Giant Acroyear

Giant Acroyear
Micronauts character
Giant Acroyear in box
First appearance	Micronauts volume 1 number 1, January 1979 by Marvel Comics
Created by	Mego Corp.
Information
Abilities	Energy blasts Flight Oxygen independence Shapeshifting Superhuman durability Superhuman longevity Superhuman strength
Affiliation	Acroyears
Alternate mode	Jet, mobile cannon and two robots.

Giant Acroyear is a fictional character in the Micronauts series introduced in 1977.

Micronauts

Giant Acroyear is a character from the Micronauts series.

Development

The Giant Acroyear toy was designed by Iwakichi Ogawa and was filed for US patent in 1978.

Giant Acroyear was released by Mego in 1977. Is was also released by Airfix.

In 2018 several Giant Acroyear parts were released on Shapeways by Mathew Robert Ignash.

Comics

1979 Marvel Comics

The various components of the Giant Acroyear appeared in the Marvel Comics Micronauts series several times.

In issue 1 of the Marvel Comics Micronauts series Baron Karza's Death Tank contained Giant Acroyear parts.

The arm robots appeared as Acroyear pilots of the Battle Cruiser.

Numberous vehicles made from Giant Acroyear parts were among the Acroyear Battle Fleet in issue 9.

Giant Acroyear were among the Acroyear forces in Micronauts issue 11.

2003 Image Comics

Several Giant Acroyears were seen among Baron Karza's fleet in Micronauts Karza number 4 by Image Comics.

2016 IDW Publishing

Giant Acroyear appeared in the IDW Publishing Micronauts series issue 11.

Toys

• Mego Micronauts Giant Acroyear (1977)

A 1:18 scale toy. A release of the Takara Microman Giant Acroyear.

• Airfix Micronauts Giant Acroyear

• Edor Benelux Micronauts Giant Acroyear

A release of the Mego toy in the Netherlands by Edor Benelux.

• Grand Toys Micronauts Giant Acroyear

A release of the Mego toy in Canada with English/French packaging by Grand Toys.

• Several parts for Giant Acroyear are available on Shapeways.

Gallery

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  Issue 16, featuring Acroyears and Giant Acroyear

External links

• http://www.innerspaceonline.com/ga.htm
• http://idwhasbro.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Giant_Acroyear

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