"Classic Star Wars The Early Adventures #9" was published by Dark Horse Comics on this day in 1995, breathing new life into the original #StarWars newspaper strip from 1980, where #BobaFett had his first comic appearance
Years later, "The Frozen World of Ota" was touched up digitally in a 2017 volume from Marvel, as seen here
More info on each version: https://bobafett.club/classic9
On this day in 1979, the #BobaFett vs. #LukeSkywalker hallway scene in "The Empire Strikes Back" was Jeremy Bulloch's first day on camera as our favorite bounty hunter
More about "The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" book can be found on BFFC: https://bobafett.club/fqpcy
#BobaFett played a supporting role in one packaging variant for Streets "The Empire Strikes Back" Ice Treats, sold in Australia in 1980
On the back, he was one of three "exciting characters" to cut out
More Fett food: https://bobafett.club/kitchen
Scans courtesy of Hake's Auctions and Star Wars Insider #122
Filmmaker Kevin Smith at Lucasfilm headquarters in San Francisco in 2016, where a life-size Don Post #BobaFett statue stood in the lobby
Fun fact: alongside Bruce Willis, Kevin starred in Live Free or Die Hard (2007), where his character had a life-size Fett standee and name checked Fett in the film
His debut film Clerks (1994) also had Fett mentioned in dialogue
"The Empire Strikes Back" pillow case with #BobaFett and #DarthVader, released back in 1979 by Black Falcon
Boba also appeared on several other designs in this series
Photo: Thorsten Heiss (BFFC)
The original #BobaFett cardboard stand-up (or standee) was released by Factors Inc. in 1980
Different life-size poses came later from other manufacturers in 1994, 1999, 2002, 2014, 2020, 2021, and 2024 – explore them all on BFFC at https://bobafett.club/standees
Scan of this vintage one courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Back from the dead
#BobaFett tee design by Fifth Sun, released in various colorways in 2025
One of several new official jigsaw puzzles by Buffalo
Explore all the ones with Fett, over on our site: https://bobafett.club/buffalo
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