{"id":6502,"date":"2017-07-03T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/index.php\/2017\/07\/03\/the-undercover-story-of-big-jims-pack\/"},"modified":"2019-09-08T18:26:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T18:26:57","slug":"the-undercover-story-of-big-jims-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/the-undercover-story-of-big-jims-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"The Undercover Story of Big Jim’s P.A.C.K"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOne of the most charming things about the Big Jim’s P.A.C.K toyline is it’s use of comics to market to children. They also employed legends to do them. The initial designs were by Jack Kirby and the later giveaway comic book was drawn by John Buscema<\/a>.<\/span>
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\nAll of the later packaging had comic stories on the back, I’ve showcased the Torpedo Fist one here <\/a>but thought it would be fun to look at the origin of the P.A.C.K on the back of double trouble Big Jim’s box.<\/span>
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\nLet’s begin after jump!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nI want to add that if anyone can recognize the artist, I’d be in your debt.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMore Big Jim goodness<\/span><\/div>\n

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The Undercover Story of Big Jim’s P.A.C.K<\/a><\/blockquote>