In 1985, the toy line that changed movie merch forever came to a close when Kenner called time on Star Wars. But it almost kept going with a brand new story.
Tom Veitch, the writer who was instrumental in launching the Star Wars Expanded Universe, has died at 80 years old. Star Wars all but ended with The Return of the Jedi s release in 1983. While West End Games Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game expanded on Star Wars universe lore beginning in 1987, [.]