Timeline

Overview

Tracking down the age of Boba Fett (the character) across his appearances as well as the dates behind Boba Fett (the fictional character) from 1st appearance to major milestones

We also have a This Day In History feature on BFFC.

Age of Boba Fett (the character)

Born - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (32 or 31.5 BBY)
10 Years Old - Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (22 BBY)
13 Years Old - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (19 BBY)
32 Years Old - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (0 BY)
35 Years Old - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (3 ABY)
36 Years Old - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (4 ABY)
Approx. 41 Years Old - The Mandalorian (Season 1 is 9 ABY, but TBD if Season 2 and The Book of Boba Fett are considered the same year)

Stories Involving Boba Fett

See Collectibles > Browse by Timeline and Collectibles > Books for everything in BBY/ABY or publishing chronology, respectively.

Behind Boba Fett (the fictional character)

1970s

January - March 1978: Joe Johnston sketches a super stormtrooper in what will become Boba Fett's costume:
April 1978: George Lucas finishes the second draft of The Empire Strikes Back which names the character of Boba Fett
April 17, 1978: Kenner does concept artwork for their large action figure line based on Joe Johnston's sketches of the white "supertrooper" character
May 1978: Norman Reynolds sketches a look entitled "Stormtrooper II" that resembles Boba Fett
June 1978: Joe Johnston sketches start having "Boba Fett" written beneath them
June 1978: Kenner has a sales presentation that includes promotional material for their rocket-firing Boba Fett toy
June 28, 1978: video test shows the all-white "prototype" Boba Fett costume, introduced by Ben Burtt and worn by Duwayne Dunham
August 1978: Kenner releases their January/February 1979 product catalog, which includes the rocket-firing Boba Fett toy
September 24, 1978: Boba Fett has his first public appearance at the San Anselmo Country Fair Day and Parade
October 24, 1978: Lawrence Kasdan finishes the fourth draft of The Empire Strikes Back, which has variant lines for the bounty hunter
November 17, 1978: Boba Fett has his first television appearance in a short cartoon segment of the Star Wars Holiday Special
February 20, 1979: Lawrence Kasdan finishes the fifth and final draft of The Empire Strikes Back, which has Boba Fett's final lines
1979 (Summer): first description of Boba Fett is published in Bantha Tracks #5, the official Star Wars fan club newsletter
May 31, 1979: deadline for Kenner's mail-away "Get A Free Boba Fett" / "Boba Fett Offer," presenting fans with an opportunity to get the action figure ahead of his theatrical debut in return for mailing in four proofs-of-purchase; the figure did not include the rocket-firing backpack as promised due to a legal/safety concern that arose after the promotion began
August 13, 1979: artwork for the Kenner action figure is provided on a U.S. Patent application, which names George Lucas, Ralph McQuarrie, and Joe Johnston as inventors of Boba Fett; the patent is later approved/published on April 27, 1982; a copy is online at google.com/patents/USD264109
1978/1979: Robert Watts asks his half-brother, Jeremy Bulloch, to try on the costume; Peter Roy is said to have been asked beforehand, but had scheduling conflicts

1980s

May 1980: Marvel Special Edition 2: The Empire Strikes Back (May 1) and Marvel Comics Super Special Volume 1 #16 (May 20) both contain the first comic book appearance of Boba Fett
May 21, 1980: Boba Fett has his theatrical debut in The Empire Strikes Back
June 19, 1980: Boba Fett appears for the first time in a printed newspaper comic strip, "The Frozen World of Ota"
September 29, 1980: artwork for the Kenner vehicle named Boba Fett's Slave I is provided on a U.S. Patent application, which names Nilo Rodis-Jamero as inventors of Boba Fett; the patent is later approved/published on April 26, 1983; a copy is online at google.com/patents/USD268773
December 1980: Marvel's Star Wars #42 is thought of to be the first comic book appearance of Boba Fett, which is also hotly debated since it also came out in two other formats (see May 1980 above)
1980: Boba Fett "rocket firing" action figure is still being promoted but never released due to a recent toy safety lawsuit
1981: Kenner's toy for Boba Fett's ship, Slave I, is advertised on television
January 11, 1982: "Return of the Jedi" (originally named "Revenge of the Jedi") began production at Elstree Studios near London, England; Jeremy Bulloch's shots would be done a little later
April 1982: Sarlacc stunts began to be filmed near Yuma, Arizona; Glenn Randall Jr. and Dickey Beer both wore the costume for stunts; later, for two separate pick-up stunt shots, Bob Yerkes and Louis Friedman wore the costume in presumably California locations
April 27, 1982: U.S. Patent application for Boba Fett is approved, which used artwork for the Kenner action figure and was submitted in 1979
1983: first reference to the Mandalorians in Marvel Comics Star Wars #68
May 25, 1983: premiere of Return of the Jedi, featuring Boba Fett, who eventually falls into the Sarlacc Pit
June 1983: Boba Fett is featured in the Battle at Sarlacc's Pit board game
September 28, 1985: Boba Fett appears in the Droids cartoon series
1988: Jodo Kast, a rival character pretending to be Boba Fett, appears in the RPG guidebook, Tatooine Manhunt

1990s

October 18, 1996: Return of the Jedi radio dramas are broadcast with Ed Begley Jr. doing the voice of Boba Fett
January 31, 1997: A New Hope: Special Edition is released, which adds Mark Austin as Boba Fett in extra shots at Docking Bay 94
February 21, 1997: The Empire Strikes Back: Special Edition is released, which adds new shots of Slave I
March 14, 1997: Return of the Jedi: Special Edition is released, which adds Don Bies as Boba Fett in extra shots in Jabba's Palace

2000s

May 16, 2002: Attack of the Clones is released, which re-defines Boba Fett's origin story and features an unmasked Young Boba Fett played by Daniel Logan with a storyline involving his father named Jango Fett played by Temuera Morrison
September 21, 2004: the original Star Wars trilogy is released for the first time on DVD, but there are changes: Boba Fett's voice has been re-dubbed from Jason Wingreen to Temuera Morrison

2010s

TBD

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