Gestern Wars: Lion Rock figures in Germany
Gestern Wars translates to "Yesterday's Wars" in English and was
the German release for these well made action figures. The packaging
for Gestern Wars 32 figures is very similiar to that of Italy's
Polistil Releases and was likely produced
at the same time Finding figures in Gestern Wars packaging is no
easy task.
Despite calling them "Lion Rocks", the Gestern Wars packages are
clearly marked 1976 Mego Corp in name only. (No Mego Logo appears
on them). Each Gestern Wars character has a catalog which has their
individual artwork on the cover, a detail that you wouldn't see
today. Checklist for Mego "Gestern Wars" figures US Forces: Artic
Infantryman, Fighter Pilot, Airforce Tailgunner, Marine, Combat
Officer, Infantry man, Frogman. Allied Forces : Scottish Guard,
Anzac Bush Fighter, British Torpedo Captain, British Commando, British
Paratrooper, British Desert Rat, French Infantry Man, French Resistance
Fighter, French Legionnaire, French Tank Commander, Chinese Infantryman,
Chinese Guerrilla. Axis Forces German Infantry man, Luftwaffe Pilot,
Japanese Sharpshooter, Japanese Infantryman, Japanese Fighter Pilot,
German Afrika Korps, German Paratrooper, German Mountain Trooper,
German U Boat Commander, Russion Infantry, Russian Officer, Japanese
Officer, Italian Partesian.