1983: My Trip to London / G.I. Joe vs. Action Force!
Action Man: Action Force: London, 1983 In the summer of 1983, I found myself in London, England standing in the biggest toy store I had ever seen looking at a huge display of strange and intriguing action figures. I had already stopped to stare at two guys wearing Sectaurs costumes introducing kids to the weird, new bug-warrior toy line. I had also already seen massive sections for all kinds of new and wondrous toys that I'd never seen before, but in 1983, my focus was on G.I. Joe! These are the 8 Action Force figures and vehicle that I picked up in London in 1983. The strange figures in front of me were the closest thing to G.I. Joe in the store...in fact, some of these figures were actual G.I. Joe figures in a different package! According to the packages, these figures were Action Man Action Force. They were kind of like a cross between Star Wars figures and G.I. Joe; mostly 5 points of articulation and soft plastic (except for the ones that were ...