Just what was Phase 2 of Project SWORD toys?
Advert from TV21 158
UPDATE: PHASE 2 on the Nuclear Ferry box
(photo courtesy of Wotan)
Advert from TV21 158
UPDATE: PHASE 2 on the Nuclear Ferry box
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READ THE ESSENTIAL PROJECT SWORD COMICS HISTORY BY SHAQUI LEVESCONTE & KIM STEVENS
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PROJECT SWORD SPACEX TIMELINE
- 1968 SPACEX LT10 CONCEPT
- 1966 SPACE GLIDER REAL THING
- 1969 LUNAR CLIMBER & MOONSHIP
- 1968 PROJECT SWORD ANNUAL
- 1968 TV21 #168 PROJECT SWORD PHASE 2
- 1968 PLEASURE CRUISER CONCEPT
- 1968 CENTURY 21 TOY MANUAL
- 1967 SCOUT 1 CONCEPT
- 1967 NUCLEAR FERRY TOY AD
- 1967 SWORD TOY AD
- 1967 SWORD TOY AD
- 1966 SPACE GLIDER CONCEPT
- 1966 HOVERTANK IN COMIC
- 1966 NUKE PULSE NEEDLEPROBE IN COMIC
- 1966 ZERO X FILM DEBUT
- 1966 MOONBUS IN COMIC
- 1966 SPACE PATROL 1
- 1966 P3 HELICOPTER IN COMIC
- 1966 SAND FLEA AND SNOW TRAIN
- 1966 MOBILE LAUNCH PAD IN COMIC
- 1965 SPACEX MOONBASE CONCEPT
- 1965 APOLLO FIRST UK TOY AD
- 1962 NOVA CONCEPT
- 1962 MOONBUS CONCEPT
- 1961 MOON PROSPECTOR CONCEPT
- 1953 MOLAB CONCEPT
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PROBE FORCE 3 VARIATIONS
PROJECT SWORD, SPACEX AND APOLLO MOON EXPLORING LIST. KEY SS = SIMILAR TO SWORD, SB = Similar box
- T Moon Prospector artwork box
- T Moon Prospector Photo Box
- T Moon Ranger
- Tarheel (T) Space Glider USA
- Sears 3 Stage Rocket Base USA
- Century 21 (C21) Moonbase Playset UK
- C21 Zero X
- C21 Nuclear Ferry
- C21 Cape Kennedy Set
- C21 Apollo Saturn Rocket
- C21 Space Glider
- C21 Moon Ranger
- C21 Booster Rocket
- C21 Moon Prospector
- C21 Probe Force 1
- C21 Probe Force 2
- C21 Probe Force 3
- C21 Re-Entry Taskforce 1
- C21 Re-Entry Taskforce 3
- C21 Re- Entry Taskforce 2
- Century 21 Scout 1
- Century 21 Scout 2
- Century 21 Scout 3
- C21 Rocket Launcher - SS
- C21 Mobile Bridge & Combat Tank - SS
- C21 Moonship - SS
- C21 Lunar Climber - SS
- C21 Topo Gigio Camper - SB
4 comments:
I always assumed It was the updated backstory in TV21 taking over from the Solo strip.
This harkens back to the days when we had both: a) the sincerity to state simply "these are great toys!" and b) an actual, local toyshop. I miss those days.
I think so too Mike. The TV21 Phase 2 advert is dated 27th January 1968 and the SWORD text stories began in TV21 on the 6th April 1968. I suppose they were just getting ahead of the game eh? I wonder if Phase 2 appears anywhere else like on the toy boxes but I don't think so. I haven't got the Nuke Ferry so maybe Wote could tell us.
Nuclear Ferry is clearly labelled 'Phase 2' its the only place ive seen this used on a toy. Box art is updated from standard sword toys too.
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