The cardbacks of vintage Star Wars action figures are a big part of the vintage nostalgia phenomenon, with their bold logos and famous…
Tag: 1980
Tip-Top is an iconic New Zealand ice-cream and ice-block manufacturer, established locally in 1936 (now a Fonterra company). During the years of the Star Wars Original…
The Listener magazine, a mainstay of the periodicals shelves of NZ bookstores and corner diaries since 1939, has had issues featuring the early Star Wars…
For many of us around in the ’70s and ’80s, the narrated Star Wars LP adaptations were a well-used favourite in the record collection. Following…
Following up on the Star Wars Premiere article, we take a look here at the first screenings of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, which…
Following on from the success of the R2-D2 Space Ice ice-blocks and collectible sticker set, the Tip-Top Ice Cream company released a second…
‘Twinkies’ snack cakes are renowned as the quintessential junk food (yet are consumed at a rate estimated at over half a billion per…
A couple of online articles worth sharing have recently been bought to our attention. MegoMuseum.com have a transcript of a 1980 magazine article…