Action Figure Overview: Star Wars - IG-88 (Bounty Hunter) (Kenner, 1980)
IG-88: Bounty Hunter! (Kenner, 1980) When I was a kid, I thought Star Wars figures were the coolest thing ever! As soon as I found discovered that new figures were coming out for The Empire Strikes Back, I had to have them. It was early 1980 and I was probably at the height of my love of Star Wars. These were the first new figures in about a year and I was very excited about their release! 10 NEW Kenner Star Wars figures for 1980! The 10 NEW figures that Kenner put out in 1980 for The Empire Strikes Back were a bit of a mixed bag. The wave included awesome figures like the Bespin Luke Skywalker, Rebel Soldier and Imperial Stormtrooper in Hoth Battle Gear, and Han Solo in his Hoth Outfit! On the other hand, there were figures like the FX-7 Medical Droid which barely seemed like an action figure at all to me and the Leia figure in her Bespin Gown which didn't seem as ready-for-action as her Hoth outfit. Even though they didn't appear in the movie much, ...