A GUIDE TO VINTAGE STAR WARS FIGURES & ACCESSORIES

Star Wars Cardbacks

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Jeff Echtenkamp

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Stéphane Faucourt

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Jeff Echtenkamp

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CARDBACK MATRIX

CARDBACK PUNCH GUIDE

STAR WARS: CARD FRONTS

STAR WARS: 12 BACKS
– 12a
– 12b
– 12c
– 12d
– 12e

STAR WARS: 20 BACKS
– 20a
 -20b
– 20c
– 20d
– 20e
– 20f
– 20g
– 20o

STAR WARS: 21 BACKS
– 21a
– 21b
– 21c

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK CARDBACKS

RETURN OF THE JEDI CARDBACKS

TRILOGO CARDBACKS

PALITOY CARDBACK MATRIX

TOY TONI CARDBACK MATRIX

POWER OF THE FORCE

DROIDS & EWOKS CARDBACKS

GLASSLITE CARDBACKS

GM/CLIPPER CARDBACKS

LILI LEDY CARDBACKS

MECCANO CARDBACKS

TOP TOYS CARDBACKS

FURTHER READING

Star Wars: Card Fronts

1SW

1SW

Features LP badge
Offer: None

2SW

LP badge not featured
Offer: None

3SW

LP badge not featured
Offer
: Boba Fett

4SW

LP badge not featured
Offer
: Secret Figure

5SW

LP badge not featured
Offer: Bossk offer extension
(Image from the John Kellerman book)

6SW

Features LP badge
Offer: Secret Figure

Star Wars: 12 Back

12A

The back of the card has artists renderings of the first twelve figures. In the lower part, the Action Figure Stand is offered 2 action figure POP plus $2.00.

Offer: Action figure stand
Sticker: None

12b

Identical to 12A except the Action Figure Stand offer has added that it can be had for FREE with 12 action figure POP.

Offer: Action figure stand
Sticker: None

12c

Identical to 12B except the description for working the telescoping lightsaber is changed to reflect the regular non-telescoping sabers.

Offer: Action figure stand
Sticker: None

12d

Identical to 12A, or 12B, or 12C with a large 32 figures sticker.

Offer: Action figure stand
Sticker: Large (1/3rd of the height) “collect all 32 action figures” sticker

 – Sticker applied on 12A (12Da)
 – Sticker applied on 12B (12Db)
 – Sticker applied on 12C (12Dc)

12E

Identical to 12C with a large secret figure sticker.

Offer: Secret Figure
Sticker: Large (1/3rd of the height) Free Secret Figure offer

Star Wars: 20 Back

20A

The back shows actual pictures of each of the 8 new figures + 12 original ones as individual frames. The lower blue background area shows accessories that features prototype Dewback and Creature Cantina.

Offer: None
Sticker: None

20B

Identical to 20A, except it has and updated picture of the Creature Cantina and different description of the Land of the Jawas.

Offer: None
Sticker: None

20C

The top part of the back details the Free rocket-firing Boba Fett action figure offer and how to get it, offer expires 5/31/79.

Offer: Boba Fett
Sticker: None

20D1
20D2

20D

Identical to 20C, except that the rocket firing Boba Fett picture is covered by a black sticker.

Offer: Boba Fett
Sticker: Round edged black sicker (20D1) sharp edged black sticker (20D2)

20E1
20E2

20E

Identical to 20C, except that the rocket firing Boba Fett picture is covered by a prominent yellow sticker describing the bounty hunter.

Offer: Boba Fett
Sticker: Round edged yellow sicker (20E1) sharp edged yellow sticker (20E2)

20F

Identical to 20C, except it has the presence of BOTH a yellow and black sticker applied on top of the other.

Offer: Boba Fett
Sticker: 4 combinations are possible: 20D1E1, 20D1E2, 20E1D1, 20E1D2

20F-D1E1
20F-D1E2
20F-D1E1
20F-D1E2

20G

Any of the 20D, 20E, or 20F backs with added offer extension stickers (3 different).

Offer: Boba Fett
Sticker: Any of the D or E stickers, PLUS combinations of:

EC1– Small round red offer extended until 3/31/80
SW-20 detail 1
EC2– Same as G1 but larger size
SW-20 detail 2
ER1– Rectangular red offer extended until 12/31/80
20G-D2ER1
20G-D2EC2
20G-D2ER1
20G-D2E2EC1
20G-D2E2ER1
20G-20E1EC1
20G-E2EC1
20G-E2EC2
20G-E2EC2ER1

20O

Any of the 20 backs with a large sticker for the Secret figure offer.

Offer: Secret Figure
Sticker: Large (1/3rd of the height) Free Secret Figure offer

Star Wars: 21 Back

21A-SW

The back shows actual pictures of the 21 first figures including Boba Fett. The lower section is the same as for 20B.

Offer: None
Sticker: None

21AB-SW

Top of the back is identical to 21A-SW, but the lower part features the production Dewback and Droid Factory.

Offer: None
Sticker: None

21B-SW

Top of the back is identical to 21A-SW, the bottom part features the same version of the toys as 21AB-SW, but with reworked placement.

Offer: None
Sticker: None

21C-SW

Identical to 21A-SW with a large secret figure sticker. Three additional variants result of combinations of 2 extension stickers.

Offer: Secret Figure
Sticker: Large (1/3rd of the height) Free Secret Figure offer + additional variants based on:

ER1: Rectangular red offer extended until 12/31/80
EC3: Large round red Bossk offer ext. until 12/31/80 sticker.
21C
21C
21C-ER1
21C-EC3
21C-ER1EC3