Lifeline (1991)

How many boxes of cereal would you buy as an adult collector in order to capture an exclusive figure? Would you have downed five boxes of Fruit Brute to get a free Membros figure? Come on, don’t be shy. If you’re a toy collector, you know you’ve done it, especially if you were collecting the Star Wars Power of the

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1983 Wish Book Memories

Christmas catalogs are long gone, and paging through old copies, be they physical or scanned copies, serves as a reminder of a time in toy history that will most likely not come again. We live in an age in which most any purchase lies within our digital grasp, thanks to the likes of eBay and Amazon. If you have the

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Halt! Who Goes There?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I’m hoping Santa will bring me at least one new Joe this year. Speaking of Santa, the right jolly old elf looks ready for battle in this ad. Remember, Corporal Kringle, don’t take that brain bucket off your head. It’s rough out there–at least in the toy stores. By the way, I

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Snake Eyes (2010 Resolute)

Which came first, the City Strike or the Resolute? Or even the Target Rescue Mission? Regardless, this Snake Eyes mold got some heavy use within a couple of years. I had some trouble finding that late line Rise of Cobra figure (who didn’t really?) and didn’t pick up the all-black Rise of Cobra/Resolute pastiche until very recently. For me, this

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Custom Skymate by Skymate

Joe A Day reader and frequent commenter Skymate recently sent in a Christmas care package that included two cool custom figures. One of them was a modern interpretation of his moniker. Skymate is one of those 90s Joe figures that doesn’t get much thought in comparison to other figures. Part of the Air Commandos pilots, the original is an interesting

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