Kenner


In 1979, Kenner unveiled the 18" Alien Doll, but parents complained about it so much that the toy manufacturer had to pull it from shelves. Plans for other movie characters (Ripley, Ash, Dallas) were scrapped, and the remaining Alien Dolls were sold in discount stores for $5. Around Alien 3's release in 1992, Kenner came out with a new series of Aliens action figures. They showed little resemblance to the characters they were based on, but fans were glad to have them anyway. UK versions had different packaging with collapsed bubbles and multiple languages. Unlike the US releases, they didn't include short Dark Horse comics, but some came with special 3D space base pieces that could be assembled together (thanks to ToyArchive.com for photos of those), and others had collectible trading cards. Kenner later came out with action figures based on Alien Resurrection, and they also released a special Hive Wars line for their Aliens series.

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UK Variants