Forgotten Figures

After nearly 20 years, the stain of the old club is wearing off of figures like this Range Viper.  It's always been a quality release.  ...

Zap is an iconic figure.  You can argue the point.  But, everyone recognizes the original shoulder strap torso from 1982 as Zap's.  It ...

The 2007 convention set took a big chance by including a large contingent of Joe characters instead of being army builder focused.  This see...

If you collect ARAH style Joe figures, 2003 is kind of the lost year.  In 2002 , Hasbro produced 2 full waves of ARAH style figures.  Plus,...

About a decade ago, convention figures were just ignored.  Even the now sought after characters were cheap and unimportant.  Joe characters ...

Back in 2015 and 2016, you could buy large lots of these figures from  Asia for a couple of bucks each.  As those sold out, you could get pl...

Metal Head is one of my favorite Cobra characters from the 1990's.  I first became aware of him when a kid down the street had one.  I t...

There are figures of which I am an irrational fan.  The Flak Viper is one such figure.  In the early and mid 1990's, the Flak Viper moc...

The Sightline figure was one of the last great moments of the Joe collecting community before the values of figures exploded and the gates w...

The 2008 convention set is one that promised a lot but delivered a little.  The Headhunter Stormtroopers were pretty bad.  The Headhunters w...

Collectors anticipated the 2003 Convention set reveal with great zeal.  It was just assumed that the set would be a massive cadre of classic...

Once again, for your 4th of July boredom, I present the Zeros.  These are the least popular posts of the past year.  I see a bit of a theme ...

2002 was a banner year for the G.I. Joe brand.  While the A Real American Hero line had fizzled out at retail in 2001 , it was also a harbin...