ESB Issued Plain White Box MP's
As with the SW issued packs above, generally speaking the baggies in all the packs were identical, this era covered a lot more packs & figure combinations than the previous SW era ones due to more figures having been released & the success of the previous store MP's, most were plain white boxes with just catalog numbers much like the SW issued ones above though some sported the figure line up's in text on the front & there were a small number released with line art images on the boxes of the included figures in Blue on the packet front, These "line art packs" are regarded as highly desirable & always command a huge premium, maybe one day eh!.
Wards/Aldens - 1980 - 48-24511 - 58Y8404 - Darth, Fett, IG88 ,Hoth trooper - 4 pack
PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT O'BRIEN
Wards - 1980 - 48-24512 Han Hoth, Leia Bespin (crew neck), Lando Bespin, BSG (White) - 4 PACK
Wards/Spiegel/Aldens - 1980 - 48-24513 - 57-4874 - 85Y8403 - Luke Bespin, Yoda, R2, FX-7 - 4 Pack (2 different versions of this pack exist)
Wards/Spiegel - 1980 - 48-24514 - 57- 4873 - Hoth Troopers X 2, Hoth Rebels X 2 - 4 Pack
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDY_RAYMOND
Penney - 1980 - 928-0439 BSG (White), Lando Bespin, FX-7, Han Hoth, IG-88, Hoth Rebel, Luke Bespin (Blonde), Hoth Trooper, Yoda (Orange Snake),Leia Bespin (Crew Neck) - 10 Pack
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDY_RAYMOND
There are alternate spellings of "Fatigues" on the ESB 9 and 10-packs, and also light blue and dark blue print variants.
The misspelling of "Fatigues" as "Fatiques" was corrected but both packs can be found with either spelling.
This makes 3 variations for the 10 pack alone: dark blue print with "Q" spelling, dark blue print with "G" spelling, and light blue print with "G" spelling.
INFORMATION ABOVE PROVIDED BY ANDY RAYMOND
Penney - 1980 - 928-0454 Imperial Trooper, Chewie, Darth, IG-88 - 4 Pack
Penney - 1980 - 928-0488 BSG (White), FX-7, 3p0, R2 - 4 Pack, Photo
Courtesy of Andy Raymond
Penney/Spiegel - 1980 - 928-0496 - 57-4871 - Luke (X-Wing),Leia Bespin (Crew Neck),Han Hoth, Lando Bespin, - 4 Pack
Penney - 1980 - 928-0512 Hoth Rebel, Luke Bespin (Blonde), Han (fat head), Fett - Photo
Courtesy of Sven Schneider
Sears - 1980 - 49-59032 Ben (White Hair), 3p0, R2, Chewie, Stormtrooper, DSD, Death Squad Commander, Hammerhead, Luke (farmboy - Blonde), Leia (Organa), Luke (X-Wing), Greedo, Snaggletooth (Red), Walrus Man, R5 - 15 Pack -
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDY_RAYMOND available in standard & line are versions
Sears - 1980 - 49-59035 Luke Bespin (Blonde), Leia Bespin (Crew Neck), Lando Bespin, BSG (White), Hoth Rebel, Han Hoth, FX-7, Hoth Trooper, IG-88 - 9 Pack, this one has also been issued under another number from the same store just to confuse the issue (so I am told)
Standard issue
Line Art Version Photo
Courtesy or Mark Yeo
Sears - 1980 - 49-59051 3p0, R2, Yoda (Orange Snake), Luke (X-Wing) - 4 Pack
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE YET
Spiegel - 1980 - 57-4870 - R2, 3p0, Han (Big Head), Chewie 4 Pack
Standard issue pack
Line Art Version with close up below Photos
Courtesy of Mark Yeo
Sears/Spiegel - 1980 - 49-59054 - 57-4872 - Bossk, Fett, Vader, IG-88 - 4 Pack - I have two photos available for this pack, each with differing catalogs, I would suspect that it is possible that it could have been found with either, but I suspect (speculation) that the black background ESB one is the more likely correct one for this pack.
Sears - 1980 - 49-59057 Hoth Trooper, Hoth Rebel, FX-7, Han Hoth - 4 Pack
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE YET
Wards/Penney/Aldens - 1981 - 48-24545 - 929-4877 - 85Y8370 - Darth, Fett, Hoth Troopers X 2. - 4 Pack
Wards/Penney/Spiegel - 1981 - 48-24546 - 929-5049 - 57-4867 - Chewie, R2-D2, 3p0, Yoda - 4 pack.
PHOTO COURTESY OF - BENJAMIN
Wars/Penney/Aldens - 1981-82 - 48-24547 - 929-4224 - 85Y8372 - Dengar Rebel Commander, At At Driver, Imperial Commander, 2-1b, Leia Hoth, Ugnaught, lobot. - 8 Pack
Wards - 1981 - 48-24548 Han Hoth, Yoda, Luke (X-Wing), Lando Bespin. 4 Pack -
PHOTO COURTESY OF THEGUILTYONE
This pack is listed in the Kellerman book twice as far as I can fathom, I.E it's listed on 2 separate lines directly next to one another, both packs have the same line up & I have to assume this was a little error at time of printing, so regard to 2 further codes here as the same pack but for Sears & Aldens - 1981-82 - 49-59172 - 58Y8371
Sears/Wards 1981 - 49-59176 - 48-24549 - Stormtrooper Hoth Rebel, Hoth Stormtrooper, Rebel Commander. 4 Pack
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDY RAYMOND
Sears - 1981 - 49-59179 Rebel Commander, Leia Hoth, Ugnaught, Lobot, 2-1b, Han bespin, At At Driver, Imperial Commander, Dengar. 9 Pack
Sears - 1981 - 49-59182 Darth Vader, Yoda, Chewie, Ben Kenobi, 3p0, R2, Luke farmboy, FX-7, Tusken Raider, Jawa, Hoth Stormtrooper, death Squad Commander, Greedo, Hammerhead. 14 Pack, 3 examples of this pack turned up all together last year (2022) as well as 2 examples of the below shown 8 pack in the same find, so it's a pleasure to be able to to finally add an image to the guide, all baggies are ESB-c bar the creatures which are ESB-d photo
courtesy of Pat O'Brien EDIT - please NOTE the 49-59182 code is show on the edge of the box & not show in the photo!
Penney - 1981 - 929-4216 Hammerhead, Snaggletooth, Tusken Raider, Ben Kenobi, Greedo, Jawa, Walrus Man, Stormtrooper - 8 Pack, great to finally have this one on the guide thanks to a member showcasing it on facebook last year, one of very few examples known to exist, also was news to me that any ESB era packs were issued in brown boxes rather than just white ones, every days a school day init, info added 17.10.21 - lots of images for this one I know but it's so dam cool! also codes on all different sides of the box.
I find it intriguing that all the figures are SW era rather than ESB era & more so with the brown box, you'd have expected this to be a SW era MP.
Penney/Spiegel - 1981 - 929-5056 - 57-4868 - Hoth Rebel, Han Hoth, Luke X-Wing, Lando Bespin. - 4 Pack
Photo Courtesy of ANDY RAYMOND
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE YET
Spiegel - 1981 - 57-4869 Hoth Rebel Commander, Hoth Rebel, Stormtrooper X 2 - 4 pack
Wards/Penney/Spiegel - 1982 - 48-62351 - 655-1634 - 57-6252 - Vader, Fett, IG88, Stormtrooper - 4 pack Photo
Courtesy of Andy Raymond
We can't confirm if the baggies for this as the only 2 known images depict different ones, but the are they only examples we have seen.
Wards/Penney/Spiegel - 1982 - 48-62352 - 655-1642 - 57-6253 - Chewie, Han (Large head), Leia (organa), Luke (farm boy) -
4 pack PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDY RAYMOND
Wards – 1982 - 48-62354 - Luke Hoth/Zuckuss/At AT Commander/CCP/C-3p0/R2-D2/Tie Pilot/bespin Security guard -(Black) - 8 Pack -
Image courtesy of Andrew Neo
NO IMAGE AVAILABLE YET
Spiegel – 1982 - 57-6250 Luke Hoth/Lando calrissian/Ben/Leia Hoth/FX-7/Bossk/Darth Vader/Han Hoth/At At Driver/DSC/At At Commander - 12 pack
Wards/Penney/Spiegel – 1982 - 48-62355 - 655-1626 - 57-6251 - R2-D2/Yoda/Luke X Wing/Ben - 4 pack - Image courtesy of Andrew Neo
Penney – 1982 - 655-1659 - Lando calrissian/Leia Bespin (turtleneck)/Lobot/Ugnaught – 4 pack Note the Lobot white arm variant both arms are totally white ( above pack without catalog code label) & also note - this is the only pack & sole baggie type the turtle neck Leia can be found in, I believe this to be the only box to be plain on all side bar the side with the P.O.P - no code on it just plain white, EDIT another example now added (2nd shown) with a code sticker on it.
Penney – 1982 - 655-1758 Luke Hoth/Tie pilot/Zuckuss/At At Commander/R2-D2 (sensorscope)/CCP/C-3p0 (R.L)/Bespin Security Guard (White) - 8 Pack
Sears – 1982 - 49-59231 - Luke Bespin/2-1B/FX-7/CCP/At At Driver/At At Commander/Tie pilot/Imperial Commander - 8 Pack, just look how excited that kid must have been to get at the figures box torn right through in the mid section, some may say it's ruined, but to me that's history right there.
Sears – 1982 - 49-59242 Luke Hoth/Han hoth/Yoda - 3 Pack New addition 17.10.21 with
special thanks to Shane Carter for the inclusion
Sears – 1982 - 49-59243 Rebel Commander/Hoth Rebel/Hoth Rebel - 3 Pack Photo
Courtesy of Andy Raymond additional pack shown (without catalog) has a weapons error, the Hoth Commander had no weapon in the baggie, but there was (oddly) a loose one within the pack as shown
Sears – 1882 - 49-59244 R2-D2 (sensorscope)/C-3p0(R.L)/Chewbacca - 3 Pack.
Note this is the same line up as the SW era pack "Sears 49-59416 - 1978 - Chewie R2 3p0 - 3 pack" & again Sears being the retailer supplying it, this time though with the ESB era versions of R2 & 3P0
Sears - 1982-83 - 49-59245 Darth Vader/stormtrooper/stormtrooper,- 3 Pack Photo
Courtesy of ANDY RAYMOND, included is a photo of a 2nd example with a weapons error trooper with Jawa blaster, not that I expect it'll help his aim much
I have checked & cross checked the Kellerman guide & no mention of a second pack with the Hoth Stormtroopers is listed, so as of 27/9/15 you can regard this as another pack guys, really threw me out this has, as you can see they both share the same code, but one has an earlier issue ESB style white box, the other a ROTJ Red Sticker one - if anyone can clear this up & shed some light on this issue I would greatly appreciate your input,
EDIT 22.1.23 - I can now only assume this is indeed the same pack but due to it being issued as last as 83 (most ESB packs only went up to 1982), they updated the box with what was being issued at the time & kept the same code & figure line up??
Sears – 1982 - 49-599246 Boba Fett/Stromtrooper/IG-88 - 3 Pack Photo
Courtesy of ANDY RAYMOND
Sears – 1982 - 49-59247 Dengar/Zuckuss/Bossk - 3 Pack
Courtesy of ANDY RAYMOND
Wards 48-24470 yeah of issue unconfirmed but I expect it's 1981 with whats written on the box - At At Driver/Leia Hoth/Imperial Commander/Hoth Commander 4 Pack (added 21.10.21) - some of the figures have never been seen in this baggie type before, so this is quite the exciting discovery both in terms of previously unknown things (Q.C Pack / Never before seen pack / or baggies).
As I understand it this turned up in the latest Hakes auction & till now as said was not known about, check out the dates it was issued, it's not listed in the Montgomery Wards 1981 Christmas catalog, the date written on it is from April 1981, months before the Xmas catalogs were sent out. Makes us wonder if it was from a spring catalog or perhaps another flyer type thing? if so & this is only turning up now, it begs the question - what else is out there we have not yet seen / were there other MP's available in this offer etc etc, make the mind boggle, info / speculations
Courtesy of Andy Raymond & Photos Courtesy of Samir Krim
Sears Wish Book from 1982 depicting some of the MP figures offered that year, figured this would make a nice addition to this MP post,
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE EVER HELPFUL - Andy Raymond