Toys, Games, and Action Figure Collectibles of the 1970s: Volume I: Action Jackson to Gre-Gory the Bat

by Jonathon Jones

Chock full of 800 pictures and over 75 categories that cover boy and girl toys both, this is the first book in a series that will help to define what 70's playtime was all about. From action figures to general toys to games, this guidebook will give visual examples as well as a checklist on a wide variety of items that were produced during this fantastic decade. Whether you're a collector or someone who wants to walk down memory lane, this is the book series that you've been waiting for. Some of the many toys that are covered within this volume Mego Action Jackson, Fisher Price Adventure People, Atari 2600, Aurora Model Kits, Avon Toys, Barbie, Mattel and Larami Battlestar Galactica toys, Ben Cooper Jigglers, Mattel Big Jim, Marx Big Wheel and Green Machine, Kenner Bionic Woman, Kenner Blythe Dolls, Brady Bunch toys, Buck Rogers toys (By Mego, Larami, Fleetwood, HG Toys, Imperial, and Remco), Celebrity Dolls, Cereal Toys (Freakies and Monster Cereals), Charlie's Angels toys by Hasbro and Fleetwood, Chips (By Mego, Fleetwood, and HG Toys), Colorforms, Mego Comic Action Heroes, Corgi Vehicles, Dakin Figures, Denys Fisher Doctor Who, Dolls, Mattel Donny and Marie, Board Games, Electronic Hand-held Games, Emergency by L.J.N., Evel Knievel by Ideal, Tomland's Famous Monsters of Legend, Matchbox / Lesney Fighting Furies figures, Mego Flash Gordon, Hasbro G.I. Joe, Godzilla, and MANY more!

1409 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 4, 2012

About the author

Jonathon Jones was born in the suburbs, surrounded by a non-stop corn field in every direction. He is the son of a Vietnam War veteran, the grandson of two War World II veterans, and the step-grandson of a Korean War veteran.

Learning strength and resilience was second nature due to that, but his life hasn't always been so serious. His younger days can easily be described as a combination of seventies childhood fun and scenes from old Saturday Evening Post covers all rolled up into one.

As life moved on, he achieved a BA in Art History, an MA in Library Science, and became a member of the Society for Collegiate Scholars as well as the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He accomplished his academic goals, but he was far from done.

It all started with a dating guide, written out of frustration over how people present themselves online. His next work dealt with one of his old-time loves passed down to him from his grandma, antiques and collectibles. Following that was a series of toy books based on the 1970's childhood delights that he remembered well.

It was fun, but the spark of it being a possible career wasn't truly realized until his father came to him with a story about his life and times during the Vietnam War. When Jonathon read it, he knew he had to help edit and publish it. It was a story that needed to be told.

Jonathon currently resides in Florida with his girlfriend and near his family, whom he would like to thank wholeheartedly for giving him the hope and inspiration that he needs to make all of his dreams come true.