Early Bird 4 Packs
Frank Mewes
Chihuahua
Chihuahua
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Huge thanks to Mark Yeo for his contributions in this section.
I don’t think this set needs much in way of introduction, as most will know this was the first way kids could get their hands on the toys from the films, being a mail away promotion of the 4 four available figure, which came with stands (pegs) & various paperwork shown below, there were a great many variations within these packs including baggie types (SW-a white text large font & small font & no font/SW-b/SW-c/SW-d) & two catalogue types.
I find this set really interesting, not just due to the inclusion of the rare ESB-g baggie for the Luke, but more so for the fact each figure is in a different baggie. This in itself showing it was a case of all hands on deck with Kenner rushing desperately to fill orders for the unexpected & overwhelming demand for the figures, each being in a different baggie. This indicates Kenner really were struggling to fill the demand for the sets.
Non Dt Set Large catalogue
Another variation with this Set, I wonder if this is the one folks have been classing as SW-b? Comes with small catalogue, baggie types – Chewie in SW-b /Leia in SW-f /Luke in SW-f (DT) / R2 in SW-a.
Set shown complete with the Early Bird mail in promo paperwork / certificate package.
A few photos from the Uncle Ron find including X-Rays of sealed sets.
Special thanks to these contributors for their knowledge and image contributions:
Laurence Dyer, Arnaud Heyser, Andrew Neo, AJ, Snaggletooth, Kevin Bletsoe, Brett Meyer, DEL, Gary Borbidge, Edd Grant, Chris Eddleman, Vince Hely, Nathan Maunder, Jamie Woollard, Niels Pit, Andrew MacLachlan, cantina_patron, Franck Gadal, Joe, Richard Temple, Sven Schneider, Steve Savory, Shane Carter, Chris Fawcett, Andy Clarke, psybertech, Jake Neilheisel, Alex Pardi, Marc Caraway, Spookedhippy, Frank Ferro, James Body, Jonathan Freeman, Grant Criddle, Chris Arbizzani, RobbieZombbie, Narayan S. Naik, Mark Yeo, SHAWN_K, Andy Raymond, MOMIKE, theguiltyone, Sublevel Studios, Mike Silver, Mr Palitoy, Ronny Anngren, Willem-Jan Bos, Robert Heron, Darren H, REBELALLIANCE, Uncle Ron, LandoSkiff (Dan), Mike Horn, Pat O’Brien, Benjamin, Samir Krim, Pete Fizke, Final Frontier, Mike Heel, MR KENNER, John Kellerman, Paul Naylor, Matthieu Barthelemy, Stéphane Faucourt, Yogi, Chris Simmons, Stormtrooper37, Thomas Derby, Todd G, Sheldon Wagstaffe, Derek Ho, Broc Walker, Adam Marks, James Gallo, Charles Jones, Darrell Johnson & Brendi Burton, Christian Somma, Johnpaul Ragusa, Jesse Cedar Soberman, Dorothée Drouin, Dennis Hall, Javier Ruilopez, Enric Rovira, Matthew Carlise, Stephen Tzaras.
Photos in the guide galleries below are compiled from a number of photo sources. It’s not been possible to find credits for each one, however, if you own one of the featured images and want to have your credit added, or don’t wish to have your photo included, please let me know and I’ll arrange.
Thanks, Chihuahua.
