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Different innovations were brought in over the years. Action Man was given a fuzzy hair do, hands that gripped and eyeballs that moved. He must have been working out because he appeared in 1979 with lots of new muscles. Action Man has only ever had one version of his face, however, as opposed to G.I. Joe who had versions with a European face and a Japanese face. Four new action figures were put on the market in 1977. There was a superhero called Bullet Man, some sort of ape man called The Intruder, a Commando named Tom Stone who was of African origin and the cyborg Atomic Man.

In the early part of the 1990s, there was an attempt to market Action Man again, as the military figure of old. This military style was abandoned and a new line was introduced instead in 1996. These were adventure and dangerous sports figures of various types and there were Action Men who climbed mountains, explored the wilderness and went ocean diving. Evil enemies were also introduced with a terrorist and a crazy scientist called Dr. X

Many people of a certain age have fond memories of playing with their Action Man. They often can be seen at Toy Fairs along with the old model cars and train sets. There was also a children's' animated TV series and a video game. Some people have mocked Action Man as a doll for boys, but Barbie never drove an army tank or did battle with the feared Dr. X.

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