Tag Archives: Kenner

Rebates and Munch Mates: The Kenner-Cheerios Poster Offer – The Star Wars Collectors Archive Blog

Posted on June 2, 2016 by John Wooten

Our friend at the Star Wars Collectors Archive, Ron Salvatore, has written another great blog post today.  This installment details the General Mills Fun Group/Kenner/Star Wars connection along with a special shout out to one of our sentimental favorite Kenner concepts, the Munch Mates. … Continue reading →

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The MASK ’87 Invitational Flag

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Gooney Bird

This is an invitation for The MASK ’87 Invitational, Kenner’s release party for the 1987 MASK product line.  The party took place at Kenner’s year-round showroom in Manhattan’s Toy District.  MASK stands for Mobile Armored Strike Kommand and the toy … Continue reading →

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Kenner Internal Video: Sentimental Journey

Posted on January 2, 2016 by John Wooten

[pro-player]http://www.kennercollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/kenner-goodbye-1.flv,http://www.kennercollector.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/kenner-goodbye-2.flv[/pro-player] When Kenner closed their doors in Cincinnati in 2000, it was an end of an era.  Hasbro had obtained Kenner in 1991 and after 9 years, the time to close the Cincinnati office had come.  Many employees would move … Continue reading →

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1978 POPAI Outstanding Marketing Achievement Silver Award for Star Wars Action Figure Floor Display

Posted on September 3, 2015 by John Wooten

The POPAI (Point of Purchase Advertising Institute) was established in 1936 and is an international trade association for marketing in retail industry. It serves as the premiere source of education, learning and future-oriented research in retail marketing.  For over 50 … Continue reading →

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Kenner Business Cards

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Gooney Bird

Updated July 26, 2015 with new Dewey Shumate cards, and variation Hasbro card with Tonka truck watermark. Business cards are a great way to see how styles and logos changed over the years at Kenner.  These are just a few of … Continue reading →

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Kenner’s MASK Confirmed

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

We have had many tidbits of information over the past few months regarding Kenner’s much loved MASK line.  Hasbro applied for new trademarks regarding the line, and rumors ran rampant that Matt Trakker could possibly appear in the next GI … Continue reading →

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Winners of Gooney Pin Giveaway!

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

  Time to announce the winners who caught this elusive bird!! Everyone that commented on our post will be receiving a pin!  So please send us your mailing addresses so we can get these pins shipped out to you! Email: … Continue reading →

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Share a Coke, with Kenner!

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Joe Ilagan

  As I am sure we are all a bit guilty of doing, we all hop on eBay and search for “Kenner.”  This auction came across my feed and I had to share it! What other ways have you seen … Continue reading →

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2015 Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Recap

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Gooney Bird

Another Star Wars Celebration has come and gone, and we are just now recovering from the four days of complete awesomeness!  We had an amazing time catching up with old friends and enjoyed making many new ones.  Here are a few … Continue reading →

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Kenner Super Powers mini comic book starring Hawkman

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Steve Meister

This Kenner Super Powers Hawkman comic brings back some fond memories of my childhood.   The mini 2 3/4″ wide x 4 1/4″ tall comic was included to add additional value to the carded Hawkman action figures.  The comic first appeared in the 1984 … Continue reading →

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