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The SilverHawks made their debut on the small screen on September 8, 1986 with an animated series that consisted of only one season and 65 episodes. It was a Rankin/Bass production, who had also famously produced the Thundercats series as well. LJN, who had previously partnered with these producers on the Thundercats, passed on the SilverHawks toy line at the last minute, so Kenner quickly stepped in and ended up making the SilverHawks toys. Kenner launched their toy line in 1987, which initially proved to be very successful. However, once the animated series came to an end, sales began to rapidly slow down. The last new episode aired towards the end of 1986, but the show did continue in syndication midway through 1987. It should be noted the Marvel Comics SilverHawks series, released under their Star Comics brand, did continue until 1988. Since the SilverHawks animated series had already been cancelled the year prior, Kenner ended up releasing far less SilverHawks products for Series two in 1988.  With steeply declining sales and with no major media outlets to promote their toys, Kenner ended the SilverHawks line in 1988.

Series One of Kenner’s SilverHawks line consisted 12 total action figures, with 8 of them being the heroic SilverHawks and the other four belonging to The Mob. The Heroic SilverHawks were: Bluegrass, Copper Kid, Flashback, Hotwing, Quicksilver, Stargazer, Steelheart and Steelwill. The Mob was comprised of Buzz-Saw, Mo-Lec-U-Lar, Mon*Star and Mumbo Jumbo. Each figure included their bird companion or accessory. Kenner also released three impressive looking large sized Attack Birds; Sky-Shadow, Stronghold and Tally-Hawk, and one vehicle, The Maraj.

For Series Two, Kenner gave us 7 total figures, with 2 of them being the heroic SilverHawks and 2 belonging to The Mob. The other three were part of a brand new series called the “Ultrasonic Suit” series. The Heroic SilverHawks were: Condor w/ Jet Stream and Moon Stryker w/ Tail-Spin. The Mob was comprised of Hardware w/ Prowler and Windhammer w/ Tuning Fork. The new “Ultrasonic Suit” figures were Bluegrass, Quicksilver and Steelwill. All three figures came with new accessories and of course their Ultrasonic Suits. Kenner also released two vehicles in 1988, with the Sky Runner and Tally-Sprinthawk. There were a few additional items set to be released for the SilverHawks line, but it sadly came to an end before they made it to retail.

Despite its short two year run, Kenner’s SilverHawks line still managed to make a memorable impression with the kids of that generation. The SilverHawks franchise just had the bad luck of having an insane amount of competition on the small screen and in the toy aisles at the time. Animated television was being dominated by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Duck Tales and Real Ghostbusters, while the toy aisles were being hogged by GI Joe, Transformers, ALF, Cabbage Patch and Nintendo. It was just a case of bad timing. Sadly, there has not really been much talk in the way of any type of potential SilverHawks return, but here’s hoping!

Over its short two year history, Kenner released some pretty fun and unique SilverHawks figures and accessories. Just like every toy line, the values of certain items can greatly fluctuate over time. This is based on several factors, including the item’s time period, scarcity, overall condition, and of course, consumer demand. The good news for SilverHawks collectors is there is typically a high demand for items from this 1980’s era. Boxed or packaged items can still go for quite a bit of money on the secondary market, especially the vehicles and certain Series Two figures. Loose individual figures and accessories can still be found fairly easily, with some being harder to find than others. Values for SilverHawks items have been remaining steady of late, but with no new shows, movies or toys on the horizon, it’s not clear what the ceiling looks like for the vintage SilverHawks toy line. The SilverHawks Ultimates line by Super 7 continues to sell quite well, mostly due to that ever present nostalgic desire from kids who grew up during that timeframe. The figures, vehicles, and other accessories from the SilverHawks line will only increase in value as these items become harder to find in the future.