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Rejected Star Wars figures by Lost At E Minor

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Merchandizing was as important to the Star Wars franchise as the films themselves. Almost anyone can probably remember some random product those iconic movies generated. For every Luke Skywalker action figure and plastic light saber that hit the shelves over the past 30 years, dozens of product ideas were rejected.

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This entry posted on 27 March 2008 at 3:03 PM
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