Taking the Mickey (Mouse)

I still get the occasional piece of Star Wars memorabilia as gifts, mainly from my wife and kids. Being quite keen on Disney too, the cross-over of the two crops up from time to time.

For example, here's a couple of vinylmation dolls from Episode 7, The Force Awakens.

Even before Disney bought Lucasfilm and started diluting the franchise, they were merchandising stuff via their theme parks. Remember the Star Tours ride vehicle? Well, here's the mug for the same ride, which I picked up in the 1990s. 

And there were action figures too. For example, Stich as Emperor Palpatine and Minnie Mouse and Princess Leia Organa. I bought these to keep nice, though I did give one of my kids his own Minnie Star Wars dolls. I think Minnie as Leis got buried in the back garden when he was playing one day, and Minnie as Queen Amidala is somehwere in his old toy cupboard.

Another nice Disney piece I have is this picture of Mickey and Minnie as Luke and Leia on Speeder Bikes. 

 

Looking for Star Wars toys for Christmas? Here you go!

Spiderman and Zoids comic

Spiderman and Zoids? What's that got to go with Star Wars?

Only the dark Lord of the Sith himself; Darth Vader.

Issue 14 of Marvel UK Spiderman and Zoids comic featured Vader, and the front cover was a work of art. Well, for me, quite literally. In 1993 I purchased this beauty above. It's the cover artwork of Spiderman and Zoids #14 and is one of my favourite bits of Star Wars memorabilia that I own, probably because it is so unique. It is signed by artist Robin Bouttell too, so, it's a decent thing to have on my wall.

I also have the comic too - here it is!

It's difficult to place a value on a piece of art, though I think it would take a three 0s (before the decimal point!) on the end for me to part with this. Comics from the UK from the mid-1980s typically don't hold the same value as U.S. comics, but prices still can go high. As ever, condition, rarity and how sought-after an item is will affect value. The Spiderman and Zoids ones range from a few pounds to £30 and more. My gut feel is  I think there is room for growth in the comic collecting market for UK editions.