December 3, 2020, I go over an assortment of carded figures of Starcom and Shadow Force. These were created by Coleco Toys from the 1986 toy line based off the 13 episode animated cartoon for Starcom The U.S. Space Force. I broke the video into three parts. #StarcomToys, #Spaceforce, #Coleco, #Magnets, #ShadowForce, #CardedFigures,

STARCOM: The U.S. Space Force was introduced in 1986 by Coleco toys. The line only lasted 2 years in the U.S. It was later purchased by Mattel and released in 1990 in Europe.

The characteristics of STARCOM are the two gimmicks that separated it from other lines. One was the Magna-Lock feature, which was a small magnet implanted into every figure's boots, and on all vehicles and playsets. Sometimes, the Magna-Lock mechanism was simply used to attach a figure to a craft, but on some toys, the magnets would activate the moving parts, such as rotating laser guns.

The other special thing about STARCOM was the Power-Deploy action. It was the feature in each vehicle that - without the use of batteries - allowed its wings to fold out, cannons to pop up or unveil secret compartments. It's a shame that Coleco didn't point out that the vehicles did not need batteries when selling the line in America.