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**Laser Force** is a vintage toy-line from the 1980s. **Laser Force** is a vintage toy-line from the 1980s.
The **Laser Force** toy line consists of (toy) **vehicles** and **action figures** in the 3¾ inch scale. The **Laser Force** toy line consists of (toy) **vehicles** and **action figures** all in the 3¾ inch scale.
Although the (toy) **vehicles** seemed to be the focus of the **Laser Force** toy line. The **Laser Force** toy line (toy) vehicles are in a seemingly vintage futuristic sci-fi style.
And would fit in with many of the 1970s & 1980s sci-fi toy lines.
The (toy) **vehicles** seemed to be the focus of the **Laser Force** toy line.
Children seemed to often use **Laser Force** vehicles with other _compatible_ toy lines. Children seemed to often use **Laser Force** vehicles with other _compatible_ toy lines.
## Action Figures ## Action Figures
The label “action figure” is said to have been coined by Donald Levine in 1964 while he was doing work Hasbro. _Action Figures_ are just dolls for boys.
The label “action figure” is said to have been coined by Donald Levine in 1964 while he was doing work for Hasbro.
As the story goes — As the story goes —
_Action Figures_ are just _dolls_. _Action Figures_ are just _dolls_.
But it was felt that the label “doll” had taken on a connotation where many felt that _dolls_ were toys just for girls.
So a new label was created — “action figure”; which is a “doll” for boys. But it was felt that (back then) the label “doll” had taken on a connotation where many felt that _dolls_ were toys just for girls.
And felt that — boys would not play with dolls.
So a new alternative label was created — “action figure”; which is a “doll” for boys.
(But in marketing media, “action figures” are intentionally never called “doll”.)
## G.I. Joe
The label “**G.I. Joe**” was originally just slang for — a U.S. soldier.
The plural version — “**G.I. Joes**” — was also common at in the past.
## G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man
Later the label “**G.I. Joe**” was appropriated by Hasbro as a label for their then (in the 1960s) new toy line — G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man.
As the story goes —
In 1963 Stan Weston came up with designs and rudimentary prototypes for a line to toy military figures, and showed them to Donald Levine, an executive at Hasbro at the time. Weston subsequently licensed the entire concept to Hasbro. And _G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man_ was born.
This first verion of _G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man_ is a lot different than the _G.I. Joe_ of the 1980s.
With _G.I. Joe: America's Movable Fighting Man_, **G.I. Joes** was a single individual (rather than the name of a team).
And the dolls / action figures were 12 inches tall (rather than 3¾ inch scale tall).
## G.I. Joe Adventure Team
## Henshin Cyborg
## Microman
## Adventure People
## Super Joe
## G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
## Compatibility ## Compatibility