Action Force vehicles included a white and grey Jeep, a white artillery piece and a white missile battery. Both the action figures and the vehicles borrowed elements from the first generation models and the new casts licensed from the "G. I. Joe" toyline from Hasbro. There was also an Action Force fan club promoted both on the figures' packaging and in the "Battle Action Force" comic book. In 1984, additional figures and vehicles were cast, borrowing heavily from the G.I. Joe and Cobra ranges. During this time, the Action Force toyline branched out into video games, audio stories on cassette tapes, stationery,
G.I. Joe (comics) volume was published from 1951, and lasted 46 issues numbered 6 through 51. In 1964-65, DC Comics released two issues of "Showcase" (#53 and 54) titled "G.I. Joe", which took place during World War II. In 1967, Hasbro released a single small comic book with its action figures titled "America's Movable Fighting Man" and produced by Custom Comics, Inc. In 1969, issues of a larger format comic with more elaborate stories were released with toys as "The Adventures of G. I. Joe". From 1970 to 1976, Hasbro continued to reprint and publish new comics in-house as "The G. I. Joe