Bagged South American Bootleg Figures: These have to be some of the cheesiest bootleg figures I've ever seen. Seriously, just look at these things. I believe they come from somewhere in South America. They should have stayed there.

First up are a silver Emperor and a Bib Fortuna that looks something like a Christmas ornament. Look at the chrome head on this thing!

Next we have my favorite of this lot-- Yoda. I hesitate to refer to him as "the Jedi Master" because he has a freakin' cane and snake literally growing out of his elbows. And check out how he's waving. I didn't think the vintage Yoda's arm could even be posed in that manner.

 

Lastly, we have Greedo and Logray. They make a cute couple, don't they? Greedo has fangs, but poor Logray looks like a half-rotten banana with gray mashed potatoes heaped on top of it.

As you can see, these came sealed inside of plastic bags. Joe's left most of them in that state. Which is a good thing-- I have a feeling these things would cause cancer if they were allowed to come into contact with the skin.

Description: Ron Salvatore
Photo: Ron Salvatore
From the collection of Joseph Yglesias