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Death Squad Commander

YEAR UNKNOWN · Action Figures (3¾-inch)

Master development record consolidating 2 catalogued development stages/artifacts for Death Squad Commander. Surviving stages identified during discovery include: Concept drawing, Proof card. Individual stages are evidence within one product-development story rather than separate Development Products.

Development OriginUSA
Developer / LicenseeKenner
Development PeriodUnknown
Research ConfidenceHigh
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Development storyDeath Squad Commander is not a single isolated oddity but a development story assembled from the surviving pieces of Kenner’s work. Bringing those stages together lets us follow the idea as it changed — from early planning and physical experiments toward the form collectors eventually knew, or toward a path that was abandoned. Master development record consolidating 2 catalogued development stages/artifacts for Death Squad Commander. Surviving stages identified during discovery include: Concept drawing, Proof…
How to identify itDocumented Death Squad Commander development includes concept drawing, original 12-back proof-card material and a pre-production 12-back MOC sample. The MOC sample was used to assess package design/function before mass production; the proof material preserves the earliest production-package stage.
Production outcomeDevelopment record
Surviving evidenceDocumented multi stage development · Multiple distinct development artifacts are documented, including one one-of-a-kind MOC sample.
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