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An important addition to collector extraordinaire Geoffrey T. Carlton's collection of Star Wars merchandise guides, this completely revised and redeveloped second edition of Star Wars Super Collector's Wish Book, Vol. 2 focuses exclusively on toys. Guiding readers through the world of merchandise produced to capture the spirit of the wildly popular Star Wars film franchise, this volume showcases games and electronics, plushies and puppets, bobbleheads and rubber ducks, toy vehicles and craft kits, and action figures galore--plus many other items that all evoke everyone's favorite galaxy far, far away. Boasting more than 15,000 color images--including 9,000 new images added for the second edition--and directory-style categorization, this collectors' guide provides identification and values for toys from around the world, covering an astounding 24,000-plus individual toy items produced since 1977. Whether your goal is nostalgia or discovery, this resource will simplify and inform your browsing, ensuring that the Force will be with you as you venture into the world of Star Wars toys. Items include Action figures, backpack tags and mascots, balls, baseball equipment, blocks, bobbleheads, boomerangs, bop bags, bubble toys, craft kits, crayons and chalk, Dagedar racers, dartboards, decision-making toys, dice, dolls, figures, fingerboards, flight controllers, flying discs, games, gliders, inflatable toys, kaleidoscopes, kites, Koosh balls, marbles, Micro Machines, models, paddle balls, party toys, Play-Doh sets, pool toys, Potato Head character toys, premium toys, preschool toys, projectors, puppets, racing and diecast toys, radio toys, toy rockets, room alerts, rubber ducks, sit-and-spins, slime and putty, slingers, snow tubes and sleds, spyware, squeaky toys, suction cup toys, plush toys, electronic toys, train cars, Transformers, toy vehicles, voice changers, walkie-talkies, water guns, weapon toys, wind-up toys, Wonder World, and yo-yos.