GI Joe/ Action Force
Action Force was a range of comic book characters and action figures initially based on Action Man. more...
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History
First generation (1982)
First produced in 1982 by Palitoy Limited and released in two waves, the action figures were a response to falling sales of the company's larger Action Man range and the comparative success of the smaller Star Wars action figures which it was licensed to sell in Europe.
Called Action Force the figures were a mixture of historical military figures (for example a Desert Rat and German Stormtrooper) and more contemporary soldiers (for example Arctic and Naval Assault characters). The range was kept international, in contrast to G.I. Joe, including British, Australian and United States soldiers. However, unlike later releases the figures were not accompanied by file cards on the reverse of the figures' packaging giving the figures back-stories nor were they featured in comic books, other than a series of mini-comics that were packaged with some of the vehicles (notably the AF-3 and AF-5, see below)
List of figures
Arctic Assault;
Australian Jungle Fighter;
British 2 Para;
British Commando;
British Royal Marine;
Commander (available by mail in offer only);
Deep Sea Diver;
Desert Rat;
Frogman;
German Stormtrooper;
Ground Assault;
Helicopter Pilot;
Mission Pilot;
Mountain & Arctic;
Naval Assault;
Night Patrol;
S.A.S Frogman;
S.A.S Trooper;
US Paratrooper;
Vehicles, weaponry and armour
Action Force Base (a cardboard headquarters with zip-line feature);
AF-3 (a Jeep-style patrol vehicle);
AF-5 Multi-Mission Vehicle (a wheeled patrol vehicle with extendable wings for flight and a detachable flotation collar for amphibious use);
AF-7 Deep Sea Diver Platform;
AF-9 Mountain & Arctic (a snowmobile-style vehicle);
Second generation (1983)
Following the success of the first range of figures, a second much larger range was launched in 1983. Action Force sales figures were in the region of almost one million over six months in 1983 and the range was further expanded with a second wave of releases in 1984, adding new figures and vehicles.
Read more at Wikipedia.org
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