I functioned as editor - it's 600 pages of awesomeness. Spotted Cow pictured for scale.

The hugely successful book-and-figure GI Joe Masterpiece Edition.

A traditional third-person narrative that tracks the history of Hasbro, Inc. and the Hassenfeld family as much as it does the GI Joe product.

My instructions: "Here's the product. Here's some artwork. Write a cool story!"

A book published by Chronicle Books, telling the story of Bob Burns and his magnificent collection of Hollywood props.

A prequel-sequel to the classic film based on a story conceived by artist Joe DeVito.

These books were initially available through Scholastic book clubs, and, according to Golden Entertainment, combined for sales of well over 500,000.