Kenner originally planned a spring-loaded firing rocket for its Boba Fett figure, but pulled it before mass release over fears the projectile could injure children — only a small batch of test units, including this "J-Slot" version, ever existed.
Just three are known to survive in undamaged condition, which is what pushed this specific figure past the seven-figure line.
The 2024 sale made headlines as the first action figure ever to break $1,000,000, a genuinely new milestone in toy collecting that got picked up well outside the hobby press.
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