Sensei Kabuto (Lanard CORPS!)

Lanard’s Corps! line, in the midst of aping Hasbro’s 1980s GI Joe offerings, introduced an assortment of figures that branched off in a unique direction. Among the alltogether military operatives came football players, a wrestler, a hockey player, a track star and a martial arts fighter. And you thought the Joe team’s addition of the Fridge was fanciful. Sensei Kabuto,

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Cross Country (2014)

What a difference a year makes. It seems like only yesterday, I received the Collector’s Club rendition of Iceberg. I’m still having nightmares about that fugly figure–yikes. It’s a shame he wasn’t done justice. But I’ve beat up on Iceberg enough. Lo and behold, here comes Cross Country, and the difference in quality is night and day. In terms of

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From the Archives: Toxo-Lab (1992)

Here’s an oldie that deserves a second look. I wanted to point to this set during the recent JoeCon, but went with vehicle coverage instead. I wonder if the club could have scavenged Hasbro’s other lies to find a suitable update to this thing. Wasn’t there a carbon freezing chamber from the 2000s Star Wars line that looked similar to

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Red Shadows Staff Car (2010)

2010’s Vacation in the Shadows set marked the end of Collector’s Club exclusives based on the o-ring format. I still miss the older construction style, but I suppose things have to move on. The use of the Indiana Jones German troop car makes a lot of sense, as the original Red Shadows trooper figures were based on WWII era German

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Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1991 VHS Tape)

Home video, like GI Joe, was a big deal in the 1980s. Video rental stores were everywhere. From the beginnings with local mom and pop stores, to the emergence of rental giants like Blockbuster, the video stores of old were filled with the newest releases, along with forgotten and repackaged catalog titles. The early home video offerings were rife with

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GI Joe Combat Glasses

I don’t know about you, but if I were in the midst of a heated battle with Cobra, I’d be jonesing for these sweet shades to protect my delicate ocular orbs! Bright optic orange? Sweet! Too bad they don’t come in prescription. And hey, they’re only one dollar–waitaminute, what’s that asterisk all about? A dollar-fifty shipping and handling?! Man, looks

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