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Collectable Star Wars Gumpf 08 Jan, 2003 / Comments: 3

By Spaff


X-Entertainment has posted a fairly interesting article talking about the mail-away type freebies and other bits you could get with the old Star Wars figures. The article talks about things such as the secret figure free with 4 toy packets and 4-6 weeks waiting, painting contests and strange letters from Luke Skywalker himself!.
Much in the same way the Bossk figure was marketed, Kenner started adding teaser ads to the toy packaging to get a figure from the upcoming third film. They chose Admiral Ackbar. As a kid, I thought the figure sucked. And I wasn't the only one - long after Star Wars ran out of gas, Admiral Ackbar figures still warmed the toy store shelves. Apparently, it takes a more adult mind to appreciate the innate regality of a grumbling mutant squid who commands mile-long starships
It's a pretty long read, but for anyone bored at work* it's a God send. Also an interesting insight into 80's marketing, may it never happen again.

*note to Boss: I am never bored at work ..

Source: Fark

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3 Comments

  • Bobo Donkey? on 08 Jan, 2003, 11:21…
    Pretty long read? damn, I dont have the time for that. oh well
  • telarium on 08 Jan, 2003, 11:05…
    You know what's sad? My brother and I combined have all of the original Star Wars action figures except for that mail order one that was only available in Canada. I think it was named Rat Face or something. If we had that one figure, we'd have the entire collection. Maybe I will sell it someday.
  • Bobo Donkey? on 08 Jan, 2003, 11:27…
    Wanna hear something sad about me?
    I'm so addicted to adventure games that I have a huge jacket (actually I may have said that some time ago) and I sometimes like to walk strange (like in the old Sierra? games).

    Speaking of action figures, about two years ago my big sister's Ex-boyfriend bought a lot of Episode 1? figures and they used to be in my sisters room.

    Ok. before this comment gets any longer, im stopping RIGHT NOW.


    See Ya }:?)