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''Stretch Armstrong'' is an action figure introduced by Kenner in 1976. The figure could stretch up to four feet, and bend into different poses, then stretch and bend back into his original shape. Kenner stopped producing him in 1980, though a few attempts to reintroduce him have occurred since then.


Stretch Armstrong is an action figure introduced by Kenner in 1976.  The figure could stretch up to four feet, and bend into different poses, then stretch and bend back into his original shape. Kenner stopped producing him in 1980, though a few attempts to reintroduce him have occurred since then.
==History==
From 1992-1997, Cap Toys relaunched Stretch Armstrong as a pliable superhero, with a variety of other aliases.  Initially, this figure also came with '''a free comic book''' detailing his origin.  The story traced Stretch Armstrong's journey to find his estranged father, and also saw him become part of a crime-fighting team (none of whom, except for Stretch and his dog Fetch Armstrong, actually received their own toys) before the story's end, the rest of the plot remains unknown.  


From 1992-1997, Cap Toys relaunched Stretch Armstrong as a pliable superhero, with a variety of other aliasesInitially, this figure also came with '''a free comic book''' detailing his origin.  As of February 2016, only the first and last pages have turned up online, since advertiser Scott Edwards shared them on his Pinterest page some time in 2015From this scan, the comic appears to have ran at least eight pages total, and traced Stretch Armstrong's journey to find his estranged father. Aside from Stretch becoming part of a crimefighting team (none of whom, except for Stretch and his dog Fetch Armstrong, actually received their own toys) before the story's end, the rest of the plot remains unknown. Sometimes a listing for a Stretch figure that comes with the book turns up on eBay, but not as often as a listing for only the toy does.
Hasbro purchased Cap Toys in 1997, making them the current owners of the Stretch Armstrong trademark (and through an earlier merger with Kenner's parent company Tonka, the owners of all of Kenner's most famous toys). Hasbro has also translated Stretch into printed media a few timesFor instance, the 2011 comic ''Unit: E'' explored the worlds of different Hasbro-owned toys, including an updated version of Stretch ArmstrongLater, the Fall 2017 premiere of a Netflix-exclusive animated series, ''Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters'', resulted in IDW announcing that an ongoing comic about Stretch would begin in January 2018, as a tie-in with the show.  Both of these incarnations hail no connection to Cap Toys' telling of the character's origin.


Hasbro purchased Cap Toys in 1997, making them the current owners of the Stretch Armstrong trademark (and through an earlier merger with Kenner's parent company Tonka, the owners of all of Kenner's most famous toys). Hasbro has also made a few attempts to translate Stretch into other media: An un-produced live-action movie, a short-lived comic exploring the worlds of different Hasbro-owned toys, a cartoon on Netflix. Details revealed about these projects - including some animatics and artwork - do not make it seem like any of them followed the plot of this comic.
==Avalability==
As of November 2017, the date of this article's posting, only the first and last pages have turned up online, since advertiser Scott Edwards shared them on his Pinterest page sometime in 2015. From this scan, the comic appears to have run at least eight pages total.


== External Links ==
In Summer 2019, more panels resurfaced on the Twitter profile "asoftcreature", along with a teaser for a remaster of the complete story.<ref>https://twitter.com/asoftcreature/status/1145416715116994560</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/asoftcreature/status/1147931032022241280</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/asoftcreature/status/1150486118569316354</ref>
* [http://www.stretcharmstrongworld.com/ Stretch Armstrong World, a Stretch Armstrong Fansite]
* [https://www.pinterest.com/pin/404338872769766608/ "The Origin of Stretch Armstrong" last and first pages]
** [http://90sstretcharmstrong.tumblr.com/post/136564977093/only-known-page-scan-of-the-origin-of-stretch A Tumblr re-post, for readers without a Pinterest account]
* [http://jgroman.tumblr.com/ The Tumblr of the cartoonist, James Groman]


[[Category: Partially found media|Origin of Stretch Armstrong]]
==External Links==
[[Category: Lost comics|Origin of Stretch Armstrong]]
*[http://www.stretcharmstrongworld.com/ Stretch Armstrong World, a Stretch Armstrong Fansite.]
*[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/404338872769766608/ "The Origin of Stretch Armstrong" last and first pages.]
*[http://jgroman.tumblr.com/ The Tumblr of the cartoonist, James Groman.]
 
==References==
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[[Category:Lost comics|Origin of Stretch Armstrong]]
[[Category:Partially found media|Origin of Stretch Armstrong]]

Latest revision as of 01:13, 26 February 2020

Stretch Armstrong Box.png

The box of a Stretch Armstrong that included the comic.

Status: Partially Found

Stretch Armstrong is an action figure introduced by Kenner in 1976. The figure could stretch up to four feet, and bend into different poses, then stretch and bend back into his original shape. Kenner stopped producing him in 1980, though a few attempts to reintroduce him have occurred since then.

History

From 1992-1997, Cap Toys relaunched Stretch Armstrong as a pliable superhero, with a variety of other aliases. Initially, this figure also came with a free comic book detailing his origin. The story traced Stretch Armstrong's journey to find his estranged father, and also saw him become part of a crime-fighting team (none of whom, except for Stretch and his dog Fetch Armstrong, actually received their own toys) before the story's end, the rest of the plot remains unknown.

Hasbro purchased Cap Toys in 1997, making them the current owners of the Stretch Armstrong trademark (and through an earlier merger with Kenner's parent company Tonka, the owners of all of Kenner's most famous toys). Hasbro has also translated Stretch into printed media a few times. For instance, the 2011 comic Unit: E explored the worlds of different Hasbro-owned toys, including an updated version of Stretch Armstrong. Later, the Fall 2017 premiere of a Netflix-exclusive animated series, Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, resulted in IDW announcing that an ongoing comic about Stretch would begin in January 2018, as a tie-in with the show. Both of these incarnations hail no connection to Cap Toys' telling of the character's origin.

Avalability

As of November 2017, the date of this article's posting, only the first and last pages have turned up online, since advertiser Scott Edwards shared them on his Pinterest page sometime in 2015. From this scan, the comic appears to have run at least eight pages total.

In Summer 2019, more panels resurfaced on the Twitter profile "asoftcreature", along with a teaser for a remaster of the complete story.[1][2][3]

External Links

References