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Toy Ads That Time Forgot Tuesday 01-30-2007

by Paul

You might have noticed (but most likely you haven’t) that I haven’t had any old comic book ads in a long time, which is the real premise of this feature. To be frank, I’ve pretty much run dry on comics with good ads. Once the 80s rolled around, almost all the ads found in comic books became videogame or candy related. Don’t worry; I’m always looking for more ads like this Star Wars two page spread below. I pretty much consider this to be one of the greatest finds I’ve come across thus far. That’s right, it’s so good I used the word thus. Behold the sweetness:

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Since this was a two page ad and I didn’t want to ruin the comic book with my scanning, it may look a little funky as I had to piece it together in Photoshop. Here’s each half in more detail:

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Just look at all those great vintage Star Wars figures and vehicles. It makes me wish I had a couple of million dollars like big daddy Star Wars collector Steve Sansweet, whose obsession with Star Wars collecting borders on the unholy.

But enough about rich Star Wars collecting zealots. Despite the fact that all of these toys are drawings, they sure as hell do the trick of making them look desirable and representing what they actually look like. Do you see that almost disembodied head looking down at his toys? He’s displaying the same kind of feeling I’d get if I all that great Star Wars merch, even if I was forced to wear turtleneck sweaters.

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Posted in Star Wars, Toy Ads that Time Forgot on January 30th, 2007

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5 Responses to “Toy Ads That Time Forgot Tuesday 01-30-2007”

  1. Nathan Says:
    January 30th, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    Wow! great find that really takes me back!

  2. Gayle Says:
    January 30th, 2007 at 1:51 pm

    Paul,

    This ad makes me sooo nostalgic! I still have some older Star Wars figures and the Jawa sandcrawler. But, like you, I really wish I were rich enough to go back and get all the things I’m missing!

  3. mrjuandrful Says:
    February 2nd, 2007 at 2:01 pm

    Paul, I really didn’t know they made a sandcrawler, let alone a radio controlled sandcrawler.

  4. Keith Says:
    February 2nd, 2007 at 2:33 pm

    I had most of those figures, but not the playsets. Awesome find!

  5. Paul Says:
    February 5th, 2007 at 6:02 pm

    My cousins had the death star set. It was super sweet.

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