Forgotten Figures

The 1984 Blowtorch is one of my favorite figures.  His gear just made him so much fun to play with.  Sadly, my childhood figure quickly fell...

The MANTA is the most viewed page on this site.  It's not even close.  It's been viewed more than 5 times more often than the 2nd mo...

The Slugger is one of the vehicles that really works well in photos.  It's small, but distinctive.  It has some fun details and can work...

When I look back at my Joe collecting adventure of the late 1990's, I rarely find a figure that was really important to me back then tha...

I look at my collection in distinct stages.  The first, of course, is my childhood.  This covered 1982 through 1987 .  The second phase is ...

 Recondo is a classic Joe from one of the top years of the line.  He's a figure that wasn't my favorite when I was a kid.  I always ...

Back in the mid 1990's, dealers convinced everyone that female figures were super rare and valuable.  Fortunately, Ebay proved that she ...

Zartan was one of Hasbro's most popular toys.  Something like 1.7 million were produced.  Despite that asinine number of toys available,...

We were introduced to Cobra Commander in the early pages of G.I. Joe #1.  At the time, he was wearing his casual hood.  Later, he donned the...

Back in 1984, I had a fleeting glimpse of the new catalog.  There were few items that really burned into my mind.  But, one of them was the ...

Sometimes, it is better to be late to a party than to miss it altogether.  Such is the case with the Battlefield Accessories that were intro...

In one of my many moves, the front gatling cannon on my Rattler snapped off.  The plane is otherwise perfect.  But, there's no real way ...

Deep Six sucks.  Well, not the character.  Just this 1984 figure.  But, surprisingly, he's always been rather popular when I've post...

In 1984, my younger brothers and I were all in on collecting G.I. Joe.  Star Wars had been all but purged from our house and Joe dominated o...