- Captain Action, the original super-hero action figure, was introduced
in 1966 in the wake of the Batman TV show craze, and later received his
own DC comic book with art by Wally Wood and Gil Kane. Able to assume the
identities of 13 famous super-heroes, his initial career was short-lived, but
continuing interest in the hero has led to two different returns to toy-store
shelves.- Lavishly illustrated with over 200 toy photos, this second edition of the
critically acclaimed volume by author Michael Eury chronicles the history of
this quick-changing champion, including photos of virtually every Captain
Action product ever released, spotlights on his allies Action Boy and the
Super Queens and his arch enemy Dr. Evil, an examination of his comic-book
appearances, and "Action facts" that even the most-diehard Captain Action
fan won't know!- Features a foreword, cover image, and previously unseen package
illustrations by Murphy Anderson, as well as historical anecdotes by the late
Gil Kane, Jim Shooter, Stan Weston (co-creator of G.I. Joe, Captain
Action, and Mego's World's Greatest Super-Heroes), and Larry Reiner
and Larry O'Daly, formerly of Ideal Toys, plus never-before-published and
classic Captain Action artwork by Gil Kane, Joe Staton, Carmine
Infantino, Jerry Ordway, Paul Gulacy, Mark Sparacio, Ruben Procopio, and Tom
Yeates.- This revised second edition also includes behind-the-scenes material
covering Captain Action's triumphant 2008 return to comics shelves in his new
series from Moonstone Books, and spotlights on the new wave of Captain Action
collectibles.
- ISBN10 1605490172
- ISBN13 9781605490175
- Publish Date 1 August 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 October 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint TwoMorrows Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 176
- Language English