Today it's unlikely that the top-selling toy of the year would be a gun, but in 1964, the Johnny Seven O.M.A. (One-Man Army) gun was the best-selling boy's toy. The multifunctional gun earned much of its appeal by promising to act as several weapons in one: machine gun, grenade launcher, rocket launcher, tripod-mounted rifle and detachable pistol. Its popularity stemmed in part from the James Bond craze, and the gun was marketed heavily on TV something we're unlikely to see today.
TIME reporter Allie Townsend picks the 100 most influential toys from 1923 to the present