In 1995, Galoob jumped on the rekindled STAR WARS hype with a run of MicroMachines based on the space saga. Inside each box was a form to join the fan club. A year or so later Galoob re-released some of these with color added, along with a new Speeder Bike sculpt. They make for some … Continue reading Star Wars MicroMachines (1995)
In 1998, Kenner added new product to their POWER OF THE FORCE line, and for this year, figures included a slide. The slides could be stored in a mail-order booklet. There was also a mail-away slide viewer. Many of the previous figures from 1995-97 were repackaged with these slides. The slides were the same image … Continue reading Star Wars 3.75-Inch Figures Part 6 (1998)
Kenner's relaunch of STAR WARS figures was a great success in '95 and '96, but this was only the beginning. In 1997, the saga's 20-year mark, Kenner cranked up production, and we're going to take a look, month by month. I'm getting the release dates from Stephen Sansweet's STAR WARS: THE ACTION FIGURE ARCHIVE and … Continue reading Star Wars 3.75-Inch Figures Part 5 (1997)
In the mid 90s, an all-new line of STAR WARS toys reached dizzying heights of popularity. And yet, just a few years earlier, the franchise was all but dead. 1986 thru 1994. Nine consecutive years without the release of any new STAR WARS 3.75-inch figures. Except for one. According to Stephen Sansweet's excellent guidebook, Vlix … Continue reading Star Wars 3.75-Inch Figures Part 4 (1995-1996)
