RSWR #10

Star Wars Fad Products

I’m not necessarily down with the ‘Fad’ classification. To me they’re just a handful of the wacky licenses that were thrown about like confetti. Confetti cut from LucasBucks.

--I had the Darth Vader belt buckle. I was stylin’ at the age of 9!
I’ve never seen Luke’s ceremonial jacket, but the Star Wars fan club offered both Luke’s Bespin jacket and Han’s vest!
--Our whole family went through the latch-hook rug fad around 1980. I had the stormtrooper – it was huge – probably 3’ tall! I only ever finished about 1/3 of it, so I was intimately familiar with the maroon and dark blue little threads! It was eventually (recently?) discarded.
--I played the heck outta that floppy record from the fan club. I sold that and my other Bantha Tracks newsletters to a fan in Western Europe, via Ebay, some years ago.
--The 3-D comics I recently acquired on Ebay; Poor stories and poor 3-D quality, but certainly unique.
--I had a handful of promo and foil cards from the early 90s. I sold a full set of Galaxy I foils. Ebay, yeah.
--I certainly remember the pog fad, but it coincided with the early stages of my Rebellion against the Collecting Craze, so I never had any.
--Nick recently read the only Galaxy of Fear holo-covered book I have. It was acquired late in the game for a paltry yard-sale sum. The X-men comics of the day were the holo-covers I recall most dearly.
--Sweet Boba Fett jacket. In the days of actually PLAYING roller hockey, one guy had a Fett logo sticker, which I didn’t realize at the time was a Fett logo. I've since seen similar tattoos that attest to the popularity of the original Fett.
--The beanie buddies were, I believe, my children’s introduction to Star Wars. They were about 2 (24 months in infant years). Nick had the R2-D2. Jackie had the Chewbacca, which sat on her stuffed animal shelf longer than Nick’s was around. She called it “Beekabacca” and to this day she periodically asks “How did I used to say it?” Yes, she makes me smile.