By 1984, Chuck Norris had already carved out a reputation as one of Hollywood’s most bankable action stars — but Missing in Action was something different. It arrived at a moment when America was still wrestling with the wounds of Vietnam, and Norris’s Colonel James Braddock became a kind of cultural catharsis. Missing in Action didn’t just perform at the box office — it outgrossed Rambo: First Blood Part II in its opening weeks, cementing Norris as the defining face of the one-man-army genre and one of the most iconic action heroes of the entire decade.

This 12×16 inch Custom Mat pairs that legendary original theatrical art — Norris striding forward through the jungle darkness, M60 in hand, helicopter blazing behind him — with a signed cut by Chuck Norris himself, mounted in the lower right. The image is pure 1980s action cinema at its most bold and uncompromising, and it makes for a striking display piece that goes well beyond a standard autograph mount.