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Article: Action figures extend winning streak; category ...
Playthings;  April 1, 1985 ;     700+ words ...Action figures extend winning streak Imagination ... elements a child uses when playing with action figures. But the growth of the action figure ... even the most vivid imagination. Action figures grew by leaps and bounds in 1984 ...

Article: Collecting action figures is an obsession for a ...
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Article: More action figures battle for shelf space; TV ...
Playthings;  April 1, 1986 ;     700+ words ...More action figures battle for shelf space The action ... in 1985. As in 1985, many more action figures are vying for retail shelf space ... more important to the success of action figures. Many action figures have lived ...

Article: Jump into action: retailers can leverage category's dual role: ...
Playthings;  June 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... whole candy store in a package!" Action figures share a similar identity crisis: Are ... ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] To explain action figures--and there are as many definitions ... written to support the notion that action figures stimulate role-playing, increase ...

Article: Ventura Action Figures Hot As Gov.
AP Online;  May 6, 1999 ;     577 words ... ... Writer AP Online 05-06-1999 Ventura Action Figures Hot As Gov. MINNEAPOLIS (AP ... to Jesse Ventura's. Thousands of action figures in the likeness of Minnesota's governor ... Bloomington woman who bought the first four action figures around 9:30 a.m. at the megamall ...

Article: Action figures are still fighting the good fight.
Playthings;  April 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... make it big on retailers' shelves Action figures may have been knocked around a bit ... Manufacturers of America (TMA), action figures as a category fell off to $523 million ... who came out as a strong supporter of action figures in 1989. Charness said that, despite ...

Article: Toys of summer: Action figures, other summer-movie ...
AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ);  May 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... End," shoppers can expect to find action figures from big-budget movies crowding stores ... Other films with popular franchises and action figures include "Spider-Man 3" and "Shrek ... we've gathered a few of the latest action figures and toys expected to battle for your ...