Kansas City, Missouri. (July 17, 2013) –Castaway and ZICA Toys are bringing back the Action…. Action Jackson! That is… As the first full production line to feature their all new Type “S” body the team up of Castaway and ZICA Toys is getting historically old school! 2014 is the 40th Anniversary of the iconic Type 2 Body used by MEGO Corporation for all of its Action-Figures in the 1970’s including later editions of Action Jackson. Released in 1971, AJ sold brilliantly but not for a long time, according to Mego, the first year resulted in 2.5 million Action Jackson figures being sold … (Action Jackson) significance is that led to the concept of using the basic body on any variety of characters. Most importantly, Mego’s next 8″ line the World’s Greatest Superheroes, arguably the company’s greatest success.. He remains a big part of Mego collecting today. The many costume sets and bodies left over from the line are still relatively easy to find (Mego Museum) This isn’t his first return though Playing Mantis released a new version of Action Jackson in 2000, and while it was nicely done it was closer to 9 inches in height and not very compatible [...]
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