My latest article at Flashbak remembers some of the more odd-ball action figures of the 1970s sci-fi boom.
Here's a snippet and the url: (http://flashbak.com/plastic-also-rans-the-weird-but-awesome-sci-fi-action-figures-of-the-1970s-30861/ )
"The great age of action figures arguably began in
the seventies with toy companies like Mego and Kenner introducing a generation
of kids to figure lines from popular films such as Planet of the Apes (1968)
and Star
Wars (1977) and from such TV shows as Star Trek (1966 – 1969), The
Six Million Dollar Man (1973 -1978) and The Bionic Woman (1976 –
1978).
Yet some toy companies found themselves bereft of
these lucrative licenses and endeavored instead to manufacture alternatives to
these hit toys.
The results were often odd, bizarre even, but
also, in the final analysis, unforgettable. Here are a few of those great but strange
toys from the disco decade..."
In 1977, SPACE ACADEMY/JASON OF STAR COMMAND would have succeeded at merchandising if their action-figures were STAR WARS scale. They should have made the spaceships too.
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