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Power Rangers In Space – 1998

The Power Rangers returned for their sixth season in 1998, and once again, the team changed into a different theme. This time, the team was revealed as the “Power Rangers In Space”, with the Rangers taking to space to search for the original team’s mentor, Zordon. This series would be a turning point in the Power Ranger franchise, as it marked the end of the continuous storyline of the previous seasons and ended the custom of previous cast member returning to new shows.

For more information about Bandai’s Power Rangers in Space line, see bottom of the page for a complete summary.

Lightstar Power Rangers (1998): Basic 5″ Figures (3100)

The first series of figures released in 1998 for the Rangers in Space line were the Lightstar Power Rangers. These figures a unique light feature for their respective themed color. It also should be noted this series included the only bad guys released for the entire line, Craterites and Ecliptor.

Scarcity Factor: The In Space basic line of figures can be challenging to track down on the secondary market.
Notes: This series of figures were the first to be released for the In Space line, and are the ones most fans remember. These figures can be a bit challenging to track them all down, especially Ecliptor and Craterites

Galaxy Gliders (1998): Basic 5″ Figures (3140)

The Galaxy Gliders included all five Ranger characters, with their gliders. Each glider was themed to a particular Ranger.

Scarcity Factor: The Galaxy Gliders can still be found, but it’s getting a bit tougher each year.
Notes: The Galaxy Gliders definitely had that Silver Surfer feel to them with the cosmic surfer thing. These shouldn’t be hard to find on the secondary market.

Talking Astro Armor Rangers (1998): Basic 8″ Figures (3150)

This Talking Power Rangers had been introduced the year before, and proved so successful, the series was brought back in 1998. The set included all five Rangers, along with the Silver Rangers. All figures were released in an 8″ format.

Scarcity Factor: The In Space basic line of figures can be tough to find on the secondary market.
Notes: This size Ranger figure wasn’t common for the franchise, so the 8 inch Astro Rangers can be a bit tough to find on the market, especially in the package.

Astro Power Rangers (1998): Basic 5″ Figures (3210)

The Astro Power Rangers series contained all five Ranger characters, but the Silver Ranger was only available with the Astro Rangers Space Pack. This was the largest series of this line, because each of the fiver Rangers came in six different combinations of different bonus figures in each. This means there are actually 30 different figures to collect, for those completest collectors.

Scarcity Factor: The Galaxy Gliders can still be found, but it’s getting a bit tougher each year.
Notes: The 5 inch Astro Rangers had multiple combinations of figures, with each figure available in six different combo variations, so there are actually 30 different figures to collect in this series. It should be noted that the Silver Ranger was only available in the Astro Ranger Space Pack.

Battlized Power Rangers (1998): Basic 5″ Figures (3220)

The Battlized Power Rangers series contained only three of the five Rangers. Each figure included armor pieces to make up an entire suit to battle with.

Scarcity Factor: The Battlized Power Rangers can be a bit tough to track down on the secondary market.
Notes: The Battlized Power Rangers had a lot of different and unique armor pieces, and can be challenging to a collector on the secondary market.

Mega Launching Power Rangers (1998): Basic 5.5″ Figures (3260)

The Mega Launching Power Rangers series contained only four of the Rangers (Black, Blue, Red and Silver). Each figure included a mega launcher weapon among their accessories.

Scarcity Factor: The Mega Launching Rangers can still be found, but it’s getting a bit tougher each year.
Notes: The Mega Launchers were definitely unique in that they had spring loaded weapons that shot projectiles out at their enemies. These guys shouldn’t be hard to find on the secondary market.

Lunar Power Rangers (1998): Basic 4″ Figures (3280)

The Lunar Power Rangers series included all five Rangers in Space members, as well as the Silver Ranger. All figures included a separate space suit the figure could fit inside of.

Scarcity Factor: The Lunar Rangers can still be found, but it will take a little patience to find them all.
Notes: The Lunar Power Rangers had an entirely separate set of armor for the figure to fit into, which made from lots of fun. It may take some searching, but this set can be found on the secondary market.

Micro Action Zords (1998): Basic Figures (3120)

Zords tend to be a bit on the large side, so Bandai released a series of Micro Zords with special action features. They came complete with mini figures for maximum playability.

Action Micro Zords

Deluxe Micro Playsets

Scarcity Factor: The Micro Zords and Playsets can prove challenging to find on the secondary market.
Notes: The Micro Zords are always popular in every Rangers line because of the economy size and price. These are no different. The Micro Playsets can also be a bit tough to find with loose versions almost always missing pieces.

Power Rangers in Space (1998): Accessories

Bandai continued their tradition of releasing multiple role play accessories in 1998, for kids to imitate their favorite Ranger characters.

Scarcity Factor: Most of the accessories for the Rangers In Space line can tough to find on the secondary market.
Notes: A couple of In Space accessories can be found easy enough on the market (Super Silverizer, Astro Navigator), but the other accessories from this line are just tough to find. Especially the Battlizer, Digimorpher, and Astro Morpher.

Power Rangers in Space (1998): Multipacks

Bandai released several different multipack sets in 1998, including the Astro Team Packs and Heroes of Space series. The Heroes of Space focused on the NASA space program and celebrated a few legendary astronauts.

Astro Team Packs

Heroes of Space

Scarcity Factor: The Astro Team Packs are tough to find, but Heroes of Space are easily found.
Notes: The Heroes of Space series can be fairly easy to find on the secondary market nowadays, while the Astro Team Packs can sort of tough to track down.

Power Rangers in Space (1998): Vehicles

Two separate vehicle series were released for the Power Rangers in Space line, and they were the Deluxe Galaxy Cycles and Deluxe Galaxy Rovers.

Deluxe Galaxy Cycles

Deluxe Galaxy Rovers

Scarcity Factor: The In Space Galaxy Cycles and Rovers can still be found, but getting tougher each year.
Notes: The Galaxy Cycles can be found with a little patience, as can the Galaxy Rovers. These weren’t the most popular vehicle series that Bandai had produced and were not big sellers at the time.

Power Rangers in Space (1998): Zords

Zords are giant fighting machines that fight alongside other similarly-themed machines as singular battle squadron, with the capability to combine into larger combat machines. Bandai released several different Zords for the Rangers in Space line for 1998, and can be somewhat tough to find on today’s secondary market.

Scarcity Factor: The Zords for the Rangers In Space line are tough to find on the secondary market.
Notes: Zords are always the most popular items from each Rangers line, and In Space is no exception. They can range from kind of expensive to really expensive, depending on which one you’re looking at. The Deluxe Mega Voyager and Jumbo Astro Megazord are the biggest stars in this group as they can range close to $1,000 for a nice boxed version.

For the new season, the Power Rangers continued to follow a continuous story line that evolved with each new year. The 1998 version was of course, the Power Rangers in Space. During this season, the Rangers took to space to search for the original team’s mentor, Zordon, while still defending Earth from the Evil Creatures. This series would be a turning point in the Power Ranger franchise, as it marked the end of the continuous storyline from the previous seasons, as well as ending the custom of previous cast member returning to the new shows.

The Power Rangers in Space consisted of five Power Ranger characters, Blue Astro Ranger, Black Astro Ranger, Pink Astro Ranger, Red Astro Ranger, and Yellow Astro Ranger. They would be joined by the mysterious Silver Ranger. Once again, these Rangers would battle various villains called “Evil Space Aliens”, but this time they were led by the evil Divatox and Elgar. Like past versions, multiple waves of Rangers in Space toys would fill retail retail aisles in 1998, featuring new Rangers figures and accessories.

The Power Rangers in Space figures and accessories proved to very popular with the kids who were watching the show at the time. No feature movie was released for this line, but that didn’t seem to affect the show’s popularity. Toy sales and show ratings were still both going strong and the lineup changes didn’t seem to hurting the brand. New uniforms and Zords just meant more new action figures and toys to sell. Most items from the Power Rangers in Space line of 1998 can still be easily found on the secondary market nowadays, with the bigger Zords being among the more coveted items.