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ARTWORKPROTOTYPEPACKAGING
PROOF CARDKENNER DEVELOPMENT INDEX · PACKAGING DEVELOPMENT

C-3PO — Star Wars 12-Back Proof Card

YEAR UNKNOWN · Action Figures (3¾-inch)

C-3PO 12-back proof-card material documenting Kenner original packaging development.

Development OriginUSA
Developer / LicenseeKenner
Development PeriodUnknown
Research ConfidenceHigh
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Development storyC-3PO — Star Wars 12-Back Proof Card is a pre-production proof card from Kenner’s packaging-development process. Proof cards were printed before normal retail cards so artwork, logos, offers, legal copy, cardback configurations, and color could be reviewed and corrected before mass production. C-3PO 12-back proof-card material documenting Kenner original packaging development. For collectors, a proof is valuable because it shows the package while changes were still possible. It is not simply an unusual retail card…
How to identify itPre-production printed packaging proof; not a normal retail card or box. C-3PO 12-back proof-card material documenting Kenner original packaging development.
Production outcomePackaging development record
Surviving evidencePackaging evidence documented · At least one pre-production proof card is documented.
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