MERCHANDISE & MEDIA
Although Sectaurs was relatively short-lived as a toy line, it produced a large amount of tie-in media, merchansides and promotional material thanks to Coleco's efforts to really push the concept.
The Animated Series
Five animated episodes were produced by famed Burbank, California-based studio Ruby-Spears Productions. The mini-series was shown in syndication starting in September of 1985. The cast may sound familiar to fans of other popular properties in the 80s, as they also lent their voice talents to series such as Transformers, Super Powers, GI Joe, Scooby Doo, and The Real Ghostbusters. The series has never officially been released on DVD.
CAST:
Arthur Burghardt:
Spidrax, Spiderflyer
Peter Cullen:
Mantor, Skito, Toxcid
Laurie Faso:
Zak, Bitaur
Dan Gilvezan:
Dargon, Dragonflyer
EPISODES: (Click for Episode Guide)
Episode One
Episode Two
Episode Three
Episode Five
Episode Four
Peter Renaday:
Pinsor, Battle Beetle
Neil Ross:
Waspax, Wingid
Frank Welker:
Skulk, Trancula
BJ Ward:
Stellara
The Marvel Comic
WRITERS:
Dan Distefano (Episodes 1 & 2)
Janis Diamond (Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 5)
Ted Field (Episode 4)
Matt Uitz (Episode 5)
Marvel Comics produced eight issues of Sectaurs starting with the first issue in June of 1985. The storyline of this comic hewed much more closely to the style guide than the animated series.
ISSUES: (Click to Read Comic)
ISSUES: (Click to Read Comic)
Each Sectaur toy included a mini-comic that spotlighted the character or playset it came with. The Hyve playset often came with the World of Symbion comic, however, so it is the rarest of all of the mini-comics.
Mini-Comics
ComicOrama 290 contains French comics: Incredible Hulk #167 Sectaurs #3 G.I. Joe #27 Spider-Man #170 X-Men #35 Incredible Hulk #168 From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
ComicOrama 293 contains French comics: X-Men #42 Sectaurs #4 X-Men #37 Sectaurs #5 X-Men #43 Spider-Man #168 From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Big Looker Storybook. Painted art by Earl Norem From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Big Looker Storybook. Painted art by Earl Norem From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Kid Stuff Book available with record or tape. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Kid Stuff Book available with record or tape. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Kid Stuff Book available with record or tape. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Hardcover Storybook. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Hardcover Storybook. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Coloring Book From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Coloring Book From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Coloring Book From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Sticker Adventure Book From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society
Other Books
The story of the Sectaurs also came to life in the form of various storybooks (hard cover and soft cover) and coloring books.
From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
Canadians received a different selection of fun Sectaurs stuff than US fans. From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
All of this awaited the lucky kid that sent in his or her order form! From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
This is also the imagery that graced the cover of the style guide. From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
Included with the Canadian Fan Club Kit. From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
A ton of fun ancillary merchandise was created for the kid who wanted to show his love for the Sectaurs in all sorts of ways—whether through buttons, theme books, tote bags and more!
General Merchandise
A few promotional/informational items were created such as a style guide, a newsletter and toy catalogs.
Promotional Items
A Sectaurs.com exclusive! A never-before-seen image from Coleco of the unproduced Stellara prototype. From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
A Sectaurs.com exclusive! A never-before-seen image from Coleco of the unproduced Battle Bugs prototypes. The Battle Bugs were larger scale insectoids the Sectaurs could ride on. From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
A Sectaurs.com exclusive! A never-before-seen image from Coleco of the unproduced Battle Bugs "Crossbow" prototype. From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
A Sectaurs.com exclusive! A never-before-seen image from Coleco of the Bandor prototype. The only other images to make it on the web of Bandor, that we know of, before were from the catalog that featured the never-made toys. At that point, the characters and their insectoid companions had been broken up. From the Symbion Preservation Society Collection.
Depicts Spidrax versus Dargon. These costumes were created for promotional appearances. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
This costume was created for promotional appearances. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
This costume was created for promotional appearances. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
Consumer Reports for kids, Sectaurs was featured on the cover of this issue. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
The review from inside Penny Power. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
Given out as part of a Say No To Drugs campaign. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
This newsletter was a promotional marketing piece aimed to keep retailers up to date about the launch efforts behind Sectaurs. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
This newsletter was a promotional marketing piece aimed to keep retailers up to date about the launch efforts behind Sectaurs. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
This newsletter was a promotional marketing piece aimed to keep retailers up to date about the launch efforts behind Sectaurs. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
This newsletter was a promotional marketing piece aimed to keep retailers up to date about the launch efforts behind Sectaurs. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
A close-up of the picture featured in The Symbion Suns featuring the wonderfully constructed Dargon suit used for promotional materials.
Promotional item. From the collection of the Symbion Preservation Society.
