Photo Feature: USS Flagg
By Flag Points Don Don returns with another nice set of dio shots, this time featuring the most photogenic GI Joe backdrop of all–the USS Flagg.
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Colonel Hawk (25th Ann. Comic Pack)
By KansasBrawler Sometimes, it’s hard to improve on a classic, but other times, a character’s original design isn’t the best. Hawk (then a colonel) was first released in 1982 alongside the rest of his team as the operator of the Mobile Missile System. However, due to a combination of being a vehicle driver and sharing a lot of his look
Read moreRescue Copter Pilot (Fisher-Price Adventure People)
By Past Nastification The internets doesn’t seem to know this guy’s proper name, but the ladies at the bar around the corner call him “The Plumber” because he’s known to be good at laying pipe. Obviously, this must mean that cheapskate bar-hopping women don’t want to pay full price for a professionally licensed and bonded plumber when this handsome devil
Read moreCobra Viper (2004)
It’s always hard to narrow down a choice when one talks about a favorite figure in a series. Most of the brand’s history is filled with multiple figures that I’m really fond of. The new sculpt era of the 2000s isn’t on most fans’ list of great moments in GI Joe history. I take a different view of the time.
Read moreCrimson Command Copter (2009)
It’s the last day of the last JoeCon, and I thought I’d go out with a bang by covering the greatest convention exclusive vehicle ever produced. Ha! Just kidding, but there is something positive to be said about this version of the Crimson Command Copter. Everybody who was collecting in the early 2000s remembers the first CCC, right? The one
Read moreSWAT RTV (2008)
The Hammer was one of the vehicles I’d missed out on, but always admired from afar. Until I happened upon a large lot of Joe stuff in the early 2000s, I hadn’t had hands-on an example. The mere fact it seated four figures was enough to push it into my favorites. The relaunch era’s remake of the vehicle as the
Read moreRed Shadows Secret Base (2010)
While many Joe fans are no doubt standing in a line tonight waiting to partake of the club’s final offerings, I’m set up in the relative comfort of JAD HQ by my lonesome with a glass of wine, old club exclusives, and a camera. To be honest, I’d rather be anywhere than standing in a line, even one that leads
Read moreGeneral Mayhem (2005 Convention Exclusive)
This week begins what appears to be the final JoeCon (at least in its current form) and I thought it would be fun to look back on some of my favorite figures from back when. They’re all o-ring era exclusives, since I stopped getting the yearly sets after 2010. The first JoeCon I attended was 2005, and that set is
Read moreDoc II
By Past Nastification Let’s get the name issue out of the way. Technically, the GI Joe Collectors’ Club named this figure “GI Joe Doc” when they released it in 2007. Tacking on “GI Joe” was probably some legal maneuvering, so I’m simply ignoring it. And this isn’t a retcon or re-imagining of the original Doc- it’s his niece taking his
Read moreWild Bill (2004)
I have said it time and again: I get a lot of joy out of the new sculpt era figures. It started when they hit the pegs back in the early 2000s, and it continues to this day. These figures represent the most fun I’ve had as a GI Joe collector. I get the same kind of sense when I
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