Forgotten Figures

Back in the days before the internet, toy companies sold their wares at Toy Fair each year.  Smaller brands would seek out retail partners. ...

In December of 1992, I went to a local Toys R Us on my lunch hour to buy some Joes.  I hadn't been to a toy store in over 2 years.  And,...

Convention figures are a mixed bag for me.  They often used molds that didn't otherwise appear during the repaint era.  But, in their ef...

At the 2004 G.I. Joe convention, Hasbro showcased some upcoming Toys R Us exclusive sets.  One such set was the Desert Patrol.  This five f...

I've saved the oddest item of all for last.  In the late 2000's/early 2010's, carded bootleg examples of 1992 and 1993 G.I. Joe ...

Collectors have long known that some Funskool figures were among the rarest figures in the line.  It was not uncommon for "new" ...

Gung Ho was one of the most memorable characters to be introduced in 1983.  His bayou background was a great offset of his military training...

In the late 1990's, foreign Joes that weren't the Chinese exclusives, later run Estrela figures or a few, select Funskool release...

In late 2004, Toys R Us released the exclusive 6 figure Desert Patrol Squad set.  Featuring Stalker, Snake Eyes, Dusty, Ambush, Gung Ho and ...

Gung Ho is one of the top tier Joe characters in the line.  He was popular from the get go in 1983 and retained much of that popularity thr...

The Mega Marines subset has long been held as an example by collectors of molds that, had they been properly painted, would make for tremen...

There are few figures as iconic as Gung Ho .  From his first appearance in the media surrounding G.I. Joe #11 in 1983, he has been nearly ...

Over the years, I've talked of my beginnings in Joe. I started my collection with the RAM motorcycle and Breaker . I slowly added a coup...