Thursday, July 26, 2018

1994 Joseph Colton - Around the Web

The final mail away of the vintage line was the first character who established the G.I. Joe universe: Joseph Colton.  At the time, this figure was highly sought after and quickly became a favorite of 12" Joe collectors who wanted the character in all his forms.  Since then, the demand for this figure was sated with the massive amounts of overstock that were left over from the original mail away.  But, the figure still holds a cachet.  The fact that it's a high quality mold certainly helps it out.  He's a decently popular character.  Here's the best of him from around the web.

Joseph Colton Profile

Joseph Colton Mail Away Insert

Joseph Colton Diorama

Joseph Colton Video Review

Joseph Colton at JoeADay.com

Joseph Colton at 3DJoes.com

Joseph Colton at Retro Reaction

1994 Joseph Colton, Shipwreck, Battle Corps, Stalker, Action Soldier, 1985 Mauler

1994 Joseph Colton, Shipwreck, Battle Corps, Stalker, Action Soldier, 1985 Mauler

3 comments:

  1. He outranks Hawk, Flagg, and Keel Haul! He's also kinda boring but you can tell that he's meant to homage '60s Joe. I like to occasionally mix generic looking soldiers with my ninjas, sci fi weirdos, and '90s neon.

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  2. I have a major issue with this figure's construction,in that the arms sit too far down from the shoulders. Action Marine and Action Pilot,from the same year also have this design, but it's way more pronounced on Colton. It's odd because Joe could have easily been designed more like the Action Soldier who's shoulder arm gap looks normal.

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    1. Headhunter Stormtrooper from 1993 is another one like that.

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