1990 Lucasfilm Fan Club Ad from Starlog Magazine

I told you guys that those Starlog archives were packed with fun. Here’s a 1990 ad from the back cover of Starlog 157 where we get a teaser for “Will the FORCE Return in the 90’s?” (Hey, it’s not my typo.) Considering how many novels, video games, toys, and other bits of merchandise made it into stores before 2000 — not to mention a new movie — I think that we can look back on the question and say: Yes.

It’s hard to believe there was a time when new Star Wars products weren’t being released, but that’s exactly what happened for five or six years. We’re unlikely to ever again have a time when nothing new for Star Wars is being produced, let alone a time where there are no new animated shows or films.

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