Action Figure Overview: Star Wars - Nikto (Kenner, 1984)
Star Wars Nikto action figure (Kenner, 1984) Just like most of the boys I knew in the early 80s, I was a huge Star Wars fan! Kenner's action figures from Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back were easily my favorite toys during the late 70s and early 80s. There for a while, I'm pretty sure I had every Star Wars figure that Kenner released! I spent hours creating adventures for these amazing action figures! In 1982, the GI Joe "Real American Hero" line started showing up in toy stores and my interest became divided between GI Joe and Star Wars with GI Joe probably getting more of my attention because they were new and therefore more exciting at the time. My childhood Nikto action figure Still, when the first figures for Return of the Jedi started showing up in 1983, before I had even seen the movie, that got my attention and Star Wars was on my mind again. Seeing the new figures and the photographs on the packages made me speculate about the upcoming ...