Johnny Action was the US name for their WW2 line and it was one of the few instances where Mego actually owned up to the line.
Mego was so concearned with looking like a GI Joe knockoff that this beautiful line was released into the United States with little to no fanfare. It isn't even featured in any Mego Catalogs and features the Lion Rock Logo.
Johnny Action was unique in that it was featured in both boxes and cards, the boxes are similiar to the European packages and have been found in Australia.
The cards are truly innovative marketing as the figures bubble is the shape of a bomb, alot of thought went into the presentation of this line that would be missing from the countless knockoffs that later appeared.
The US Sea Bee and the British Tanker were exclusive to the Johnny Action and the 1981 release Combat Man. They are among the hardest figures to find
The Australian boxes difference in that they
are similar to the French Box with that orange sunburst,Also they
green where as the USA releases are brown
Johnny Action USA Checklist Johnny Action figures are some of the toughest figures to find, despite being a US release.
Carded Figures
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| US Infantry | Carded Sea Bee | US Paratrooper | US Marine |
Boxed Figures
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| Australian Bush Fighter | British Commando | British Tank Commander | German Afrika Corps | ||
 
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German U Boat Commander |
Japanese Pilot |
Russian Infantry |
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Australian Johnny Action Boxes
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The Unique thing about the Australian Release of Johnny Action is that it is more similiar to the Once Upon a Time Figures in that the boxes are similiarly colored and feature backer artwork. The Australian Boxes also feature the Mego name.
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| Scottish Guard | Back of the Box | German U Boat | Back of the Box |
Johnny Action Australia Checklist
US Forces: Artic Infantryman, Fighter Pilot, Airforce Tailgunner, Marine, Combat Officer, Infantry man, Frogman.
Allied Forces : Scottish Guard, Anzac Bush Fighter, British Torpedo Captain, British Commando, British Paratrooper, British Desert Rat, French Infantry Man, French Resistance Fighter, French Legionnaire, French Tank Commander, Chinese Infantryman, Chinese Guerrilla.
Axis Forces German Infantry man, Luftwaffe Pilot, Japanese Sharpshooter, Japanese Infantryman, Japanese Fighter Pilot, German Afrika Korps, German Paratrooper, German Mountain Trooper, German U Boat Commander, Russion Infantry, Russian Officer, Japanese Officer, Italian Partesian.
Special Thanks to Bill Kaufman and Vincent Cerbone for all the pics and information.
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