WW2 hits United States 
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 US Forces: Artic Infantryman, Fighter Pilot, Airforce
Tailgunner, Marine, Seabea, Paratrooper, Marauder, Combat Officer, Infantry
man, Frogman. Allied Forces : British Tank Commander, 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. 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 |
 Australian Bush Fighter |
 British Commando |
 British Tank Commander |
 German Afrika Corps |
 German U Boat Commander |
 Japanese Pilot |
 Russian Infantry |
 Scottish Guard |
 Back of the Box |
German U Boat |
 Back of the Box |
Australian Johnny Action Boxes
(Click to Enlarge) 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.
