Publisher's Synopsis
<ul> <li><i>Captain Action</i>, the original super-hero action figure, was introduced in 1966 in the wake of the <i>Batman </i>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. </li> <li>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 <i>Captain Action </i>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 <i>Captain Action</i> fan won't know! </li> <li>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 <i>G.I. Joe</i>, <i>Captain Action</i>, and<i> Mego's World's Greatest Super-Heroes</i>), and Larry Reiner and Larry O'Daly, formerly of Ideal Toys, plus never-before-published and classic <i>Captain Action </i>artwork by Gil Kane, Joe Staton, Carmine Infantino, Jerry Ordway, Paul Gulacy, Mark Sparacio, Ruben Procopio, and Tom Yeates. </li> <li>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 <i>Captain Action </i>collectibles.</li></ul>
