Vintage Star Wars Action Figure Guide :
The original Vintage Star Wars Action Figures line comprised of 21 basic figures from Luke Skywalker to Boba Fett, on 12-card backs and 20-card backs, as they were released in two waves with 12 in the initial wave and another 8 released later.
The Boba Fett figure was featured on the Vintage Star Wars Action Figurescard backs as this was the now-legendary mail-away figure with a missile-firing backpack that ultimately hit the market without this feature for safety reasons.
It’s very possible that the popularity of Fett relative to his low screen time is related to how awesome this figure looked, over the interim two years before The Empire Strikes Back. The fact that he looks and sounds cool and he beats the rebels thus cemented him in Star Wars history and even his ignoble fate in Jedi couldn’t erase that.
Two other creature toys were released which could qualify as figures to the avid collector, namely the Dianoga trash compactor monster which came with the Death Star playset and the Patrol Dewback
Key: First Wave / Second Wave / Omitted From Card Backs
(Alternate Name/Costume)
(“Name Later Applied”)
[Variants]
1. Luke Skywalker [Blonde/Brown Hair – Single/Double Telescoping]
2. R2-D2
3. Princess Leia Organa
4. Chewbacca
5. C-3PO
6. Darth Vader [Single/Double Telescoping]
7. Stormtrooper
8. Han Solo [Small/Large Head]
9. Ben (Obi Wan) Kenobi [Grey/White Hair – Single/Double Telescoping]
10. Sand People (Tusken Raider) [Hollow/Solid Tubing]
11. Jawa [Vinyl Cape/Cloth Robe]
12. Star Destroyer Commander (“Death Squad Commander”)
Key: First Wave / Second Wave / Omitted From Card Backs
(Alternate Name/Costume)
(“Name Later Applied”)
1. Greedo
2. Walrus Man (“Ponda Baba”)
3. Hammerhead (“Momaw Nadon”)
4. Snaggletooth (“Zutton”)
5. Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot)
6. R5-D4
7. Death Star Droid
8. Power Droid (“Gonk Droid”)
9. Boba Fett
Now most of the truly sought-after vintage Kenner Star Wars line variants came from these early days when mistakes were still being hammered out and some slipped through.
Listing the variants in order of scarcity with the most common first
For more information about on these and more see the Rarest Star Wars Figures page.
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