C.O.P.S 'N' Crooks

C.O.P.S ’n’ Crooks was a line of action figures produced by Hasbro and sold between 1988 and 1989. These figures are made up of police and criminals of the future and uses the tagline: "Fighting Crime in a Future Time."

In the packages containing the C.O.P.S. figures, only the C.O.P.S. logo is shown while the packages containing the CROOKS figure features only the phrase "N'CROOKS" shown right next to the logo. Each figure, fully articulated and poseable, standing about six inches tall on the average, came with cap gun accessories that allowed kids, who played with them, to fire off their weapons by pulling back the trigger and releasing it to cause a spark and a popping noise when the trigger slams into a strip of cap firing paper.

Each figure also had a file card printed on the back of the package that contained a biography of the character. These file cards were written by Larry Hama, who also wrote the file cards for Hasbro’s G.I. Joe action figures. The artwork made for each package is illustrated by Bart Sears, Mark Pennington, and McNabb Studios.

Several female C.O.P.S. and Crooks characters (Mainframe, Nightshade, Mirage, and Ms. Demeanor) appeared in the cartoon and the comics, but were never released as action figures.

Action figures

eries One COPS

*Bullet-Proof
*LongArm
*Bowser and Blitz
*Sundown
*Sgt. Mace
*Highway
*Barricade

eries One Crooks

*Big Boss
*Dr. BadVibes
*Buttons McBoomBoom
*Berserko
*Rock Krusher

eries Two COPS

*Airwave
*Nightstick
*Checkpoint
*Inferno
*Taser
*Powder Keg
*A.P.E.S.

eries Two Crooks

*Koo Koo
*Bullit
*Louie the Plumber
*Hyena
*Night Mare

Vehicles

eries One Vehicles

*C.O.P.S. Ironsides with Hardtop
*C.O.P.S. Bluestreak
*C.O.P.S. Air Raid with Bullseye
*Crooks Roadster with Turbo Tu-Tone
*Crooks Jail Bird Air Speeder

eries Two Vehicles

*C.O.P.S. A.T.A.C. with Heavyweight
*C.O.P.S. Highway Intercepter with Roadblock
*C.O.P.S. Pursuit Jet
*Crooks Dragster

eries Three

A third and final series was planned to feature a new band of Crooks known as the Pranksters, which were circus clown themed Crooks modeled after Hyena. Unfortunately, the series had only reached to prototype stage and was canceled before they were ever produced.

External links

* [http://copshq.generalsjoes.com/ COPS HQ]

* [http://www.sonicjay.com/cops/ Sonicjays C.O.P.S]

* [http://www.mastercollector.com/articles/reviews/review071905.htm FLASHBACK REVIEW: C.O.P.S.]

* [http://everything2.net/index.pl?node=C.O.P.S. [e-mail]]

* [http://www.virtualtoychest.com/copncrooks/copncrooks.html Virtual Toychest: COPS N Crooks]

* [http://www.millionaireplayboy.com/toys/cops.php Millionaire Playboy: Classic Toys COPS N Crooks]

* [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/toyfare/004165286.cfm POLICE REPORT ToyFare talks to the creators behind the C.O.P.S. toys and comic, and shows you never-before-seen artwork!]