I thought this would be a good topic for today.
For me it was C3P0, I never saw Star Wars in '77 and my family famously hid the TV in the summers. So when I came across the display of action figures at Eaton's I was completely taken aback.
I chose C3PO because he was a robot and kinda blended in with my Micronauts and Metal Man figures. I thought he spoke in clicks and whistles, it's what my sister told me at least (she also had not seen Star Wars).
That of course, rolled into me buying the comic adaptation and well, the biggest thing about Star Wars figures were YOU COULD BUY THEM EVERYWHERE. They were like Funko pops are now. I got my Han Solo at the variety store where my dad bought milk on Sunday nights, Darth Vader was tossed into the grocery cart at Miracle Mart, my mom got a free Sand Person at the Kenner Canada booth at the Canadian Toy Fair. The list goes on and on....
For me it was C3P0, I never saw Star Wars in '77 and my family famously hid the TV in the summers. So when I came across the display of action figures at Eaton's I was completely taken aback.
I chose C3PO because he was a robot and kinda blended in with my Micronauts and Metal Man figures. I thought he spoke in clicks and whistles, it's what my sister told me at least (she also had not seen Star Wars).
That of course, rolled into me buying the comic adaptation and well, the biggest thing about Star Wars figures were YOU COULD BUY THEM EVERYWHERE. They were like Funko pops are now. I got my Han Solo at the variety store where my dad bought milk on Sunday nights, Darth Vader was tossed into the grocery cart at Miracle Mart, my mom got a free Sand Person at the Kenner Canada booth at the Canadian Toy Fair. The list goes on and on....
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