The Saga of Crystar Crystal Warrior

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I stumbled on this great toy fair ad for Crystar today and it reminded me of the first time I saw the line in a Liesure World as a kid (a store that rarely carried action figures BTW).

Remco and Marvel teamed up on this and it seemed like it would have been a big hit but this was the age of animation mixed with toys, so the saga was markedly short, Crystar doesn't appear in the 1984 Remco catalog.



I love showing this picture, from the 1983 Remco showroom, note the proof cards behind our hero. Wonder where these costumes are now?

The 1983 Remco Toys Catalog featuring Crystar

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[Mikey]

That second picture makes me think Crystar must have a mighty schlong

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

That reminds me about the animated GI Joe commercials that came out for the comic! Very cool way to intro. a new generation to the comic medium. I remember Woodwards (I think it was Woodwards as they seemed to have the best selection of toys) having a rack for the first issue of the comic when the figures were out. Very good cross promotion.

[LordMudd]

I am surprised you didn't post any pics of the action figures.

[palitoy]

That second picture makes me think Crystar must have a mighty schlong

[Actorman]

The Crystar comic only lasted 11 issues. Does anyone know if the comic was cancelled because the toy line bombed or did the toy line get cancelled because the comic bombed?

I remember seeing these figures in the store and thinking that they looked really cool, but I never owned any.

[cockyhoskins]

Small world! I was reading an article yesterday on Newsarama about the new Secret Wars series coming up, and they were deducing that some obscure properties, like Killraven and Crystar's world may make an appearance.

[Earth 2 Chris]

The Lava Men look a bit like those red Doctor Who aliens with the suckers, don't they?

I remember being slightly intrigued by Crystar, but I don't recall seeing them on the shelves much. I remember the Marvel comic ads for the figures and the comic more.

Chris

[Toy Timelord]

The Crystar comic only lasted 11 issues. Does anyone know if the comic was cancelled because the toy line bombed or did the toy line get cancelled because the comic bombed?

I remember seeing these figures in the store and thinking that they looked really cool, but I never owned any.

Actually, Crystar died when he took a wrong turn in New Mexico and a chemistry teacher whacked him, smashed up his body, and distributed it to impressionable youth.

[Toy Timelord]

The Lava Men look a bit like those red Doctor Who aliens with the suckers, don't they?

Zygons

[Werewolf]

I like the Crystar toys. I think they are really cool looking. Translucent plastic is one of my top toy gimmicks. Plus as an added bonus they are in perfect scale with LJN's D&D line.

[Figuremod73]

'83 was a big year for He-man and Transformers/Go-bots were just around the corner. I still might have gotten into these if they had lasted a little longer with heavy advertisment and I received a few here and there. Of course, now I like them and wish they had been a hit.

[acrovader]

I have several of these. The Crystar figure was the best. It's hard to argue about a crystal figure with a crystal sword, shield, and helmet. That being said, the toy line was a bit chintzy.

[Toy Timelord]

Remco was a great toy company, but they really never could land a hit in the 80s. Sadly, that was their undoing.

[Mikey]

Quite right ......