The line is well remembered by the inclusion of features such as "Kung-Fu Grip", "Life-Like Hair" and "Eagle Eyes".
[2][3] Between 1970 and 1976, the Hasbro toy company in the United States released numerous sets of 1:6 scale, 12-inch (30 cm) (a.k.a.
The "realistic hair" flocking techniques developed by Hasbro's UK licensee, Palitoy, allowed for a significant shift in identity for the toyline.
Nearly every set dealt with exploring exotic locations or accomplishing dangerous environmentally sensitive missions.
Joe's early days was an antagonist (although a case can be made for the German, Japanese and Russian figures).
Joe and the Adventure Team met new foes from outer space, when The Intruders: Strong Men from Another World were introduced.
The Hasbro story line was that the Intruders were super-strong, highly intelligent alien invaders bent on conquering the Earth.
Joe figures, had a button on their backs which could be pressed to make them grab with their "Crusher Grip" arms.
Early bodies had the trademark on the right buttock, and were assigned the patent #3,277,602, awarded to Sam Speers (inventor) for Hasbro on October 11, 1966.
[7] Early-body Adventurers seem somewhat less prone to the stress cracking common with earlier painted head bodies.
The muscle body type was still in production into the early nineties in Brazil, under Hasbro licensee Estrella.
King, Hasbro applied for and received patent #4,005,545, "Eye shifting mechanism for doll construction" dated February 1, 1977.
The head was predominantly available in brown and blonde hair and only blue eyes, with bearded versions of each, however there were rare red-bearded examples produced.
It was not until the introduction of the muscle body, that the trademarking was moved to the lower back, as with Hasbro's UK licensee, Palitoy.
The line included several small sets at a price point that more kids might afford with their own allowance; ones that converted into backpacks, such as "Escape car".
[8] In the Hasbro Comic Book Universe published by IDW Publishing, Adventure Team is composed of Joseph Colton, Miles "Mayhem" Manheim, Mike "Atomic Man" Power, Richard "Bulletman" Ruby, and Lonzo "Stalker" Wilkinson.
On their mission to the Tomb of Amtoltec, they battled an army of robotic mummies, before having an encounter with the Decepticon named Soundwave.