Stretch Armstrong

Stretch Armstrong was a large, gel-filled action figure first introduced in 1976 by Kenner. Stretch Armstrong was in the shape of a well-muscled blonde man wearing a pair of swimming trunks. Its most notable feature was that the doll could be stretched from its original size (about 15 inches) to four or five feet. However, if a tear did develop, it could be fixed with an adhesive bandage. Information on how to repair Stretch can be found inside the instruction booklet that was originally inside his box. The original Armstrong figure was held in place inside his box by two polystyrene inserts; he could be placed back inside the box for storage. The original Stretch Armstrong figure was in production from 1976 until 1980 when production...