luke skywalker 12 inch doll

Luke Skywalker

Date Stamp:

1978
Release Date:

1978
Boxed Availability:

  • Star Wars
Assortment No.:

38080
Retail:

7.47
Weapons and Accessories:

  • 11 3/4 Inch Poseable Action Figure
  • Dressed in authentic Tatooine Desert Costume with Blue Light Saber
  • Has Grappling Hook and Utility Belt

Force fact:

Luke Skywalker like all of the Large Size Figures is very well made and has some nice accessories. Luke and Leia seem to be the most common to find figures from this line.

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chewbacca 12 inch doll

Chewbacca


Date Stamp:
1978
Release Date:
1978
Boxed Availability:
  • Star Wars
  • The Empire Strikes Back
Assortment No.:
38600
Retail:
7.97
Weapons and Accessories:

  • 15 Inch Poseable Action Figure
  • Cross Bow Laser Rifle
  • Ammunition belt with removable cartridges that onto Chewie’s Cross Bow

Force fact:

Chewbacca was in 15 inches tall making him and Vader the largest of the dolls for Star Wars line as well as the most expensive. Interestingly a handful of the Vaders and Chewies have appeared in ESB (The Empire Strikes Back) boxes and these are exceedingly rare.

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darth vader 12 inch doll

Darth Vader


Date Stamp:
1978
Release Date:
1978
Boxed Availability:
  • Star Wars
  • The Empire Strikes Back
Assortment No.:
38610
Retail:
7.97
Weapons and Accessories:

  • 15 Inch Poseable Action Figure
  • Removable cloth cape
  • Comes with Red Light Saber

Force fact:

Darth Vader was in 15 inches tall making him and Chewbacca the largest of the dolls for Star Wars line as well as the most expensive. Interestingly a handful of the Vaders and Chewies have appeared in ESB (The Empire Strikes Back) boxes and these are exceedingly rare.

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r2-d2 12 inch doll

R2-D2


Date Stamp:
1978
Release Date:
1978
Boxed Availability:
  • Star Wars
Assortment No.:
38630
Retail:
6.97
Weapons and Accessories:

  • 7 1/2 Inch Poseable Action Figure
  • Chromed head clicks and simulated electronic circuit card
  • Button on back opens secret which holds removable Death Star Plans

Force fact:

R2-D2 was in fact only 7 1/2 inches tall, not 12 inches as the line is often referenced as (i.e. 12 inch figures). R2-D2 was the least expensive of the original six Large Size Figures made in 1978.

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c-3po 12 inch doll

C-3PO

Date Stamp:

1978
Release Date:

1978
Boxed Availability:

  • Star Wars
Assortment No.:

38620
Retail:

7.47
Weapons and Accessories:

  • 12 Inch Poseable Action Figure
  • Gold metaillic finish
  • Authentically detailed

Force fact:

The Large Size Action Figures sold nowhere nearly as well as their 3 3/4 inch counterparts. Speaking of counterparts, C-3PO and R2-D2 among the six released in 1978 as J.C. Penney Christmas Catalog Exclusives. Overall Kenner sold nearly 2.5 MILLION of the 12 different small figures in 1978 alone (ALONE!) and for the large figures…R2-D2 outsold the C-3PO by a mere 14,000 to 13,400.

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