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G.I. Joe is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. [3] [4] The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier (), Action Sailor (), Action Pilot (U.S. Air Force), Action Marine (U.S. Marine Corps) and later on, the Action Nurse.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (also known as Action Force in Finland, [2] Sweden [3] and the UK [4]) is a military -themed line of action figures and toys in Hasbro 's G.I. Joe franchise. [5] The toyline lasted from 1982 to 1994, producing well over 500 figures and 250 vehicles and playsets. The line reappeared in 1997 and has continued in one ...
The first Glenda action figure was exclusive to Argentina by the defunct toy company Plastirama. The figure reused the same mold from a Scarlett action figure. As an homage to Argentina, the figure's hair was changed to blonde, and the suit's colors were blue and white. In 2023, Glenda received further recognition when she was revealed to be a ...
The G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline was introduced by Hasbro in 1982, and lasted to 1994, producing well over 250 vehicles (i.e. in-universe are meant to move under their own power), and playsets (i.e. toys representing static bases of operation such as fortresses, or equipment such as artillery pieces).
1964–1969 [1] Official website. G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man is a line of action figures produced by Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces. The term G.I. stands, in popular usage, for Government Issue and became a generic term for U.S. soldiers (predating the action figures ...
Disavowed Continuity: KIA (vol. 2) #38 – Killed by Red Shadows assassins in Brazil. Packaged with the "Retaliator" helicopter. Disavowed Continuity: KIA (vol. 2) #37 – Killed by Red Shadows assassins in Fiji. The original G.I. Joe, given his first figure in the A Real American Hero line to celebrate thirty years of the series.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a comic book that was published by Marvel Comics from 1982 to 1994. Based on Hasbro 's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line of military-themed toys, the series has been credited for making G.I. Joe into a pop-culture phenomenon. [1] G.I. Joe was also the first comic book to be advertised on television, in what ...
This line sparked a resurgence in 12-inch military action figures; a number of other companies began selling a wide range of military sets and vehicles, in most cases with more attention to detail than the Hasbro lineup, but not necessarily of a higher quality. In any event, this created a lot of competition for Hasbro's new G.I. Joe.