In 1986, a company known as Comics Spain produced a line of PVC figures from both of the 1980s Star Wars cartoons: Droids and Ewoks. While the popular toymaker, Kenner, released action figures from these cartoons as well, Comics Spain produced characters that were not made by Kenner and also matched the likeness of each character to their appearance in the cartoon. This blog will explore all the figures that were released, and identify the variations that made their way to the market.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
C-3PO: Bootlegs!
Here is the most obscure pvc figure you may ever see - the bootleg C-3PO based on the Comics Spain mold, but lacking the copyright markings. If you ever happen to spot one of these, it will probably sport horrible paint applications and odd colors. Not much is known about these bootlegs, but they are usually a strange mint green color mixed with silver or gold as seen below in a few samples from readers. Apparently these were created in Poland, but some were found in Germany as well.
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