I knew who Kojak was, of course, but I had no idea what was going on with JJ Armes. I doubt anyone in the UK had ever heard of him, but figures like this would occasionally make their way over here. Actually I'm now wondering if I picked up Armes on a trip to Germany, where my uncle was stationed at a US army base (filled with desirable comics and the exotic candy advertised within, as well as a gift shop). Anyway, I had no contextual knowledge of the great investigator, so as far as I was concerned this was just an action figure that had mechanical hands (and interchangeable hands) for some reason. Brilliant! Why not?