Newsarama

Barbie Gets Beamed Up For 'Star Trek' 50th Anniversary Collection

News
By
published
Star Trek Barbie Dolls: Uhura, Kirk and Spock
"Star Trek" is getting the Barbie treatment with new collectible figures of Captain James T. Kirk, Spock and Uhura from Mattel and CBS Consumer Products to mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic science fiction franchise. (Image credit: Mattel / CBS Consumer Products)

Two 1960s icons get mashed up as Mattel has created Barbie versions of James. T. Kirk, Spock and Nyota Uhura for the 50th anniversary of "Star Trek."

Created in partnership with CBS Consumer Products, these Star Trek-themed 50th Annviersary Barbie Collection figures have the likenesses of William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and Nichelle Nichols, and are shown with a phaser and tricorder. Take a look:

The new "Star Trek" 50th Annviersary Barbie Collection from Mattel and CBS Consumer Products features the likenesses of Nichelle Nichols as Uhura (with tricorder and communicator), William Shatner as Kirk (with phaser) and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. (Image credit: Mattel / CBS Consumer Products)

The figures are scheduled to debut in stores this month, with a suggested retail price of $34.99.

This story was provided by Space.com sister site Newsarama. Follow Newsarama on Twitter @Newsarama and on Facebook. Original article on Newsarama.com.

Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com.

Chris Arrant
Chris Arrant
Newsarama Senior Editor

Newsarama Senior Editor Chris Arrant has covered comic book news for Space.com sister site Newsarama since 2003, and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News and CBR. He is the author of the book "Modern Masters: Cliff Chiang," co-authored "Art of Spider-Man Classic," and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology "Pros and (Comic) Cons." He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)