Action Man (1993–2006 toyline) saw Hasbro release a comic book showing off some upcoming toy lines that Hasbro have been well known for in the past including the new "The Action Man". It is currently unknown when these toys will be released. IDW are currently set to begin publishing a new series of Action Man comic books, simply titled "Action Man", in June 2016 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original Palitoy action figure. As with the original Action Man releases of 1966, the first re-releases of Action Man in the 90s were simply re-packaged Joes; Duke, Cobra Commander, Stalker and Snake Eyes;
Action Force dropped in 1991. In 1995, Panini Comics obtained the Marvel UK licence and began publishing an "Action Man" comic the following year without reference to Action Force or G.I. Joe. The characters created by "Battle Action Force" were altered in the European market to have mixed nationalities in contrast to the US-centric "G.I. Joe" characters. In late 1989, the toyline and accompanying merchandise were renamed "G.I. Joe the Action Force". In a mini-comic distributed free in stores and in issue #245 of the UK "Transformers" comic, it was explained that the European Action Force had merged with its US counterpart