I used to customize action figures quite a bit. I’d love to do some again, but I just can’t find the time these days (wonder why?) As a customizer, I wasn’t averse to doing a little sculpting work to bring a base figure in line with the look I wanted. Sometimes, however, I just didn’t want to go through the
Read moreWhile I have find memories of the first GI Joe mini-series, the MASS Device, I hold its follow-up, the Revenge of Cobra, in higher esteem. As a kid, I had taped the initial airing (on Beta, no less) abd had it on a regular viewing schedule for at least a year. As such, I think I have its dialogue as
Read moreWhat is not to like about the original Stalker figure? I’ve covered it before, and I still hold it up as one of my favorite GI Joe figures, even among later offerings of the 80s and 90s. I think that, of all the original thirteen 1982-83 Joes, his figure stands out as truly unique. It also is the most iconic
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Continuing in my look back on the march to 1,000 posts, here’s another that stuck out when I was perusing the older entries. The Rise of Cobra didn’t leave me with a whole lot of figures I’d call all-time favorites, but Kamakura comes close. I think he was also an inspiration for Nice Pants Week. Take another trip in the
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Lately, I’ve been reflecting on where the blog has been, and where it’s going. I won’t lie; at times this project gets hard to keep up and keep fresh. I have ideas about changing things up here and there to maintain my interest, and also trying to find the time to implement them. It seems the longer I go with
Read moreThe Baroness is one of the Cobra mainstays, and has been showing up in GI Joe comics and animation since day one. In those early days, before suffering burns over most if her body in a fateful HISS tank battle, she wore a simpler blue jumpsuit, like most other Cobra agents. With all the Baroness figures over the years, I’m
Read moreA while back I talked about the famous early 80s tan repaints of Grunt and Clutch. Here’s another continuation of the venerable desert repaint theme, along with a bit of new sculpt era Frankensteining. Duke was a member of one of three Walmart exclusive Valor Vs. Venom two packs. Each pack had an urban camo Cobra and a desert tan
Read moreOn the ninth Joe A Day of Christmas, I lamely found something that relates to the number nine. Look, people, this holiday theme thing is harder than it seems. So to start over…on the ninth Joe A Day, it’s the 1982 nine back. I’m surprised that there’s not as much focus on cardback versions in Joe collecting as there is
Read moreIt’s the sixth day, and sort of relating to six geese a laying is this exclusive six pack, with which Hasbro and Toys R Us laid an egg back in 2005. The “greenshirt” concept in modern GI Joe is something of a mismatch, considering the team’s nature as a group of highly trained specialists. From the beginning of the Real
Read moreOn the second Joe A Day of Christmas (or The Holidays, or whatever your persuasion–we’re all inclusive here) my true love gave to me… A comic two-pack. Signed by Larry Hama! When the 25th Anniversary series was on shelves, I picked up two each of the single figures; one to open and display loose, and one to leave carded. Truth
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