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Unproduced Obi-Wan Kenobi Puzzle Mock-Up

1977–1979 · Jigsaw Puzzles

Surviving Kenner mock-up material documents an Obi-Wan Kenobi puzzle concept developed during the early Star Wars program but not carried into the standard retail line.

Development OriginUSA
Developer / LicenseeKenner
Development Period1977–1979
Research ConfidenceHigh
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Development storyThe Unproduced Obi-Wan Kenobi Puzzle Mock-Up belongs to Kenner’s early effort to expand Star Wars into multiple toy and activity categories while the first film was still driving enormous consumer demand. Rather than tool a complex toy, a puzzle concept could be evaluated quickly through artwork and package presentation. The surviving mock-up shows that Obi-Wan Kenobi was considered as the subject of a stand-alone puzzle even though that configuration never became part of the normal retail puzzle line. For…
How to identify itUnreleased puzzle mock-up or presentation material; not a normal retail puzzle issue. Surviving Kenner mock-up material documents an Obi-Wan Kenobi puzzle concept developed during the early Star Wars program but not carried into the standard retail line.
Production outcomeUnreleased product
Surviving evidenceUnreleased product evidence documented · At least one physical development-stage artifact is documented.
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