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Action figure

An action figure is a poseable character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game, television program, or sport; fictional or historical. These figures are usually marketed toward boys and adult collectors. The term was coined by Hasbro in 1964 to market G.I. Joe to boys…

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Availability
1964–present
Country
various
Invented by
Hasbro
Materials
usually plastic
Type
Model figure

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Action figure

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Edges118
Triples156
Avg. degree1.98
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Action figure

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related to 1980s–1990s · 33
Action figure → And, As, Beginning, Corinthian Figures, Diaclone, Early, England, Gundam, Hasbro, In, Internet, Japanese, Joe, Masters, Micro Change, Micro Robots, Microman, One, Some, Spawn
related to 1960s–1970s · 22
Action figure → Boy's Doll, For, Hasbro, In, It, Japan, Japanese, Joe, Johnny Hero, Medicom, Palitoy, Palitoy's Action Man, Rosko Industries, Sears, Stan Weston, Takara, The, The Japanese, These, Tsukuda
related to 2000s onwards · 19
Action figure → Adult-oriented, Child-oriented, Comic, DC Direct, Examples, Fear, Justice League Unlimited, Masters, McFarlane Toys, NECA, New Line Cinema's, Palisades, Ploys, Popular, The, The Cinema, These, Toy Biz, Universe
related to Precursors · 18
Action figure → Articulated, As, BCE, Besides, Egyptian, French, From, German, Germany, Greece, Japanese, Many, Military, Rome, The, These, Tin, Western Europe
related to Accessories · 15
Action figure → Each, Figures, However, In, Joe, Joker, Marvel Legends, Mattel's DC Universe Classics, Missile, More, Some, The, This, Typical, While
related to Articulation · 15
Action figure → Ball, Basic, Beyond, Both, In, Joe, Marvel Legends, Masters, POA, Real American Hero, The, Toy Biz's, Two, Universe, Various
related to Types of packaging · 7
Action figure → Carded Bubble, Manufacturers, Mego Corporation, The, This, Window, Window Box
see also · 3
Action figure → Max FactoryStuffed, Toy Biz, United States
is a · 2
Action figure → poseable character model figure made most commonly of plastic, toy soldier
Availability · 1
Action figure → 1964–present

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figure action figures toy also line may used packaging toys hasbro plastic often lines type dolls clay popular characters market

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Action figureAvailability1964–present1.00infobox
Action figureCountryvarious1.00infobox
Action figureInvented byHasbro1.00infobox
Action figureMaterialsusually plastic1.00infobox
Action figureTypeModel figure1.00infobox
Action figureis aposeable character model figure made most commonly of plastic0.90text
Action figureis atoy soldier0.90text
Gundam also encouraged Takara to reinvent the Microman line as the Micro Robotsinstance ofthe burgeoning popularity of Japanese robot anime0.80text
moving from the cyborg action figure concept to the concept of the living robotinstance ofthe burgeoning popularity of Japanese robot anime0.80text
Toy News International would soon offer information on upcoming collectible figuresinstance ofwebsites0.80text
merchandise.It was during this time that popular characters were increasingly getting specialized costumeinstance ofwebsites0.80text
variant figuresinstance ofwebsites0.80text

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