Big Jim
Big Jim was a popular line of action figure toys produced from 1971 through 1986 by Mattel for the North American and European markets. Inspired by G.I. more...
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Joe, the Big Jim line was smaller (closer to 10 inches in height compared to Joe's 12) and each figure included a push button in his back that made the character execute a karate chop action. The action figure's arms were made of a soft plastic/vinyl material and contained a mechanism that simulated the bulge of a biceps when the arm was bent. Big Jim was less military-oriented than the G.I. Joe line, with a variety of outfits and situations available including sports, space exploration, martial arts, hunting, and even unusual choices such as fishing and photography.
Basic characters
Big Jim - the "basic" good guy leader of the PACK;
Big Jack - Second in command, African American;
Big Josh - Effectively Big Jim with a beard;
Big Jeff - Big Jim's third buddy, also known as Big Joe. A blond who was also Jim's opponent in the Olympic boxing match set, even though both Jim and Jeff are on the American team.;
Villains
Zorak - A hooded bad guy. He had a face-changing feature where his normal-looking head could be turned into a monstrous green visage. Not to be confused with the unrelated character of the same name from Space Ghost.;
Iron Jaw - A villain with a metal lower jaw and a prosthetic arm ending in a hook. One of the rarer figures in the series. A similar character with an iron jaw and hook arm, Trap-Jaw, would show up in Mattel's Masters of the Universe action figure line.;
Captain Drake - An evil hooded pirate. He had a face-changing feature like Zorak and could change his face to a skull.;
Boris - An evil chauffeur with a steel cap on his skull and a fist which could extend from his wrist with a cable. A remarkably similar character named Brocken would later appear in the World Heroes video game series.;
Professor Obb - A bearded mad scientist.;
Dr. Bushido - A baddie who wields a glow-in-the-dark katana. Bears a striking resemblance to Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon.;
Big Jim's P.A.C.K.
Big Jim's P.A.C.K. was an extension of the main toy line in 1975, making Big Jim the leader of an A*Team-like group of heroes for hire.
Several different Big Jim toys were released, including Warpath (a Native American archer), the Whip (a weapons specialist armed with a bullwhip), Dr. Steel (a bald villain with a steel hand, later recycled into a hero), Torpedo Fist, (a former sailor with an artificial hand and forearm), and a special (and very popular) Olympic Games-themed version of the title character.
In Germany, a series based on characters of popular 1880s writer Karl May and especially the 1960s series of movies was available, including "Winnetou, Chief of the Apache".
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