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Cutter (2008)
By Past Nastification Cutter was one of my favorite early ARAH characters. So when Hasbro got around to phoning in the modern era version, it was a letdown. Released as “GI Joe Cutter”, the parts used to create the figure’s body were fair enough. Flint arms and everything else from the neck down from Shipwreck create an adequate uniform for
Read moreCross Country and HAVOC
By KansasBrawler Every now and then, the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club really surprises me and 2014’s membership figure was a perfect example of that. Cross Country is somebody I’ve always kind of liked but since he was so closely affiliated with his vehicle, it didn’t surprise me that Hasbro never made a modern version of him. However, that didn’t preclude
Read moreCrimson Guard (2005 Operation Crimson Sabotage)
Operation Crimson Sabotage was a boon for o-ring army builders, and it even hooked me, a guy who hadn’t dipped his toe into the craze. Between the OCS and the Cobra Infantry pack, I amassed a decent army in a short time. The same mold (minus the Cobra head under the helmet) was also available as the Agent Faces mail-in.
Read moreCaptivating Cover: GI Joe Digest #7
I miss the old digest format. Before the days of trade paperback collections, and especially before I’d discovered a local comic shop, these bite-sized compendiums of back issues were the only way I could read adventures I had missed thanks to spotty distribution at 7-11 and QuikTrip newsstands. This cover was definitely have sold me back in the day. Originally
Read moreCobra Commander (2005 Comic Pack)
I’m not afraid to say that the 1987 Battle Armor equipped Cobra Commander is one of my favorite figure versions of the infamous enemy leader. When I picked up the figure back in ’87 (one of my last kid purchases of Joe toys) I found the concept interesting. I had not viewed old snake face as a front-line fighter, and
Read moreCalvin ‘Jammer’ Mondale
By KansasBrawler I’ve mentioned before that I’m not huge on international Joe variants. For some reason, they never really appealed to me. As such, I wasn’t expecting a lot from Calvin “Jammer” Mondale. I thought he’d be an interesting diversion, but at his core, he’s not the much different than the classic Stalker figure. I wasn’t mad or disappointed at
Read moreColoring Time: Steeler and Ace
It’s not often that Joe drivers get the spotlight on a coloring book page, and thanks to the Marvel Books Capture of Cobra Commander we’ve got two early faves in Steeler and Ace. Don’t forget to break out the rare gold crayon for Steeler’s undershirt, if you want to be accurate to the toy!
Read moreScrap Iron (2005)
By Past Nastification They can’t all be winners. Before the Iron Grenadiers existed, Destro’s organizational presence was MARS. The only MARS/pre-IG character figure to gain action figure status was the 1984 Scrap Iron, somewhat erroneously presented as a Cobra figure. With an amazing no-frills dark blue uniform and red padding, the figure didn’t look like an employee of Destro. It
Read moreKeychain Action Sailor (1998)
Repaints. They can be the bane of a toy collector’s existence. Okay, that might be an exaggeration, but at some point as an adult buyer of children’s toys, you just get a little frustrated with the necessities of the marketplace. It’s easier to just accept the fact that Batman, Spider-Man et al are going to be be repainted at some
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