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The Hassenfeld Brothers [2] (Hasbro) of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, began selling the first "action figure" targeted especially at boys in the early 1960s.The conventional marketing wisdom of the early 1960s was that boys would not play with dolls, thus the word 'Doll' was never used by Hasbro or anyone involved in the development or marketing of G.I. Joe. "Action figure" was the only acceptable ...
The following list (organized by faction) covers every known character in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toy line to have received his/her own action figure. It includes the year the characters' version 1 action figure debuted, their code names and real names, function, and original rank/grade (if applicable). It does not include every ...
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.
The Official 30th Anniversary Salute To G.I. Joe 1964-1994. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-301-6. Yezbick, Daniel F., "Thirteen ways of looking at an action figure: Part two", pp. 152–169 in, Alexandratos, Jonathan (ed), Articulating the Action Figure: Essays on the Toys and Their Messages, McFarland, 2017 ISBN 1476628475.
A notable absence in G.I. Joe's early days was an antagonist (although a case can be made for the German, Japanese and Russian figures). In 1976, G.I. Joe and the Adventure Team met new foes from outer space, when The Intruders: Strong Men from Another World were introduced.
The following is a list of all of the Hasbro G.I. Joe series released as of 2024. G.I. Joe: America's movable fighting man (1964–1969) G.I. Joe Adventure Team (1970–1977)