Star Wars: Stormtrooper
Kenner, 1978.
The Stormtrooper is complete with his Imperial E-11 blaster.
I can't hold these 3 and 3/4” bits of plastic in my hand without getting a little emotional. Long before "A New Hope" was tacked on to the opening crawl, 1977, '78 and '79 were the beginning, middle and end of Star Wars. For those of us that experienced the phenomenon first hand, these figures take us back to another time. It was a time when the only sequel to Star Wars was “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye.” Two years before I enrolled in kindergarten, these toys and what adventures they might embark upon were my only care in the world. Before anyone knew who Timothy Zahn was, I made my own “Expanded Universe” with these very same figures.
Star Wars: Stormtrooper
Kenner, 1978.
The Stormtrooper is complete with his Imperial E-11 blaster.
I can't hold these 3 and 3/4” bits of plastic in my hand without getting a little emotional. Long before "A New Hope" was tacked on to the opening crawl, 1977, '78 and '79 were the beginning, middle and end of Star Wars. For those of us that experienced the phenomenon first hand, these figures take us back to another time. It was a time when the only sequel to Star Wars was “Splinter of the Mind’s Eye.” Two years before I enrolled in kindergarten, these toys and what adventures they might embark upon were my only care in the world. Before anyone knew who Timothy Zahn was, I made my own “Expanded Universe” with these very same figures.