br /></div><div>In reality, it bore the somewhat prosaic title of Rabbit Trooper. In addition to the ears, the figure had rabbit feet and, yes, an adorable little cotton tail. Goofy additions aside, it was proportionally much closer to Stocken's original Stormtrooper than either of the Imperial Marine figures.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivoqTtzw4J9mzqQY7rDBXTlPQAys8_YDUyxBkklswjzMR_-6S9qMbe4cOp8_4NgxqfAWIY7ibL5KGqCUhCe8V7Sd7rE6PaWuVD5r01cPZeELHDJvglfDQnIthkdtxdsiAe8UnPUWGNhygGfJXFq5E99GCHuPojbqb9YKvbQukt3pGFxqEYhwJnzVEH=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1200" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivoqTtzw4J9mzqQY7rDBXTlPQAys8_YDUyxBkklswjzMR_-6S9qMbe4cOp8_4NgxqfAWIY7ibL5KGqCUhCe8V7Sd7rE6PaWuVD5r01cPZeELHDJvglfDQnIthkdtxdsiAe8UnPUWGNhygGfJXFq5E99GCHuPojbqb9YKvbQukt3pGFxqEYhwJnzVEH=w594-h466" width="594" /></a></div><br /><div>Two Rabbit Troopers came packaged with a figure that I suppose was intended to represent their leader, a diminutive Sith Lord with a duck's bill. </div><div><br /></div><div>He was called, naturally, Duck Wader.</div><div><p>Lastly, and possibly leastly if we judge the group by the stature of the larger portion of them, was the Star Fellowship.</p><p>What, you ask, was the Star Fellowship? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUKcKlLuXCZLwkjy4DdKpUaneYH0bcbkn139c96zvfIsZI0xny06JEcuJoz3oXSL2-NvIVydorwOQkLYBGSy5AuDEIoOX5TVolk8KxgznEfdCFLdoYNgHAbKMHYDtb_VN6t8UGIxQjknZ0lqaAyccjurrSungOqTgl_nGJWdAjEj5GNbNFs3O0OPtz=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1200" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUKcKlLuXCZLwkjy4DdKpUaneYH0bcbkn139c96zvfIsZI0xny06JEcuJoz3oXSL2-NvIVydorwOQkLYBGSy5AuDEIoOX5TVolk8KxgznEfdCFLdoYNgHAbKMHYDtb_VN6t8UGIxQjknZ0lqaAyccjurrSungOqTgl_nGJWdAjEj5GNbNFs3O0OPtz=w575-h314" width="575" /></a></div><p>They were a group of seven figures that mashed up <i>Star Wars</i> and <i>Lord of the Rings</i> -- one of the few mergers of the two properties that I am aware of.</p><p>Nicknamed the Star Warps by gamers, the group consisted of:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Hans Self, a Soloesque hero.</li><li>RT-2T (already mentioned above).</li><li>Rsla Androidess (already mentioned above).</li><li>Leke Skyhibbit, a figure resembling a Hobbit that appears to be unrelated to Luke Skywalker in all details but name.</li><li>Princess Luia, basically a Hobbit Princess Leia.</li><li>Obi Tu, a Hobbit Obi-Wan (see photo <a href="http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2013/09/star-wars-unlicensed-archive-miniatures.html" target="_blank">here</a>).</li><li>The fabulously named Chewgumma the Fuzzy, the Emmanuel Lewis of Wookiees.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><i>Star Rovers</i> came packaged in heat-sealed bags that contained graphical cards, each stamped with the stock number of the relevant set. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgns037mXEAeBHVuJmGoO5Z-0NgxQaky4dVwp5H1LhceDMn6CEbJPejGfOPbmvi39tOiQ2AkEEUzbDvm0Npxfj80ZtTF4a-iQpYtZ8_zN1EkOzDFtn03vAq2sLWokONeLXSRKpaG2ZOhRFYi8K1NSVuW7WscNIX-NH_mVfxyGUvKP_Odnz2cwYjy-rx=s3000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="3000" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgns037mXEAeBHVuJmGoO5Z-0NgxQaky4dVwp5H1LhceDMn6CEbJPejGfOPbmvi39tOiQ2AkEEUzbDvm0Npxfj80ZtTF4a-iQpYtZ8_zN1EkOzDFtn03vAq2sLWokONeLXSRKpaG2ZOhRFYi8K1NSVuW7WscNIX-NH_mVfxyGUvKP_Odnz2cwYjy-rx=w581-h389" width="581" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Above you see 15 of the 18 sets we know to have been released in this format -- the 17 listed in the catalog plus the Desert Sand Rats, which for some reason the catalog omits. The sets missing from the photo are Thvar Dread, Imperial Marine Troopers, and War Buffalope with Riders. [6]</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoVPp5v70DpoQ3RFSjxtUArGY-iXbJEi21f6SVYByqtKXhXyPJB6ZYAR5Zd1RqmCL9NaGONHEXgvTX9Sl4N4r7Wf-nfpqgF030fp2IehrRiyCmamQBtec-0RXMdpB4SRWP7xP52TsDsADTCmXskRGs3s6Kt7WgzNLSBbQeXRVro--b9vm6YMNJ2kQT=s3162" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="3162" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoVPp5v70DpoQ3RFSjxtUArGY-iXbJEi21f6SVYByqtKXhXyPJB6ZYAR5Zd1RqmCL9NaGONHEXgvTX9Sl4N4r7Wf-nfpqgF030fp2IehrRiyCmamQBtec-0RXMdpB4SRWP7xP52TsDsADTCmXskRGs3s6Kt7WgzNLSBbQeXRVro--b9vm6YMNJ2kQT=w601-h227" width="601" /></a></div><br /><div><i>Star Rovers</i> are also known to have been skin-wrapped on small white backer cards. Some examples are pictured above. We can't say with positivity why this was done, but my intuition suggests this was Archive's means of distributing leftovers from their larger bagged sets, possibly years after <i>Star Rovers</i> ceased active development. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Jawa wielding the axe is an anomaly. That particular figure was not a <i>Star Rover.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKNVW2cT-Wuqq2O0ng3ErxXrMoDxtfz4Q_BRlM7CT0IcUk6OMOti9R2yMe37lBj0lzxGRS9_ZsxBqf6BXTkJ-4uQeuHQXPtbCzegDQFJEoPdroJsCgYFAlgGW_hAantLbCpcbGfb9rMKoIS3RNWMFeUXOOz7AIl8k11o7W_edbtwQzUKAOhlswKJfI=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="708" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKNVW2cT-Wuqq2O0ng3ErxXrMoDxtfz4Q_BRlM7CT0IcUk6OMOti9R2yMe37lBj0lzxGRS9_ZsxBqf6BXTkJ-4uQeuHQXPtbCzegDQFJEoPdroJsCgYFAlgGW_hAantLbCpcbGfb9rMKoIS3RNWMFeUXOOz7AIl8k11o7W_edbtwQzUKAOhlswKJfI=w378-h640" width="378" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As the above packaged set illustrates, a similar WarJawa was included in Archive's <i>Fantasy Series</i>. This figure differs from the one on the white card in that its weapons are not integrated; however, an axe (included in the package) was among the weapons that could be glued into its hands. This set clearly identifies the figure as the Wererat. </div><div><br /></div><div>Though he's not hairy like his various werebrothers, Yehuda (who owns this set), assures me that he's peaked beneath his robe and confirmed furriness. </div><div><br /></div><div>As, per my catalog, the Wererat was not included in Archive's original Lyncanthropes set, it's likely a later addition. The weapons included in the set are impressed with a date of 1979, but it's hard to determine precisely to what year the package itself dates. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5lhTramf_Uv2itJMiBI4R-wGHEugxVmS5WhXNVucjBe5jjxITeNfJOn3hOUp4JlhVj5YJ0lDd8o9MlPOADC-jnRzL3a43AHICnPH-XGCXo6dx8ZZ2vC7_mgiboRHEbWG1q-s4tNiM9x1__KC8Di4I-Y_L9_JFnjhuHBaX8afVDhcdYhXhcgTXIgwv=s1070" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="803" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5lhTramf_Uv2itJMiBI4R-wGHEugxVmS5WhXNVucjBe5jjxITeNfJOn3hOUp4JlhVj5YJ0lDd8o9MlPOADC-jnRzL3a43AHICnPH-XGCXo6dx8ZZ2vC7_mgiboRHEbWG1q-s4tNiM9x1__KC8Di4I-Y_L9_JFnjhuHBaX8afVDhcdYhXhcgTXIgwv=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>As for the figure on the white card (integrated weapons), the above-pictured page refers to it as Desert Kobbet. The page derives from a catalog that Yehuda discovered and dates from a point in time at which Archive, now called R*Kiiv, was under new management. This is a further indicator that the white skin-wrapped cards are later packaging iterations. [7]</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fyosHtjYIxwJcyKGf-QscwcZGqYVZ_qBHPzs8pgoakPJs9HxyWMJoZR8A1_xqw9KNyjRywTJDmBN0B-UUm_KCtHOCVwVi7drXNMTx_zORl-_hSeHte3vBuSShY8ezxcdadvDDaMSs-78pqT5mFYzWE2-xPlZx9WbQkNzsg8dfp2Kf0n02IRuVLFQ/s1998/sr.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="1998" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fyosHtjYIxwJcyKGf-QscwcZGqYVZ_qBHPzs8pgoakPJs9HxyWMJoZR8A1_xqw9KNyjRywTJDmBN0B-UUm_KCtHOCVwVi7drXNMTx_zORl-_hSeHte3vBuSShY8ezxcdadvDDaMSs-78pqT5mFYzWE2-xPlZx9WbQkNzsg8dfp2Kf0n02IRuVLFQ/w640-h350/sr.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Including the two WarJawas, we know of 37 unique figures relating to <i>Star Wars</i> that were released by Archive, whether in <i>Star Rovers</i> or a different range. See the above chart for a full rundown. [8]</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOteXGWDJw1L6-fKbdUXXxHIHEp8yVZY0M9jC1bVJIuQk-ihmuGoNKDl6zVGNC1_gMz0Yp6-0sdt4EUsEtBeeSH6w8CfV_k3Gr0-zn2d4G1nXfSsLSxeDNc5bYpMR7J-ADFOeMV8VYU_Hwe7pVGc8FfJCbCnn_Bob2xd6Wez2MnSONcHaFowXgaRgs=s1200"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1200" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOteXGWDJw1L6-fKbdUXXxHIHEp8yVZY0M9jC1bVJIuQk-ihmuGoNKDl6zVGNC1_gMz0Yp6-0sdt4EUsEtBeeSH6w8CfV_k3Gr0-zn2d4G1nXfSsLSxeDNc5bYpMR7J-ADFOeMV8VYU_Hwe7pVGc8FfJCbCnn_Bob2xd6Wez2MnSONcHaFowXgaRgs=w609-h375" width="609" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1981, Archive finally released the <i>Star Rovers</i> gaming module for which the figures discussed in this article were intended. Though its materials included a few images reminiscent of <i>Star Wars</i>, as well as a map of Moondog Maud's Cantina, it was mostly a standalone thing. [9]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The module is a fitting coda to the story of Nevile Stocken's involvement with these figures: It was the cherry on the top of the <i>Star Rovers</i> sundae. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But if you're thinking that this story ends there, think again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because things are about to get a whole lot weirder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><b> * * *</b></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Star Trek Galore: Quantity if Not Fidelity</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Star Trek Galore has been mentioned a couple of times in this narrative. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They were a Florida-based outfit that specialized in merchandise related to <i>Star Trek</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When <i>Star Wars</i> came along, they branched out, and began offering a limited selection of novelties related to the hit film. Not all of these were licensed, which explains why Star Trek Galore were named in the aforementioned newspaper article relating to bootleg <i>Star Wars</i> merchandise. As the article makes clear, the company was hit with a lawsuit in 1977. This was right around the time that Stocken was developing his line of <i>Star Wars</i> miniatures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil-XKLRtklGqfBTOjIUyO95lS2Ai6eAgDhb5MLme5uW25-MWJv2Y7YKgAA3nL1oE3oPR_WmzjHTPf99_jYcuX2u7MrxGTHJdv-ILbFp3T8p-yoGMfhBTR3MaMoF_KRhLo6QuPZ3ujV1H4tAbzxzKcJj97PBZFnXg-5sOPonX-skj4Il6IYLvheA-zU=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="899" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil-XKLRtklGqfBTOjIUyO95lS2Ai6eAgDhb5MLme5uW25-MWJv2Y7YKgAA3nL1oE3oPR_WmzjHTPf99_jYcuX2u7MrxGTHJdv-ILbFp3T8p-yoGMfhBTR3MaMoF_KRhLo6QuPZ3ujV1H4tAbzxzKcJj97PBZFnXg-5sOPonX-skj4Il6IYLvheA-zU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's therefore a bit surprising to find STG advertising unlicensed <i>Star Wars</i> products in the program of Space-Con Seven, which was held in May of 1978, nearly a year after the initiation of the lawsuit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After being hit with a seven-figure legal threat, most small companies would back down, just like Archive Miniatures did. But not Star Trek Galore. The evidence suggests they just kept bootleggin'. You have to marvel at that kind of audaciousness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIWL_SsK51kOKHv2JwOB4vpkE_UqGdvwT3UqQ-r4agDied0VVZ2qKh3vuOMSXXo7CEubAXyVxJ2Tzwz9pUa0btt1KyVXYRgoiyN9wJQIqPXF1vacbHcHL3arEwGOnz5Jh7A5jlTmIXvNFBns-imT-h_R42EgNpJzkZcRyyC_oVWmQ1NNr4Cx0L5-eE=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIWL_SsK51kOKHv2JwOB4vpkE_UqGdvwT3UqQ-r4agDied0VVZ2qKh3vuOMSXXo7CEubAXyVxJ2Tzwz9pUa0btt1KyVXYRgoiyN9wJQIqPXF1vacbHcHL3arEwGOnz5Jh7A5jlTmIXvNFBns-imT-h_R42EgNpJzkZcRyyC_oVWmQ1NNr4Cx0L5-eE=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The advertisement in question should ring a few bells. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Do any of those figures look familiar to you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yes, they're (mostly) Stocken's figures -- or, rather, copies of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtRjkrxK7_x_r2_L2uI0gIZK6b_rYV_3bZ9lfeltYPZPz75PhBVa3iwFuGq7aOZhxwOXDO9wPkOvW9A2wfJG0M6cL2o9zTU7iIBXbUr2sWyplwiE06GGnsJO08ItYFj71PNFu5Bwy3Y9sBqx51Q3vQxcV7TN5eWSuz-AmMYYKEnDTfvRdm-sS_xnL3=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="845" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtRjkrxK7_x_r2_L2uI0gIZK6b_rYV_3bZ9lfeltYPZPz75PhBVa3iwFuGq7aOZhxwOXDO9wPkOvW9A2wfJG0M6cL2o9zTU7iIBXbUr2sWyplwiE06GGnsJO08ItYFj71PNFu5Bwy3Y9sBqx51Q3vQxcV7TN5eWSuz-AmMYYKEnDTfvRdm-sS_xnL3=w450-h640" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This very similar ad ran in color publications, presumably around the same time -- the middle of 1978.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZbQM8QPyp66kgMW0lF5IUy15MC-z-RuQNHfYvQ9ScHF3SEugtE00bQJdjzjfCizLYtmu6jdIQOCa_QMY7dYByl1TX7XjfTN9_Z8_kYs09WrTLeN9ctCgkoECKjWtin6lE6OVcfK-6DAsyYybJrnlEGOcazhEX37y8_dMLeR-5pFnL1gjDCiLKKdPg=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="902" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZbQM8QPyp66kgMW0lF5IUy15MC-z-RuQNHfYvQ9ScHF3SEugtE00bQJdjzjfCizLYtmu6jdIQOCa_QMY7dYByl1TX7XjfTN9_Z8_kYs09WrTLeN9ctCgkoECKjWtin6lE6OVcfK-6DAsyYybJrnlEGOcazhEX37y8_dMLeR-5pFnL1gjDCiLKKdPg=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><p>Here's yet another ad, this one featuring somewhat reduced prices.</p><p>So what was going on here?</p><p>It appears that STG, or one of their suppliers, purchased a selection of Stocken's figures (or copies of them), used them to make molds, and then cast their own line of metal miniatures. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSO4_b__kwxobLbq20pyGTCL3wF9v7atfj4TKe1krQH1lCjqiLl7FAmEP5QyQzxDc5de4_zcLl5-hpC-oMfHwZA1dTCLtcWy1btCMRsi6qkGFwa06yGaeLU1GcyGqJ_RwNZTN1IGydbMRe3d6gbyIQ92ccBWBIP9zj_baYecH-iFPN9QeTOj3z-r7Z=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1200" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSO4_b__kwxobLbq20pyGTCL3wF9v7atfj4TKe1krQH1lCjqiLl7FAmEP5QyQzxDc5de4_zcLl5-hpC-oMfHwZA1dTCLtcWy1btCMRsi6qkGFwa06yGaeLU1GcyGqJ_RwNZTN1IGydbMRe3d6gbyIQ92ccBWBIP9zj_baYecH-iFPN9QeTOj3z-r7Z=w588-h312" width="588" /></a></div><p>That's a full set of these figures, most of them bootlegs of bootlegs, that you see in the above photo. A set consisted of one of each unique figure and two additional Jawas. [10] </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3I6NK8qXX3ZJ3OXQaJ9rVoaXvvBfdWTWI_7DXw8zB2mzZ0MUJeAIXHyzdD4iFPptiLHUser2G-tjP8IGYK1c8C_reJgzaSb0fBpoJevVBSr4ja0qfe9pfKgrohEN80k6KOn14BcfIeDOeukKkIqR-W38eSMNiKXvOj3FICgZmSQzrp7rgiBRUlBrj=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="1200" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3I6NK8qXX3ZJ3OXQaJ9rVoaXvvBfdWTWI_7DXw8zB2mzZ0MUJeAIXHyzdD4iFPptiLHUser2G-tjP8IGYK1c8C_reJgzaSb0fBpoJevVBSr4ja0qfe9pfKgrohEN80k6KOn14BcfIeDOeukKkIqR-W38eSMNiKXvOj3FICgZmSQzrp7rgiBRUlBrj=w608-h194" width="608" /></a></div><br />As the ads make clear, these figures were available painted, unpainted, or plated in either gold or nickel. You can get a sense of the visual presented by each finish by referring to the above photo. Personally, I've always preferred the painted versions, perhaps because the paint obscures the crummy molding quality.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTcQUIoRA5ATcfZYtCHH9RN9_bqfD57QfUUgLmkphF3zUahRarNNXbzbvQJ7Irv2M9yKMnou6AdK2ceJmcGLcTQB7FBzEGNOxNGJTfzuCu7xux3DZFmB4McfB3HV7zpYmdF4t-ZSsvIDwnDtmTSiuqpzNsbSWMNYU9stXZV8DKIkfuKa6aO_jpMIoD=s487" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="487" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTcQUIoRA5ATcfZYtCHH9RN9_bqfD57QfUUgLmkphF3zUahRarNNXbzbvQJ7Irv2M9yKMnou6AdK2ceJmcGLcTQB7FBzEGNOxNGJTfzuCu7xux3DZFmB4McfB3HV7zpYmdF4t-ZSsvIDwnDtmTSiuqpzNsbSWMNYU9stXZV8DKIkfuKa6aO_jpMIoD=w595-h500" width="595" /></a></div><div><p>I think "crummy" is the right word: Due in part of loss of fidelity resulting from second- or third-generation molds, the STG figures lacked the detail and finish of Stocken's products. Unsightly mold lines and blown-out details abounded. This is perhaps best evidenced by the STG Vader and Ob-Wan figures, which appear to be holding curved clubs rather than lightsabers. See the example on the left of the above photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT079H2HS5_axiRxibEKBpq1H3VqTvqliyFMJskH6bbeaMaifXO1Q7Z_Q7ZkwrhyEkgdj9SwK0flupTHokSlObTvc80Mt4FwjzWQdWpCTCa9sPzhhTk3zwrL44-kkF88X1KuRptTnysMikCbXX0uvHV00iHiIWUHLur-KtOdL3F9Jeh366kNMFONYU=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1200" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT079H2HS5_axiRxibEKBpq1H3VqTvqliyFMJskH6bbeaMaifXO1Q7Z_Q7ZkwrhyEkgdj9SwK0flupTHokSlObTvc80Mt4FwjzWQdWpCTCa9sPzhhTk3zwrL44-kkF88X1KuRptTnysMikCbXX0uvHV00iHiIWUHLur-KtOdL3F9Jeh366kNMFONYU=w599-h455" width="599" /></a></div><p>Speaking of crummy, you're probably looking at that nickel-plated Stormtrooper and thinking, "Gee, that doesn't look like Stocken's work -- or even a clumsy copy of his work."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivFxK-ZY2fBd6diggRIhNHts_mqrKefMA_Bi73I7XYXyLoaCBg9hpoeXgjIq5QmIe3-Hxff-lgVhBc0ofPppT69QVkBoG5y2gSrLkrAy_NxKs4P5FSKNblF12Mm-6YsPvITjQi346eWhiq6rci0I138Sy9OjR2jxr80xwT7HRvfZ4fV-8v_FtdNurS=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivFxK-ZY2fBd6diggRIhNHts_mqrKefMA_Bi73I7XYXyLoaCBg9hpoeXgjIq5QmIe3-Hxff-lgVhBc0ofPppT69QVkBoG5y2gSrLkrAy_NxKs4P5FSKNblF12Mm-6YsPvITjQi346eWhiq6rci0I138Sy9OjR2jxr80xwT7HRvfZ4fV-8v_FtdNurS=w589-h225" width="589" /></a></div><p>You are correct. Of the 15 distinct figures in the STG set, four did not derive from Archive Miniatures but rather from unique sculpts done by someone who was not as talented as Nevile Stocken. </p><p>I call them the Fugly Four. </p><p>They were, by any measure of aesthetic merit, terrible. My favorite is Han Solo, who looks like Michael Cera cosplaying as Cornelius from <i>Planet of the Apes</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikT06mTyI2RO_x8bXK9ezd4iX92XS0evb9HivzZkso7fVa6R_WKjcOoxPcAsFBKiJJq0aAVpWbUNK9SEclt1s8KzjY4ruJKcg9Vsg3HIsumXFLBt1N2vzxJPhPL68E1I4Wv_HDlDJWo0FPkU5OK_gTINgzkhm2eF4_1JOQAyFutQRfL7l9tGpIpEzg=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1200" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikT06mTyI2RO_x8bXK9ezd4iX92XS0evb9HivzZkso7fVa6R_WKjcOoxPcAsFBKiJJq0aAVpWbUNK9SEclt1s8KzjY4ruJKcg9Vsg3HIsumXFLBt1N2vzxJPhPL68E1I4Wv_HDlDJWo0FPkU5OK_gTINgzkhm2eF4_1JOQAyFutQRfL7l9tGpIpEzg=w583-h394" width="583" /></a></div><p>But R2-D2 is also pretty bad, and compares unfavorably with Stocken's very movie-authentic original.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqpKXjgJI5Bfdu97Y0I2EjG5PC-8bBzs88b6qwwSLgKeiIRg_gDCmvGrRnyAtg9SDvCtEr0A43_MdGAStyiB2LOkzLURtmYbUg7aTsgTFakDDsoOZUJVY2Wohy9FgWuZ2bwiOQmHmH9JijXVhln0zbM_0tF2cfrrDiG_Wbrz5hnJ7KU3hrrMtH9GC2=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1200" height="587" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqpKXjgJI5Bfdu97Y0I2EjG5PC-8bBzs88b6qwwSLgKeiIRg_gDCmvGrRnyAtg9SDvCtEr0A43_MdGAStyiB2LOkzLURtmYbUg7aTsgTFakDDsoOZUJVY2Wohy9FgWuZ2bwiOQmHmH9JijXVhln0zbM_0tF2cfrrDiG_Wbrz5hnJ7KU3hrrMtH9GC2=w606-h587" width="606" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And don't even get me started on the C-3PO. It looks something like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J8mkHUsiXY" target="_blank">that guy in <i>Robocop </i>after he's drenched in toxic waste</a>.</div><div><br /></div>Perhaps it was because the quality of the Fugly Four was so low that STG produced alternate sculpts of Han, R2-D2, and C-3PO. That's the C-3PO alternate you see above on the right.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUCdEThEj4l3qGTkw8TuyTHlS2dIDHkGYFR6W3X2NZNt1icLoI9-5sTxyrby2ogUAaC26esDQJ_uvv0pLKn9_cpWlCTK056UTuS5Pa7-fOSZ5e4xizrhofMCMOGpvhl0-Wn821kvJeqJe891c253F8O7VRwo-O6ND_nlWzkdRP-QZXeZKNjLyu_x6L=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1200" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUCdEThEj4l3qGTkw8TuyTHlS2dIDHkGYFR6W3X2NZNt1icLoI9-5sTxyrby2ogUAaC26esDQJ_uvv0pLKn9_cpWlCTK056UTuS5Pa7-fOSZ5e4xizrhofMCMOGpvhl0-Wn821kvJeqJe891c253F8O7VRwo-O6ND_nlWzkdRP-QZXeZKNjLyu_x6L=w603-h383" width="603" /></a></div><div><p>These new sculpts were much more refined than their predecessors. Their casting quality also tended to be significantly better.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUVnpgJA8sZVY71XWf2xAnp1Z9ilbHt-IJ3gfo5USVnkhv3MdaFZBuIGdtKpHuvETQ2axdrBkA8KGgugNDFSEE1i44hQxQb6BopE71RVuHo3Jors65GUvgzAIu3ivsorn212_CnwQGrMOxDt9lt_M_luEpw1pY9V7qnBLcNqM6Cg_93zF0vIaXD6BX=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1200" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUVnpgJA8sZVY71XWf2xAnp1Z9ilbHt-IJ3gfo5USVnkhv3MdaFZBuIGdtKpHuvETQ2axdrBkA8KGgugNDFSEE1i44hQxQb6BopE71RVuHo3Jors65GUvgzAIu3ivsorn212_CnwQGrMOxDt9lt_M_luEpw1pY9V7qnBLcNqM6Cg_93zF0vIaXD6BX=w583-h414" width="583" /></a></div><p>This alternate R2-D2 (right) lacks a base. As it's the only one we've seen, we're not sure if that was normal or this example was modified in some way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH9WINrU2OgwujKy-yWO6adzuY9GzN5fR9fbOtSDU8rbZVVY8oUGWRNvVS0uQwlIUkVL7ys8DyQbxoVpbLOESNj_47hImnxgZB_74m-2CoEnB6iGzHPjd9K_g84CZsGUWD7J3yOAnocv0MQMRrqPQf-fFRYTFw_2EysIWxbh4OLVvpHSjzlUdgxorE=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH9WINrU2OgwujKy-yWO6adzuY9GzN5fR9fbOtSDU8rbZVVY8oUGWRNvVS0uQwlIUkVL7ys8DyQbxoVpbLOESNj_47hImnxgZB_74m-2CoEnB6iGzHPjd9K_g84CZsGUWD7J3yOAnocv0MQMRrqPQf-fFRYTFw_2EysIWxbh4OLVvpHSjzlUdgxorE=w595-h311" width="595" /></a></div><p>Resculpting wasn't limited to the Fugly Four: the STG Leia figure also appears to have been modified at some point in time. The modified figure, shown above in gold, was slighter of frame than its predecessor (second from left); however, it retained the basic look of Stocken's original, which is seen at left. </p><p>By the way, the figure on the right is Archive's Dungeon Adventuress. It bears an undeniable similarity to Stocken's Leia. It may be that Stocken reworked the Leia into the Dungeon Adventuress. (See Note 3 below.)</p><p>All of the modified STG figures are substantially rarer than their first-release STG counterparts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQnRplU2m_T1eRIJlObRKodq9oD9i2vnIio1ZXHkBrZ4giqo-ZVtYzJxqIn2QAGR6d5IzU17CZOqRyEecFSMIB44alsoOJ6TgHZC6IaMXI6g01juX4l5GzuMUqtQGFij-7Yni8RWo-i3cCUZkVDDtqQEUB83SpkDDuArlSheW1OCLmwyS7K2j2PMYt=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="902" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQnRplU2m_T1eRIJlObRKodq9oD9i2vnIio1ZXHkBrZ4giqo-ZVtYzJxqIn2QAGR6d5IzU17CZOqRyEecFSMIB44alsoOJ6TgHZC6IaMXI6g01juX4l5GzuMUqtQGFij-7Yni8RWo-i3cCUZkVDDtqQEUB83SpkDDuArlSheW1OCLmwyS7K2j2PMYt=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><p>STG didn't stop with figures; as the above ad shows, they also adapted both Stocken's and their modified figures into jewelry and keychains. </p><p>The ad is amusing in that it positions bootleg jewelry beside licensed examples produced by Factors subsidiary <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_items_by&items_by=licensee&id=677" target="_blank">Weingeroff</a>. And in some cases the bootlegs are pricier than the official merch! </p><p>Like I said earlier, you have to marvel at the audaciousness.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz8E7GZQy0cg7ANHrrG9DSbPcPXcBMIBG4j4YRDkIM-yFnFFoh0KxDA_di4kWWVIh6dmi6d_KjuyNiy_CcVFoRT28ecp6TRpg6tnmKW3KZvPY6xyXD9Du-SSgpCc9CUqE-vyCYiWD7F54froxg2Ui8RotIC_YKXx0UfXBcDmNWXoR9uZ7SdHlDfa2V=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="1200" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz8E7GZQy0cg7ANHrrG9DSbPcPXcBMIBG4j4YRDkIM-yFnFFoh0KxDA_di4kWWVIh6dmi6d_KjuyNiy_CcVFoRT28ecp6TRpg6tnmKW3KZvPY6xyXD9Du-SSgpCc9CUqE-vyCYiWD7F54froxg2Ui8RotIC_YKXx0UfXBcDmNWXoR9uZ7SdHlDfa2V=w592-h246" width="592" /></a></div><p>The above-pictured necklaces featuring R2-D2, C-3PO, and the Jawa were available beside more expensive necklaces bearing painted versions of STG's Stormtrooper, Chewbacca, Vader, and Obi-Wan. None of these figures had bases. Note that the C-3PO and R2-D2 necklaces make use of the modified versions of those figures.</p><p>The Jawa was available in either gold or nickel, whereas R2 was available in nickel only. As for C-3PO, he was, naturally, available solely in gold.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEGbZRsHHBpH1XCWi3k02_RvdsJiqrew4G_3fiwBEMDHdutc0xJMMtlocneN7Ak4GNuk8BcCEpo535RMbb4Vf5cY3ElnG41oxGvVA2SIAj6IQ8iiFkS7ZaHkC4pKJ_U8QAUK9WoL68thU3pl7lstQNubT3QZ1VB8kQTGqRINsboYqLzy2YSeOcuiXV=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="1200" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEGbZRsHHBpH1XCWi3k02_RvdsJiqrew4G_3fiwBEMDHdutc0xJMMtlocneN7Ak4GNuk8BcCEpo535RMbb4Vf5cY3ElnG41oxGvVA2SIAj6IQ8iiFkS7ZaHkC4pKJ_U8QAUK9WoL68thU3pl7lstQNubT3QZ1VB8kQTGqRINsboYqLzy2YSeOcuiXV=w593-h204" width="593" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As for keychains, STG offered four different products, each available in either gold or nickel. Above you see nickel examples of Vader and Obi-Wan.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV_HykNcet1EnFy8cUB7PbD7WI4eE_N5F1qWVBUZjdYelRmxrZAyqaoQpRMZrYufaXxF32KLLfdVcjSNrl_nJL2DeY2eEXX9NIXQpNsu-BIhX2BUBGOlM_kEcl4wOgt8ojrCKbmNEVVy8HtbW5jPvCKXjsJbpZV-vyydzNkF5KC5hkpkmfupasSRWP=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="1200" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV_HykNcet1EnFy8cUB7PbD7WI4eE_N5F1qWVBUZjdYelRmxrZAyqaoQpRMZrYufaXxF32KLLfdVcjSNrl_nJL2DeY2eEXX9NIXQpNsu-BIhX2BUBGOlM_kEcl4wOgt8ojrCKbmNEVVy8HtbW5jPvCKXjsJbpZV-vyydzNkF5KC5hkpkmfupasSRWP=w597-h239" width="597" /></a></div><br /><div>And here are nickel examples of Stormtrooper and Chewbacca.</div><div><br /></div><div>As you can probably tell, the keychain figures all lacked bases.</div><div><br /></div><div>In all, we speculate that as many as 92 items, inclusive of variations, may constitute a complete STG set. </div><div><br /></div><div>It should be noted here that some, such as painted versions of the alternate sculpts, have to our knowledge never surfaced. We include them in the below chart because evidence suggests they may exist.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzLGsEbl2UptAZPQEwJZ33VM_I34b0a41NEiFA_WOOQHnpcM1xenm5jFv5dpCbzbOH1O92ab6yAzcvf-7KUkt9LPx2vgCswyFUk_kNF7qbGQRbV5wtg4p0TOEbZlbfivncefFMxryAawfJ2aEjuERefjss1wcGTyQZUGvZa5Loo6Yr74zvynbl-16F=s1215" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="797" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzLGsEbl2UptAZPQEwJZ33VM_I34b0a41NEiFA_WOOQHnpcM1xenm5jFv5dpCbzbOH1O92ab6yAzcvf-7KUkt9LPx2vgCswyFUk_kNF7qbGQRbV5wtg4p0TOEbZlbfivncefFMxryAawfJ2aEjuERefjss1wcGTyQZUGvZa5Loo6Yr74zvynbl-16F=w420-h640" width="420" /></a></div><p>If you're muttering to yourself, "Dang, that's nuts, I'll never find all of these stupid things!" well, don't expect me to disagree with you. </p><p>Because it is indeed pretty nuts. And pretty stupid.</p><p>Didn't I warn you at the end of the last section that things were about to get weird?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo96mdXuz2WWiPjnN3LfHIzQylf5lVl7lJATlMqmJ6zN8NLCutiSLqkTLz1pbOtmRUS_wia0N4OULpQJXZnwNOW-I9JiVVE6JyIdqCbUlxMMRrg11CM3BSVYx1TXAkhNw9U1dJBJpJamP2WJF2gPlZfAKa_atNQYkqNt9SBIlQPwaj9QOR6JFpPifJ/s2048/17879985_10155156923128077_2876788945856917593_o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1447" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo96mdXuz2WWiPjnN3LfHIzQylf5lVl7lJATlMqmJ6zN8NLCutiSLqkTLz1pbOtmRUS_wia0N4OULpQJXZnwNOW-I9JiVVE6JyIdqCbUlxMMRrg11CM3BSVYx1TXAkhNw9U1dJBJpJamP2WJF2gPlZfAKa_atNQYkqNt9SBIlQPwaj9QOR6JFpPifJ/w452-h640/17879985_10155156923128077_2876788945856917593_o.jpg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This ad suggests that someone made the STG set available to Japanese customers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>By the way, how are you? </p><p>Still with me, cowboy? Still driving our doggies along the high lonesome trail?</p><p>We're almost done, I promise. We just have one last piece of the puzzle to place, at which point we should be able to offer a more or less complete picture. </p><p>In doing so we'll present a potential solution to a mystery that has bewildered collectors for years.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>* * *</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Mystery of the Blue Box</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG4yHp4RjETix0hoHC-Wf1nuv6M6EQ7tyX1zV80nzDs8Nj_8vbmccf0tk5sOPLaPxX6xMOEcROeiKYQ6ABtlPF9m3zE6xDttoWpCBTWSfxFNIMRitlbhsd2XYn6-DB5xYGgaApCIeOzsQTmgWnZ4H_mHQqOqo9Scp1gyFJ0pxx9QWsdd-CxUiI3AiH=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1200" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG4yHp4RjETix0hoHC-Wf1nuv6M6EQ7tyX1zV80nzDs8Nj_8vbmccf0tk5sOPLaPxX6xMOEcROeiKYQ6ABtlPF9m3zE6xDttoWpCBTWSfxFNIMRitlbhsd2XYn6-DB5xYGgaApCIeOzsQTmgWnZ4H_mHQqOqo9Scp1gyFJ0pxx9QWsdd-CxUiI3AiH=w583-h470" width="583" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This blue box has been known to collectors for decades.</div><div><br /></div><div>Repurposed from a container intended to hold drill bits or something along those lines, it's a generic item onto which was pasted a rudimentary <i>Star Wars </i>logo.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlUBFtvpwbcP7DNEdyTuvG64m10cmIivMJldE-4Ewb2tk807CPbEcGAPWkNay3uwtOVh4KClP-m1JMv5vfxIP1qYxOhKcLOwrsnkA8r59PQKKKdI4wZzVRdHwkTpLn4k1cuPa-KIxzcZ91cH0RlTKDi3aMSyIyF90x7e9wJReCGoBXRCUWAcMw7jl3=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="902" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlUBFtvpwbcP7DNEdyTuvG64m10cmIivMJldE-4Ewb2tk807CPbEcGAPWkNay3uwtOVh4KClP-m1JMv5vfxIP1qYxOhKcLOwrsnkA8r59PQKKKdI4wZzVRdHwkTpLn4k1cuPa-KIxzcZ91cH0RlTKDi3aMSyIyF90x7e9wJReCGoBXRCUWAcMw7jl3=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div>Here it is in an ad from <i>Toy Shop</i> that dates to 1993, courtesy of Chris Georgoulias' <i>Toy Shop</i> archive.</div><div><br /></div><div>At that point in time, Byron's Toys wanted $175 for it. Not cheap!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0WiB7Y1oKq2gaPDTRWaNpnCbH6fV-C8N6QAP23eSUvQnuTZOojhIQjV_ngo5y36VsNYngxxPKtgY2vH1U5TVcV1RbdVMDuOKttoxIoYzoWUOrhfsMdKCCpxy_42hOb5YlQdDHTwuMKCjqrFUWwXJb3-HBwMmF6hvBu9gDr8lgWEJOkE2a9ffApQww=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0WiB7Y1oKq2gaPDTRWaNpnCbH6fV-C8N6QAP23eSUvQnuTZOojhIQjV_ngo5y36VsNYngxxPKtgY2vH1U5TVcV1RbdVMDuOKttoxIoYzoWUOrhfsMdKCCpxy_42hOb5YlQdDHTwuMKCjqrFUWwXJb3-HBwMmF6hvBu9gDr8lgWEJOkE2a9ffApQww=w470-h640" width="470" /></a></div><p>As the ad has doubtlessly informed you, the box contains . . . yes, more crummy copies of Nevile Stocken's <i>Star Wars</i> figures.</p><p>That much has always been clear. </p><p>But it's remained a matter of speculation as to how these figures might relate to the Star Trek Galore set. Do they constitute an alternate STG set or something else?</p><p>Some thought the blue box might be a one-off thing, that some industrious collector had simply created it to house his personal set of STG figures. But that theory didn't explain the extra Bantha (the STG set, remember, included only one) or the lack of the Fugly Four. And as more blue boxes surfaced, it became apparent that they were sold in some quantity.</p><p>Earlier in this (egregiously long) article, I extolled the benefits to the collector of original catalogs and advertising. Without these aids, it's often impossible to determine what is out there, or at least <i>was</i> out there. Sure, it sometimes happens that an item is advertised but not sold; but these instances are rare and usually easily identified. Generally speaking, if you want to know what items in a particular production range were available, you need to go back to the original source: the publications that retailers and consumers used to order them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN_2Wi37A9mazG11nIIinKdB6vtiG-QAUg2DHtHV9lndisCdVitAUcIZpV-6nmIP3tBeTL299KeWeyRg5d3gqvIVBFW9BnQ2jo3BAIKwJ8P3bJx0pZhJqaMC6SUwf2Fx7W889txNCkEj_wbGJUlwi9Zu1id_i57pv3sko1s8zOD7R2N20S1ect7lZX=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="859" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN_2Wi37A9mazG11nIIinKdB6vtiG-QAUg2DHtHV9lndisCdVitAUcIZpV-6nmIP3tBeTL299KeWeyRg5d3gqvIVBFW9BnQ2jo3BAIKwJ8P3bJx0pZhJqaMC6SUwf2Fx7W889txNCkEj_wbGJUlwi9Zu1id_i57pv3sko1s8zOD7R2N20S1ect7lZX=w458-h640" width="458" /></a></div><p>Keeping that sentiment in mind, you can probably imagine how chuffed Yehuda and I were upon discovering the above advertisement. It shows the 12 figures contained by the blue box, including the saddleless Bantha. Although it doesn't bear a date, the content of the catalog from which it derives leads me to believe it was released in 1978.</p><p>The ad is a product of an outfit called Pose Posters. Based in Los Angeles, but apparently run via mail-order, Pose specialized in music ephemera, Elvis stuff in particular. </p><p>Like, if you were living in the late '70s, and you really wanted to buy some tasteless Elvis crap, Pose Posters was your source. </p><p>By the way, have you noticed that no one cares about Elvis these days? </p><p>When I was a kid, Elvis was a real <i>thing</i> -- as the inventory of Pose Posters attests. </p><p>These days, most of the folks who bought Elvis plates and mugs and latch hook rugs are dead, their Elvis mementos exiled to the sun-faded tables of weedy outdoor flea markets. Like the half-sunk shattered visage of that poem about an entirely different king, they've been divested of all glamour but that which attends reflections upon abandonment, decay, and impermanence.</p><p>Collectors, let this be a lesson to you: Worldly influence is fleeting. Even your precious 12-backs will one day be trash.</p><p>Anyway, though the Pose Posters ad cleared things up substantially, it frustrated us because it didn't promote the 12 figures as a set.</p><p>As far as I know, all of the blue boxes that have surfaced contained all of the figures in the Pose ad. Presumably, you got the box when you ordered all of them together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghgWDyFjLcUGb8pigdsQWTRvc2jJtHGIRd2SpqaBwjD2T-iO7zQgNBdy_UEYfJ-H52ljuRda1eYTJmkUIl6LOzV6TZ-SYx_2UiuF7fbksyBVLEVNwBhchPgbB851ti-3U8oK-rGDxuSoJqo9Ccb39_CDsB_Th5SPKc2Ol4qNzaonC_6RWXIujWfXip=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="887" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghgWDyFjLcUGb8pigdsQWTRvc2jJtHGIRd2SpqaBwjD2T-iO7zQgNBdy_UEYfJ-H52ljuRda1eYTJmkUIl6LOzV6TZ-SYx_2UiuF7fbksyBVLEVNwBhchPgbB851ti-3U8oK-rGDxuSoJqo9Ccb39_CDsB_Th5SPKc2Ol4qNzaonC_6RWXIujWfXip=w474-h640" width="474" /></a></div><p>Fortunately, we located an additional Pose Posters advertisement. This one <i>does</i> advertise the figures as a set. You could purchase them all for $69 plus $3 postage.</p><p>$69 in 1978 dollars is like $300 in 2022 dollars, and (the way things are going) probably $2,000 in projected 2023 dollars.</p><p>You may recall that Star Trek Galore offered unpainted sets for a mere $25. And that was with additional figures! What gives with the price discrepancy?</p><p>I think it may have something to do with the figures in the Pose set allegedly being cast in "solid pewter," whereas the STG figures were advertised as being cast in a mere "pewter-type metal." </p><p>I write "allegedly" because I'm not at all confident that Pose Posters was being entirely honest here. I mean, it's not like there was a regulatory body policing the claims of dodgy sellers of Elvis crap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4b-gaKHgCywBdFofJfFyHTLYXuo5Gw-Vp9jI7QD5G8ixM-oTpCR_JWtIDCQSNBVt9TmABSJn9ke4qI16vISDbfqGpgs9rMAosE0ueAVcPvdAW3ntyoBvv6ApGVXs3y5_crY0EsJo0QYryZ6vYFnvSsnaO-Q4yjtQIoPZue0Z0wduqH7DVceBSwmZS=s1525" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1525" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4b-gaKHgCywBdFofJfFyHTLYXuo5Gw-Vp9jI7QD5G8ixM-oTpCR_JWtIDCQSNBVt9TmABSJn9ke4qI16vISDbfqGpgs9rMAosE0ueAVcPvdAW3ntyoBvv6ApGVXs3y5_crY0EsJo0QYryZ6vYFnvSsnaO-Q4yjtQIoPZue0Z0wduqH7DVceBSwmZS=w574-h407" width="574" /></a></div><p>Solidly pewter or not, the figures in the Pose set do look duller and I suppose more pewter-like than those in the STG set. That's the Pose Luke you see on the left in the above photo.</p><p>You have no doubt noticed that the Pose set lacks the figures that in the STG set comprise the Fugly Four. What do you suppose was going on there?</p><p>I suspect one of two following scenarios prevailed:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The STG set was copied from the Pose set. The copier, upon realizing that potential purchasers would miss characters like Han, C-3PO, Stormtrooper, and R2-D2 (none of them present in the Pose set), created the Fugly Four to rectify their absence. He also dropped the saddleless Bantha because . . . well, one Bantha is really quite enough, thank you very much.</li><li>The STG and Pose sets were made by the same person. However, he added the Fugly Four to the STG set and dropped the Bantha for reasons of which we remain ignorant.</li></ul><p></p><p>In any event, whoever was behind these figures appears to have lacked access to Stocken's excellent figures representing Han Solo, Stormtrooper, and R2-D2. And it surely isn't a coincidence that the Pose set is missing precisely those figures that were specially sculpted for the STG set. There would appear to be some connection here.</p><p>You'll be relieved to know that the Pose set is substantially tidier than the sets we discussed previously. A mere 12 figures! And no variations worth mentioning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYQLo0y8U8b76zXtgMGvnTUxHp4FtI3vr1ItVWsyaw1mpm0CC4DDtb5IxmHEeOUwQ8MDQlej6ZF-8Cktr_kOhnWTSIF-W6C1yFi-LkISrMkYd8bpzaWMn2F7S9oTE4geqmxrkiYLfNTQw9FdSVbdTwUuFRAIveKgJ0F7jUfSASlLcpTef1RBpHuArD=s1665" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="1665" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYQLo0y8U8b76zXtgMGvnTUxHp4FtI3vr1ItVWsyaw1mpm0CC4DDtb5IxmHEeOUwQ8MDQlej6ZF-8Cktr_kOhnWTSIF-W6C1yFi-LkISrMkYd8bpzaWMn2F7S9oTE4geqmxrkiYLfNTQw9FdSVbdTwUuFRAIveKgJ0F7jUfSASlLcpTef1RBpHuArD=w557-h113" width="557" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b>* * * </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Outro: Signed Nevile Stocken</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That wraps up our look at the <i>Star Wars</i>-inspired figures created by Nevile Stocken and their sometimes ugly and poorly molded offspring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're wondering if you have an Archive Miniatures figure or one sourced from the STG or Pose Posters set, just take a peak at the bottom of the base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFof5W-w-VVBCBMC4OR5xTpy77Lf7zgNWzqor7l62RujfOIHhvZ5GqaPf0CtQg2oX2XSzS0xizyJYmsLzU40Dr7xaCc7q7NgcwoMrw5BdUG1qXdLvU6xWAlUY2kDY6Mcz9eZRreA1gL_gCaRym904QFNalI4xMXwx4_Tqt8z7Yly4jd7IRM5SKF0vt=s2039" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="2039" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFof5W-w-VVBCBMC4OR5xTpy77Lf7zgNWzqor7l62RujfOIHhvZ5GqaPf0CtQg2oX2XSzS0xizyJYmsLzU40Dr7xaCc7q7NgcwoMrw5BdUG1qXdLvU6xWAlUY2kDY6Mcz9eZRreA1gL_gCaRym904QFNalI4xMXwx4_Tqt8z7Yly4jd7IRM5SKF0vt=w558-h253" width="558" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Stocken signed and dated most of his figures. The dates I've seen are '77 and '78, though I wouldn't be surprised if some examples bearing slightly later dates are out there. [11]</div><div><br /></div><div>Upon reflection, it makes total sense that Stocken took the trouble to sign these pieces. He approached his <i>Star Wars</i> miniatures with an artist's eye for detail, spiritedness, and novelty. And artists tend to sign their work.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>* * *</b></div><div><br /></div><br />Yehuda and I hope you've enjoyed this demystification of a range of collectibles that has been misunderstood by <i>Star Wars</i> collectors for decades. It's been a pleasure writing it in part because it's given me a chance to reflect on my friendship with Yehuda and the fun we've had pursuing these figures. <p></p></div><div>We are still looking for several of the items discussed in this article. If you have any to sell or trade, please email us at yekleinman@yahoo.com and rsalvatore11@hvc.rr.com. We're offering good deals for things we need!</div><div><br /></div><div>Yehuda plans to do a separate post about the metal star ships released by Archive Miniatures. Be looking for that in the future!</div><div><br /><hr /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Notes</b>:</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[1] Heritage did release a series of sci-fi miniatures, called Galacta 25, which included a figure that resembled Darth Vader and several others that borrowed elements from the Stormtroopers, but it was more adjacent to <i>Star Wars</i> than actual <i>Star Wars.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[2] Because I love unexpected synchronicity: In 1932 a guy named Nevile Stocken wrote a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stamps-great-price-blue-philately/dp/B0006EDXA4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2L9NOQS04318Y&keywords=nevile+stocken&qid=1646411081&sprefix=nevile+stocke%2Caps%2C224&sr=8-1" target="_blank">book on stamp collecting</a>. To see a different guy with the same name associated in a newspaper article with postage stamps pleases me immensely.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[3] Yehuda and I considered several of Stocken's other figures as representing creatures from the Millennium Falcon's holographic chess set. But though one is sort of close (see the line-art figure corresponding to stock #2030 on the Archive catalog page pictured above), none are as convincing as the one with the club, whose presence in the well-provenanced lot that Chris Georgoulias discusses <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=67116" target="_blank">here</a> also argues for its association with <i>Star Wars</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[4] Though hobbyists sometimes refer to this figure as T4T2, the catalog refers to it as R2-T2. It's possible the official name was changed at some point.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[5] Two observations regarding this <i>White Dwarf</i> page:</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The figure picture beside the Rabbit Trooper, the Dungeon Adventuress, is very similar in some respects to Stocken's Princess Leia. I believe the figure was part of Archive's <i>Dungeon Adventure</i> series (see photo above).</span></li><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Jawas, identified by the label "G," were part of a small <i>Star Wars</i>-inspired line marketed by a company called Dragon Miniatures.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[6] The card packaged with the Alien Family set in the photo bears the incorrect stock number. The correct number is 2044. The number it is stamped with, 2099, is the number for the Buffalope with Riders. Also, a set bearing the number 2097 and containing a single Sand Devil is known to exist.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[7] It's worth mentioning that we have reason to believe that the smaller figures from the Star Fellowship set may also have been released in Archive's <i>Fantasy Series</i>, which included several "Hibbots."</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[8] Here we need to note that recasts of Stocken's work were offered by gaming companies into the 2000s. Unfortunately, distinguishing an original from a recast can be quite challenging. In fact, some of the figures pictured in this article -- namely, those cast in a lighter color of metal -- may be recasts; it's very hard to say for sure. Provenance is a collector's best friend when it comes to determining what is, and what is not, original.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[9] <span style="text-align: center;">Interestingly, the robot in the drawing gracing the lid of the <i>Star Rovers</i> module is labelled "R2-T2," which is the name the Archive Catalog gives to the modified R2-D2 figure.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-align: center;">[10] </span>Weirdly, a full set tends to contain one Jawa that is painted black and two that are painted brown. We don't know why.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">[11] Unfortunately, the recasts that are out there also bear the Stocken signature. Sigh.</span></div><style type="text/css">
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I'll wait.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/90a17852-c13e-49ed-8ab6-fb88f3ff7d04-gif.28389665/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="728" height="333" src="https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/90a17852-c13e-49ed-8ab6-fb88f3ff7d04-gif.28389665/" width="594" /></a></div><p>What did you choose?</p><p>The <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=41884" target="_blank">X-Wing Aces Target Game</a>? </p><p>The <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2016/03/11-inches-of-battery-powered-joy.html" target="_blank"><i>Return of the Jedi</i> electric toothbrush</a>? </p><p>Maybe the <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=38601" target="_blank">version of the Remote Controlled R2-D2 that came with an "obstacle course" playmat</a>? </p><p>All solid guesses, none of them provably wrong.</p><p>But I'm curious: How many of you chose the Star Wars Message Center?</p><p></p><p>How many of you were even <i>aware</i> of the Star Wars Message Center? </p><p style="text-align: center;">---</p><p><b>A Message From Stawarco</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs6PJoZmYudNpJ_OVyrg6MvIobefygOVBF6QHeFw_svIfc65zDf1qDRMpCSvga2syJ8uV5f3woUEfXwSsmJmP0QbRPcfCNEQ21bdLfitEnf3Sgb4dJXv2taxwEEPl0BUSwhNAxNdVwQbX_JicFTzxubzjTO0Cah8zyzbL0VkLtb_LNbShAOtvABVqA=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1200" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs6PJoZmYudNpJ_OVyrg6MvIobefygOVBF6QHeFw_svIfc65zDf1qDRMpCSvga2syJ8uV5f3woUEfXwSsmJmP0QbRPcfCNEQ21bdLfitEnf3Sgb4dJXv2taxwEEPl0BUSwhNAxNdVwQbX_JicFTzxubzjTO0Cah8zyzbL0VkLtb_LNbShAOtvABVqA=w599-h449" width="599" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>The Star Wars Message Center was available in late '77 and early '78 in a quantity unlikely to exceed 1,000 (more on that later). And it was available only in the Cincinnati area. So not only was it scarce, it was highly regional -- much more so than any of Kenner's regularly marketed products.</p><p>I can almost see the savvier among you leaping at the screens of your computing devices in a rush to correct me and probably report me to Snopes. </p><p>"But that wasn't a Kenner product," you're saying. "<a href="https://media.phoneboy.com/najingles/FactCheckFalse.mp3" target="_blank">Fact check false</a>!"</p><p>Okay, okay, Kenner didn't "produce" the Message Center; they <i>sponsored</i> it. </p><p>But still, Kenner had a hand in producing it. And let's agree to not split hairs. Without Kenner's involvement, the Message Center would never have been made -- which to my mind makes it more or less a Kenner product.</p><p>The Message Center emerged from Kenner's involvement in the Junior Achievement program.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4KP8pT01R57TVj9ExT2hgc7sygeEtE__lFyiy5MkW_BDtI9ICok_iZjmqFjewDPrjDOhgVikciYBXnNWoWEXuttJbnvNlvqzM1336kvmhA6FbS1Pd583ElzYg_fN8Mlydf8a45H8jKE8FUQAhyMyey6ouoUdSYyOkRyupmjPcJ3CnRHKjKNEI5m3o=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4KP8pT01R57TVj9ExT2hgc7sygeEtE__lFyiy5MkW_BDtI9ICok_iZjmqFjewDPrjDOhgVikciYBXnNWoWEXuttJbnvNlvqzM1336kvmhA6FbS1Pd583ElzYg_fN8Mlydf8a45H8jKE8FUQAhyMyey6ouoUdSYyOkRyupmjPcJ3CnRHKjKNEI5m3o=w590-h424" width="590" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Founded in 1919, the JA program encourages businesses to partner with young residents of their localities to produce, market, and sell a product. </div><div><br /></div><div>The program still exists. I'm not sure what it's like today, but back when Kenner was involved my sense is that it was pretty dang American. By inculcating school kids with respect for the ways of capitalism, American companies could play as big a part in the defeat of communism as Ronald Reagan, famine, and the producers of <i><a href="https://66.media.tumblr.com/279e2a1b394bee87511d0f41f6265d41/tumblr_pbmuu5x7zr1v8irleo10_500.gif" target="_blank">Red Dawn</a></i>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Kenner was a big supporter of Junior Achievement. So big, in fact, that its president served on the organization's board of directors. Generally, Kenner staff members, acting in the role of "advisors," shepherded each Kenner-sponsored JA product. In that capacity they worked closely with the involved kids to ensure everything kept moving. According to an item from the June 1978 issue of the Kenner newsletter:</div><div><br /></div><div><blockquote><span style="font-family: courier;">During the school year, the advisors help these enthusiastic students develop a project, do the sourcing and costing... set up the manufacturing process, supervise and run the line, and market and distribute their finished product. To complete their year, they liquidate their assets, issue an annual report and pay dividends to their stockholders.</span></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>Sounds like a lot of work. But I guess when your boss is on the JA board you don't have much of a choice. You either "advise" and get your hands dirty with the local kids or give up all hope of promotion. </div><div><br /></div><div>In any event, by the time <i>Star Wars</i> was released, Kenner was sponsoring a JA product on a near-yearly basis.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpM7ask5CE3LBeJ-o8PV5U5d4CCwfKgn45EKFHBesSdjSZp1pj44Hb_Hk8D5zJbCU-JHVY8l10mON4-NX1Z4XpcT7osFrt9DkwpeeJrwLsFsH7h8f9vpEBCwCKTHnTH7qeXr5rISBMxr0ZuFteU2ZrfoWrntjrQBqIKNoEqM2NBc02t6KY6MMCvMhO=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="902" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpM7ask5CE3LBeJ-o8PV5U5d4CCwfKgn45EKFHBesSdjSZp1pj44Hb_Hk8D5zJbCU-JHVY8l10mON4-NX1Z4XpcT7osFrt9DkwpeeJrwLsFsH7h8f9vpEBCwCKTHnTH7qeXr5rISBMxr0ZuFteU2ZrfoWrntjrQBqIKNoEqM2NBc02t6KY6MMCvMhO=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div>As stated in the above article, the Message Center consisted of a piece of black plexiglass silkscreened with the Star Wars logo and Kenner's iconic "double racetrack" border motif. It also featured a piece of corkboard glued to its right side to which important paper messages could be affixed. Though I didn't realize it until I researched this article, it came packaged with thumbtacks and a grease pencil. The grease pencil could be used to write in the black area of the plexi, as you would today on a whiteboard. </div><div><br /></div><div>The company created by Kenner to produce and sell the Message Center was called Stawarco. Obviously, it was short for "Star Wars Company," or something along those lines. I suspect the first "R" and second "S" in "Star Wars" were eliminated for legal reasons: The existence of an independent company with "Star Wars" in its name may have been problematic for Lucasfilm and Fox.</div><div><br /></div><div>During the 1977-78 academic year, Stawarco competed against 143 JA companies in the Cincinnati area, eventually winning recognition as Company of the Year. The Message Center itself took Product of the Year.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-hK1Y-PBghUm1yUN4qU7a4nk0DGQMAtojWlMkZVSLpproqySsvhpP-kbTCcAxwE72th1VlC5PidivMYUnhJK--6JFrALWLk7An6HlaEcYWIqQk0_CQOt5PzspSa6AX79R4DpuZK1e-VeZiu_UC6tNHH1tNAzYBA7iaEPvLiWYHjNZ5vikM-Qrspak=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-hK1Y-PBghUm1yUN4qU7a4nk0DGQMAtojWlMkZVSLpproqySsvhpP-kbTCcAxwE72th1VlC5PidivMYUnhJK--6JFrALWLk7An6HlaEcYWIqQk0_CQOt5PzspSa6AX79R4DpuZK1e-VeZiu_UC6tNHH1tNAzYBA7iaEPvLiWYHjNZ5vikM-Qrspak=w358-h640" width="358" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Above you see Kenner VP Mike DeSantis being recognized for Kenner's efforts by a guy who looks just like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9VaLXr71LA" target="_blank">William Friedkin</a> circa 1978. By the way, that elongated white object you see near Wild Billy's thumb is probably the grease pencil.</div><div><br /></div><div>So Stawarco garnered a lot of accolades for their Star Wars Message Center.</div><div><br /></div><div>With all due respect to the folks behind Stawarco, I suspect they had an unfair advantage. How many other JA companies in the Cincinnati area were able to produce a licensed Star Wars product that was designed by representatives of the hottest company in the toy industry? </div><div><br /></div><div>I suspect none. </div><div><br /></div><div>I mean, Kroger is headquartered in Cincinnati. What did their JA company sell, broccoli?</div><div><br /></div><div>When I say that the Message Center was licensed, I'm not joking: Kenner got Fox to authorize the product in exchange for a royalty on sales. Fox then donated those royalties back to Junior Achievement. How nice. Ultimately, sales of the Message Center grossed $3,000, with additional revenues being obtained through sales of tickets to a JA trade fair and a rock concert. I wish I had additional information on the rock concert. Sounds pretty wild.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, I don't know the cost of the Message Center itself; therefore, I can't use the $3,000 in gross sales to calculate the number sold. But based on Kenner's sponsorship of a similar JA product a few years later, which retailed at "under $10," I'm going to guess the cost was around $6. That would yield a total of 500 Message Centers -- which sounds about right.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bulk of the Message Centers were sold through grass-roots efforts: door-to-door campaigns and the like. But 280 were also pre-sold to local retailers Shillito's and Pogue's -- quite a coup for Stawarco! Hey, I wrote a bit about Shillito's back <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2014/09/some-obscure-early-bird-items.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWyphICotZjRgrBeLGPlxeGlAWux6LlHGzy-eOLWDpvgooZ28vTxdTuJ6ZxG06qCageuNhFX5AC9-JPNE797K3vT2Nvo9FCZ2mFXvMV-TfPHRI45J2sY7pz-4R3X5YgLHJGvJ9WNcVyQwt8JLMd8Il1gFg11DwD_b__9UASLT9T81LcpmlBCrdN2X8=s670" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWyphICotZjRgrBeLGPlxeGlAWux6LlHGzy-eOLWDpvgooZ28vTxdTuJ6ZxG06qCageuNhFX5AC9-JPNE797K3vT2Nvo9FCZ2mFXvMV-TfPHRI45J2sY7pz-4R3X5YgLHJGvJ9WNcVyQwt8JLMd8Il1gFg11DwD_b__9UASLT9T81LcpmlBCrdN2X8=w594-h640" width="594" /></a></div><div><br /></div>About the trade fair I mentioned a few paragraphs ago: I was fortunate to find this item, from the <i>Northern Hills Press</i> of February 15, 1978, which provides a peak into the event. It looks like the Stawarco booth was decorated with a rad banner displaying Star Wars imagery; it also featured an appearance by someone named Jean Miller, who dressed as Darth Vader. <div><br /></div><div>Hardcore toy collectors will note the presence in the photo of Kenner's <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=52972" target="_blank">inflatable lightsaber toy</a>, which was either purchased at the store or provided by the kind folks at Kenner. As detailed in <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2020/11/star-wars-is-here-release-and-promotion.html" target="_blank">this post</a>, the lightsaber was not available for Christmas of 1977; in February of 1978, it was a brand-new product.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA8h-foYLVe_XeNVtHMtWSb1pFebZE3JEqBy4NgQfpJJWFpT1R34kZwjONXVALy5rI84Rvvd-KEcfJNiwtNskjkA3fTXP8wBQRgk_duoXqvQaqByAH6LHaM2NGJtsNizCXGIkNJJ37svI4EcrbHWZF3tFEdcHCNm6tLJTu7hziPlPhwxTuRpFw36G-=s685" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="376" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA8h-foYLVe_XeNVtHMtWSb1pFebZE3JEqBy4NgQfpJJWFpT1R34kZwjONXVALy5rI84Rvvd-KEcfJNiwtNskjkA3fTXP8wBQRgk_duoXqvQaqByAH6LHaM2NGJtsNizCXGIkNJJ37svI4EcrbHWZF3tFEdcHCNm6tLJTu7hziPlPhwxTuRpFw36G-=w352-h640" width="352" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Above you see another local news item, this one from the <i>Hilltop News</i> of June 1, 1978. It shows Ed Miller, president of Stawarco, dressed to the nines in what looks like a rented prom costume and beaming with pride over the JA awards he received as a result of his work on the Message Center. Looks like he got a trophy in addition to some mounted certificates.<div><br /></div><div>Hey, Ed -- if you're out there, sell me your awards! I'm a buyer.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Ed was related to the Jean Miller who dressed as Darth Vader at the trade fair. JA seems likely to have been a family affair.</div><div><br /></div><div>Before moving on to our next subject, I want to mention that I know of at least two variations that affect the Message Center. On some examples, the corners of the corkboard area are rounded rather than square. Also, some feature a sticker on the reverse containing legal information. It's also worth mentioning that at least some of the items are known to have been packaged in a nondescript carton. It's very possible that all of them were packaged that way.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">---</div><br /></div><div><b>Sta(r)warco Strikes Back</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>I know what you're thinking: "If Kenner sponsored a JA product nearly every year during the Star Wars era, surely they sponsored another JA product with a Star Wars connection."</div><div><br /></div><div>Even if you weren't thinking this, I'll give you credit for it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kenner's second sponsorship of a JA product connected to Star Wars occurred in the 1980-81 academic year, a period which saw the theatrical roll-out of <i>The Empire Strikes Back</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQnKCGUPmxXBgEI_23GQ_lLzrbmv0yy3QGZQv2Vj8m-eIsXRztb07l_NbJtzmrN-j29RP32uCir7fKVyCaALpp0W9KvR2ifFkqTOl1GStiMnkGTrCbllyZ8vNRNUbU8MjQDcsVfTedYKSwBofZkBek8iw_RjpC59NPoojC-XCDA2C_oGNpucHQLSIM=s1200" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="866" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQnKCGUPmxXBgEI_23GQ_lLzrbmv0yy3QGZQv2Vj8m-eIsXRztb07l_NbJtzmrN-j29RP32uCir7fKVyCaALpp0W9KvR2ifFkqTOl1GStiMnkGTrCbllyZ8vNRNUbU8MjQDcsVfTedYKSwBofZkBek8iw_RjpC59NPoojC-XCDA2C_oGNpucHQLSIM=w462-h640" width="462" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's nice to see some rad Kenner signage in the inset photo</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>In fact, the Kenner newsletter you see above was issued after <i>Empire</i> had been in wide release for a while, in spring of 1981.</span> The highlighted story, which graced the publication's back page, reveals that Kenner's latest JA product was a clock that featured "Yoda and many of the favorite Star Wars characters." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I discussed <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2019/12/get-holda-yoda-baby-yoda-great-yoda.html" target="_blank">here</a>, Yoda was the most popular new character in <i>Empire</i>. So he was a natural fit for a JA product released in 1980.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The product changed and so did the name of the JA company that produced it -- sort of. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Kenner newsletters that refer to the clock repeatedly cite the production company as Starwarco, a name that leaves in place the first "R" in "Star Wars." At first I thought this was a typo, but the spelling is too consistent for it to be a mistake: It seems obvious that it was Starwarco rather than Stawarco. If it's true that a legal concern had caused the "R" to be dropped in 1977, that concern no longer prevailed come 1980.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheit7ednuSe0tq0mqtTGCNklKtDu98By8bW_JVJoTdoESxxOZ8xv12T0dQ3FUPixyhwrwNmq91G4c2wvGC6VXIyCVMtXV7TWP-yJSdt2YiN4WQFG4BGBSNLyG0LYvASUQXWl0-cQoFEkjXsVCtBJdZ4D1B8B4rrzrh6gIR_XyeFnWMlu-spAMGIe4s=s779" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="779" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheit7ednuSe0tq0mqtTGCNklKtDu98By8bW_JVJoTdoESxxOZ8xv12T0dQ3FUPixyhwrwNmq91G4c2wvGC6VXIyCVMtXV7TWP-yJSdt2YiN4WQFG4BGBSNLyG0LYvASUQXWl0-cQoFEkjXsVCtBJdZ4D1B8B4rrzrh6gIR_XyeFnWMlu-spAMGIe4s=w597-h545" width="597" /></a></div><br /><div>The product as it was released was very simple: just a piece of acrylic housing a graphical insert and an off-the-shelf clock mechanism. </div><div><br /></div><div>Simplicity must have been key for Junior Achievement: a successful JA product needed to be cost effective. It also needed to be capable of quick assembly by '80s-era high school students, who, let's face it, were probably more interested in hanging out in the woods and drinking <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKGzRpTILW8" target="_blank">Löwenbräu</a> than sucking at the teat of corporate America.</div><div><br /></div><div>Those of you with any knowledge of the vintage Kenner toy line immediately recognized the graphic featured on the clock's face: it's the graphic from Kenner's <a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39699">r</a><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=39699" target="_blank">edesigned version of their popular action figure carrying case</a>. In repurposing this graphic, Kenner redesigned it slightly, adding the <i>Empire</i> logo in the lower right corner as well as four white dots to mark each quarter hour.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP1sg9oFb5p22q68MMOf1u5wSFdBY2gRbwQJXHGQMw8XbAa8gBjmRA4vp66rq4VM5G2A5Sml8ZAOt0cSeKBq_9Pdh4ZTw1KX4aNdfMvytxCoEOzOjP3GVcIHBJZNBHIryyVgaOm3fR-jPA5dEo4EhoZkQcPljUxzt3Iu-zbQQh4aUOPfsFyDlAtcEK=s807" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="807" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP1sg9oFb5p22q68MMOf1u5wSFdBY2gRbwQJXHGQMw8XbAa8gBjmRA4vp66rq4VM5G2A5Sml8ZAOt0cSeKBq_9Pdh4ZTw1KX4aNdfMvytxCoEOzOjP3GVcIHBJZNBHIryyVgaOm3fR-jPA5dEo4EhoZkQcPljUxzt3Iu-zbQQh4aUOPfsFyDlAtcEK=w594-h549" width="594" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a view of the back of the clock. Simplicity itself!</div><div><br /></div><div>The square-shaped residue you see in the lower left corner of the stand is what remains of a sticker identifying the clock as a Junior Achievement product. Once the clocks were in the hands of consumers, the stickers were often removed from them. Either that or they simply fell off.</div><br /><div><div>As mentioned in the above newsletter item, Starwarco didn't stop with Yoda; they offered clocks featuring several different graphics, including scenes depicting a still life, Cincinnati, a mountain, and the sea.</div><div><br /></div><div>The item also mentions wall clocks in addition to desk clocks. Since I've never seen any of these clocks aside from the Yoda one, which is most definitely a desk model, I can't describe their graphics or explain how the wall clocks were formatted. </div><div><br /></div><div>Frankly, I'm pretty surprised that two different formats were available; that would seem to add a lot of unneeded complexity to the operation. Maybe there was less <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDBtzXvqcSU" target="_blank">Löwenbräu</a> involved than I thought. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjapZwsuMu-HjMmSo_AaiaqjaubMtxN-gbKTR-AsseXSOI2V9EuUJTeAj6arlBqtmdSEKCkl7r6qNF1V2WV9Eb_UljAJcc7uD_Owm_0Ly7iMYitU__VMggEKXrKXxmkjyllyUIZc0Mn3xmOFzm0cToHkidhCGMi8124Mpi8MREMipSxtoPAK2yUSQS4=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjapZwsuMu-HjMmSo_AaiaqjaubMtxN-gbKTR-AsseXSOI2V9EuUJTeAj6arlBqtmdSEKCkl7r6qNF1V2WV9Eb_UljAJcc7uD_Owm_0Ly7iMYitU__VMggEKXrKXxmkjyllyUIZc0Mn3xmOFzm0cToHkidhCGMi8124Mpi8MREMipSxtoPAK2yUSQS4=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div>This item, from Kenner's newsletter dated summer 1981, tells us that Starwarco was named Company of the Year for the Cincinnati area. Obviously, the unfair advantage provided by Kenner's association with the Star Wars license was still bearing fruit!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGR0uJYTbCk6bbuWRQXUc1fRgvFuTWuL62-rIuxoiL1OKOQSOCYsO5-Y0Kn2eppTmELkCRx_hIGiNZ1hmFdwjNKaMN2eYWykDrgTyqCW4ed5robNQ5ZN0lnaC-MmD7MBWBj0R5fMwJOX0m8iOInfNPOM6bL4z_JEG3bgirKk9FvwFDSP5S8BfoGMyI=s764" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="764" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGR0uJYTbCk6bbuWRQXUc1fRgvFuTWuL62-rIuxoiL1OKOQSOCYsO5-Y0Kn2eppTmELkCRx_hIGiNZ1hmFdwjNKaMN2eYWykDrgTyqCW4ed5robNQ5ZN0lnaC-MmD7MBWBj0R5fMwJOX0m8iOInfNPOM6bL4z_JEG3bgirKk9FvwFDSP5S8BfoGMyI=w596-h270" width="596" /></a></div><br /><div>I am unaware of evidence indicating that the clocks of 1980-81 were sold at a trade fair, as was the Message Center of a few years prior. However, the above item from Kenner's winter 1980 newsletter makes it clear that they were available to employees of the company, who could purchase them during the weeks leading up to Christmas by seeing the lady on the 13th floor of the Kroger Building.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is one mystery concerning the Yoda clock. </div><div><br /></div><div>Don't you just love mysteries? Without them life would be so straight, so rational, so boring. </div><div><br /></div><div>A few years back, while rereading Poe, it occurred to me that mysteries -- and through them our engagement with the irrational -- are what keep us going<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">; without them, life would be a series of insipid confirmations. I'm no philosopher, but I think many would benefit from welcoming a little mysticism into their lives. Only an uninteresting man believes he knows everything, and the man who tells you he knows everything is either stupid or ill-intentioned. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKKsFSVI8ObToWZBmO00jfUD-qqPJumJW5i8sAQ3gFdYUsOcOMb_ZeB61wYGUDj-FbOMNvlFhfyf_6zSRnyoR5kA-yQdSkhBk8QiuOaHu_XDmaXAGnPr-8xqERYCkaHrN9vvO02mBa9yQOu2Cr_H2081rvQA6hyn4-vclU2FJeF1WOmOrKKxPhxeDd=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="591" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKKsFSVI8ObToWZBmO00jfUD-qqPJumJW5i8sAQ3gFdYUsOcOMb_ZeB61wYGUDj-FbOMNvlFhfyf_6zSRnyoR5kA-yQdSkhBk8QiuOaHu_XDmaXAGnPr-8xqERYCkaHrN9vvO02mBa9yQOu2Cr_H2081rvQA6hyn4-vclU2FJeF1WOmOrKKxPhxeDd=w591-h591" width="591" /></a></div><br /><div>In any event, this particular mystery would appear to be pretty mundane: it concerns the existence of a similar, but very distinct, Yoda clock that was also the result of Kenner's involvement in the JA program. This clock features a photo of Yoda rather than the airbrushed montage familiar from the action figure carrying case.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeb1IijUcP2JHw9eAN15fU_iwi6pOl8AxnFwKGdLm54JWPewR8YynotqZRZ_l14eX88ka9ASlCa0MB6zS8hrOL0boImG6wMOuuF9ja-a1QeKjBxPeVD8GLlvIXAU4ImUZsBGeZhR6j1F9Hrdi0ZewZ4mn7JQHUQxZS3sJsR0DvlBqwICq4U_elZNQK=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeb1IijUcP2JHw9eAN15fU_iwi6pOl8AxnFwKGdLm54JWPewR8YynotqZRZ_l14eX88ka9ASlCa0MB6zS8hrOL0boImG6wMOuuF9ja-a1QeKjBxPeVD8GLlvIXAU4ImUZsBGeZhR6j1F9Hrdi0ZewZ4mn7JQHUQxZS3sJsR0DvlBqwICq4U_elZNQK=w594-h594" width="594" /></a></div><br /><div>This particular example retains its sticker identifying it as a JA product.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although I am aware of around 10 examples of the clock bearing the montage graphic, the photo version appears to be much rarer: I know of only two or three examples.</div><div><br /></div><div>I can think of four possible explanations for the existence of two different Yoda clocks:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) Both clocks were available concurrently in 1980-81.</div><div>2) The photo version represents an early iteration of the clock, later replaced by the montage version.</div><div>3) The photo version represents a late iteration of the clock, having replaced the montage version.</div><div>4) The photo version is a JA product of a period other than 1980-81.</div><div><br /></div><div>Recall that the spring 1981 newsletter described the clock as featuring "Yoda and many of the favorite Star Wars characters." That can only be the montage version. On the other hand, the summer 1981 newsletter uses broader language, referring to a "Yoda-faced clock" -- which I think is vague enough to refer to either version.</div><div><br /></div><div>Regardless, at this point in time I think explanation (1) is the most likely: that both clocks were available more or less concurrently during the 1980-81 period. After all, it was during that period that Starwarco offered clocks bearing still life and landscape scenes. If landscapes, then why not two different Yodas? Clearly they weren't afraid of variety.</div><div><br /></div><div>Still, it's weird, and I wonder if there isn't a more interesting story here that we just aren't aware of. </div><div><br /></div><div>Before I close out the Star Wars portion of this piece, I want to mention two other Junior Achievement products that were related to George Lucas' universe: a Star Wars magnetic dart game and a board game with the curious title <i>Star Wars III. </i>These were mentioned by Steve Sansweet in his 1992 <i>Star Wars: From Concept to Screen to Collectible. </i>They weren't Kenner-sponsored products but rather JA products sponsored by groups located outside of the Cincinnati area. For years, I've kept an eye out for evidence of either product but, alas, I haven't found any. If you know something about these items, or have one of them, please don't hesitate to contact me.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">---</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What Else?</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>That concludes our look at the Star Wars items sponsored by Kenner in conjunction with the Junior Achievement program. </div><div><br /></div><div>But since I have you here, and since I've done all this research, I thought it'd be worthwhile to share what I know about other Kenner JA products of the Star Wars era. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp06_Uu7kRSSqLZNCmzFJzjcoSwX58gqmLh3qlKSsQT66r9jdJsTiaQkC2sHUmcYjWENGCAfsLlMKkdpmLy59wIifsrm5zPUCcuH92UUR9IsIkUKMA2OGyTrFl3xML3WVNp4-fjcS-wi8K0hqBFB4SYo5w-reD8MYEeuw7j3v4Q9SAuPwEMhne_gNp=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp06_Uu7kRSSqLZNCmzFJzjcoSwX58gqmLh3qlKSsQT66r9jdJsTiaQkC2sHUmcYjWENGCAfsLlMKkdpmLy59wIifsrm5zPUCcuH92UUR9IsIkUKMA2OGyTrFl3xML3WVNp4-fjcS-wi8K0hqBFB4SYo5w-reD8MYEeuw7j3v4Q9SAuPwEMhne_gNp=w208-h640" width="208" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Kenner's newsletter of April 1979 mentions Kenner's JA product of that year: "an authentic replica of a wooden lantern used during the 1700's." Kinda lame when compared to Star Wars. I think I'd rather have Kroger's broccoli.</div><div><br /></div><div>Note that a Jean Miller is mentioned as a staff member of Lighthouse Unlimited, the JA company created to produce and market the wooden lantern. I wonder if that's the same Jean Miller who played Darth Vader at the JA trade fair two years prior. </div><div><br /></div><div>We just can't get away from Jean Miller -- she's the Zelig of this particular blog post. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsFZo61eMdXvUa9BmxFjH4JwWY9xeXK1hexcoQq_NJmpixEI89qOPWfJuNGlYYpwCW8tgsaX2lBZ0QqB0QuJFBsdpqlgQEWYWwRow-lKxwFQBcOrrjq44K7_7S9o660qKSJKVo-LPLM23yff2bXVIQE7SusS5TW5RVs8ygZv3iaL6J-rRsuLmDVjgZ=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="1200" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsFZo61eMdXvUa9BmxFjH4JwWY9xeXK1hexcoQq_NJmpixEI89qOPWfJuNGlYYpwCW8tgsaX2lBZ0QqB0QuJFBsdpqlgQEWYWwRow-lKxwFQBcOrrjq44K7_7S9o660qKSJKVo-LPLM23yff2bXVIQE7SusS5TW5RVs8ygZv3iaL6J-rRsuLmDVjgZ=w595-h245" width="595" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>According to this item, from the fall 1981 newsletter, the JA product for 1981-82 was Strawberry Shortcake Soapcakes -- basically a jar filled with soaps and one of Kenner's Strawberry Shortcake PVC miniatures.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvEegpxCuMpw_CD_xoWc4WyrvSazPst5NE8rYt-krNscH5nQq7SXc_66_95sqHQRetFce4Pa-dVixxgFD6cuRIUwTfGMEtBmolVFjlhxK-1e1lv5Cylwlm7aAjb-SLTGYNmyVFfJItNa05VEf3M1nyk-rcWECW09MjEtQ5WQTV-ar5Z3Vy69aSeM7z=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1200" height="601" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvEegpxCuMpw_CD_xoWc4WyrvSazPst5NE8rYt-krNscH5nQq7SXc_66_95sqHQRetFce4Pa-dVixxgFD6cuRIUwTfGMEtBmolVFjlhxK-1e1lv5Cylwlm7aAjb-SLTGYNmyVFfJItNa05VEf3M1nyk-rcWECW09MjEtQ5WQTV-ar5Z3Vy69aSeM7z=w605-h601" width="605" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Based on the evidence of the summer 1982 newsletter, this Strawberry Shortcake product may also have involved candies, though it's unclear to me how these candies interacted with the soaps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe they filled some jars with soaps and others with candies? It's always good to give your customers some options. Does your grandma have a sweet tooth? Just plain dirty? We gotcha covered either way.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLwZ4QzKYrVoI1nVUOx1v4mCRF1p1nShiwMWWmG8qeHancaNY-OTYhpjNH4CVLSzscxpbWC0wYCUiwD_jWxBhOwzssQF52y16g-WC5GA2HnfaKFIuyKXYNGEMFN6NNrb89E89gcU1j0FdTKbIpGaLALMqZoZQjy4i_sZg7trNyHbjG6SzF8ewBTfSL=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLwZ4QzKYrVoI1nVUOx1v4mCRF1p1nShiwMWWmG8qeHancaNY-OTYhpjNH4CVLSzscxpbWC0wYCUiwD_jWxBhOwzssQF52y16g-WC5GA2HnfaKFIuyKXYNGEMFN6NNrb89E89gcU1j0FdTKbIpGaLALMqZoZQjy4i_sZg7trNyHbjG6SzF8ewBTfSL=w292-h640" width="292" /></a></div><br /><div>The winter 1982 newsletter makes it clear that Kenner's 1982-83 JA product was a pair of message centers: one based on Knight Rider and another on Strawberry Shortcake. I've never seen either product, but I think you can be pretty sure they were identical in format to the Star Wars Message Center of 1977-78. </div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, if you're the low-level employee responsible for Kenner's newsletter, and you misspell the name of one of the company's big new licenses, how hard do you kick yourself after it goes to print and is distributed to basically every employee in the company?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxCEnx035D_nt-K9Re_zlkrttL0xDwPm9CsoPQDuok3IiJKm8QX8k6tmxQ-mepon-Wy-XyKKTJ7JLqh9lMpGud3Rk13hb96uVqCNJw1udkr-HRj7izE_65WosGEkmNjG5yey9VsO52FXfg4tkeGzXgE4jUn7av_yri9d-Zc1PAYeuIikdBUE-RMFZY=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxCEnx035D_nt-K9Re_zlkrttL0xDwPm9CsoPQDuok3IiJKm8QX8k6tmxQ-mepon-Wy-XyKKTJ7JLqh9lMpGud3Rk13hb96uVqCNJw1udkr-HRj7izE_65WosGEkmNjG5yey9VsO52FXfg4tkeGzXgE4jUn7av_yri9d-Zc1PAYeuIikdBUE-RMFZY=w579-h434" width="579" /></a></div><br /><div>The Message Center wasn't the only Star Wars-focused JA product to be resurrected in a later year: In 1984-85 Kenner sponsored a pair of desk clocks exhibiting the same format as their earlier Yoda clock. The one you see above was devoted to the Super Powers line.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyKm1IAG2kHj3GTMyDHr-py8eWbbsHvTk6DTh5CGvAefGl3nLxHfVfAaLHEPcTeloE7C9B1DC9hgbH_Q4tV3Dh3kBBzHCq5tBpO-4GEWZPuVl7IubNcJaRFj1Dx2g5mz9_n1Dm0mO1StvxicEGtsRFW-Z8SSGCe3BnkLfgkmlrWukp1fl2-lWAy-Ux=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyKm1IAG2kHj3GTMyDHr-py8eWbbsHvTk6DTh5CGvAefGl3nLxHfVfAaLHEPcTeloE7C9B1DC9hgbH_Q4tV3Dh3kBBzHCq5tBpO-4GEWZPuVl7IubNcJaRFj1Dx2g5mz9_n1Dm0mO1StvxicEGtsRFW-Z8SSGCe3BnkLfgkmlrWukp1fl2-lWAy-Ux=w579-h434" width="579" /></a></div><br /><div>Another was devoted to Care Bears.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY8XxszgGJ2yuphpqzGVWVebm5rfzJYqrbyH2gBKBx90VtVjhV2Bs59W5XCr6X_mvxvZfDeWv6V1eUn4mAGdzMZdtKDBIIqzt8rEGwa4nA4J08GeKEzDPQ9t7NmD5KE1iGXlHfNCGJ7W0eP-nw-1kt2iuZ0haU0EfcAMmUAm6_LzG7_jnpGciylyHP=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1104" height="627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY8XxszgGJ2yuphpqzGVWVebm5rfzJYqrbyH2gBKBx90VtVjhV2Bs59W5XCr6X_mvxvZfDeWv6V1eUn4mAGdzMZdtKDBIIqzt8rEGwa4nA4J08GeKEzDPQ9t7NmD5KE1iGXlHfNCGJ7W0eP-nw-1kt2iuZ0haU0EfcAMmUAm6_LzG7_jnpGciylyHP=w576-h627" width="576" /></a></div><br /><div>The final Kenner-sponsored JA products I'm aware of are a trio of plastic mugs devoted to popular Kenner brands of 1985-86: Centurions, M.A.S.K., and Hugga Bunch.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, is there anything more detestable than the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3fBShGgtzk" target="_blank">Hugga Bunch</a>? The Hugga Bunch were a hideous combo of Cabbage Patch Kid and Chucky from <i>Child's Play</i>. They were so saccharine they made the Care Bears look like Rambo. </div><div><br /></div><div>According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hugga_Bunch" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>, the TV special based on the Huggas was the most expensive ever made up to that time (!!) and involved "a girl [who] travels through her mirror into HuggaLand to find a way to keep her grandmother—the only one who knows how to hug—young." </div><div><br /></div><div>Holy effin sh*t that sounds worse than <i>The Book of Boba Fett</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-BYiPUleno3lYvs03XWSbNDx6WAvcGbh5PubNfr9qO8TXJC5ZWWsKzEn5RqdiWb1mlBhuz46dwKLKvstu1g1oeO435Gv0-dbDOPinKsXF06Ir3H5E9Dek-iKLYME5wkonUwV1KKpNUVsKSzeRdXEWGo5xUeAPs4am5NQQDdPHuLbgebmPDTdCU3He=s1006" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="796" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-BYiPUleno3lYvs03XWSbNDx6WAvcGbh5PubNfr9qO8TXJC5ZWWsKzEn5RqdiWb1mlBhuz46dwKLKvstu1g1oeO435Gv0-dbDOPinKsXF06Ir3H5E9Dek-iKLYME5wkonUwV1KKpNUVsKSzeRdXEWGo5xUeAPs4am5NQQDdPHuLbgebmPDTdCU3He=w506-h640" width="506" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Fortunately, the Annual Report related to this project exists in the collection of Peter LeRose. As you can tell by looking at its cover, the Kenner-sponsored company behind the mugs was known as Cups R Us. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hmm... It was only about 10 years after the founding of Cups R Us that lawyers representing the now defunct Toys R Us began harassing the founder of this website over his use of the domain name ToysRGus.com. I wonder if they also reached out to the folks behind CRU to harass them about their mugs.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5Sy6UzeZa9yTG2ck-51-ajCh6lNSsrxOtiRe83ru3Gjb_84m8C8HjUKJdnJ_AYZRAHwy2lxH_x6UxYvfoZdtc_F6d9D5wbecnllGOz0R2FC6vEUSF9joqk1wS_BTUE6HVXkUto7AmCOjPlubKVqd0nolr4BdOazsT5SodrQ-XdoufeU-B-t-K2-zy=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5Sy6UzeZa9yTG2ck-51-ajCh6lNSsrxOtiRe83ru3Gjb_84m8C8HjUKJdnJ_AYZRAHwy2lxH_x6UxYvfoZdtc_F6d9D5wbecnllGOz0R2FC6vEUSF9joqk1wS_BTUE6HVXkUto7AmCOjPlubKVqd0nolr4BdOazsT5SodrQ-XdoufeU-B-t-K2-zy=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>This page of the report provides some insight into the JA program. Interestingly, it says that a set of four mugs was available, making me wonder what the fourth mug looked like. Maybe if you bought all three they threw in a second Hugga Bunch mug -- for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vh-PbhpsrU" target="_blank">Löwenbräu</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Interestingly, the report makes it sound as though the Centurions mug was especially popular among Kenner staff, whose demand necessitated a special high-volume order of 250.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's about all I have on Kenner Junior Achievement. If you're trying to hunt down all of these, first of all: good luck; it's a tough set to complete. Second, the below chart might be of some help to you. It's my best shot at a summary of what may be out there.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtUUAO_2s68ouh5T-b5vLLGKE41G5d3OAimBBkX7SsbT8SfqP5CoNBz7qoTg5TpNZ5MGuP55g1TcbuJq3Bi_dH6ARp-HHjSEFZfyhqj0Qz0wXpf-GSzQcsLxaEylJmbMKS5S1CycwNFphEiN4oK0B1g-1c3yaIO8n3lYAMlsqwBQLspeaAp20qr1DO=s605" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="605" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtUUAO_2s68ouh5T-b5vLLGKE41G5d3OAimBBkX7SsbT8SfqP5CoNBz7qoTg5TpNZ5MGuP55g1TcbuJq3Bi_dH6ARp-HHjSEFZfyhqj0Qz0wXpf-GSzQcsLxaEylJmbMKS5S1CycwNFphEiN4oK0B1g-1c3yaIO8n3lYAMlsqwBQLspeaAp20qr1DO=w579-h363" width="579" /></a></div><br />Obviously, 1978-79 and 1983-84 constitute gaps in my timeline. Kenner may have made JA products in those years, but if they did, I am ignorant of them. </div><div><br /></div><div>And maybe it's better that way. Keep in mind what I wrote earlier about mysteries.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Thanks to Todd Chamberlain, Chris Georgoulias, Peter LeRose, Michael Mensinger, and Eddie for their assistance with this article.</i><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177866048830930670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-38917837617177754772022-01-16T14:30:00.085-08:002022-01-18T21:42:50.284-08:00'Chive Cast 120 - Keep a Rancor Keeper Episode Free*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf0tZqBbxgGOYHy3de3N-Y3uomCyk58qaT2frZg0lGTtSbTI082fHC3uqa6heG140EI4LDqX6GpVOzP3SrdnyWdu2LP5IbwjKOs9E7snJZQ2i9nUuPSshHtFg27AI-ooIpCfwptS84HvauZoTk0I4SDJwPU5AaucNHQ8Qf0d6rV3ggCqnmruv9kU6A=w625-h348" style="display: none;" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf0tZqBbxgGOYHy3de3N-Y3uomCyk58qaT2frZg0lGTtSbTI082fHC3uqa6heG140EI4LDqX6GpVOzP3SrdnyWdu2LP5IbwjKOs9E7snJZQ2i9nUuPSshHtFg27AI-ooIpCfwptS84HvauZoTk0I4SDJwPU5AaucNHQ8Qf0d6rV3ggCqnmruv9kU6A=s1590" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1590" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf0tZqBbxgGOYHy3de3N-Y3uomCyk58qaT2frZg0lGTtSbTI082fHC3uqa6heG140EI4LDqX6GpVOzP3SrdnyWdu2LP5IbwjKOs9E7snJZQ2i9nUuPSshHtFg27AI-ooIpCfwptS84HvauZoTk0I4SDJwPU5AaucNHQ8Qf0d6rV3ggCqnmruv9kU6A=w625-h348" width="625" /></a></div><hr /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdERyDARbdaXMDZjJppgKQ6VEeZovwWqznGtAlulXnVpqlqJtNEPvlxqFYI92fjW88Znjkc_yPMDBTNTyLCQ2o-8yeZUmnH-rnVXrOuATH8et7LAOboKq_FPDIRV-7iAGRcxI9DQXPuvksnJaPAOjM_TMEgVOOCY-RdTjCeIU-w5OxqPlgNTCgmyp1=s326" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="326" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdERyDARbdaXMDZjJppgKQ6VEeZovwWqznGtAlulXnVpqlqJtNEPvlxqFYI92fjW88Znjkc_yPMDBTNTyLCQ2o-8yeZUmnH-rnVXrOuATH8et7LAOboKq_FPDIRV-7iAGRcxI9DQXPuvksnJaPAOjM_TMEgVOOCY-RdTjCeIU-w5OxqPlgNTCgmyp1=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Join Skye and Steve as they discuss the only toy based entirely on the emotion of grief: The Rancor Keeper. Ron Salvatore joins to teach about rough clay sculpts, Palitoy ads, Dixie Cups and Yupis. Plus, quite a bit of "bear" discussion on this month's 'Chive Cast...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>
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<b><a href="https://youtu.be/5j-jpNXNe4k" target="_blank">ENHANCED YOUTUBE VERSION</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>TABLE OF CONTENTS:</u></b></div><div><div>03:58 – The value of the Worst Figure ever? Trump Stance? Bored?</div><div>10:04 – The Kenner and Palitoy Commercial Difference</div><div>17:53 – Behind the Steve: Everybody is loved & Hardware Wars? </div><div>25:54 – Skye-Ku </div><div>27:01 – Ron joins the show</div><div>44:16 – What is a “Clay Rough” sculpt?</div><div>53:41 – Unused Clay Micro Soldier, or, How the Rancor Keeper Sculptor got his job at Kenner</div><div>59:04 – Nugget From the Archive: Palitoy Adverts</div><div>1:04:41 – Unloved Item: Yupi </div><div>1:11:22 – Dixie Cups</div><div>1:13:02 – Kink? 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<div><b><u>TABLE OF CONTENTS:</u></b></div><div><div>02:15 – The AT-ST talk begins/Conspiracy</div><div>20:06 – Skye-Ku & Skye’s Ninja Story</div><div>24:50 – Broc’s Run Explained: Sculpt, Mold, Hardcopy, Protomold, First Shot</div><div>37:15 – The original photoart of the AT-ST Driver </div><div>40:42 – International AT-ST Carded Figures: Trilogo, Lili Ledy</div><div>42:32 – Polish AT-ST Figures</div><div>49:16 – Nuggets From the Archive: PowerSparks!</div><div>59:30 – An Interruption! Australian Decoder Discs? </div><div>1:03:45 – UNOLVED: ROTJ Pajamas?</div><div>1:05:54 – UNLOVED: Mirr-A-Kit</div><div>1:12:25 – Carded Micro Machine</div><div>1:18:50 – MarketWatch “Game”</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0V9GyTwjV78Q3zSOA9z6yXbd0KYxARzeOu6wphdoFXBbBrhTPzSn7TabIeuoyjN6yipvU7RH2OlaXm9Of8ny1pPFuSobtl3eHgQWcLMjx-VvqFKwTA0zQdfDJYPMQm-F9h-jbV3Bgvs/s753/AT-ST+Driver+Childhood+Figure+%2526+Coin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="588" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0V9GyTwjV78Q3zSOA9z6yXbd0KYxARzeOu6wphdoFXBbBrhTPzSn7TabIeuoyjN6yipvU7RH2OlaXm9Of8ny1pPFuSobtl3eHgQWcLMjx-VvqFKwTA0zQdfDJYPMQm-F9h-jbV3Bgvs/w156-h200/AT-ST+Driver+Childhood+Figure+%2526+Coin.jpg" width="156" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJcqpW-jdCeyQa94zWcZDZI9j_8sIqrE39dLxyzbc8DWqUXlYiZRlGliCREzUceDGiE5bQjob_Gt-M7VPsNYolfW0XB41v20GBMl5ul9AgSpNU73EBlbWF7Uz0z6oy3mP45pFP0mLW7Y/s2731/BTS+-+AT-ST+Driver+costume.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<hr /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Image Sources & Show Note Links:</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://rebelscum.com/VINtATSTDriver.asp" target="_blank">AT-ST Driver - Rebelscum Photo Archive</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=44877" target="_blank">Chewbacca in AT-ST Spiral Notebook (Original Photoart Image)</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=87450" target="_blank">Chewbacca in AT-ST Hungarian Pocket Calendar (Original Photoart Image)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.toydreams.co.uk/images/starwars/vintage/carded/figures/trilogo/atstdriver245.jpg" target="_blank">International Flavor: Trilogo AT-ST Driver</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=42078" target="_blank">International Flavor: Lili Ledy AT-ST Driver</a></li><li><a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2014/12/power-spark-ignite.html" target="_blank">Nugget from the Archive: Power Sparks Ignite!</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=48882" target="_blank">Nugget from the Archive: Power Sparks AT-ST Unproduced Prototypes</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=92232" target="_blank">Unloved: Wilker Bros. AT-ST/Chewie Pajamas</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=24239" target="_blank">Unloved: AT-ST MPC Mirr-A-Kit Model</a></li><li><a href="http://www.starwarsmodels.com/atstm.html" target="_blank">Unloved: AT-ST Mirr-A-Kit Model Details - StarWarsModels.com</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/images-carde/paploo-coinsticker.html" target="_blank">Australian POTF Coin Offer - SWCA</a></li><li><a href="https://www.toltoys.com/2007/01/star-wars-month-australian-potf-coin/" target="_blank">Australian POTF Coin Offer - Toltoys.com</a></li></ul></div>Stephen Danleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910900778410892617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-35462934773944693012021-10-30T13:48:00.003-07:002021-10-30T13:48:47.263-07:00'Chive Cast 118 - Tales from the Sithsonian Crypt: A Very Duncan Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY-mf4-SdopzF-5yWsE_-GiV6wT9iM4Kxfz9abyNuseow2G8ZHZHRS0T5GKK6AqSjk4B-bK46grbVIAb8xCkEob00BCfOeG20inTI2L2D_sLA5L1RmsqowHdmlXhuziam5C-ZYL1On9s/w614-h342/118+header+image+text+1.png" style="display: none;" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY-mf4-SdopzF-5yWsE_-GiV6wT9iM4Kxfz9abyNuseow2G8ZHZHRS0T5GKK6AqSjk4B-bK46grbVIAb8xCkEob00BCfOeG20inTI2L2D_sLA5L1RmsqowHdmlXhuziam5C-ZYL1On9s/s1590/118+header+image+text+1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1590" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJY-mf4-SdopzF-5yWsE_-GiV6wT9iM4Kxfz9abyNuseow2G8ZHZHRS0T5GKK6AqSjk4B-bK46grbVIAb8xCkEob00BCfOeG20inTI2L2D_sLA5L1RmsqowHdmlXhuziam5C-ZYL1On9s/w614-h342/118+header+image+text+1.png" width="614" /></a></div><p></p><hr /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio2LIDSVYJ2F9_ronbUaPAMy5zj_NpwnXnerLhvwO9WNnq-88F2p7xFs2k5s6adliS2sHDdqMjCfx1CES3CTqla6fMkz_E8ttBXo7LAUqoErFyejSiZHcnZXzf186HHZTeEXP_lQ1MzQ/s326/Chive+Cast+logo.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="326" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio2LIDSVYJ2F9_ronbUaPAMy5zj_NpwnXnerLhvwO9WNnq-88F2p7xFs2k5s6adliS2sHDdqMjCfx1CES3CTqla6fMkz_E8ttBXo7LAUqoErFyejSiZHcnZXzf186HHZTeEXP_lQ1MzQ/w200-h200/Chive+Cast+logo.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Duncan Jenkins joins us from the cobwebbed cloisters of his Sithsonian Crypt. Every item has a relation to Halloween, can you figure out what it is… before it is tooooo late??? Truly bizarre stuff.</span><div><div>
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First the action goes boom with Mark Vanis and Jon Peck who talk about collecting the Face of Prune. Then on-the-ground reporting from Skye at the Pennsylvania International Collectors Event as he visits some of the best collections in the world.</span></div><p></p><br />
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<b><a href="https://youtu.be/qQEvdQ8WRn0" target="_blank">ENHANCED YOUTUBE VERSION</a></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><u>TABLE OF CONTENTS:</u></b><b><br /></b></div><div><div>02:53 – The H0ottest Lego set to get</div><div>05:15 – Prune Face Discussion Begins. Ablism. </div><div>13:52 – Behind the Steve</div><div>19:10 – Skye-Ku</div><div>20:37 – Figure Development: Unpainted Hardcopy</div><div>23:25 – Jon Peck and Mark Vanis join the show </div><div>33:22 – <i>Comic Book Men</i> Story</div><div>35:12 – Nugget from the Archive (Blueprints)</div><div>44:28 – The Hardcopy Returns</div><div>47:15 – Prune Swag</div><div>48:47 – Weirdest Prune Face Item?</div><div>53:19 – Unloved Item- Store Display</div><div>56:38 – The Scrapped POTF Coin</div><div>59:22 – Double Lighting Round</div><div>1:06:11 – MarketWatch Game </div><div>--</div><div>1:20:28 – Episode 117 Intro</div><div>1:21:47 – Bruce Lieberman’s House! (Rebo, Prop teeth, Hong Kong Collectibles) </div><div>1:32:20 – Room Sales Banter (Holiday Special Photo, Elstree Audio Label)</div><div>1:39:05 – Brad Portnoy’s House (Chewbacca Central 1 – Hoojibs Art and More) </div><div>1:42:20 – Steve Rensi’s House (Chewbacca Central 2 - Japanese Masks for Duncan)</div><div>1:44:24 – Andy Loney’s House (ESB 12” Chewbacca, Japanese Stuff)</div><div>1:47:03 – Mike DeStefano’s House (Autographs) </div><div>1:52:58 – Mark Rusciano’s Shipping Box Story</div><div>2:04:52 – Bill Cable’s House (A 3P0… and the Box Returns!)</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgrx4f4Uis2TxvWVVl4StlA9sSBn-OF9EMOHrUrTr9ZqEd5S01oYiVbHWaMZkm8bH8PTfw8u0sxv9H5dSu91YmSBweTbKr7MYyBNkCde2ghhIgbGMdHii_pc3CnAw4celj6hDf43oh-A/s2048/BTS+-+Prune+Face+Maquette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1229" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgrx4f4Uis2TxvWVVl4StlA9sSBn-OF9EMOHrUrTr9ZqEd5S01oYiVbHWaMZkm8bH8PTfw8u0sxv9H5dSu91YmSBweTbKr7MYyBNkCde2ghhIgbGMdHii_pc3CnAw4celj6hDf43oh-A/w120-h200/BTS+-+Prune+Face+Maquette.jpg" width="120" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkoyJeUcv2CzctR92RhOV4zfndSNLLlAaPja4CeAHIAMd9uKKgId6iMRjU7uGpUEc49iILsGKiQ3shVDdmk6R8JONOUOULpjAAERukmoDsmxVKQxUHygAGWONJ6sAASskk5ioNWpfQDs/s471/BTS+-+Light+prune+face.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Image Sources & Show Note Links:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://rebelscum.com/VINtPruneface.asp" target="_blank">Prune Face - Rebelscum Photo Archive</a></li><li><a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Orrimaarko/Legends" target="_blank">Prune Face - Wookieepedia</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/banditloaf/status/1257143253327110157/photo/4" target="_blank">Prune Face in Jabba's Palace in Kenner Coloring Book</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=38107" target="_blank">"Empire" 3 Pack Mailer with Prune Face</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=48350" target="_blank">Figure Development: Prune Face Unpainted Hardcopy</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=49014" target="_blank">Nugget from the Archive: Prune Face Action Figure Blueprint</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=48672" target="_blank">ROTJ Luke Skywalker with Prune Face Mock-up Name</a></li><li><a href="http://theswca.com/index.php?action=disp_item&item_id=38536" target="_blank">Unloved: ROTJ Collect All 79 Display featuring Prune Face</a></li></ul></div>Stephen Danleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910900778410892617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348707835191843632.post-19790021607703641922021-08-30T07:00:00.003-07:002021-08-30T07:00:00.201-07:003D Printing a Galaxy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQyNPKv0wrwaO8zFhyrqtSxoNtVKiK05vnEg9U_FzjtCFsjdNKgfzFUKXNP1G2zFAGxTvk61B5URjHUPxkXwWViBYjgpIAnhCDNpGvO9rGefMWnGH_6baLUulfsJxdYh_oEkSDh_g134/s1111/Header.jpeg" style="display: none;" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQyNPKv0wrwaO8zFhyrqtSxoNtVKiK05vnEg9U_FzjtCFsjdNKgfzFUKXNP1G2zFAGxTvk61B5URjHUPxkXwWViBYjgpIAnhCDNpGvO9rGefMWnGH_6baLUulfsJxdYh_oEkSDh_g134/s1111/Header.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1111" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQyNPKv0wrwaO8zFhyrqtSxoNtVKiK05vnEg9U_FzjtCFsjdNKgfzFUKXNP1G2zFAGxTvk61B5URjHUPxkXwWViBYjgpIAnhCDNpGvO9rGefMWnGH_6baLUulfsJxdYh_oEkSDh_g134/w612-h455/Header.jpeg" width="612" /></a></div><b><p><b>Yehuda</b> writes:</p></b><p></p><p> After the release of the first <i>Star Wars</i> film in 1977, instant fans of the film were hungry for more tales from that far away galaxy, and waiting patiently for several years to see the sequel wasn't in the cards. </p><p>The imaginative playground that George Lucas created left a fertile ground for further storytelling by energized fans of the franchise. The un-official expanded universe of new Star Wars adventures began to coalesce through fanzines and Sci-Fi magazines of the era. In addition to featuring inventive new tales, publications began to feature some of the earliest examples of Star Wars customized toys ever produced.</p><p>In March of 1979, <i>Famous Monsters</i> magazine ran what likely was the first Star Wars customizing contest. Competitors used available Kenner action figures and toys to create new playsets, dioramas, and vehicles to accompany often archaic new Star Wars narratives. Much as professional toymakers of the time, customizers creatively used available hobby materials including urethanes, paint, and plastics to <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2016/01/diorama-lama-ding-dong.html" target="_blank">fashion their creations</a>.</p><p>What was once a burgeoning new branch of the hobby, customizing has grown into an expansive artistic impression of our own imaginations. Over the past decades, examples of customized art/designer figures and toys have ranged in quality and appreciation, at times even soaring to the levels of high art and appreciated folk art (e.g. Kaws, Be@rbrick, Suckadelic, and Bill Cable among many others). </p><p>For many modern day toy customizers and artists, the original joy of customizing still reflects a drive to continue the expanded storytelling of the Star Wars galaxy. Much as toymakers of today, many customizers are beginning to transition their creative process away from the more traditional craft of sketching and hand sculpting to the more technical world of computer designing and 3D printing. </p><p>As a fan of the iconic Kenner line of Star Wars action figures and toys, I have come to appreciate the fine details and lines of the playsets and vehicles that were produced during the original releases of the films and the toymakers who created them. Having covered New York Toy Fair over the past several years, I've had the opportunity to speak to Mark Boudreaux, who created many toys at Kenner and Hasbro for over 40 years and has impressively only recently retired. Mark created the 1977 release of the <i>Millennium Falcon</i> and in fact every iteration of the <i>Falcon</i> produced until his retirement in 2020. At the time of <a href="http://blog.theswca.com/2018/02/toy-fair-2018-return-of-hasbro.html" target="_blank">our meeting in 2018</a>, Mark was promoting the yet to be funded Jabba's Sail Barge. Describing the cockpit, Mark showed the zeal of any fan. He was particularly proud that the cockpit had been approved by Lucasfilm, since that part of the ship was never seen in the films and was his original design.</p><p>The sleek, grey primed Sail Barge prototype displayed at Toy Fair was entirely 3D printed -- a tremendous feat at its gargantuan size of over four feet in length and much in contrast to the rudimentary kit-bashed prototypes Mark produced for the vintage ships in the 1970s. </p><p>3D printing was created with the intent to simplify the creative process of producing prototype hardcopies. This new process avoided the need for manual sculpting and the subsequent process of creating silicone molds in order to produce hardcopies of the original toy sculpt. With 3D printing, examples of the original design can instead be printed as needed in any quantity. It is for this reason that the original term for 3D printing was termed "rapid prototyping." Nearly all toys produced today are designed using this process.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP1sNS-_ndwbLDlb_dqX8mtutIyymlwPPHyhanpY91FVLF-3YP-XCNMIi00Hvco2o9V1FI4lUUevQsFdxIOm1kkx3gGhU6-MhK_MiRLnrakTjp6GehOurLHDr437dZoigtbJN8BcyJbg/s1112/Stormtrooper+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlP1sNS-_ndwbLDlb_dqX8mtutIyymlwPPHyhanpY91FVLF-3YP-XCNMIi00Hvco2o9V1FI4lUUevQsFdxIOm1kkx3gGhU6-MhK_MiRLnrakTjp6GehOurLHDr437dZoigtbJN8BcyJbg/s320/Stormtrooper+1.jpeg" width="238" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpir_bEW3C97uvMtDhW3P6VDtl4vVSJkxGkV4MWdUbw7IzzWyflnGiGvd7AqCAOxsShSE5v8xXIwrKZk76trvPQa0pUZWn0io86Q91Eg8fInLjDUkx_ZRCgzoMvA4t6Z68cvSRmjKfdzo/s1100/Stormtrooper+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpir_bEW3C97uvMtDhW3P6VDtl4vVSJkxGkV4MWdUbw7IzzWyflnGiGvd7AqCAOxsShSE5v8xXIwrKZk76trvPQa0pUZWn0io86Q91Eg8fInLjDUkx_ZRCgzoMvA4t6Z68cvSRmjKfdzo/s320/Stormtrooper+2.png" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3D printed hardcopy of the retro Kenner Stormtrooper introduced at New York Toy Fair February 2019.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Notice on close inspection the 3D printing lines on the back of the figure.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><p>3D printing is now readily available for customizers to use and express their ideas. Public websites such as <a href="http://thingiverse.com">Thingiverse.com</a> allow amateur toymakers and artists to share their creations with other people for printing and further customization.</p><p>Having recently re-watched <i>American Grafitti</i> and admiring the classic American hotrods that pepper Lucas' early film, I started to consider what a hotrod might look like in Lucas' later space adventures. Maybe a Corellian cruiser suped-up by some Rodian teenage delinquent. And with that inspiration, I set up my Ender-3 3D printer.</p><p>Stripped vintage Kenner ships and playsets are plentiful and serve as an ideal foundation for customization. Often the bane of vintage toy dealers, these large plastic hulls carry little value to most collectors and are difficult to sell. Typically brutally cannabilized for parts by Jawa-like collectors in search of a missing piece, they sit piled up by the dozens in Rubbermaid tubs often left in storage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnhRd2f8F2Po9VlGJwoTC7_qCSJdDMzXhd6HE4dyF0c-ThaysZnftnDLlMxmF4aIvtdA68wF8ObIclWZOL_vHKzG3HqaNSheMKzBmjLb-87wG4ywS4sb_UAmusZqL2dztGJPwUI5TPxM/s828/spare+parts+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="828" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnhRd2f8F2Po9VlGJwoTC7_qCSJdDMzXhd6HE4dyF0c-ThaysZnftnDLlMxmF4aIvtdA68wF8ObIclWZOL_vHKzG3HqaNSheMKzBmjLb-87wG4ywS4sb_UAmusZqL2dztGJPwUI5TPxM/w578-h538/spare+parts+1.jpeg" width="578" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzGrJBWwEJPjU74DDnHBrXKYbJpO6-d2ZaGWCyKJgEuJS1JlYVOOpgv5cTO2ol6VAMJzaouwVl3L9vhGmq6ra5t4ctUOGmiqSSGFf8t1RKhYk2N_gvDVvI8h4Ngr6SD8DrA610SknSP0/s1106/spare+parts+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzGrJBWwEJPjU74DDnHBrXKYbJpO6-d2ZaGWCyKJgEuJS1JlYVOOpgv5cTO2ol6VAMJzaouwVl3L9vhGmq6ra5t4ctUOGmiqSSGFf8t1RKhYk2N_gvDVvI8h4Ngr6SD8DrA610SknSP0/s320/spare+parts+2.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZclOwDjgbb5RJQCqNpyGP8AAdy2yb2GVPwToBANBoY11DvEmaIQxaQqNxhzCSf6XSp6uYhMfREsVvJd8w2TcecrbIGEkWIJ0XO7i2UfyCy7ZIEF1pe1xUewrtvEdxczf53n6ccc7CABo/s1020/spare+parts+3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="753" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZclOwDjgbb5RJQCqNpyGP8AAdy2yb2GVPwToBANBoY11DvEmaIQxaQqNxhzCSf6XSp6uYhMfREsVvJd8w2TcecrbIGEkWIJ0XO7i2UfyCy7ZIEF1pe1xUewrtvEdxczf53n6ccc7CABo/s320/spare+parts+3.jpeg" width="236" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOoC0MRsBYiS-S4J7FraZ9o6k-UhjiqvCFrIFfPKLnrH9pxO6TVR7rH9LGjHEwH16Uay4KdBuYzCHnMKV9GLTrpV2xxYHcF6YdU8JN_WHQVdy8oZz1NlMvje5YagZFmQipHS0l76ZVts/s1132/spare+parts+4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="714" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOoC0MRsBYiS-S4J7FraZ9o6k-UhjiqvCFrIFfPKLnrH9pxO6TVR7rH9LGjHEwH16Uay4KdBuYzCHnMKV9GLTrpV2xxYHcF6YdU8JN_WHQVdy8oZz1NlMvje5YagZFmQipHS0l76ZVts/s320/spare+parts+4.jpeg" width="202" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCB9FMknX38dSSW2rtQsF58tN9K2tuKyNGufZQ_ed4TgfE7YXbB96vCKwzvcg3gPRfJx_lQDpWbcF2z8x-xE_yioVX8_Xmf90cIjgbTOjpXi_1XgNx8fDXGeHBFVkw9o6yci9z4P8KpY/s1132/spare+parts+5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCB9FMknX38dSSW2rtQsF58tN9K2tuKyNGufZQ_ed4TgfE7YXbB96vCKwzvcg3gPRfJx_lQDpWbcF2z8x-xE_yioVX8_Xmf90cIjgbTOjpXi_1XgNx8fDXGeHBFVkw9o6yci9z4P8KpY/s320/spare+parts+5.jpeg" width="234" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mountains of previously unappreciated plastic vintage ships and playsets remain readily available. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Images courtesy of Alyssa Loney at IbisAppraisals.net)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><p>I started my custom with an incomplete vintage Kenner <i>Millennium Falcon</i> that my children used years ago in weekend-long epic battles. Wanting to begin with an empty palette, I removed all remaining parts and set them aside for other collectors who may be in need of the parts. I then separated and cleaned the empty hull with care to protect any remaining stickers and reassembled the ship.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrq7kgDPIHDa6eZmkeWxVjCLjolnVmgVC_mxQ_s6ZgFPBNP9XDrWzURM21CeS4v0RQh86Kgb7vUQfKsd_1QMH0fZS3jjM3x-bJpBl3QGJiAHAZV-72LPu7_JQnYh1ahphT5BMq6Sy4vY/s2048/cleaning+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrq7kgDPIHDa6eZmkeWxVjCLjolnVmgVC_mxQ_s6ZgFPBNP9XDrWzURM21CeS4v0RQh86Kgb7vUQfKsd_1QMH0fZS3jjM3x-bJpBl3QGJiAHAZV-72LPu7_JQnYh1ahphT5BMq6Sy4vY/s320/cleaning+1.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbpQ2MpxSm9A2gZZIxnfbiUF0wR1Ck2uk0sNXW288tqD463RTe3z0KP1cYXhx0fvoF7IC7F_gHWunftclwIF-lifh4j5mkMcZAtmi3CQiF7OS9aEFFvyPbNOtruzkwQqivSjG-mQ62yw/s799/cleaning+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="684" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbpQ2MpxSm9A2gZZIxnfbiUF0wR1Ck2uk0sNXW288tqD463RTe3z0KP1cYXhx0fvoF7IC7F_gHWunftclwIF-lifh4j5mkMcZAtmi3CQiF7OS9aEFFvyPbNOtruzkwQqivSjG-mQ62yw/s320/cleaning+2.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the customized exterior parts, I chose a metallic purple with additional silver and black elements. I also incorporated a modified version of the unproduced 1986 Kenner shuttle concept piloted by a matching purple Astromech.</div><p>Interiorly I chose a more movie accurate color scheme of silver and black with added details to the chess table and floor panel. Most of the parts printed were modified designs I found on Thingiverse.com.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuQSNkpVONKvT38QxJGI_mBMKCPhRWaCz5cAzFmn6mkdQI-FEa0Hp3jRTv9-FSYJWF-H28jMnlJLr2s7PISiPahYxrqclkZSukFhCeJ9u12GOZB0GfsG5ONeUQ_q6jh9iPVs7n2CUcWk/s1024/Interior+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1024" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuQSNkpVONKvT38QxJGI_mBMKCPhRWaCz5cAzFmn6mkdQI-FEa0Hp3jRTv9-FSYJWF-H28jMnlJLr2s7PISiPahYxrqclkZSukFhCeJ9u12GOZB0GfsG5ONeUQ_q6jh9iPVs7n2CUcWk/w590-h415/Interior+1.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><p>For the interior design I chose a metallic silver and black color combination for more movie authentic character. De-emphasizing the silver arm for the training remote by printing it in a clear plastic was done with the same intent. The chess table-top design is 3D printed as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCWSabilXcqiZbla6_m97o9ow-qQ5pqP_M3PnbZnREFeSDjAMWOqKYu7mHOJccYofMpwdF0tzOSsPPdvu8pj3ThsmYvUEBsU7JgfcLMBRR4G9zW7UYzbfMrkZZfkJXE8HylROVTm6Yt8/s2048/Interior+3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCWSabilXcqiZbla6_m97o9ow-qQ5pqP_M3PnbZnREFeSDjAMWOqKYu7mHOJccYofMpwdF0tzOSsPPdvu8pj3ThsmYvUEBsU7JgfcLMBRR4G9zW7UYzbfMrkZZfkJXE8HylROVTm6Yt8/s320/Interior+3.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2zjVFiDXL6DJHrY5ELV6hX7ftBFZPyTqpZJmmSmKPoXENtNp_IGtp5s1r5DKZJr54nIxCeMcW31h6gaNWU0dwv2AGqPckc_VWz1OrvSwUYAO7QkGPdHQOey66nvjVw1xKpAIisckYAs/s2048/Interior+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2zjVFiDXL6DJHrY5ELV6hX7ftBFZPyTqpZJmmSmKPoXENtNp_IGtp5s1r5DKZJr54nIxCeMcW31h6gaNWU0dwv2AGqPckc_VWz1OrvSwUYAO7QkGPdHQOey66nvjVw1xKpAIisckYAs/s320/Interior+2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Much like any other custom, care should be taken not to produce any part that could be confused even by a novice collector for an authentic vintage piece. Fortunately, due to the nature of the additive process of 3D printing which is dramatically different from heat extrusion, customized parts are usually easily discernable. Greater care should be taken if printing in vintage-like colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQwKg7ZBUY4I6GdkUGzU-lvbWLEzJK0fz3z1JccrHcMmBVUhDejA_w380M28QoiRgtHaC8YiQHdpvAUWb6kH8EcG6t4AGNMbCOvPZZill33Py3R7FXKPPe_zRGEQTPpLfhUqQtyK0Pf8/s1204/Training+Ball.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="807" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQwKg7ZBUY4I6GdkUGzU-lvbWLEzJK0fz3z1JccrHcMmBVUhDejA_w380M28QoiRgtHaC8YiQHdpvAUWb6kH8EcG6t4AGNMbCOvPZZill33Py3R7FXKPPe_zRGEQTPpLfhUqQtyK0Pf8/s320/Training+Ball.jpeg" width="214" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACh4xmGoYxrh9ZBdf0S-3RDMSxF7RECxIUpiO55H3wWsoROQSv8iIt1rztNXKhWgzqCByajYc0tMuvFBH1P7Xd9QXeNeXO23WtZ6wXRuWunFwjF130Oiqwc3aCkBvLowxqVEptxcMxKg/s461/Comparison+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACh4xmGoYxrh9ZBdf0S-3RDMSxF7RECxIUpiO55H3wWsoROQSv8iIt1rztNXKhWgzqCByajYc0tMuvFBH1P7Xd9QXeNeXO23WtZ6wXRuWunFwjF130Oiqwc3aCkBvLowxqVEptxcMxKg/s320/Comparison+1.jpeg" width="301" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Comparison pictures from original Kenner parts to the 3D printed models show several design techniques. With the use of multiple colors, the purple pinstripe detailing was given a black background to give the appearance of grease and space debris embedded in the machinery. The ramp picture demonstrates a Kenner original ramp followed by a 3D printed black model and then followed by a ramp 3D printed in Kenner like color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSFH0xBTo95QAsxHSiAt33CL0uE1VpD8IMLhtsjjLgK60UcZndZ_KwoUYkJxVeAhKiphyYEG7mW6SXlVaDgtBdTtebMPu4WmjPj1tbdoIki-KuxXip2idygZOYBMXnwV0Ng0K99L38uw/s739/Comparison+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="739" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSFH0xBTo95QAsxHSiAt33CL0uE1VpD8IMLhtsjjLgK60UcZndZ_KwoUYkJxVeAhKiphyYEG7mW6SXlVaDgtBdTtebMPu4WmjPj1tbdoIki-KuxXip2idygZOYBMXnwV0Ng0K99L38uw/w458-h246/Comparison+2.jpeg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELrqOVAdREmm4RPxgoX7syrEMrVAt5v-A3HhbzrEM22i7uM4O2LKV2vHBgx5JMpe46QqHJ5VvSd7qfD7iHgFtZJL-ygvHOQjphx2Kuwr1RDiLSuHIJLMDJqRoAMkj45oNV5YuMgEHk24/s756/Comparison+3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="756" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELrqOVAdREmm4RPxgoX7syrEMrVAt5v-A3HhbzrEM22i7uM4O2LKV2vHBgx5JMpe46QqHJ5VvSd7qfD7iHgFtZJL-ygvHOQjphx2Kuwr1RDiLSuHIJLMDJqRoAMkj45oNV5YuMgEHk24/w461-h277/Comparison+3.jpeg" width="461" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A missing sticker replaced with a 3D printed plastic grate gives a realistic effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwRJX5LcTuDzHYboEW0nU_tkch0VSGe9sRJaYLtA7JqUtVwtOflMvsqsbS9OIJ4hZEyKEa9NYr4hC5ckfkbQ0dcBKx9oGYIcAnjoz65UYiZeVgDwcKvxWOmk6UO5dQbBzyHgmYxi76l4/s2048/missing+sticker+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwRJX5LcTuDzHYboEW0nU_tkch0VSGe9sRJaYLtA7JqUtVwtOflMvsqsbS9OIJ4hZEyKEa9NYr4hC5ckfkbQ0dcBKx9oGYIcAnjoz65UYiZeVgDwcKvxWOmk6UO5dQbBzyHgmYxi76l4/s320/missing+sticker+1.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncCc2pC2QPxAjxGTfLO_-i4bkPZ9IDD8kuoZGVPbj_h33DUh1iCiDVDnOZzh46JDMWCorlolU0427U9_a5FawbuCzxYWYUxxzCZD1R_ulY7hLCzD99m-WRKkDkk5yKua-jcMAk9ofJ4o/s2048/missing+sticker+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncCc2pC2QPxAjxGTfLO_-i4bkPZ9IDD8kuoZGVPbj_h33DUh1iCiDVDnOZzh46JDMWCorlolU0427U9_a5FawbuCzxYWYUxxzCZD1R_ulY7hLCzD99m-WRKkDkk5yKua-jcMAk9ofJ4o/s320/missing+sticker+2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Complex prints can be achieved with experimentation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-O_1wcvCQyEt6IhYsVn65JXTg419-mojq8Fpf3feIi68E0F0CFe-i9o9UQ9TrkPbGBktOUAIR350IH1m9inw2-kSUaCIwnAH1NgI6xiH7A_304ELBYMQOA5HoLMhzP4qfCzBk-HwiR0/s2048/Complex+print+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-O_1wcvCQyEt6IhYsVn65JXTg419-mojq8Fpf3feIi68E0F0CFe-i9o9UQ9TrkPbGBktOUAIR350IH1m9inw2-kSUaCIwnAH1NgI6xiH7A_304ELBYMQOA5HoLMhzP4qfCzBk-HwiR0/w598-h449/Complex+print+1.jpeg" width="598" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dsEEEVUc3dUrFRoC5rI34yIPg5aIATerWNx5sIc21Hrq4ZlAsDYX3WDigvnJH7IejCQ8Xt81UJh-39rIZgyaI32l5d55uk0g3dRe6U6larugyILi7CSeCRCe4Sts2q3xZ2rhhgrWhL0/s2048/complex+print+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dsEEEVUc3dUrFRoC5rI34yIPg5aIATerWNx5sIc21Hrq4ZlAsDYX3WDigvnJH7IejCQ8Xt81UJh-39rIZgyaI32l5d55uk0g3dRe6U6larugyILi7CSeCRCe4Sts2q3xZ2rhhgrWhL0/w598-h449/complex+print+2.jpeg" width="598" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBJF2gQwFrz-kRK4X7BxJnvmWvWda2GabzLfXVq5mg4VqH4JYH9VtJRevMSrL_8fxCV0w_JIQLdh8kZ6rsBjvHcVkq1EGUrF3MlOU2ug36WwAk-ZdbsrE1p8j6anLQeKQ9EpazxQRIXM/s1792/closing+pic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1792" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBJF2gQwFrz-kRK4X7BxJnvmWvWda2GabzLfXVq5mg4VqH4JYH9VtJRevMSrL_8fxCV0w_JIQLdh8kZ6rsBjvHcVkq1EGUrF3MlOU2ug36WwAk-ZdbsrE1p8j6anLQeKQ9EpazxQRIXM/w598-h277/closing+pic.png" width="598" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are interested in finding a stripped vintage hull for customizing, the dealers listed below can likely assist you. Please empty their basements.</div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://IbisAppraisals.net" target="_blank">Ibis Appraisal Services</a></li><li><a href="http://ToyChamber.com" target="_blank">Toy Chamber Collectibles</a></li><li><a href="http://ToyandComicHeaven.com" target="_blank">Toy & Comic Heaven</a></li><li>Pete LeRose: 914-456-3693</li><li><a href="http://ImperialCastleToyshop.com" target="_blank">Imperial Castle Toy Shop</a></li></ul>Stephen Danleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910900778410892617noreply@blogger.com0