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Joe the adventurer.
“The 1969 Adventures of GI Joe series was shift by Hasbro away from the military themed sets towards a world of adventure. The basic uniforms, especially of the adventurers, still have a paramilitary flavor, but the accessory sets focus much more on civilian action.”
3DJoes.com.
“3DJoes is dedicated to preserving the sculpt and package art of G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero through interactive 360 photography and digital photo restoration.” (See also.)
1980 Diaclone catalogue translation.
“The history of Transformers has always been as interesting as the toys themselves.” (1981. Early 1982. Late 1982. 1983. 1983-84. 1985.)
1983 Diaclone Car Robot Battle Convoy.
The toy that would become Optimus Prime. (See also.)
Microforever.
“Microman Zone proved to be popular and by its second year Microman line began to take on its own identity and separated itself from the influence of the Henshin Cyborg line.”
Action Force history.
“Globally, Action Force is generally perceived as the British cousin of GI Joe, the Real American Hero, which in part is true, but its influences stretch beyond that …”
The British Kung Fu grip.
“Bill Pugh (Director of Design, Research and Development, Palitoy) … had difficultly making Action Man hold onto anything placed in his hands whilst setting up displays.”
From Kung Fu to Atomic Power.
“… a prototype of Mike Power’s ‘Bionic’ (later ‘Atomic’) arm.” (See also.)
Palitoy Atomic Man.
“Anyone who grew up during this era would note the superhuman enhancements shared more than a passing similarity with … Steve Austin …”
Henshin Cyborg Henshin Sets.
These included Chojin Sets (featuring original character designs Birdman, Fishman and Beetleman) and Henshin Sets (featuring tokusatsu heroes).