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Star Trek: The Original Series: Retro Cloth Kirk Figure

• The original Star Trek has been a pop culture phenomenon for over forty years
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• Kirk is the Captain of the Starship Enterprise
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A Diamond Select Release! Featuring the return of the 1970’s style retro cloth figures, this debut release is Captain James T. Kirk from the classic Star Trek series! Utilizing the original molds, these 9” reproductions feature classic cloth uniforms and accessories and are contained in retro-style packaging!

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Star Trek Action Figures

An early success for Palitoy was the 1975 UK licence for a range of Star Trek figures, which had been released by Mego in the US in 1974.

This range consisted of action figures of Captain Kirk, Mr Spock, Dr McCoy, Mr Scott, and a Klingon, and were the first major range of toy figures to be produced on a card ‘blister pack’ in the US, rather than sold in their own box.

This gave them a unique advantage on toyshop shelves, as prospective buyers could instantly see the toy they were buying, without relying on the (sometimes ambiguous and misleading) artwork depictions that boxed toys previously relied upon.

A sixth figure, Lt Uhura, was added to the range shortly after its launch.

Palitoy licensed the Star Trek figure range for the UK and released their own versions of the toys in 1975. They elected not to include the Lt Uhura in their UK range, however, presumably thinking that a girl ‘doll’ would be of little appeal to their intended market (young boys).

Like the US range, these five 8-inch high figures came on their own blister-packed cards, complete with lurid eye-catching artwork. This particular range was rounded off with a separate ‘Transporter’ toy, which was basically a revolving cabinet into which a figure could be placed, spun around, and made to ‘vanish’.

At around the same time, in 1975, Mego released a second set of four Star Trek figures in the US, this time under the umbrella title of ‘Star Trek Aliens’. These four figures were Neptunian, Keeper, Gorn and Cheron, and actually had very little to do with the actual TV series (Neptunian was a completely fictitious character devised by Mego).

These four 8-inch figures were all licensed by Palitoy and released in the UK shortly after their US release.

There was a third subsequent Mego ‘Star Trek Aliens’ figure set (including Andorian, Romulan, Talos and Mugato) released in the US in 1976, but Palitoy elected not to option any of these four figures for the UK market.

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A Collector's Trek #3: 1970's AHI Rack Toys

Picture this: You are a Trek-crazed child growing up in the 1970's. The show has become a syndication sensation, and your young mind simply cannot get enough of Kirk and Spock's adventures. Whenever the show airs, you can routinely be found just a few feet in front of the television, eyes transfixed on today's adventure. But just as you get ready to plop down and watch "The Trouble with Tribbles" for the tenth time, Mom and Dad abruptly barge into the room and turn off the set. They tell you to throw on your jacket because the family is heading out to the store. Your mind races, grasping for some excuse not to make the trip. After all, how could you possibly be expected to miss Captain Kirk's triumphant defeat of Arne Darvin and his fuzzy death trap?

The situation seems dire... until you hear the name of the store to which your family is going. It seems Granny's prescription has run out, and a quick run up to the local pharmacy is in order. Suddenly you are moving at warp speed, strapping on your shoes and combing your hair in record time. Your parents are surprised by your eagerness, not knowing that you have an ulterior motive in place. Unbeknownst to them, a trip to the drug store is not a journey into boredom for you; it's a visit to a Star Trek merchandise nirvana, thanks to Azrak-Hamway and their plethora of inexpensive licensed rack toys.

Azrak-Hamway International (or AHI as it is more commonly known) burst onto the retail scene back in 1964 with a line of novelty toys. AHI's releases commonly consisted of inexpensive items you would find on the racks of local grocery and drug stores. In 1974, AHI acquired the Remco brand, bringing with it a multitude of television licensing deals. Using these brands, AHI breathed new life into its product. The cost and quality stayed the same, but the toys were now tied around recognizable properties, adding up to big profits for AHI. The placement of the product and its relatively cheap cost made it almost irresistible to children trapped in an otherwise boring grocery store. If a kid had a few extra bucks burning a hole in their pocket while out on a family shopping trip, it's a good bet that they spent it on an AHI product. And to a child obsessed with Star Trek , the following list of inexpensive AHI Trek toys must have proved utterly futile to resist:

Water Guns: A summer playtime staple, AHI made two different Star Trek -themed water guns. The Phaser Water Gun was an obvious product to make, but Azrak's other release, the U.S.S. Enterprise Water Gun, was quite an imaginative toy. It's basically an Enterprise mounted on a handle, with a spray nozzle protruding from the deflector dish. Easily one of the neatest H2O warfare devices ever made.

Disc Shooting Phaser Gun: Much like the Rayline Star Trek Tracer Guns of the 1960's, the Disc Shooting Phaser Gun fired an assortment of small plastic discs at an incredibly rapid rate. Unlike Rayline's product though, the AHI disc shooter actually looks like a phaser, which makes it about 10 times cooler. Also available was a package of extra discs... just in case you ran out of ammo.

Phaser Ray Gun: Starting to sense a theme here? It seems like the phaser was AHI's favorite item to base toys around. The Phaser Ray Gun was the most diminutive of their releases, but may have been the most accurate when it came to action features. Labeled as a "Space Flashlight", this little guy emitted a beam of light when you squeezed the trigger. No crazy discs or stream of water here. One drawback though: The penlight battery was not included.

The Phaser Saucer Gun: Able to fire off a selection of brightly colored disks, the Phaser Saucer Gun seems like the unwanted member of Azrak's phaser family. With only three discs included, the odds of you losing all your projectiles early on were pretty good. Once that happens, how much fun could a saucer gun be without its saucers? Not much, I'd say.

Activity Games: While they don't hold a candle to 3-D chess, AHI's assortment of pinball games probably provided hours of distraction for young Trek fans. The games are pretty straightforward, with a player attempting to lodge a ball into different point recesses. What is really nice about these, though, is the artwork used in their design. Like much of the AHI product packaging, the graphics used for the game backgrounds borrowed heavily from the Gold Key Star Trek comics of the day.

The "Soaring" U.S.S Enterprise: A truly inventive product, the "Soaring" U.S.S. Enterprise doesn't really seem like it belongs with the rest of the AHI line. The packaging design is completely different from all their other releases, and the toy itself featured engineering wizardry seemingly ahead of its time. Using an included launcher, a child could launch the Enterprise into the air and send it soaring by means of a small plastic propeller. While AHI had to take liberties in the Enterprise's design to make it work, the sheer thrill of launching your own Starship into the air clearly makes up for any screen inaccuracies.

Sky Diving Parachutist Figures: It's pretty difficult to come up with something nice to say about Azrak-Hamway's "Official" Sky Diving Parachutist Kirk and Spock figures. I could say that these predicted orbital skydiving well before we actually witnessed it in Star Trek , or I could give them credit for being some of the very first action figures ever produced of Kirk and Spock. But none of that would make up for the fact that these are Kirk and Spock... wearing parachutes. I guess the transporters must have been down that day.

As goofy as it is, the AHI Star Trek product is an integral and often overlooked piece of Star Trek merchandising history. Released years after the show's cancellation, AHI proved that the license was still viable at retail while also satisfying demand for product appealing to younger fans. Although quite inexpensive at the time of their release, Azrak-Hamway Star Trek items can command high prices nowadays, sometimes fetching hundreds of dollars if still sealed in their original packaging. Pretty impressive for toys produced "on the cheap"...

But not all the Star Trek product produced by Azrak-Hamway International fit into the inexpensive, "rack" toy category. AHI also produced higher-quality items under the Remco brand, including some of the nicest toy replicas made up to that point. Next time around, we'll take a look at some of the 70's Remco products, including one of my favorite Trek toys ever produced…

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The Great Mego Playsets of the 1970s

When I was a kid in the 1970s, one company stood above the rest in terms of my affection: Mego.

Throughout the early part of the decade and in particular before the arrival of Star Wars and its Kenner toy line, Mego not only manufactured a slew of eight-inch action figures, and vehicles for them, but — best of all – huge, colorful playsets related to movie and TV characters and franchises.

Now, it’s true that these playsets were made, often, of laminated cardboard pieces, but they still looked amazingly cool, and made possible hours, if not decades, of fun.

Today, my home office is decorated with these toys, and some of the photographs in this post are from my personal collection.

Now, let’s take a look back at a handful of the most awesome Mego TV and movie playsets from the disco decade.

Batman – The Batcave (1974)

The Mego Batcave is a large-scale playset with all the crime-fighting detail a kid expects of the Caped Crusader’s subterranean lair.

The box describes the Batcave as “ an all-encompassing play case built to accommodate all the bat vehicles.  There is a secret entrance way for the Batmobile, a landing platform for the Batcopter, and a garage area for the Batcycle.”

  “Included in the case are the Batpole and Batcomputer.  Everything necessary to stimulate your child’s imagination towards bold new adventures .”

Planet of the Apes Village (1974)

The Mego  Planet of the Apes Village was a “ giant 3 foot play set, headquarters for all   Planet of the Apes   8 inch action figures .”  And as you can see, it’s pretty much a knock-off of the Batcave playset, only with different art and detailing.

The  Planet of the Apes  village folds into a small carry case, and also opens up into this huge diorama of Ape City as seen in the 1968 film starring Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall.  There’s a “ secret entrance ” to Ape City, plus plenty of accouterments.  These include a “ laboratory table ” for dissecting humans, a flip-up “ weapons bench,”  a “ capture net and carry pole ,” a “ detention pen ,” “ 3 control sticks ” and “ 3 rifles .”

I always liked the Apes village, but Mego produced other awesome Ape playsets too, including a Forbidden Zone Trap, a Treehouse, and a Fortress. You can see commercials for those sets below.

Star Trek (1975): U.S.S. Enterprise Action Playset

Mego’s mock-up of the U.S.S. Enterprise interior was a “ giant, 24″ long command center” featuring  “captain’s chair, console, two stools ” plus six interchangeable “ view screen scenes .”

The set comfortably housed all the Mego  Star Trek  figures of the era, and, while not very show-accurate in terms of design, was nonetheless an awesome toy.

The coolest aspect of this famous Mego toy is the spinning transporter chamber. Just place a landing party team member inside the chamber, spin a blue wheel, and then hit a red button to beam him down (to the outside of the playset….).

Another spin and a touch of the green button would bring him back aboard.  Meanwhile, the yellow zig-zag/checkerboard details made it appear as if the crewman’s atoms were actually spinning madly about.

An additional Star Trek playset from Mego was called “Mission to Gamma,” and it offered rough approximation of the stone God Vaal from the episode “The Apple.”

The Wizard of Oz (1975): Emerald City Playset

In the year 1975, Mego acquired the license from MGM to create playsets and action figures from the classic fantasy movie  The Wizard of Oz  (1939). Accordingly, Mego released a varied line of Oz figures including Dorothy (w/Toto), the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, Glinda, The Wicked Witch, and the Wizard.

Even a few munchkins, including the Mayor, were included in the roll-out. Mego also released a witch’s castle, the mostly-movie-accurate Munchkinland and the   piece de resistance , the Emerald City Playset.

This 42-inch playset could open to reveal various chambers in the city, and came complete with a throne chair, a Wizard’s curtain, a removable/fold-able yellow brick road, and an 8-inch Wizard figure.  There was even a peep-hole in the door, where a sentinel could ask “who goes there?”

On the interior, you could see the booth where the Wizard worked his magic, and one window in the main chamber overlooked the poppy field.

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Flash Gordon Playset (1977)

In 1977, Mego manufactured a line of toys from   Flash Gordon  (1936), including four 10-inch action figures (Flash Gordon, Ming the Merciless, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov), and this terrific playset/carrying case.

“ The world of Mongo comes alive in this double sided playset ” the box details informed kids.  “ One side is Ming’s Throne Room complete with Ming’s throne.”

“ The other side is Dr. Zarkov’s secret laboratory with a simulated computer and (3) computer cards .”

The set also “ fits all Flash Gordon figures (not included.) ”

Like the  Star Trek, Planet of the Apes  and  Wizard of Oz  playsets, this Flash Gordon playset is constructed of hard cardboard, surrounded by laminated vinyl. The illustrations on this set are really quite beautiful and strongly evocative of Alex Raymond’s art work.

The three computer cards included here are double-sided, and feature images of all the characters, the city of Mongo, plus a rocket on approach.  All the cards slip down through the top of the computer, into the view screen panel.

Happy Days (1977 – 1978): Fonzie’s Garage

In 1977 – 1978, Mego introduced toys based on the popular ABC TV series  Happy Days  (1974 – 1984), which was based, intriguingly, on nostalgia for the 1950s. The action-figure line included eight-inch-tall likenesses of Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard), Potsie (Anson Williams), Ralph the Malph (Donny Most) and the show’s break-out character: the Fonz (Henry Winkler).

Also released and marketed by Mego were Fonzie’s motorcycle, an old jalopy, and this great, over-sized garage playset. The art on the box reads:   “ AAAAY!  The Fonz has a new head mechanic, and it’s  you  with the official Fonzie garage .”

As you can see, on the mid-1970s, Mego transported kids to Gotham City, the Planet of the Apes, the bridge of the starship Enterprise, the Emerald City, Mongo, and yes, Milwaukee of the 1950s.  My holy grail, however, in terms of these toys, was the Batman Wayne Foundation toy, which today is hard-to-find and impossible to afford. It’s a giant, three-level playset, and looks absolutely amazing.

Later in the decade, Mego tried a new strategy in terms of toys, producing playsets for small, Star Wars- sized action figures in their Star Trek and Buck Rogers line.  Those toys are awesome too, but never quite reached the pop culture popularity of these large figure playsets, which remain highly coveted today.

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Missing the 1975 Mego Star Trek Playset? Well, then here’s something that will send you through the roof. ThinkGeek is peddling a Star Trek Retro Original Series Playset based on the 1970s playset. So whether you are a fan who misses the original set, or just want to introduce your kids to the world of playable Star Trek toys, this is a must-have toy/collectible. Seriously, if you are not elated, or already up on the roof, you are not a real Trekkies then. The set is, of course, an officially licensed product and it is designed for 8-inch cloth action figures.

Made of vinyl and cardboard, this 2016 iteration can be folded up into a neat box, complete with carrying handle for easy portability. If you are fan of this awesome 70s sci-fi show, you are probably in your 40s or 50s now and therefore, you probably won’t be carrying this thing to your neighbor’s house. That will be weird but if you still do that, then’s that really, really weird, if not super creepy. So, I guess the Star Trek Retro Original Series Playset likely be on your Star Trek altar of collectibles.

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Star Trek Toys of the 1970s

Discussion in ' Star Trek - The Original & Animated Series ' started by ZapBrannigan , Feb 8, 2013 .

ZapBrannigan Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

There's a bunch of vintage ST toys here http://www.plaidstallions.com/ that some of us are old enough to remember. Most of it is junk, but that's part of the charm.  

Metryq Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

Junk is right. Most of the stuff has nothing to do with STAR TREK—just random toys with "STAR TREK" stamped on it. I was expecting to see some of the action figures, or the bridge playset with the spinning transporter chamber. EDIT: And it's selling for some big bucks now .  

That's true in a lot of cases, but some toys on the site do bear a faint resemblance to actual props. This is weird: the Remco STAR TREK Rocket Pistol, used by Spock himself on the package, is actually a very good likeness of the LOST IN SPACE laser pistol: http://www.plaidstallions.com/startrek/rcat.html  

Duncan MacLeod Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

That's because the toy is what was use to make the 1st season LiS laser pistols. They took those, modified them, painted them almost entirely black, then added gold sights and a red light on top. On the lo-res black and white TVs of the time no one could tell.  

BoredShipCapt'n Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

Metryq said: ↑ Junk is right. Most of the stuff has nothing to do with STAR TREK—just random toys with "STAR TREK" stamped on it. I was expecting to see some of the action figures, or the bridge playset with the spinning transporter chamber. EDIT: And it's selling for some big bucks now . Click to expand...

Redfern Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

Here's a site I just discovered yesterday that discusses all manner of Trek related toys, all series, all decades since its inception. http://www.apieceoftheaction.net/ I'm not knowledgeable enough to debate his authority, so I just perused it for the nostalgic romp that no one can really argue. He covers the Remco and AHI bargin toys of the 70s, so that should cover the meat of this topic. He apparently loves the Remco "electronic" phaser, stating it existed during an era when kids didn't care that much about screen accuracy. Uh, maybe he didn't, but I, just a brat of 12 years when it was released did care. Ugh, I found the thing horrendous! It was based upon the awkward proportions of the AMT kit, except, "inflated". I could have forgiven that if, IF the audio circuit had produced something, anything akin to the famous cicada-like shriek originally created for George Pal's "War of the Worlds". Instead...it "chirped"! I honestly think the company used a circuit originally meant for a kind of "robotic" birdcage display because it sounded NOTHING like a phaser! The circuit would have better served the flip-lid of a communicator toy. Except, the circuit board of the time could barely have fit within a tricorder housing, let alone a pocket shaver sized comm' casing. Here's the toy in question. http://www.apieceoftheaction.net/2009/08/star-trek-potpourri-spotlight-remco.html I was not thrilled with that purchase. Sincerely, Bill  

Captain April Commander Red Shirt

I had one of these. God what a dork.  

Redfern said: ↑ I could have forgiven that if, IF the audio circuit had produced something, anything akin to the famous cicada-like shriek originally created for George Pal's "War of the Worlds". Click to expand...

bbailey861 Admiral Admiral

Great link. Thanks.  

Metryq said: ↑ And as you may know, the Martian heat ray sound effect was a truck starter motor. (The visual was created with a grinding wheel photographed in a darkened studio.) Click to expand...

I did have the Star Trek Colorforms.  

Warped9 Admiral Admiral

Captain April said: ↑ I had one of these. God what a dork. Click to expand...

Unicron Boss Monster Mod Moderator

I rather like the set of Trek-themed army men and vehicles in the catalog. Guess they were anticipating the likes of FASA or Star Fleet Battles?  

Ssosmcin Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

Garrovick Commander Red Shirt

Ah, the memories... I had that MEGO bridge playset, plus I had Kirk, Spock, Scotty, McCoy, Uhura, the Klingon, the (misnamed) Keeper and the Cheron. What I wouldn't give to have them back.  

plynch Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

Nice to see the "parachutist" got Kirk's shirt color right.  

CorporalCaptain Fleet Admiral Admiral

Mego Uhura was the closest I came to owning a Barbie doll.  

Silvercrest Vice Admiral Admiral

Redfern said: ↑ He apparently loves the Remco "electronic" phaser, stating it existed during an era when kids didn't care that much about screen accuracy. Uh, maybe he didn't, but I, just a brat of 12 years when it was released did care. Ugh, I found the thing horrendous! It was based upon the awkward proportions of the AMT kit, except, "inflated". I could have forgiven that if, IF the audio circuit had produced something, anything akin to the famous cicada-like shriek originally created for George Pal's "War of the Worlds". Instead...it "chirped"! I honestly think the company used a circuit originally meant for a kind of "robotic" birdcage display because it sounded NOTHING like a phaser! The circuit would have better served the flip-lid of a communicator toy. Except, the circuit board of the time could barely have fit within a tricorder housing, let alone a pocket shaver sized comm' casing. I was not thrilled with that purchase. Click to expand...

BillJ The King of Kings Premium Member

My god, I had this toy! [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsHWlVlWaHU[/yt]  

SilverCrest, if it's any consolation, I absolutely LOVED the AMT "Exploration Set" model kit even though the phaser, communicator and tricorder were small and having inaccurate proportions that reflected more of the simplified designs depicted in the 1973 Filmation animated series. That was actually a darn clever idea for a assembly kit/role playing prop collection! Those items were certainly a parsec level jump from the "spent" makeup compacts that served as communicators, TV remotes as type 1 pocket phasers, and empty binocular cases as tricorders. Before AMT released that kit, I was rather reluctant to "hail" the Enterprise lest someone wonder if I was about to apply rouge to my cheeks! I guess I just held the kit to a standard different from the Remco toy. Yeah, irrational, I know. Well, maybe because I paid more for that single phaser than I did for the "Exploration Set" which supplied three props. Sincerely, Bill  

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We are primarily interested in buying 1960s–1990s action figures, but we would be happy to discuss any toy collection. Ideally, take pictures of your collection. If pictures are not possible, a list of the figures is a great starting point. Once received our professional team will assess your collectibles and figure out their value.

Step 2: Receive a quote to sell your toys

We will get back to you with an offer for your toy collection. Wheeljack’s Lab emphasizes the relationships we build, and we pride ourselves on our quick turnaround times and fair pricing. We want to make selling as hassle-free and simple as possible. Our team aims to reply to you on the same day.

Step 3: Ship your toy collection

If you are happy with the pre-inspection quote, you can accept the offer which will kick-start the selling process! When you decide to sell your figures, we will make a deposit for the items if you would like. So, you will see 100% of your money upfront.

You then have three days to pack and ship your collection. There is no need to worry. For this, we will send detailed shipping instructions, as well as packing tips. We include all of these complimentary with our offer! Additionally, we will provide you with prepaid shipping labels.

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Is your collection so big you cannot ship it? Do you have an estate you do not know what to do with? Send us a message and we are happy to discuss options with you. We will gladly travel to you to pick up those goodies if shipping just is not an option for you. We enjoy supplying the absolute best customer service and that includes traveling to you if needed.

Step 4: Your collection arrives at our doorstep

We will let you know as soon as your collection arrives at our warehouse. It takes us two business days to review and inspect your figures. If there are no issues, that is it.

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One Of The Most Important, And Undersung, Figures In Star Trek History Has Passed Away

J ohn Trimble, longtime Trekkie and fan advocate, passed away on April 19, 2024. He was 87 years old. The world of "Star Trek" owes the man a debt. 

Bjo and John Trimble were Trekkies from the very start. Indeed, the married couple were early adopters of "Star Trek," becoming enamored of the series before the word "Trekkies" had even become a part of the fan lexicon. Trimble met Betty JoAnn Conway through the fan networks first set up by genre-movie ultra-booster Forrest J Ackerman , having first conversed while hiding underneath a grand piano at Ackerman's house during a party. They were married for 64 years.

Back in the 1960s, sci-fi and fantasy fan networks were achieved solely through the mail, and Trekkies would communicate almost exclusively through letters columns printed in the backs of sci-fi magazines (a model first invented by Hugo Guernsback back in 1926). More enterprising fans would author and print their own fanzines, which they would mail to other fans, or drive around town and distribute by hand. 

The Trimbles were among those enterprising fans. They loved "Star Trek," and had made themselves familiar with the goings-on in NBC production offices, just so they could keep an eye on their favorite show. When the Trimbles learned that ratings were flagging at the end of the show's second season -- in March 1968 -- Bjo and John launched a letter-writing campaign to keep the series on the air. They wrote a letter explaining the situation, printed out 150 copies on an old mimeograph machine, and mailed them out to all the most influential fans in their circle. Each one of them was asked, chain-letter style, to send out ten copies of the letter to ten others, those ten would print out ten more, and so on.

Read more: Lucille Ball Suffered Life-Changing Sacrifices For Star Trek

'There Ought To Be Something We Could Do About This'

Thanks to Trimble's efforts, "Star Trek" was renewed for a third season, and subsequently put into eternal syndication.

John's wife Bjo led the charge on the letter-writing campaign, but she credits John for first having the idea and helping to facilitate it . Talking to Sci-Fi Radio last year , Bjo said: 

"The whole 'Save "Star Trek"' campaign was John's fault. We had visited the Trek set, about when word sifted down that the show would be canceled at the end of the second season. So we watched actors do their stuff beautifully in front of the camera, then slump off looking depressed. On our way home, John said, 'There ought to be something we could do about this!'"

Bjo and John instantly began formulating their plan, and called "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry as soon as they arrived home (naturally, they had Roddenberry's personal phone number). They asked Roddenberry if they should start a letter-writing campaign, and the Great Bird of the Galaxy gave a thumbs-up. The Trimbles had an uphill battle rescuing "Star Trek," as, to their recollection, only 12-year-olds and cretins watched "Star Trek." But the pair also knew that venerable authors like Isaac Asimov were fans. 

When coverage of their campaign made it into newspapers, Bjo received most of the credit, she recalled, as 1960s news writers hooked into the "housewife makes good" angle, coloring it as a Women's Lib story. Bjo wanted to point out that John was just as instrumental in the campaign, and that he wasn't just "the husband." 

There Would Be No Star Trek Conventions Without Bjo And John Trimble

"To my sorrow," Bjo continued, "John has seldom gotten even the fan credit he so well deserves for his part in making the 'Star Trek ' we know now a reality for all of fandom."

John sat on the board of directors of the Society of Creative Anachronisms, an early fan group, and his involvement in the community led to the commercial enterprise of the types of fan conventions that continue to this day. Sci-fi conventions were nothing new, as the World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, had been held annually since 1939. But Bjo joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society in the late 1950s, and became involved with organizing elements of Worldcon, and in 1958, Bjo and John were responsible for putting together the Worldcon Futuristic Fashion Show, which became a very profitable costume presentation in the fan community. In the mid-1960s, the Trimbles displayed early versions of the "Star Trek" uniforms before the series premiered. 

It was through the strength and activism of Bjo and John Trimble that sci-fi conventions would continue to flourish. By 1972, other sci-fi fans took their lead and began organizing conventions for "Star Trek" specifically . The very first Trek convention was held in New York on January 21, 1972. Bjo and John launched the ship, and a new generation of captains sailed them into the stars. 

John was also enlisted in the Air Force, and performed helicopter rescues during the Korean War. In a letter posted on Facebook , Trimble's daughter Lara said that "One of his best memories was when the squadron rescued visiting US Boy Scouts stranded on a mountain in Taiwan. It took multiple trips to get all hands safely home." He was a hero for sci-fi fans, but he was already a hero in real life.

Rest in peace, John Trimble.

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Fans on mission. To seek out autographs from Star Trek icon William Shatner

LAKE TWP. − For many, it was a final frontier.

To boldly go where they had never gone before — into the presence of Star Trek actor William Shatner .

Several hundred people flocked Saturday to Hartville MarketPlace & Flea Market to get autographs and pictures with the 93-year-old man known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk in the original 1960s television series Star Trek. Those 79 episodes spawned a decades-long influential cultural franchise and phenomenon.

The crowd loudly cheered when Shatner appeared at 10:50 a.m. in an area by the food court cordoned off for his appearance that was arranged by Prime Time Sports and Framing of Kent. Fans, several arriving in wheelchairs, brought Star Trek uniforms, promotional pictures from the TV series and Star Trek films, a model of the U.S.S. Enterprise and sketches to be marked with his coveted signature.

Related: 'Star Trek' legend William Shatner to appear at Hartville MarketPlace

The cost of each autograph or picture with him was $149. If you wanted both, the cost was $275. For him to write three words or less with the autograph cost $79 more. Several also paid $100 for a VIP pass to skip the line.

Shatner could be seen for the next 74 minutes signing autographs, smiling and engaging in light banter with fans. After everyone who had paid for an autograph had been served, he got onto a scooter with balloons tied to it and going nowhere close to as fast as warp speed went to All Star Sports Gallery.

Someone wearing an elaborate costume as Bumblebee the Transformer led the procession. Then, Shatner switched from the scooter to sitting on a stool to take pictures with people, with the line of those waiting for pictures stretching back to the food court area.

Dave Bell, 74, of Lake Township, who watches the classic Star Trek episodes every night, said he wasn't willing to pay $149 for an autograph. But he came to Hartville Marketplace to get a glimpse and picture of Shatner.

"I'm a Trekkie. But this is ridiculous," Bell said about the crowd. "I'm not surprised. He's a very popular guy."

Jann Henthorn drove an hour from Orrville to see the man who played the beloved Star Trek captain.

"Is William Shatner here?" she said as she tried to spot him through the autograph seekers blocking her view. "I see him! ... All of us baby boomers are all excited!"

Henthorn recalled watching Star Trek when it first aired in the 1960s long before it achieved massive cult status in syndication.

"He looks good," she said about Shatner.

Cassedy Brennan, 28, of Wadsworth stood by one of the barricades snapping pictures of Shatner. Her father, a big Star Trek fan, was in line waiting for an autograph on a poster.

"He is like a kid in a candy store today. He is so excited. It's like Star Wars, Star Trek paraphernalia in the basement. ... Unopen toys. This is his jam," she said. "I think it's cool. Not exactly my thing. But here to support my dad. It's cool to see, too."

Brennan was one of the few people in their 20s in the crowd.

"I probably wouldn't know William Shatner out of context if it weren't for my dad," she said, adding that she saw classic Star Trek episodes with her father. "There's probably some millennials that are fans. But I'm not a sci-fi kind of girl."

Michael Rothman, 38, of Lake Township said Shatner autographed his set of Star Trek DVDs.

He said the actor said to him, "'Thank you very much.' That's all he said."

His wife Shandi Rothman clarified that, "He (also) said, 'Pleasure to see you.'"

Stacy Klotz of Massillon got Shatner to autograph her Captain James T. Kirk poster. She considered the $149 cost a "once in a lifetime type of thing." A sci-fi fan, she first started seeing Star Trek in syndication in the late 1970s.

Matt Merew, 56, of Zanesville got Shatner to sign his model of the Enterprise and his picture depicting the scene where Captain Kirk fights an alien captain known as a Gorn. The picture already had the autograph of the actor who played the Gorn that Merew got at a past Star Trek convention.

Cameron Blakey, 46, of Mogadore, who watched Star Trek in the 1980s with his uncle and mother, got Shatner to autograph his sketch of Captain Kirk that Blakey drew.

"He asked me how I was. And he asked me if I drew this. I told him I did. And I told him that we basically thank you for everything and he made my day," he said. "He made my life. Awesome, awesome experience!"

Karen Isaiah of Mogadore said she watched the original Star Trek in 1967.

"I'm ecstatic. I didn't want to miss him for anything," she said. "I met (singer) Johnny Mathis. I talked to William Shatner. My life is complete."

Reach Robert at [email protected]. X formerly Twitter: @rwangREP.