In 1993, I was barely into toys. I had forayed into a small Joe purchase in December of 1992. But, aside from that, pretty much kept my collecting habits to sports cards. Over Christmas of 1993, though, I decided to buy a couple more Joe figures. Among the bright spots at Toys R Us that day was a neon yellow Bulletproof figure. I wasn't overly keen on the bright color. But, he had a cool helmet, amazing gun and great backpack. So, I bought him and never looked back. When I discovered that the same, basic figure was available in 1992, only with better colors, I had to have him. So, I sought him out at a time when finding loose figures from the '90's was rather hard to do. Once in hand, he was a substantial upgrade from the neon 1993 figure. There is surprisingly more info about the character available than I would have thought. Here's the best of Bulletproof from around the web.
1992 Bulletproof Profile
1992 DEF Toy Fare Catalog at JoeADay.com
Bulletproof at Icebreaker's HQ
Bulletproof Dio
Tiro Certo - the Brazilian Release of Bulletproof
Bulletproof Pre Production at YoJoe.com
Bulletproof at JoeADay.com
Bulletproof Dio 2
Bulletproof at ComicsVine
I love this version of Bullet Proof. Except for Headman, the first wave of DEF are all great figures.
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