Johnny Hero (figure)

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Johnny Hero was a clothed, 13-inch (330 mm) tall figure produced by Rosko Industries for

sports figure that could be fitted with various team uniforms (sold separately). The toy was introduced for the 1965 holiday season. At some point Johnny Hero was repackaged as Olympic
Hero.

Johnny Hero could be found packaged in a similar long box as GI Joe with minimal graphics and text describing the figure. Johnny's outfit included a red long-sleeve jogging suit (the top had "Johnny Hero" and the number "

teams. Uniforms included plastic helmets and were sewn/printed in team colors.

References

  1. ^ Shores, Earl (November 3, 1997). "Toy story: Multisport star Johnny Hero was the granddaddy of today's sports action figures". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 18, 2017.