Topps’ newest Star Wars card set is a throwback to 1978, which recreates the classic Star Wars Sugar-Free Bubble Gum Wrappers! We have the full details, photos, a checklist and…
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Funko releasing vintage-style Star Wars Pops!
Funko is doing something extremely cool with their Star Wars Pop line – issuing characters modeled after the classic Kenner action figures from the 70s and 80s! Find out where…
Flashback: Falling asleep under Empire Strikes Back blankets
There was nothing better for a kid back in the day than falling asleep underneath Star Wars bedding. This scan from a 1979 Sears catalog is big on that nostalgia,…
70s Flashback: The Star Wars family that jammies together….
I found some awesome scans from a 1979 Sears catalog that will make you smile. As you can see, Star Wars pajamas were all the rage. I had a pair…
This Star Wars toy store display just sold for a crazy price
One of the coolest things about the Kenner Star Wars toy line from the 1970s and 1980s is the wide variety of store displays that beckoned young fans into the…
Some yahoo is selling tape from old Star Wars toys on eBay
Some people think Star Wars fans will buy anything. That is the only explanation behind this: an eBay auction for pieces of tape used in the packaging of vintage Star…
Flashback: London, 36 years ago!
36 years ago, this was the scene outside of the Odeon Theater in London as The Empire Strikes Back premiered. Enjoy!
Check out these Force Awakens vintage style action figure cardbacks!
German action figure customizer Blizzard Force Customs has created these awesome vintage style cardbacks for your Force Awakens figures. They even sell them along with “figure bubbles” so you can…
It’s true! They still put Star Wars movies on VHS tape
Believe it or not, you are actually looking at a VHS copy of Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Greg Grunberg (The Force Awakens’ Snap Wexley) was on a Delta Airlines…
Apparently, Ewoks really care about your teeth
These classic toothbrushes from Oral-B kept teeth clean for kids back in the 1980s. We’re not exactly sure why they felt the need to make Ewok and Jedi Ghost-themed toothbrushes,…
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.
Remember when Batman used a Stormtrooper gun?
We featured this last year on the site, but we found a new picture, so we’re revisiting this Kenner recycling project. Back in 1990, when Michael Keaton’s Batman was all…
Here’s a collage of Star Wars comics, for no reason whatsoever
Enjoy this wall of vintage Marvel Star Wars comics, for no other reason except they are very cool. This image was posted by Nate Knutson in the Vintage Star Wars…
Topps’ San Diego Comic Con exclusive oversized vintage cards available now!
You want these, don’t you? Topps offered these limited-edition oversized vintage-style cards at San Diego Comic Con, and the remaining sets are now available to order direct from Topps’…
These custom Force Awakens cards have a vintage Topps feel
Check out these cool vintage-style cards featuring images from The Force Awakens trailer! They are modeled after the Topps cards of the 1970s, come in wrappers just like the classic…
Check out this vintage Kenner Star Wars booklet gallery!
If you bought Star Wars toys back in the day, you probably remember those cool little booklets Kenner would stick inside boxed Star Wars ships and playsets. Before the internet,…