SW 20 G Back
Release Date:
1979
Carded Availability:
- Star Wars
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- The 20 G Back begins the utter nonsense of sticker madness. G has a squared corner sticker with the red circular extended offer. Also accepted as a G back for reasons I do not know is the same yellow sticker with squared corners.
Force fact:
- Again should be a different issue but this is the conventional wisdom here.
SW 20 F Back
Date Stamp:
1979
Carded Availability:
- Star Wars
Force fact:
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The 20 F Back has a yet another new sticker with straight edges that is blacked out once again. Also there is a new Offer extended circular sticker that extends the offer until 3/31/1980. I suspect there should be another version of this back without the red sticker but that is not generally accepted at this point.
SW 20 E Back
Date Stamp:
1979
Carded Availability:
- Star Wars
Force fact:
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The 20 E Back has a new sticker with curved edges that describes the new Bounty Hunter, Boba Fett.
SW 20 D Back
Release Date:
1979
Carded Availability:
- Star Wars
- Force fact:
- The 20 D Back begins a run of sticker variations. The card itself does not change but Kenner has a whole series of alterations to the Boba Fett offer. The D back has a black sticker covering the picture of the Rocket firing that is curved on its edges. If you are asking who cares about the edges of the sticker you have no idea what is in store for versions E through L.
SW 20 C Back
Release Date:
1979
Force fact:
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The 20 C Back has some considerable changes as they flipped the Figures to the bottom and but the Vehicles above them but the main focus at top is the Mail Away offer for the Boba Fett Action Figure. Boba Fett is pictured in prototype form and is advertising the rocket firing feature that was NEVER released.
SW 20 B Back
Release Date:
1979
Carded Availability:
- Star Wars
Force fact:
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The 20 B Back is very much the same as the 20 A with a few changes. For starters the new figures are actually available but in extremely limited quantities. The new 8 Figures on this back are extremely rare. The change on the back was regarding the Vehicles on the bottom. The Cantina and Land of the Jawas have changed from photos of the prototypes to production items.
SW 20 A Back
Release Date:
1979
Carded Availability:
- Star Wars
Force fact:
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The 20 A Back begins the standard where Kenner introduces it new figures and displays the old ones, at least those still available. Another change is that all the toys are now photographed and no artwork is used. The top show the New Eight Figures Available Soon which, in fact, no available yet in this line. As far as I can remember only the original 12 were released on the 20 A Backs so this back was more or less a teaser of what was to come. Also new was the bottom panel of the back of the card would now be used to showcase Vehicles and Playsets for the line as well as Mail Away offers (much more to come with that shortly).
Laser Rifle Case
Date Stamp:
1984
Release Date:
1984
Boxed Availability:
- Return Of The Jedi
Assortment No.:
71530
Retail:
14.99
Weapons and Accessories:
- Collector case that holds 19 Star Wars Figures
- Includes a compartment for accessories and “secret messages” – As before I have no idea why they included this
- Can be used as a rifle and has a see-through scope that doubles as a handle
Force fact:
Yet another figure carrying case. A bit more imagination in this one over the Bandolier Strap at least. I have heard a number of collectors who made interesting uses out of this toy including a Jedi Killing Long Distance Rifle and also, when opened, a Jabba Sail Barge. We really had a fun time with these toys and using our vivid imaginations making use of everything around us. Fun times indeed!
Ewok Combat Glider
Date Stamp:
1984
Release Date:
1984
Boxed Availability:
- Return Of The Jedi
Assortment No.:
93510
Retail:
5.99
Weapons and Accessories:
- Put figure into harness under glider
- Attach boulders by placing loop over action lever hook
- Drop rocks or bombs on enemy targets by activating the boulder drop lever
Force fact:
Another really cool Ewok piece straight from Return of the Jedi for the Mini Rigs.
Ewok Assault Catapult
Date Stamp:
1984
Release Date:
1984
Boxed Availability:
- Return Of The Jedi
Assortment No.:
71070
Retail:
5.99
Weapons and Accessories:
- Load Ewok Assault Catapult by turning the crank
- Pull the string when ready to fire
- Adjust the catapult arm tip to make sure shots higher or lower
Force fact:
Kenner took the Mini-Rigs in a slightly different direction here with these next two by both reducing the price point and making them Ewok centered. Actually really cool toys like all the “Expanded Universe” stuff Kenner did for Star Wars.