SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — G.I. Joe is turning 50. The birthday of what's called the world's first action figure is being celebrated this month by collectors and the toy maker that introduced it ...

They fought for freedom wherever there was trouble—and by god, there were a lot of them. Over 150 soldiers, from common infantry to terrifying cyborgs, made up the GI Joe: A Real American Hero team in ...

What's old is new again, especially when it comes to collectibles like GI Joe toys from the sixties and eighties. If you’ve ever wondered why these vintage toys continue to garner interest and demand, ...

The GI Joe franchise is bigger than ever, with plenty of new collectibles to go around. Companies like Hasbro, Super7, and Diamond Select Toys are taking the popular 80s franchises to new heights.

Stanley Weston, who created the toys that would become known as G.I. Joe in an attempt to translate the popularity of Barbie to boys and sold it to Hasbro for $100,000 in the 1960s, died last week at ...

There's nothing more '80s than GI Joe, Knight Rider, and Transformers, but smashing those properties into a new line of cool collectibles is extra radical. Out later this year, fans can grab two very ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 6-inch Snake Eyes action figure leads off Hasbro's collection of 'Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins' toys (Photo: Hasbro) When it ...

The LCG Auctions Winter Premier is underway, and He-Man toys are prominently featured. One of the rarest toys from the Masters of the Universe franchise - a sealed "Battle for Eternia" - is on sale to ...

The large post World War II birth rate between 1946 and 1964 became labeled as the baby boomer or “boomer” years. My previous article about dangerous baby boomer toys resulted in a number of readers ...

Since the release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was announced, geeks everywhere have been gearing up for the movie with previews, Comic-Con spoilers and of course toys. Not to say that G.I. Joe is a ...

This Jan. 31, 2014 photo shows a Gen. George Patton G.I. Joe action figure, right, and other G.I. Joes in a display at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A half-century after ...