Who is the person behind this item?
A prototype of an unreleased, rocket firing Boba Fett action figure is the “holy grail” of Star Wars collecting.
Kenner produced an extensive range of Star Wars-branded toys. The most popular of which was its basic 334-inch action figures, named after the street where the company’s first headquarters got located.
Kenner Products is a post-World War II American toy company. And it was initially launched in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1947 by brothers Albert, Phillip, and Joseph L. Steiner.
Basically, Kenner Products obtained a master’s license from Lucasfilm Ltd.
Making all toys, games, and crafts based on the 1977 Star Wars film while under the ownership of the General Mills Group.
Why is this item so rare?
Among Star Wars action figure collectors, the story of the rocket-firing Boba Fett is legendary.
Kenner’s prototype bounty hunter figure debuted in 1979 at the New York Toy Fair as part of the Empire Strikes Backline.
However, the idea has to go due to worries about the toy’s rocket-firing mechanism’s safety and expense.
Thus, collectors were unaware until the mid-1990s that there were two varieties of rocket-firing Bobas.
The L-slot has a firing mechanism that looks like a backward L, and the J-slot is more uncommon.
Generally speaking, the possible J-slot prototypes constructed are about 100.
Most of the 20 or so surviving have scars from heating, freezing, and other types of stress testing.
How much is it worth today?
Finally, the appearance at auction of a unique prototype action figure – the J-slot rocket-firing Boba Fett – added to the extensive list of records for any Star Wars item in the United States.
Boba Fett got auctioned for $157,500 ($185,850 with buyer’s premium). At Hakes of York, Pennsylvania, The J-slot rocket launcher.
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