appeared in an advert for Moneysupermarket.com. During the 1980s to 1990s, the figure was made under licence in Spain under the merchandise trade name of "Geyperman". See also A.T.O.M, a spin-off of Action Man References Ref#1 - US Patent 3,277,602 (11 Oct. 1966) HERE Ref#17 - US Patent 3,988,855 (2 Nov. 1976) HERE Ref#21 - crop of patent image 3,364,616 US Patent 3,364,616 (23 Jan. 1968) HERE Further reading Michlig, J. (1998) G.I. Joe; The Complete Story of America's Favorite Man of Action () Baird, F. (1993) Action Man – The Gold Medal Doll for Boys 1966–1984 () Harrison, I. (2003) Action Man – The Official Dossier () Hall, A. (1999) Action Man – the ultimate collectors guide Vol. 1 () Hall, A. (1999) Action Man – the ultimate collectors guide Vol. 2 () Hall, A. (1999) Action Man – the ultimate collectors guide Vol. 3 () King, K. (2000) Action Man – the real story 1966–1996 () Le Vexier, E.; Gavigniaux, H. trans.(2004) Action Joe – The Story of the French G.I. Joe ( Taylor, N.G. (2003) Action Man – On Land, At Sea, And in the Air () DePriest, D. (1999) "The Collectable G.I. Joe" ( External links Action Man UK Action Man Coloring Pages Action figures Playscale figures Hasbro franchises Hasbro products Fictional English people Products introduced in 1966 Fictional secret agents and spies Fictional soldiers Terrorism in fiction War in popular culture