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In 1982 George Lucas decided that a Jedi would not seek revenge and altered the unreleased film title to \u2018Return of the Jedi\u2019, although later (or earlier?) the Sith would have revenge!<\/p>\n
The leadtime for toy production was considerable, and a large amount of \u2018Revenge\u2019 packaging had already been produced in proof card format, and various mockups had been created when the Revenge name was shelved. In addition to Revenge proof cards and mockups, a number of vehicle proofs and even boxflats which closely resemble the finished article.<\/p>\n
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Revenge of the Jedi proof cards exist in two forms. Firstly, the \u2018common\u2019 48-back proof with \u2018Free Nein Nunb\u2019 offer (inset right), an example of which can be found for each of the 48 Empire Strikes Back released figures, plus a \u2018template\u2019 proof and an R2-D2 with various parts not printed – 50 proofs in total. A number of complete sets of all 50 \u2018common\u2019 Revenge proofs have been put together. Most of the 48-bk proofs appear to be available in roughly equal numbers, although the popular characters fetch more money while the \u2018template\u2019 proof and Rebel Commander are possibly slightly rarer.<\/p>\n
The second type of Revenge proof is the 65-back (inset above). All of these originated from two large sheets (which are now cut) from the same source with only a total of 32 proofs existing. It is not known what the purpose of these proofs is as by the release of the 65-back card the film title had been formally changed and the \u2018Revenge\u2019 title long since shelved<\/p>\n
A number of Revenge of the Jedi vehicle box proofs exist, some examples of which can be seen in the \u2018Vehicle Proofs and Cromalins\u2019 section of this website.<\/p>\n
Collecting 48-Back Revenge of the Jedi Proofs
\nMany collectors make their first foray into proof card collecting by gathering a selection of 48bk Revenge of the Jedi proofs. These are the most commonly available proofs, and have the added cachet of being unproduced items.<\/p>\n
Some collectors perhaps gather a \u2018set\u2019 of the 12bk character on Revenge cards, maybe the bounty hunters, hoth characters or whatever else floats their boat. Of course some dedicated collectors will try and gather a full set of all 50 Revenge of the Jedi 48bks (all 48, plus the \u2018template\u2019 and \u2018blank\u2019 R2-D2 proof).<\/p>\n
In terms of rarity, a few of the Revenge proofs appear to exist in smaller numbers than the others, while other popular characters are sought after by collectors and therefore become artificially rare.<\/p>\n
An approximate, anecdotal, hierarchy is outlined below – those characters not listed are considered to be equally common at the lowest end of the scale:<\/p>\n
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In 1982 George Lucas decided that a Jedi would not seek revenge and altered the unreleased film title to \u2018Return of the Jedi\u2019, although later (or earlier?) the Sith would have revenge! The leadtime for toy production was considerable, and … Continue reading