Star Wars Figure of the Day: Day 3,164: Tig Fromm (Droids cartoon)

TIG FROMM The One, The Only Droids Basic Figure Item No.: Asst. 71760 No. 71830 Manufacturer: Kenner Number: n/a Includes: Collector coin, baton Action Feature: n/a Retail: $3.79 Availability: ca. Fall 1985 Appearances: n/a Bio: The leader of an underworld gang of thugs and cutthroats who prey on the weak and helpless of INGO. (Taken from the packaging. The cartoons had bios.) Image: Adam's photo lab. Availability: Click here to buy it at eBay now! Commentary: I was feeling uninspired, so I decided to review an actual pre-1990s figure for a change. I got Tig Fromm from a toy dealer in 1991 (hi Ron) because, at the time, nobody really wanted the cartoon-original figures from Droids. Anyone from the Star Wars movies was a big deal, but people weren't excited by Sise Fromm or Tig or Jord or Kea - but they'd pay a princely sum for Boba Fett or an A-Wing Pilot. I saw Tig at Kay-Bee Toys in the 1980s when they had pegs of unsold figures, but as a child with zero allowance it was hard to…