Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
Of all the Star Wars action figures that have come out, probably the most surprisingly successful one was Boba Fett Star Wars action figure. He made his official debut in “The Empire Strikes Back” and was an immediate hit. George Lucas didn’t realize how many fans liked him and his subsequent screen presence was cut in the final episode “Return of the Jedi”. That being said, Boba Fett made his …
Jawa was part of the original Star Wars 12 Back wave which were the first figures produced by Kenner for the Star Wars movie. There’s an interesting back story or two regarding the 1978 Kenner Star Wars Jawa action figure. This action figure was originally produced with a brown vinyl cape. In fact, if you have one of these vinyl caped Jawa figuresfigures you’re probably looking at about a $2000.00 …
If you’re thinking about collecting or selling in the Star Wars action figure market there probably isn’t any one action figure that is as sought after than the 1978 Star Wars Darth Vader action figure. Well, except maybe the prototype Boba Fett. The Darth Vader figure came out about a year after the movie Star Wars came out. Kids and adults back then scrambled to the toy stores to get …
Introduced in 1975, the superhero Talos from the Star Trek Aliens Series had a short life. The production lasted only a year from 1975 to 1976 after which it was discontinued. Many a child was fascinated by the figure when they first saw it on the store rack. Many, however, felt that the figure was ugly and it had not even appeared on Star Trek. The Star Trek Aliens Talos …
Here we have one of the more rare Star Wars action figures known to exist. This particular figure is the Star Wars Luke Skywalker 12 Back C figure from the Kenner action figure line first produced in 1977-1978. As you can see it was AFA graded at a 90 or NM/MT and is unpunched. It sold for a hefty $12,000 in March 2012. The price is impressive given that a …
