Toys, Games, and Action Figure Collectibles of the 1970s: Volume I: Action Jackson to Gre-Gory the Bat

Toys, Games, and Action Figure Collectibles of the 1970s: Volume I: Action Jackson to Gre-Gory the Bat Review

Chock full of over 225 pictures and over 75 categories that cover boy and girl toys both, this is the first book in a series that will help to define what 70s playtime was all about. From action figures to general toys to games, this guidebook will give visual examples as well as a checklist on a wide variety of items that were produced during this fantastic decade. Whether you're a collector or someone who wants to walk down memory lane, this is the book series that you've been waiting for.

Some of the many toys that are covered within this volume are: Mego's Action Jackson, Fisher Price's Adventure People, Atari 2600, Aurora Model Kits, Barbie, Battlestar Galactica, Mattel's Big Jim, Bionic Woman, Mego's Buck Rogers, Celebrity Dolls, Cereal Toys (Freakies and Monster Cereals), Charlie's Angels, Colorforms, Mego's Comic Action Heroes, Corgi Vehicles, Dakin Figures, Dolls, Donny and Marie, Board Games, Electronic Hand-held Games, Evel Knievel, Fighting Furies, Flash Gordon, G.I. Joe, Godzilla, and MANY more!

Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure (hardcover)

Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure (hardcover) Review

Captain Action, the original super-hero action figure, was introduced in 1966 in the wake of the Batman TV show craze, and later received his own DC comic book with art by Wally Wood and Gil Kane. Able to assume the identities of 13 famous super-heroes, his initial career was short-lived, but continuing interest in the hero has led to two different returns to toy-store shelves. Lavishly illustrated with over 200 toy photos, the second edition of this critically acclaimed volume by author Michael Eury chronicles the history of this quick-changing champion, including photos of virtually every Captain Action product ever released, spotlights on his allies Action Boy and the Super Queens and his arch enemy Dr. Evil, an examination of his comic-book appearances, and Action facts that even the most-diehard Captain Action fan won t know! It features a foreword, cover image, and previously unseen package illos by Murphy Anderson, historical anecdotes by the late Gil Kane, Jim Shooter, Stan Weston (co-creator of G.I. Joe, Captain Action, and Mego s World s Greatest Super-Heroes), and Larry Reiner and Larry O Daly, formerly of Ideal Toys, plus never-before-published and classic Captain Action artwork by Gil Kane, Joe Staton, Carmine Infantino, Jerry Ordway, Paul Gulacy, Mark Sparacio, Ruben Procopio, and Tom Yeates. The revised second edition of this full-color hardcover includes behind-the-scenes material covering Captain Action s triumphant 2008 return to comics shelves in his new series from Moonstone Books, and spotlights on the new wave of Captain Action collectibles. Written by Michael Eury.