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John T. Marshall
John T. "Toyzilla" Marshall is an author, pop culture expert, comic book writer and film producer. He has written five reference books on vintage toys: (''G.I. Joe, GI Joe And Other Backyard Heroes'' (1997), ''Action figures of the 1980s'' (1998), ''Action Figures of the 1960s'' (1998), ''Comic Book Hero Toys'' (1999), and ''Collecting Monster Toys'' (1999), all published by Schiffer Publishing). He has also been a columnist for Toy Shop (magazine), Toy Shop, Collectors' Showcase, and Collecting Toys. Additionally he has been a contributor to several notable books on vintage toys, such as The Collectible GI Joe by Derryl DePriest. In 1993 he formed a comic book publishing company, Marshall Comics, and in the mid-1990s wrote for independent comic book publisher Antarctic Press, including seven issues of Ninja High School.Ninja high school In 2007 he wrote and produced an independent film, Slammerellco-starring Tiffany Pa References * ''The Wall Street Journal'' (Sept 25 1998 pg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Figure
An action figure is a poseable character (arts), character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game or television program; fictional or historical. These figures are usually marketing, marketed toward boys and adult collectors. The term was coined by Hasbro in 1964 to market G.I. Joe to boys (while competitors called similar offerings ''boy's dolls''). According to a 2005 study in Sweden, action figures which display traditional Masculinity, masculine traits primarily target boys. While most commonly marketed as a child's toy, the action figure has gained widespread acceptance as collecting, collector item for adults. In such a case, the item may be produced and designed on the assumption it will be bought solely for display as a collectible and not played with like a child's toy. History Precursors Articulated dolls go back to at least 200 BCE, with articulated clay and wooden dolls of ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
