A series of the 2008 comic packs featured new material that took place between the pages of classic Joe comics. The Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow pack gave us issue 21B, another “silent issue” set among the existing story of the rescue of Scarlett from the silent castle.
At the end of issue 21, Snakes had suffered a rip to his right sleeve, revealing the Arashikage tattoo and setting off the GI Joe ninja saga. This figure is even more battle-torn, with much of his sleeve and part of his shirt missing, and he’s even picked up a few sword slashes. Wow, I don’t remember him taking that much damage. Must have been some serious action between the panels. The result is an odd look, yet interesting for its uniqueness.
What csn I say about Marvel's GI Joe issue 21 that hasn't already been said by minds wiser than mine? Nothing much, except to relate my own experience with the legendary comic. I picked up the issue at my regular 1984 comic book haunt, 7-11. I had picked up a…
By KansasBrawler This is a hard figure for me to review. I generally like variations on a theme, however, my least favorite variation is the “battle damaged” version. The modern Joe line has done it well with the Battle Damaged BAT from the Defense of Cobra Island set, but I…
I've talked about my fondness for Marvel comic issue number two a few times in the course of this blog. It held a special place for me as a kid because I had a coloring book based on the issue. Someday I hope to track down a copy of it.…
Strange they retooled that much for a comic pack figure, since comic packs were mostly reused tooling, sometimes with new heads.