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An action figure is a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, comic book, video game, or television program. These action figures usually are marketed towards boys. more...

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Redressable action figures are sometimes referred to as action dolls as a distinction from those which have all or most of their clothes molded on.

History

1960s-1970s

The term "action figure" was first used by Hasbro in 1964, to market their G.I. Joe figure to boys who wouldn't play with dolls. G.I. Joe was initially a military-themed 11.5-inch action figure proposed by marketing and toy idea-man Stan Weston. The action figure featured changeable clothes with various uniforms to suit different purposes. In a move that would create global popularity for this type of toy, Hasbro also licensed the product to companies in other markets.

These different licensees had a combination of uniforms and accessories that were usually identical to the ones manufactured for the US market by Hasbro, along with some sets that were unique to the local market.

The Japanese had at least two examples where a Hasbro licensee also issued sublicenses for related products. For example, Palitoy issued a sublicense to Tsukuda, a company in Japan, to manufacture and sell Action Man accessories in the Japanese market. Takara also issued a sublicense to Medicom for the manufacture of action figures.

Takara, still under license by Hasbro to make and sell G.I. Joe toys in Japan, also manufactured an action figure incorporating the licensed GI Joe torso for Henshin Cyborg-1, using transparent plastic revealing cyborg innards, and a chrome head and cyborg feet. During the oil supply crisis of the 1970s, like many other manufacturers of action figures, Takara was struggling with the costs associated with making the large 11 ½ inch figures, So, a smaller version of the cyborg toy was developed, standing at 3-3/4 inches high, and was first sold in 1974 as Microman. The Microman line was also novel in its use of interchangeable parts. This laid the foundation for both the smaller action figure size and the transforming robot toy. Takara began producing characters in the Microman line with increasingly robotic features, including Robotman, a 12" robot with room for a Microman pilot, and Mini-Robotman, a 3-3/4" version of Robotman. These toys also featured interchangeable parts, with emphasis placed on the transformation and combination of the characters.

In 1971, Mego began licensing and making American Marvel and DC comic book superhero figures which had highly successful sales and are considered highly collectible by many adults today. They eventually brought the Microman toy line to the United States as the Micronauts, but Mego eventually lost control of the market after rejecting the license to produce Star Wars toys in 1976. The widespread success of Kenner's Star Wars 3-3/4" toy line made the newer, smaller size the industry standard. Instead of a single character with outfits that changed for different applications, toy lines included teams of characters with special functions. Led by Star Wars-themed sales, collectible action figures quickly became a multi-million dollar secondary business for movie studios.

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See also...
A-Team, Action Figures
Action Man, Action Figures
Alien/ Aliens, Action Figures
Austin Powers, Action Figures
Babylon 5, Action Figures
Batman, Action Figures
Battle Of The Planets, Action Figures
Bruce Lee, Action Figures
Buffy & Angel, Action Figures
Captain America, Action Figures
Collections/ Bulk Lots, Action Figures
Daredevil, Action Figures
Doctor Who, Action Figures
Dragon, Action Figures
Dragonball Z, Action Figures
Evangelion, Action Figures
Fantastic Four, Action Figures
Final Fantasy, Action Figures
Ghostbusters, Action Figures
GI Joe/ Action Force, Action Figures
Godzilla, Action Figures
Green Goblin, Action Figures
Green Lantern, Action Figures
Gundam, Action Figures
Halo, Action Figures
Hawkgirl, Action Figures
Hellboy, Action Figures
Hellraiser, Action Figures
Incredible Hulk, Action Figures
Incredibles, Action Figures
Iron Man, Action Figures
James Bond, Action Figures
Jurassic Park, Action Figures
Justice League of America, Action Figures
Kill Bill, Action Figures
Kubrick, Action Figures
Lord of the Rings, Action Figures
M.A.S.K., Action Figures
Macross, Action Figures
Marvel Legends, Action Figures
Marx, Action Figures
Masters of the Universe, Action Figures
Matrix, Action Figures
McFarlane, Action Figures
Mego, Action Figures
Micronauts, Action Figures
Other Action Figures, Action Figures
Planet of the Apes, Action Figures
Power Rangers, Action Figures
Predator, Action Figures
Qee, Action Figures
Reservoir Dogs, Action Figures
Resident Evil, Action Figures
Robotech, Action Figures
Shrek, Action Figures
Six Million Dollar Man, Action Figures
Small Soldiers, Action Figures
Smurfs, Action Figures
Spawn, Action Figures
Spider-Man, Action Figures
Star Trek, Action Figures
Star Wars, Action Figures
Stargate, Action Figures
Street Fighter, Action Figures
Superman, Action Figures
Teen Titans, Action Figures
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Action Figures
Terminator, Action Figures
Thunderbirds, Action Figures
Thundercats, Action Figures
Tomb Raider, Action Figures
Toy Story, Action Figures
Transformers, Action Figures
Wonder Woman, Action Figures
Wrestling, Action Figures
X-Files, Action Figures
X-Men, Action Figures
Xena, Action Figures
Zoids, Action Figures

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