“Lucasfilm faithful keep their lips zipped”
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens opening next month, we're seeing lots of speculations and rumors fly around the web...
Star Wars
Star Wars “Land of the Jawas” Playset on Sale in 1979
I'm betting that a lot of kids will be getting Star Wars toys and action figures (find at Amazon.com*) for...
May, 1978 Playthings Magazine and Star Wars
I dug through decades worth of Playthings magazine issues when I visited the Brian Sutton-Smith Library back in September (posted...
Star Wars and Transformers at HEB
If you're in Texas then you should swing by your local HEB. The grocery store chain, one I visit frequently...
“The biggest obstacle to creativity is fear.”
I really should create a tag for "loomis" here at battlegrip.com, because the more time I spend poking through the...
Conflicting Sales Reports on the “Star Wars Early Bird Kit” in 1977
I've posted about the Kenner Star Wars "Early Bird Kits" before (first post, second post), but today's discovery is one...
January, 1985 Clearance on the Rancor Monster
Looking at this 1985 newspaper ad makes me think it was originally in color. The images are dark and obscured...
Star Wars Rancor Monster on Clearance in 1985
It's time to continue following Kenner's Star Wars Rancor Monster through the Google newspaper archives, this time with a 1985...
