Action Man
Gripping hands, eagle eyes, and hair that felt like carpet.
Palitoy's licensed version of GI Joe, sold in Britain with a straight face and an enormous range of kit.
The genius was the accessories. The figure was almost incidental: what you actually wanted was the deep sea diver, the parachute, the Scorpion tank.
The flock hair arrived in 1970 and the gripping hands in 1973, and every schoolboy could tell you exactly which version his was.
Cost back then
19/11
Goes for now
£40–£400 depending on the outfit
