Empire Strikes Back Cardbacks
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Card Fronts
1ESB
Offer: Secret Figure
2esb-EC3
Offer: Secret Figure
3esb
Offer: None
4ESB
Offer: Survival Kit
Image from the John Kellerman book.
Sticker applied 3x in this example.
5ESB
Survival Kit
6ESB
Offer: Display Arena
7ESB
Offer: Free 4-LOM
8ESB
Offer: Free Admiral Ackbar
9ESB
Offer: Free Admiral Ackbar
21A-ESB
ESB logo and different layout to showcase the 21 figures. The secret figure offer is printed on the lower part. Additional variants result of combinations of 2 extension stickers.
Offer: Secret Figure
Sticker: Without sticker + additional variants based on:
31A
The back shows 31 figures. Featured vehicles are Snowspeeder, Millenium Falcon and Imperial Troop Transport.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
31b
Identical to 31A, except toys displayed are Hoth Playset, Star Destroyer, Vader Case.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
31c
Identical to 31A or 31B with a larger sticker showing the Survival Kit offer.
Offer: Survival Kit
Sticker: Large (1/4th of the height) Survival Kit offer
32a
The back shows 32 figures (Yoda added). Featured toys are Snowspeeder, Millenium Falcon and Imperial Attack Base.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
32b
Identical to 32A, except toys displayed are Hoth Playset, Star Destroyer, Vader Case.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
32c
Identical to 32A or 32B with a larger sticker showing the Survival Kit offer.
Offer: Survival Kit
Sticker: Large (1/4th of the height) Survival Kit offer
41a
The back shows 41 figures in individual frames. The Survival kit offer is printed on lower 1/3rd of the card.
Offer: Survival Kit
Sticker: None
41b
Identical to 41A except the R2-D2 frame is placed below the rows. Two group pictures with Vader Case, Tie Fighter, Dagobah, X-Wing, and Millennium Falcon, Cloud Car, Slave I.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
41c
Identical to 41B except toys shown are Snowspeeder, 3 Mini Rigs, Tauntaun, Probot Playset, and AT-AT prototype, Imperial Attack Base.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
41d
41 figures are shown as a group photo on blue background. Toys displayed are identical to 41A.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
41e
Figures group photo identical to 41D, toys displayed identical to 41C except the AT-AT is a production version.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
45a
45 figures are shown as a group photo on yellow background. The Display Arena offer is printed on lower 1/3rd of the card.
Offer: Display Arena
Sticker: None
45b
Identical to 45a.
Offer: Display Arena
Sticker: With ER2 (Rectangular black ext. Sticker offer expires July 31, 1982)
47a
47 figures are shown as a group photo on yellow background. The Free 4-LOM offer is printed on lower 1/3rd of the card on a prominent red colour.
Offer: Free 4-LOM
Sticker: None
48a1-ESB
48 figures are shown on the back. Pitch split over 2 lines as “Star Wars” + “Action Figures Collect all 48!”. Toys displayed are AT-ST, Tauntaun & Wampa, 5 Mini Rigs, Rebel Transport.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
48a2-ESB
Identical to 48A1 with different pitch text placement – “Star Wars Action Figures” + “Collect all 48!”.
Offer: None
Sticker: None
48b1-ESB
Identical to 48A1 with a larger prominent blue sticker showing the Free Ackbar offer.
Offer: Free Admiral Ackbar
Sticker: Large (near half of the height) Free Ackbar offer
48b2-ESB
Identical to 48A2 with a larger prominent blue sticker showing the Free Ackbar offer.
Offer: Free Admiral Ackbar
Sticker: Large (near half of the height) Free Ackbar offer
48c-ESB
Identical to 48A with a prominent blue background and printed Free Ackbar offer.
Offer: Free Admiral Ackbar
Sticker: None
