Forgotten Figures

The Oktober Guard Comic Packs saw a truncated production run.  This was due to the slow sales of the prior waves during the 2004 holiday sea...

In 1998, there were no Oktober Guard figures.  So, the news that Hasbro was going to release one was welcomed with open arms by collectors. ...

Back in 2005, Hasbro warned collectors that the case of Comic Pack figures that included the two highly anticipated Oktober Guard packs were...

Back in the summer of 2019, I profile Sgt. Misha from the 2005 Comic Pack.  At the time, you could get a carded version of the figure for $2...

In 2005 , Hasbro finally produced a Horrorshow figure.  This long awaited release was met with general approval from the fan community.  Su...

The 2005 Oktober Guard figures were under produced.  At the time, Hasbro admitted that they had over estimated demand for the first two wave...

Big Bear was the second entry of the Oktober Guard in the vintage line.  He's a great mold with solid colors and fun gear.  The characte...

The 2005 Convention Dragonsky figure was one of the best kitbashes of the 2000's.  The parts, colors and accessories all combined to cre...

It's easy to forget now.  But, in 2002 and 2003, G.I. Joe was a hot property.  So hot that, as 2003 marched into the holiday season, H...

This Horrorshow figure is far from perfect.  But, for the time, it was about the best we could have expected from Hasbro.  I ended up sellin...

As I started collecting Joes in earnest in the late 1990's, I was enthralled by the years of figures I had missed.  While I had bought a...

Red Star was the first Russian figure to be released in the line.  While he seems based on Col. Brekhov, he was a new character.  In a Freud...

The 1998 Oktober Guard 3 figure pack was not well received by collectors of the time. As a Toys R Us exclusive, the set lingered on the she...

In 1997 , Hasbro decided to bring back a small run of collector targeted G.I. Joe figures to celebrate the line's 15th anniversary. Afte...

In general, the G.I. Joe comic packs weren't great.  The featured a lot of repetitive colors and molds and only, occasionally, produced ...

Beginning in late 2003 , collectors began to see a stream of unproduced and alternate color scheme Joe figures coming from Asian sellers. Wh...

Simply put, the Oktober Guard were the figures most requested by collectors since...well...since they were introduced back in the first year...