A rarely-seen internal Kenner promotional video from 1983, meant to excite employees about the upcoming line of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi toys, has to be seen to be…
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Check out this Vintage Kenner Star Wars Visual Checklist!
If you’re a collector of vintage Kenner Star Wars figures, there are plenty of guides and resources, but we’ve found a great image listing all of the original figures! We’re…
These Hasbro Commercials From The 90s Will Make Any ‘Star Wars’ Fan Nostalgic
It’s been nearly 25 years since Star Wars toys returned to store shelves, and a compilation of commercials from that time is a fun throwback. The compilation includes commercials from…
Hasbro Announces ‘Retro’ Series of Figures
This weekend’s Toy Fair has brought a number of major announces from Hasbro, including the reveal of reissued vintage figures as part of a new “Retro” Series. Hasbro announced that…
Death Star Plans Found on Earth!
Emmy nominated Concept Designer and Art Director Paul Bateman ran across the plans for the Death Star while thumbing through his “Star Wars” collection and posted this picture of what…
Enhance Your Action Figure Fun with This… Thing…
Not sure exactly how this thing would’ve worked… and honestly, it looks like more trouble than just walking them around with their own hands. Here’s a discarded concept from Kenner…
Sears was Star Wars Central in 1979
Here are more scans from a 1979 Sears catalog we came across recently. It includes some great pictures of vintage toys, including the infamous Blue Snaggletooth. See more after the…
These Kenner Empire Strikes Back store displays are worth more than some cars
Recently, two rare and unique vintage Kenner The Empire Strikes Back toy displays were auctioned off on eBay, and sold for an incredible price. See how much after the jump.…
Check out these cool vintage Kenner custom figures!
We don’t know who did these customs, but we would love to find out. They are fantastic!
Finally! A vintage Kenner Tarkin action figure
If you collected the vintage Star Wars figures, you were likely as disappointed as we were that Kenner never made a Grand Moff Tarkin figure. Thanks to an enterprising…
This Kenner employee award is a cool collectible
Back in 1982, Kenner recognized their engineering team’s efforts at a breakfast event held at Toy Fair. This award was given out to members of the engineering team, and…
33 years ago today: The 4-LOM action figure mail-in deadline!
33 years ago today was the deadline to mail in your five proofs of purchase to get the awesome 4-LOM action figure, one of the last figures released under…
The Super Rare Hollow Cheek Sand Person Action Figure!
There are some rare vintage Kenner Star Wars figures out there, like Yak Face and Amanaman. However, there are a handful of “variant” figures that are, in some cases, even…
The Dutch love their Star Wars toys
StarWars.com recently posted this picture of a 1982 ad from the Netherlands showcasing the Millennium Falcoln and the mail-away item, the Arena Display set. Nice.