Maintained by Ron Salvatore (rsalvatore11@hvc.rr.com)
Welcome to the Star Wars Collectors Archive Special Feature. The Special Feature is a section of the site that spotlights special interests in a way that is detailed, informative and comprehensive. Moreover, it allows for collectors to contribute to the Archive in a very direct and personal manner. You will find informative charts here, as well as articles, lists and galleries, each of which is focused on a specific area of collecting. We hope that you will find this section of the site enlightening, and we hope that it will continue to grow as we receive more valuable suggestions and submissions. If you have an idea that you think would make a good special feature, please read our submission guidelines.
Unlicensed Star Wars Ceramics (Ron Salvatore)
A
Journey Into Trilogo & Bubble Variations (Stéphane Faucourt)
A
Collectors Guide to Kenner Baggies (Todd DeMartino and Bill Wills)
Star
Wars Underoos (Gus Lopez)
Mini-Rigs:
Concept Models (Robert Musco)
A
Guide to Plasticos Pedro Luca Bootlegs (John J. Alvarez)
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Definitive Guide to Model Trem Brazilian Lead Bootlegs(Joseph Yglesias)
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Beginner's Guide to Polish and Eastern European Bootlegs (John J. Alvarez)
Blue
Harvest Memorabilia (Gus Lopez)
Archive
Lexicon (Chris Georgoulias and Isaac Lew)
The
Comprehensive Guide to Licensed Replica Props (Gus Lopez)
The
Comprehensive Guide to Kenner's American Special Offers (Steve York)
A
Collector’s Guide to Star Wars Chirashis (John J. Alvarez)
The
Comprehensive Star Wars Cereal Premium Checklist (Gus Lopez)
The
Comprehensive Star Wars Cereal Display Checklist (Gus Lopez)
Super
Models: A Look at Kenner Concept Models (Ron Salvatore)
The
Woman's Day Empire Strikes Back Playsets (Ron Salvatore)
Star
Wars is Forever: A Look Inside Kenner's Aborted Plans for 1985-'86 (Lisa
Stevens & Vic Wertz)
The
Woman's Day Outer-Space Station (Ron Salvatore)
Star
Wars Celebrity Yearbooks (Gus Lopez)
The
Bobacabana (Gus Lopez and Pam Green)
Star
Wars Gold and Platinum Record Awards (Gus Lopez)
Unproduced
Droids and Ewoks (Gus Lopez)
British
Print Ads (Chris Harper & Ron Salvatore)
Recycled
Kenner Star Wars Toys (Ron Salvatore)
Preliminary
Coin Art Gallery (James Gallo & Ron Salvatore)
Guide
to Catalog-Order Figure Packs (Ron Salvatore)
Star
Wars Does New York: Kenner Toy Fair Showrooms of the '70s and '80s (Ron
Salvatore)
Star
Wars Kitsch: How Trends of the 70's Influenced Star Wars Merchandising
(Pete Vilmur)
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Coin is Born: Kenner's POTF Coins, from Concept to Mass Production (Ron
Salvatore)
The
Power of the Force Proof Card Checklist (Gus Lopez)
Csillagok
Haboruja: The Hungarian Carded Figure Checklist (Ron
Salvatore)
Empire
Strikes Back Large Action Figure Boxes (Gus Lopez)
The
Timeless Meets the Obsolete: Star Wars on 8-Track (Pete
Vilmur)
Revenge
of the Jedi Proof Card Checklist (Chris Georgoulias)
The
Comprehensive Guide to Vintage Kenner Action Figure Card Backs (Dan
Flarida)
The
Comprehensive Guide to Vintage Kenner Mail-Away Offers (John
Wooten and Ron Salvatore)
The
Comprehensive Guide to Cast and Crew Items (Gus Lopez)
SWCA
Poster Gallery (Pete Vilmur)
The
Comprehensive Guide to Collecting Micro Collection Figures (Rob
Amantea and Ron Salvatore)
The
Comprehensive Guide to Uzay Carded Figures (Joseph
Yglesias)
End
of an Era: Richard Cox Looks at Kenner's Vintage POTF Line
(Richard Cox)
Stephane
Faucourt's Gallery of Meccano Advertisements (Stephane
Faucourt)
The
Comprehensive Guide to Kenner POTF, Droids and Ewoks Coins (Gus Lopez)
The
Comprehensive Guide to Kenner Store Displays (Ron Salvatore)
The
Comprehensive Star Wars Cereal Box Checklist (Gus Lopez)
Article
on Unproduced Micro Collection Figures (Rob Amantea)
Article
on Collecting Prototypes (Gus Lopez)