Released in 1983
Via In The 80s, Action Figure Archive, and Virtual Toy Chest
Wikipedia Entry for cartoon series
BlackStar was a 1981 cartoon series by Filmation (makers of the He-Man and The Masters of the Universe cartoon series) that predated He-Man and followed Thundarr the Barbarian. Action Figure Archive tells us of the series hero, "John Blackstar was an astronaut who flew through a black hole, crashed and was stranded on the planet Sagar."
The toyline was created by Galoob, however, the toys weren't released until 1983 after the cartoon series was cancelled. Wikipedia says, "The first series was re-released alongside the second and third series of figures with "laser light" stone-sparking action. Evil characters were packaged with demons while good characters were packaged with Trobbits. Trobbits were also packaged individually with Rif, Terra and Gossamer being the tougher ones to find. Warlock the dragon and the Space Ship were each released in two color variations. Also released were Triton, Kadray's flying bull, the Trobbit Wind Machine and Battle Wagon. The Ice Castle was constructed with very thin plastic, making it very fragile."
Watch the BlackStar toy commercial here.
Wow! This is interesting. I have never heard about this cartoon. I think I can add this to my watch list along with Andy Yeatman shows for my kids. Their vacation is about to start and I don’t want them to get bored during this time. It was nice coming across this detailed post.
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