Coloring Time: The Drop on Snake Eyes
Cobra Commander somehow got the drop on the world’s greatest ninja commando. You don’t see that every day.
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The Power of Packaging: 1985 Tele-Viper
The Tele-Viper figure wasn’t one of my faves as a kid, but I sure liked the card art. It’s definitely one of the coolest looking Cobra cards. The figure to package coolness ratio however tilts toward the latter. The figure may not be at Zartan level on the awesome meter, but then again this is one of the most pure
Read moreDuke Micro Figure (1988)
The 1988 assortments included the unique pack-in premium micro figures, tiny representations of Joes and Cobras in a style and scale similar to the little green army men of old. A brilliant idea, and one that Hasbro might consider revisiting considering the current blind-bag fascination with kiddos these days. Wow, I sound like an old man. Two things strike me
Read more1983 Airborne Revisited
Posting the 25th anniversary Airborne last week got me to thinking about the original again, and how much I like the figure and character. There’s something timeless about the 1983 figures; they’re slimmer, more muted color-wise and accessorized with some of the most unique weapons and equipment in the line. I wouldn’t describe Mr. Talltree’s uniform as plain; he’s instantly
Read moreSgt. Rock Figures Short Arms Rant
By Past Nastification Sgt. Rock figures are frustrating. They could have been amazing, but for the flawed arms. I’ve hit on this in reviews before, but the short arm problem merits its own rant. This was to be a review of the medic figure (quick review: I like it), but those arms have an undeniable gravity I have to address.
Read moreCombat Figure Case
First off: I’m a bad daily blogger. I’ve been missing days here and there due to the general stuff of life. My apologies. Second: this weekend I rediscovered an item that led me back on the path to collecting GI Joe toys. The time was the early 90s, and I was heavily into collecting Kenner Star Wars. I frequented local
Read moreColoring Time: Time to get to Work!
The Joe arrive in the Rolling Thunder to take out Cobra’s base. Notice a similarity to other Cobra bases in other Joe media? I guess the smaller outposts just get painted sigils rather than fully sculpted cobra heraldry. These things cost money, you know.
Read morePsyche-Out (1988)
By Past Nastification 1987 was a great year for GI Joe. It arguably gave us the last wave of strong characters (or it could be that this was the last year I was solidly into toys). Among these characters was Psyche-Out, the team’s deceptive warfare specialist. That figure was classic, but its lime green quilted short sleeve shirt, could have
Read moreCaptivating Cover: Roof of the World
I have no idea what this book is about, but if I’m judging a book by its cover, I think I need to find out. How can it not be amazing if Cobra encounters a Yeti? Maybe one of our UK readers can shed light on it. I know the Ladybird licensed offerings like Masters of the Universe were storybook
Read moreRoboskull (1984/1985 Action Force)
Finally–the entry you’ve been waiting for after all these years. 1984 Storm Shadow? No–it’s the Roboskull! This is the most awesomely crazy enemy vehicle ever. Only the Cobra Rat is second to it, at least in my warped opinion of such things. How can you go wrong with a TIE Fighter inspired design with a skull stuck in the middle
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