Most of the printings of Vstar Universe didn’t have those pull tabs, but more recent printings do. At some point they started adding them to all boxes but I think it was in the middle of Vstar Universe’s print runs.
Here’s a thread with pictures of other ones with pull tabs: https://www.elitefourum.com/t/newest-reprint-of-vstar-universe-has-the-peel-off-tab