I found out that one of the artists that worked on Darci
for Kenner freelanced for Hasbro to create the Jem doll
molds. It looks like Hasbro choose the Darci artist because
they liked Darci, but made Jem a little more polished.
The Jem molds have softer features then Darci. Jem dolls
ears are smaller. Jem dolls noses are also smaller, flatter,
and more rounded. Some of the wax
head molds are a cross between produced Jem and Darci
features.
Darci
Aja and 2nd
year Jem's head mold are similar to Darci.
The bodies, legs, hands and fashions
are similar in may ways.
Darci has two best friends Dana and Erica.
While Jem/Jerrica has two best friend's Shana and Aja.
Dana ... Shana
Erica ... Jerrica
hum ...
Darci also came with red and brunette
hair
Dana
The Kimber, Roxy and Video
head mold seem similar to Dana, But its not exactly
the same.
Dana's nose is wider, longer and more
triangular in shape. Dana's head mold does have some
similarities to the Shana, Stormer, and Synergy head
mold too ... but much closer to the Kimber, Roxy and
Video head mold.
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Erica
The Danse, Jetta and Clash
head mold is similar to Erica, but its not exactly the
same either.
Erica's nose is a little wider and shorter in shape.
Her mouth is very different, the Danse, Jetta and Clash
mouth is wider and their upper lip does not curve up
to the nose like Erica's upper lip. The Danse, Jetta
and Clash mouth is more like Darci's mouth. Also Erica
does not have a cleft chin, the Danse, Jetta and Clash
mold does.
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The prototype head mold that has shown up
as Rapture, 1988 Pizzazz and as a rejected Jem/Jerrica
seem to be even closer to Erica's headmold. Those can
be seen on the Unproduced
pages.
The Glitter'n Gold Jem/Jerrica's doll box
feels very similar to the Darci Boxes, even with the placement
of the doll in the box is similar.
Even some of the fashion
packaging is very similar.
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Darci came with
a portfolio and "Magazine Covers".
Dana came with
a portfolio and "Magazine Covers".
Erica did not come with a portfolio and
"Magazine Covers". But Regine of the Holograms
(1988) would have come with a similar portfolio.
Some of the fashions had cut outs similar
to the Magazine covers that came with Darci and Dana.
The Doll stands are also similar
to Jem's. Dana and Erica have their names on the stand.
I don't have a stand for Darci.
