Today, 9th October, would have been John Lennon's 69th birthday. Whilst many news blogs remember the day he was shot dead in New York on 8th December, 1980, Yoko Ono continues to celebrate his birthday with tribute events and the Imagine Peace project.
Inevitably like all iconic figures and heroes of popular culture, John Lennon has also been remembered in the form of action figures in recent years, most notably in the stunning lifelike sculpt by NECA, available in both 7 inch and luxury 18 inch talking versions. There was also a fun Yellow Submarine set of figures by McFarlane at the end of the 1990s.
Of course, The Beatles were no strangers to the concept of marketing in the form of toys and gimmicks, with everything from Beatles Bobblehead Nodders to Beatle Wigs being sold at the time of their heyday!
John Lennon NECA action figure
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 John Lennon Beatles NEW YORK YEARS RARE 18 FIGURE NECA NIB NEW $79.95 Time Remaining: 11h 6m Buy It Now for only: $79.95 |
 Jimmy Paige + John Lennon Action Figures NEW Beatles Led Zeppelin NECA $39.99 Time Remaining: 14h 36m |
 The New York Years John Lennon 18 Talking Action Figure Neca NRFB $10.50 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 1m |
John Lennon McFarlane action figure
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 MCFARLANE BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE JOHN LENNON with GLOVE and LOVE BASE VHTF $29.00 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 10m |
 Original McFarlane Beatles Yellow Submarine John Lennon 1999 Mint On Card N R $19.95 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 17m |
 NIB John Lennon BEATLES Doll JEREMY 1999 Yellow Submarine McFarlane Series 1 $49.95 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 12m Buy It Now for only: $49.95 |
