Editor’s Note — The Cairo Swordsman character first appeared in the 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark film. Kenner Products had the license to produce toys and games based on the Lucasfilm production. The products included a Raiders of the Lost Ark board game and a 12-inch Indiana Jones figure released in 1981. A more traditional 3.75-inch line of action figures debuted in 1982 that included Indiana Jones, Marion, the assassin known as the Cairo Swordsman, and other characters.
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