We're coming up on 3 years since this figure was released. And, he's still very available for original retail prices. You can even find him discounted a bit to below retail. He's still not low enough for me to splurge on a few extras just for the gear. But, if you don't have this figure, he's well worth buying to get the amazing Cobra Commander and the bounty of extra accessories included with Duke.
This figure's head is still goofy. If you like the color scheme, Super7 made an exact duplicate of it in Wave 2 of the ReAction+ line. My local Target had four of them sitting on the pegs last week. For $21, the ReAction+ figure's head isn't much better. And, you don't get all the cool gear. But, you have options if a cartoon Duke is high on your list of things to buy.
This Duke has kind of fallen into obscurity. His bizarre colors don't go with much of anything. And, as such, you don't see him the frequency that you do the Cobra Commander, Stalker and Sgt. Slaughter from the same series of figures released in recent years. I still like the figure because the colors are bright and eye catching. I just wish he was a better complement to existing Joe figures. As Super7 makes more cartoon coloring inspired figures, maybe this Duke will have some better companions. Until then, check out the 2022 Duke from around the web.
2022 Duke by actionfigurefotos
2022 Duke by yojoe_collectibles
His face looks like Sloth from The Goonies
ReplyDeleteWhich would actually make a really fun O-ring figure!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if this Duke’s gear can work with the ReAction+ figure.
ReplyDeleteI think this Duke is OK. New Super 7 head is better even though not great
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