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Larry Hama action figure.
“Larry Hama has been many things: a storyteller, illustrator, rock musician, storyboard artist, actor, and the creative force behind the 1980’s leading action figure line.”
Tags: comic, crowdfunded, G.I. Joe
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Larry Hama interviewed.
“I think I wrote just about every file card for the Joes except for Crystal Ball which was written by Stephen King’s son.”
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30 G.I. Joes modeled after real people.
“… Sneak Peek’s file card listed the character’s name as ‘Owen S. King’ for famed novelist Stephen King’s son.”
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Sgt. Slaughter interviewed.
“… I saw a little boy with my Triple T Tank in his hand, and he was looking at it. So I went up behind him and I tapped him on the shoulder. He looked up at me, looked at the box, looked up at me again, dropped the box and he ran.”
Tags: article, G.I. Joe, wrestling, WWE
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How Teddy Roosevelt became an action figure.
“At its peak in the 1980s, Hasbro estimated that two out of every three boys between the ages of 5 and 11 owned a G.I. Joe action figure.”
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Which came first—the comic or the toy?
“In rare instances, there’s a comic, then a toy and another comic, and then another toy and comic a decade later!”
Tags: article, comic, DC, G.I. Joe, Marvel
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The secret history of G.I. Joe.
“In those days, everyone in the toy business knew that toy soldiers were three-inch-high, immobile, plastic or lead figures, and the initial response to Joe ranged from doubt to scorn to laughter …”
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G.I. Joe, the world’s first action figure, turns 50.
“Most boys in the ’60s had a father or a relative who was or had been in the military …”
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The secret origins of the Marvel G.I. Joe comic.
“G.I. JOE quickly became a top tier title and our number one subscription title.”
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How did G.I. Joe become the world’s most successful boys’ toy?
“As long as there are boys or children who have imaginations and who want to see their imaginations come to life, I think there will always be a need for action figures.”