- Action Joe
Action Joe for short was the French license for
G.I. Joe ,action figure s for boys.TheCeji company developed the line in 1976 with several characters: an adventurer, a soldier, a cow boy, a black adventurer, a barded adventurer and an Indian figure.A girl was quickly added, Jane, with blond hair and green eyes.The line expanded in 1977 and other character were added with new features like eagle eyes.For the first time all members of the team got a name:
*Joe, a brown bearded eagle eyes commander
*Tom a blond bearded adventurer
*Bob a brunette soldier
*Bill a brunette cowboy
*Sam a black adventurer
*Jane
*Peggy a black girl
*Daïna an Indian maiden
*Oeil-de-lynx Indian with eagle eyes.In 1978 a new character joined the group, Rahan, a caveman from a famous French comic. An eagle eyes girl was produced, Jane, the only female eagle eyed doll.
In 1979 a new Sam was added with blond hair and eagle eyes.
In 1980 Mark Captain Cosmos and Bob chasseur d'images came into the team, and finally in 1981 Ted beret rouge and Zorro under licence of Disney.
The line was a huge success, the majority of the dolls are from the life-like bodies of the 1976 G. I. Joe developed in the US.The French versions updated new features and lots of outfit were created. Some of them like the French republican guard are very sought after nowadays.
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