Astro Boy Super Abilities Figures Series 2

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Astro Boy Super Abilities Figures Series 2:

Astro Boy Super Abilities 5-inch action figures with collectible cards! Each figure has its own unique action feature based on Astro's super abilities. A collectible card is included with each 5-inch figure. The card activates lights and sound on the 11-inch Interactive Astro figure (not included). This case of 12 individually packaged action figures includes: Blow Back Delta, Hurricane Spin Pluto, Searchlight Astro, Rocket Boot Astro, Arm-Cannon Astro, and Hyper-Cannon Atlas. (Subject to change.) Batteries included.

Astro Boy was a successful comic strip in Japan in the 1950’s and premiered as an animated Japanese TV program in 1963. In Japan, Astro Boy was called Tetsuwan Atom. The black and white series was created, animated and produced by Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) through his own company named Mushi Productions. Tezuka, like his father, was a qualified doctor of medicine but was more interested in drawing. It was released in Japan between 1963 - 1966. After becoming a worldwide hit, Japanese cartoons began to flood the market with the release of other successful series' such as Gigantor, 8th man and Prince Planet. Astro Boy's large oval eyes became the standard for most other Japanese cartoons. 193 episodes were produced, but only 104 of them were dubbed and shown outside Japan.