{"id":65573,"date":"2019-07-25T17:39:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T00:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/?p=65573"},"modified":"2019-10-15T17:22:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T00:22:19","slug":"star-wars-retro-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/star-wars-retro-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Recapture Your Earliest Star Wars Excitement with These Exclusive Action Figures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker<\/span><\/i><\/a> brings the \u201cSkywalker Saga\u201d to a mind-melting conclusion this December (if Kevin Smith is to be believed). <\/span>Before then, revisit and revel in how it all began with these iconic retro action figures!<\/span><\/p>\n

Revisit Star Wars\u2019 First Action Figures with The Retro Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n

This case of <\/span>Star Wars The Retro Collection Action Figures<\/span><\/a> is based on the <\/span>original 3-3\/4-inch action figures from Kenner<\/span> that forever changed movie merchandising.<\/span><\/p>\n

These figures aren\u2019t <\/span>exactly<\/span><\/i> identical in size and detail to the ones Kenner shipped in 1978<\/span>. (No one wants villainous scum passing them off as originals!) <\/span>But the minor differences won\u2019t detract from the classic sheen these figures will give your collection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three of Kenner\u2019s first fab four are here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Luke Skywalker,<\/b> with retractable yellow lightsaber embedded in his right arm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Princess Leia,<\/b> in a white pantsuit and vinyl cape, blaster at the ready.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Chewbacca,<\/b> ferocity on his furry face and bowcaster in hand.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Recreations of three more of Kenner\u2019s first dozen figures round out the case:<\/span><\/p>\n
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Han Solo,<\/b> toting his trusty DL-44 heavy blaster and sporting a head resembling the original figure\u2019s \u201clarge head\u201d variation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
An Imperial Stormtrooper, clad head to toe in white armor and carrying a standard-issue Imperial blaster.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Darth Vader,<\/b> dread Dark Lord of the Sith, with an embedded red lightsaber and close-fitting vinyl black cloak.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Each figure comes on a gorgeous, instantly recognizable 6-by-9-inch cardback, adorned with the silver wraparound \u201cStar Wars\u201d title, the Brothers Hildebrandt\u2019s Style B poster art, and the Kenner logo. The faux weathering is convincing, but the \u201cRetro Collection\u201d labeling ensures this packaging won\u2019t be mistaken as 40+ years old.<\/span><\/p>\n
The <\/span>Star Wars The Retro Collection Action Figures Wave 1 Case<\/span><\/a> is astonishing, <\/span>almost<\/span><\/i> authentic recreations of figures that fired countless first-generation Star Wars collectors’ imaginations and helped cement the movie\u2019s place in toy history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
The Scoundrel Disguised as a Stormtrooper<\/strong><\/p>\n
$\"\"$ When Luke and Han go undercover to save Princess Leia from the Death Star, <\/span>Star Wars<\/span><\/i>\u2019 action <\/span>really<\/span><\/i> ramps up.<\/span><\/p>\n
But for eight years, fans had to swap out their figures of the boys for Stormtrooper figures if they wanted to reenact the rescue accurately.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
In 1984, Kenner\u2019s fabled \u201cPower of the Force\u201d line finally gave collectors a Luke-in-Stormtrooper disguise figure; it became \u201cone of the most popular boy\u2019s toys from the 1980s,\u201d according to action figure expert Mark Bellomo.<\/span><\/p>\n
But a similar figure for Han wouldn\u2019t follow until 1995 – as a mail-away premium from Kellogg\u2019s Froot Loops!<\/span><\/p>\n
Now, the reluctant but reward-seeking rogue gets the full Kenner-carded treatment: the exclusive <\/span>Star Wars The Vintage Collection Han Solo (Stormtrooper)<\/span><\/a>. This figure boasts a more realistic body physique than the comically bulked-up 1995 figure. It also has an amazing likeness of Harrison Ford\u2019s face!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Impressive attention to detail, multiple points of articulation, blaster, and removable helmet make this figure a must-add for any Star Wars collection. (Plus, its price means you don\u2019t have to rescue a princess to make it fit your budget!)<\/span><\/p>\n
Find the Star Wars Action Figures You Want at Entertainment Earth<\/strong><\/p>\n
Few film characters have made as big an impact on pop culture as the characters of <\/span>Star Wars<\/span><\/i><\/a> have. <\/span><\/p>\n
So make sure you celebrate these famous film faces by trusting <\/span>Entertainment Earth<\/span> to help you fulfill all your action figure needs from the Galaxy Far, Far Away!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker brings the \u201cSkywalker Saga\u201d to a mind-melting conclusion this December (if Kevin Smith is to be believed). Before then, revisit and revel in how it all began with these iconic retro action figures! Revisit Star Wars\u2019 First Action Figures with The Retro Collection This case of Star Wars The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":65599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[158],"tags":[772,419],"yst_prominent_words":[5954,5945,16489,16494,5899,7441,11541,43389,43388,43385,5780,5779,6558,43386,43383,5781,31040,43390,43387,43384],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65573"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65573"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65615,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65573\/revisions\/65615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65573"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entertainmentearth.com/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=65573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}