Skyduster (2008)

Skyduster (2008)What’s in a name? With the GI Joe brand since the Real American Hero era’s end, it seems at times a mire of copyright and/or trademark clearances. Mainstay characters like Hawk, Stalker and Scarlett have all been subject to moniker juggling. Heck, even lesser knowns like Starduster have had their code names go incognito and back again over the years.

Skyduster is the name this time. We didn’t have to down box after box of Action Stars cereal to get this guy, just pick him up at Toys R Us in a mostly lackluster three-pack along with Capt. Ace and Wild Bill. Duster’s not looking totally like his old self, and I for one miss his funky camo pants. Guess there’s no Nice Pants coverage for Mr. Sky D. In an odd twist that we don’t usually see with convention figures, the same character showed up as one of the next year’s attendee exclusive figures. Did they just run out of ideas, or was someone at the club a big fan of jet packs?

My copy of the figure has been the victim of some unfortunate molding accident, and his face is a little pushed-in. Not that the head sculpt was pretty to begin with; his mug is really a face only an advanced jet fueled rocket pack could love. He really should have stuck with the opaque black visor of his mail-in version.

Skyduster (2008)

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