Fresh Monkey Fiction Pays Tribute to Palitoy Action Force Figures

By Luke Y. Thompson

When G.I. Joe initially came to Europe, Hasbro‘s UK licensor Palitoy renamed the line Action Man to sound less American and developed additional products to reflect British military themes. Later, when 3-3/4-inch figures became all the rage thanks to Star Wars (also licensed by Palitoy), rather than importing the Real American Hero line, Palitoy developed Action Force, which was about…

Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson

Luke Y. Thompson has been a professional film critic since 1999, and part of the toy blogging community since the aughts. He was the first blogger to cover Comic-Con panel by panel for a major trade publication, and has several LA Press Club awards and honorable mentions, including one for reviewing fast food. Follow him on most social media sites as lytrules.

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