In honor of Star Wars Day on May 4, we're republishing this story from 2017. He had one thing on his Christmas wish list. Star Wars. Star Wars "anything," to be exact. And on the morning of Dec. 25, ...

It’s May the Fourth, which means fans of Star Wars across the world are celebrating their love for the franchise. When Star Wars hit the big screen for the first time in 1977, it became an instant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our story begins in the 1940s — or at least it does when Corky Steiner tells it. Steiner is a former executive of the company once ...

It is strange to be talking on Zoom to a guy in Sweden about companies in Cincinnati. Such is the extensive reach of “Star Wars” in our culture. Over the years, just about anything related to the ...

Kenner Products hit lightspeed when it unveiled its original line of Star Wars action figures in the late ’70s, turning legions of fans into fanatics. Nearly four decades later, on the eve of yet ...

CINCINNATI (AP) - He had one thing on his Christmas wish list. Star Wars. Star Wars “anything.” On the morning of Dec. 25, 1977, Matthew Fox unwrapped more than what he wanted. He got Star Wars ...

I still have my childhood Star Wars lunchbox. It’s the same one I took to my first day of pre-school…a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away (which is to say — about 40 years ago in northern New ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Long ago in a lifetime far, far away, Kenner released a beloved line of Star Wars action figures ...

Nearly as famous as the films themselves, vintage “Star Wars” figures have a following of their own, and helped revolutionize the action figure industry into the thriving business it is today.

Mark Boudreaux has dined with C-3PO and counts the bounty hunter Boba Fett as a personal friend. When geeks of a certain age ask for his autograph, it’s usually because of his deep connection to the ...

Star Wars merchandising is infamous for making a toy out of almost everything in the movies and beyond. That fervor is something we’ll be seeing again next month, when new toys for The Force Awakens ...