Action Man

Action Man is the codename of several humans from the Generation 1 continuity family.

I'm happy, hope you're happy too.

Action Man is Britain's one-bloke answer to G.I. Joe, a master of all forms of fighting, communication, and disguise. Having served the crown since the days of Elizabeth I, the Action Man honour is bestowed upon an agent trained to perfect physical and mental calibre. One such chap crossed paths with the Adventure Team.

The current Action Man is Ian Noble, a young lad seeking revenge for the death of the previous Action Man.

Fiction

Unit:E comic

Upon approaching the planet Earth, the artificial intelligence Synergy presented footage of the Action Man to her crew-mate, the young Acroyear, so that he could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world. She informed him that the elusive Action Man was one of many, each of which would somehow pass down all their knowledge and skills to their successor. The current Action Man had been "activated" prematurely, as his immediate predecessor had "gone bad" and rebranded himself as "Dr. X." As such, the current Action Man was a 25 year-old with 2500 years of knowledge at his disposal. Unit:E

Do you remember a guy that's been in such an early song?

IDW Generation 1 continuity

While meeting to discuss the Transformers, Joe Colton and his mate Miles Manheim recalled their encounter with Action Man during their Adventure Team days. Mannheim noted the current Action Man, Ian Noble, as a potential ally for that situation in California. Revolution Prelude

Notes

• Action Man is based on the U.K. version of G.I. Joe from the 1960s, released around the same time as the G.I. Joe Adventure Team. Colton and Manheim meeting an Action Man is likely a reference to that.