LJN was an American toy company and video game publisher

Video game publisher

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. It created toy lines and video games based on movies, television shows, and celebrities. It was headquartered in Midtown Manhattan

Midtown Manhattan

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, New York City

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, and later in Lyndhurst, New Jersey

Lyndhurst, New Jersey

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LJN Toys Ltd was founded in 1970 by Jack Friedman who later founded other toy companies, notably T*HQ

THQ

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 and Jakks Pacific

Jakks Pacific

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The name LJN came from the initials of Lewis J. Norman, the reverse of Norman J.