Last year I saw these on Ebay.
Nice red LP astronaut clones issued as a carded blister set by Langnese Alpha Star.
I looked into Alpha Star.
It was an ice lolly available in Germany around the end of the Seventies and start of the Eighties. The plastic figures were part of the advertising campaign. I assume they were sold in ice cream shops and kiosks but I'm not sure. Anyone know?
The advertising for the lolly also included:
kiosk price lists [Alpha Star bottom right]
kiosk price lists [Alpha Star bottom right]
Brand posters
even packs of cards!
and a modern Perry Rhodan magazine cover!
Alpha Star landed in Italy too.
Here's the Gelato brand poster.
Have you come across Alpha Star?
A fab eagle-eye find, backed up with some fantastic pics, Woodsy. I love this type of colourfully creative advertising artwork. So cool for ice lollies :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tone. Yep, lollies and rockets just go together. Alpha Star reminds me of Zoom. Or is it Sky Ray?
DeleteI agree Woodsy. Certainly a Zoom/Sky Ray retro look going on there :)
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