The first public promotion for the wave didn't happen til mid January of 1988. The third wave was likely first released to fulfill layaway orders in the Christmas season of 1987. A second pressing for the three Action Ghosts was made for the Christmas season on 1987.

The Action Ghost assortment (started wave 1) had additions of three ghost action figures. The second wave was released sometime in the spring of 1987. The toy was given the correct item number on the third pressing. The Action Ghost 'Green Ghost' incorrectly was printed in the first and second printing with item number #81020. Later in Spring 2020, Hasbro is set to reissue all six of the first wave figures. A third printing was most likely done for the Christmas season of 1987. Second printing which was released with additions from wave 2 was done sometime in the spring of 1987. The toy line first wave first printing is believed to have been all the figures, but not the Ghost Zapper or the Plush Toys. Officially, the first advertisements appeared, done by Toy's R Us in the newspapers around the end of January 1987. It is believed that the first wave toys were released during the Christmas season in 1986, mostly to fulfill layaway orders. Educated guesses are used in those cases. A few items were released that didn't have back cards and were not shown included with a wave.

Sometimes the toy was released with other toys but wasn't included on the back card, in which case its included but noted. For releases in other countries/regions please see the Foreign Market Releases section of this article. The list is based on packaging back cards of the American version line. The foam pops were also used with the 'ECTO Popper & ECTO-Goggles', which uses the same idea and adds temporary storage on the goggles. GhostPopper also shares the name Popper and refers to the ammo as 'ghostpops' or 'pops'.

This item as well was in many regards a precursor to the 'GhostPopper', which would be able to fire foam pops. The concept was brought to the Real Ghostbusters line with 'Finger Pop Fiends', which along with having the same function also share the name 'Finger Pops'.Īlso in 1979, Kenner released a second toy in the line called 'Finger Pops Popper'. A similar type of product to Nerf like foam products, it was Kenner's answer to Parker Brothers Nerf line. In 1979, Kenner released 'Finger Pops', which were foam cylinders that could be projected in the air. Notably the line ended during the Kenner and Hasbro merger in 1991. It had ten waves of toys (based on card rearrangements) with at least one more planned. The line continued being made and sold til the spring of 1991. Later, the toys began to be put on shelves in January of 1987. The Kenner line of The Real Ghostbusters first hit the stores fulfilling Christmas pre-orders in 1986 (notably the 1986 first print sold out in pre-orders). 11.5 Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Images.7.2 References in Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed.After all, you never know when you may be sitting on a valuable toy fortune. Who knows, maybe this list is enough to convince you to go through all those old boxes of toys that are currently collecting dust in your attic. Here you'll find an array of the most valuable and the most expensive Ghostbusters toys that were ever sold, as well as how much each set and figure went for. Sure, there are a few figures from later lines that can still fetch a decent price, but vintage Ghostbusters are definitely more treasured. While there were various Ghostbusters sets released throughout the years, it's worth noting that most of the more valuable toys tend to hail from the mid-1980s (around the time the first Ghostbusters film was released). Whether they're mint in the box or out and about, people will pay top dollar to regain a little part of their lost childhoods As one of the most enduring film franchises of all time, there's still a high demand for rare and vintage Ghostbusters toys. All you really need to do is just pop over eBay and see what collectors have available for sale. Who you gonna call when you want some vintage Ghostbusters toys? Well, you probably shouldn't call anyone.

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