I found Gristle at retail several times in the mid 1990's. He was not a popular figure and would often be the only remaining figure at random stores. But, despite me being pretty adamant about buying anything I could find at retail in those days, I skipped Gristle. I simply didn't like the figure. There was something about the design that really left me uninterested in the figure. That has continued to this day as I remain relatively cool on Gristle as a design. I hadn't taken a photo of him in 5 years. So, that kind of explains his standing in my collection.
That doesn't mean, though, that Gristle isn't a pretty solid figure. In terms of sculpting, Gristle is top notch. His head sculpt is among the most detailed in the entire Joe line. And, he has lots of fun little details hidden on his mold. The 2008 repaint was fairly decent. And, it showed how '90's mold could be updated with different colors. There's a good amount of content on Gristle out there. So, check out the various artists and their take on Gristle.
1993 Gristle at Nekoman's Viper Pit
1993 Gristle by fun_time_at_serpentorslair
1993 Gristle by corpscommandercody
1993 Gristle by ToneGunsRevisited
1993 Gristle by corpscommandercody
1993 Gristle by thedustinmccoy
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