Back in 1964, Hasbro broke from its game board mold to shake up the toy market with a newfangled idea - action figures. GI Joe was the first of its kind, and with spy stories like James Bond and ...

Over 150 soldiers, from common infantry to terrifying cyborgs, made up the GI Joe: A Real American Hero team in the ‘80s (and early ‘90s), and ... than as an action figure, and she was pretty ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — G.I. Joe is turning 50. The birthday of what's called the world's first action figure is being celebrated this month by collectors and the toy maker that introduced ...

G.I. Joe was officially a go. But first, the toys needed a name, and a fitting marketing campaign. No boy would want to play with a doll, they figured. He needed an "action figure." Justin ...

Though the toy doesn't quite fit in with the ... three boys between the ages of 5 and 11 owned a G.I. Joe action figure. But by the mid-'90s, the once-famous "Real American Hero" line of 3.75 ...

GI Joe's popularity over the years has seen it become the world's most popular toy for boys As a child, Ace Allgood served in the army on Mondays, chased gorillas on Tuesdays, and went parachuting ...

Artist Mark Pennington still gets questions and hears stories about a job that he had nearly 40 years ago. It comes with the ...

Hiya Toys has officially announced that Stuart ‘Outback’ Selkirk is coming to its G.I. Joe Exquisite Mini Series with a new 1/18th scale action figure for the Joes’ survival specialist. The figure is ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook McFarlane Toys has focused on DC Comics with their Page Punchers action figure lineup thus far ...

featuring action figures and accessories – both vintage and new. Collectors track down rare pieces and uncover an arsenal of fun and fascinating toys, including G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Marvel Comic ...

LOS ANGELES -- The man credited as the originator behind action figures such as G.I. Joe has died at age 84 ... It soon became one of Hasbro's most successful toys. The Times reports that ...

His mum just bought him a few GI ... action figures, Hasbro chief executive Merrill Hassenfeld decided GI Joe would be the future of the firm, and planned one of the most ambitious launches in toy ...