Move Out!
I found this Remco Sgt. Rock ad inside the final issue of Brave and the Bold from 1983. I recall these and Remco’s Warlord being more prevalent than Joe ads, but maybe I just had more DC comics back then. The illustrations look much more impressive than the actual toys were, thanks to the amazing Joe Kubert.
”Wasn’t that much into Sgt. Rock. Reminded me too much of World War 2.” ”During this time, I myself, and a lot of kids my age , during the 1980’s , were into G.I. JOE-A Real American Hero-Yo Joe!”
I have the amtrack/duk thingy. Its missing its treads and cannon though.
As kids, we’d always get Sgt. Rock figures from well meaning relatives who didn’t understand the difference between them and real G.I. Joes. The plastic machine gun next was a real thorn as we probably got about 5 of them one year.
I’m not too up on the vehicles and a quick Google search didn’t turn up many photos of the actual vehicle toys. The amphibious assault looks somewhat interesting. If anyone knows of a good photo reference site with photos of the vehicle line, please post it!
That’s quite the comic ad!