In August of 1995, Star Wars made a triumphant return to toy aisles everywhere, as the Power Of The Force 2 line, or simply put, POTF2 hit stores. Not since 1986 had there been plenty of Star Wars figures to choose from, as that year the POTF figures, and any leftover ROTJ hit clearance aisles, along with Droids and Ewoks figures. I refuse to talk about, or even acknowledge the Bend Ems line of figures. Sure, they scratched an itch, but weren't true toys. In the past, toylines were made if there was a cartoon, movie or live action show. With Star Wars, there was only a VHS release of the Original Trilogy, with remastered sound. So Kenner, who back then had just come into the Hasbro family, was taking a big gamble: putting out toys without a weekly TV program, or movie in theaters. Would it succeed? Would it bring the brand down? Well, it didn't flop, and they sold quite well. I've mentioned it before, but the Timothy Zahn novel Heir To The Empire brought Star Wars back in...
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