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Kenner released a collection of 96 action figures in their Star Wars range between 1977 and 1985, not including the blue Snaggletooth, Rebo Band and variations of some of the figures. [1] [2] The table below takes information as given on the cards with which each action figure debuted. After the debut of an action figure, details in the ...
Kenner Products, known simply as Kenner, was an American toy brand owned by Hasbro.Kenner Products began as a toy company founded in 1946, going on to produce several highly recognizable toys and merchandise lines including action figures for the original series of Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Batman as well as die cast models.
The license for Star Wars action figures was offered in 1976 to the Mego Corporation, which was the leading company in action figures in the 1970s.Mego refused the offer and the license was subsequently picked up by Kenner, a division of General Mills Fun Group.
Winning the license away from Knickerbocker and Mattel in 1982 with an emphasis on action and art, Kenner devised hidden mechanisms within the figures that would trigger an action when the figure's legs or arms were squeezed. This emphasis on each figure's "super power" led to the naming of the line: "The Super Powers Collection".
Starting Lineup is a brand of sports action figures originally produced from 1988 to 2001, first by Kenner and later by Hasbro.They were conceived by Pat McInally, himself a former professional American football player with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Star Wars: The Vintage Collection is a line of Star Wars-themed action figures produced by Hasbro Inc., and released under the Kenner brand. The line features modern 'super-articulated' figures in product packaging nearly identical to that of the original Kenner toy series, marketed from 1978 to 1984.