First off, a bit of thanks is in order for this post. Regular commenter and super Joe-bud Scot AKA Cyko9 sent me this little surprise a few days ago. While I picked up quite a few of the blind bag packs, I never pulled the trigger on the multi-pack carded version. It’s certainly a unique type of packaging. The five
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Here at JAD, we love toy presentation as much as we love the products themselves. GI Joe in the 80s and 90s had some of the most eye-popping packaging for its product line. It’s no wonder that legions of kids were drawn to these things. I mean, what’s not to love here? I also have to admire Hasbro for being
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The international Shadow Ninjas sub-set received a different set of card art than its US counterpart. Where the domestic releases featured the same Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow character art, the international versions each had character specific shots like the standard line single figures. There are a couple of interesting elements to point out here. First off, Nunchuk is painted wearing a
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What can you say about a robotic soldier with changeable arm attachment weapons? Don’t think I need to say much. It’s the original and best BAT.
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It’s getting really close to Halloween, and I’m in a monstery/creaturey kind of mood. If you dig through the decades, there is actually a fair amount of creepy Joe-related subjects. It’s a shame though that Hasbro’s new action figure format didn’t get in on the mid-60s monster craze. Imagine 12 inch 60s Hasbro Universal Monsters complete with Basil Gogos box
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I was shooting photos last week, and grabbed up Recondo, thinking that I hadn’t covered him yet. Turns out I had. Not wanting to waste an opportunity to revisit one of the most iconic 80s Joes (for me at least) I thought I’d put up a scan of his card art. If this kind of product presentation isn’t more than
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Yesterday’s post got me thinking again about 1987, and what a unique year it was for GI Joe figures. Some say that the Cobra strangeness represents a slide, but I find the year most intriguing in terms of the breadth of specialties and new designs covered. Psyche-Out was no doubt an odd figure to see back then, due to the
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It’s time for the last of our coverage of the 2015 50th Anniversary GI Joe product, and to start things off, we’re looking at the packaging for the Toys R Us exclusive Silent Strike set. I’ve not covered the packaging for the regular store releases, so I thought this final set might be a good chance to take a look
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Kicking off another 2015 exclusive, it’s the San Diego Comic Con Hasbrotoyshop Crimson Strike set. For the first time, I was able to pick up one of the large sets via Hasbro’s own online store. Amazing, huh? I guess either the demand wasn’t what it was in years past, or simply more product was produced. Whatever the case, it’s nice
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A apology is in order from this GI Joe collector. I’ve been remiss in covering new releases since the Retaliation figures left shelves. I don’t hit much of the recent Collectors’ Club offerings as I simply don’t have the scratch to buy them any longer. I haven’t picked up the Joe SDCC offerings from many of the past few years
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