Updated the index on page one! Thanks again to all the contributors.
This is probably now the best resource on the net for international vintage Star Wars advertisements
plz send me the link if I'm wrong

If you have any adverts not featured here so far, please get in touch.

Another 5....


Star Wars Fighter Kite Offer
Star Wars Weekly Comic - Issue 4,5 (29.02.1978-08.03.1978)


Star Wars Official Collections Edition (v1)
Star Wars Weekly Comics - Issues 1,3,6,7,8,9,10 (08.02.1978-12.04.1978)


Star Wars Official Collections Edition (v2)
Star Wars Weekly Comic - Issue 5 (08.03.1978)


Star Wars Badges & Patches Advert
Star Wars Weekly Comics - Issues 7,8,9,10 (22.03.1978-12.04.1978)


PALITOY "Brings You Star Wars Toys To Planet Earth" Advert
Star Wars Weekly Comic - Issue 5 (08.03.1978)

Artoo_Detour wrote:

Always good to see these ads


here's something not many know... on Stefan's ROTJ competition advert, if you look at the Vader store display in the bottom right (enlarge the photo image first by click to see fullsize!) you can see that the logo is actually 'Revenge' of the Jedi

The artist's drawing was made before the decision was taken to rename 'Revenge' to 'Return'.

This is the same as the French advert version I have (I think Clipper and GM also used this ad too)

And he is the actual display stage, with the correct movie title....

CBS Ewoks & Droids Home Videos
Ewoks Comic - Issue 7 (May 1988)

UK Mighty World of Marvel 314 1978



UK Mighty World of Marvel 292 1978



UK Mighty World of Marvel 288 1978



UK Mighty World of Marvel 284 1978



UK Mighty World of Marvel 279 1978



UK Mighty World of Marvel 277 1978



UK Mighty World of Marvel 275 1978

Paul, Those are some nice additions there.

Some ads from "Creepy" and "Eerie" we havent seen here yet:

Electricdragon, those are great mail order adverts  We already have a couple of those for our US entry (see page 1), but the others are new for us.
I really like those two colour ones you added showing the ESB cups and the new ESB figures and playsets.  Many thanks for adding

Thanks, should I edit the doubleposted ads?

yeah-sus wrote:

Here is a framed swedish ad from 1982

"What happens in star wars?"

That trooper is bad ass, he didn't settle with the standard blaster but brought some serious fire power!

You going to ceII yeah-sus?

electricdragon wrote:

Thanks, should I edit the doubleposted ads?

no worries they're okay as they are, I've included the new ones to the page 1 index, thanks again for adding

Spanish issue, and printed in Spain, childrens monthlly comic magazines.
Below are photos of, in order shown,
-Copito#3 October1980
-Copito#38 June1981
-Copito#53 October1981
-Pulgarcito#40 November1981
These measure 7" X 5".
The back cover is a full page advertisement for "Poch"
and "El Imperio Contraataca" Star Wars toy line.
The photos are made of the toy action figures and vehicles set up into a mini diarama scene.

Thanks for adding those cool Copito ads  (I like how Hoth rebel soldier has nicked a ride in the X-Wing lol). We didn't have any entries for the Spanish section so I've just added these ones to page one cheers!

Cool adverts

1983 Hi-C Fruit Drinks ROTJ advert, Sunday Comics Promotions, US.

 inside my pumpkin prize SW comics I found these great Heroes World ads:



Marvel Star Wars #25 1978



Marvel Star Wars #14 1978



Marvel Star Wars #39 1980

Great new additions Paul!

I'm finding myself increasing drawn to these adds. I'll have to see if these any at my parents. Somewhere I've got a folder of cuttings etc. that I saved from my childhood ROTJ comics.

Great stuff, Steve. Be interesting to see what you have in that folder.

Marvel SpiderMan No7 Dr Octopus.



Inside Cover



Rear Cover. An advert for Starburst with a ESB cover.

I don't think this has been posted (apologies if it has). UK advert for Marvel SW comic taken from 'The Mighty World of Marvel' issue No. 292 for week ending May 3rd 1978. The back cover has the Force Beam advert #1 (already shown).

@ Steve - nice ad, haven't seen that one yet. Mighty World of Marvel issues ran lots of SW Weekly ads (all for just 10p   )

@ Section 8 - love the ads from the Spider-Man pocket book!

thanks for adding  

More comic book adverts. Fantastic 4 issue 12 this time.

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German Parker toys and Krieg der Sterne book ads   

From Star Wars #1 1985.
     


From Star Wars #2 1985.
       


From Krieg der Sterne #12 1985.

Great paper work items Paul! I love the colourful "sound effect" splashes on the Parker adds!

I have the Jabba advert page, picked it up from a trade with Uli. But never knew where it came from.

Curious ... Where were these adverts printed... Was Star Wars #1 #2 comics? If so where were these printed and are all adverts in one issue?

Cheers Craig, they're really nice ads aren't they. Yes, I remember your ad from Uli. I bought a large lot of mags and comics from Chris recently and will slowly be adding the adverts from them in these threads.

The Parker ones with the sound splashes were also used by Clipper for their publicity. In fact, Parker, Clipper and Meccano often used the same images and designs.


These are the three comics that the Parker ads I've shown are from. They're a bigger size than the US and UK Marvel comics, with strong cardboard covers and thick pages. Very well made.


Issues #1 and #2 Star Wars, Germany, 1985. And issue #12 Krieg der Sterne, Germany, 1985.