G.I. Janes were introduced in a series called the Classic Collection, the first 12-inch (30 cm) female dolls in the G.I. Joe line-up since 1967; this doll was a helicopter pilot. The Classic …

GI Joe was the very first toy line for boys with multiple figures based on a singular theme, which are now known as action figure lines. GI Joe was based on America’s military branches, and …

This figure is the original hand-made prototype of GI Joe from the collection of Don Levine, the Hasbro executive who led the team that created Joe. at the bottom, the remains of GI Joe's …

Hasbro marketed the first G.I. Joe as a lifelike “action soldier,” consciously eschewing the word doll despite the fact that the original G.I. Joe was 12 inches (30 cm) tall, was poseable, and …

Apr 9, 2019 · G.I. Joe was officially a go. But first, the toys needed a name, and a fitting marketing campaign. No boy would want to play with a doll, they figured. He needed an "action figure."

In 1964, Hasbro first released the original GI Joe toy line to capture the male toy market. Their goal was to duplicate the massive success of Mattel’s female driven Barbie toy line, which was …

Mar 29, 2013 · According to the Hassenfeld Brothers’ patent, it was their aim to create a “toy figure or doll having movable joints that closely simulate the movable portions of the human …

Jul 29, 2016 · Officially the first action figure made in America, G.I. Joe was a new breed of toy. The original 1964 G.I. Joe lineup. (Wikimedia Commons). The 12-inch tall doll reported for …

Hasbro's G.I. Joe was the world's first 'action figure'. With 21 moving parts, uniforms representing the four branches of the US Armed Forces, and miniature weapons and service manuals, this...

G.I. Joe is a series of action figures manufactured by Hasbro, a toy company from United States. It was designed and presented to the world for the first time in 1964. They were named after …