We’ve shown you the newest doodads and geegaws the Toy Fair has to offer, but in the spirit of Toy Fairs past, here’s an awesome gallery of 1980s action figure blister pack illustrations.
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Wish you had saved your action figure boxes from childhood? Kirk Demaris of Secret Fun Blog has, and he recently posted a whopping 25 packages, including the sprawling 1983 Return of the Jedi box art. Here are some of our favorites; you can check out the rest at Demaris’ site.
The Super Powers Collection. Note the rad Darkseid base and Superman’s totally superfluous Justice Jogger.
G.I. Joe, circa 1989.
The Interchangables (a.k.a. The Micronauts)
Tron
The massive Return of the Jedi box.
