Forgotten Figures

For years, Action Force figures that pre-dated the G.I. Joe crossover were common and cheap.  Even the most desired characters were affordab...

When I posted my original Shadowtrak profile, I thought it was going to be a hit.  An obscure but affordable (at the time!) vehicle that fit...

Today, Action Force exclusive figures are, once again, hot commodities in the collector world.  Some of the exclusives now command premium ...

When G.I. Joe was exported to Brazil , most of the major characters went with it.  On the Cobra side, though, the Estrela toy company forewe...

A while back, DragonFortress wrote a great blog post about weapon trees .  While some consider them the scourge of 1993 and 1994 , they had...

In 1986 , G.I. Joe introduced robotics to its pantheon of technological advances.  Both Joe and Cobra had skirted the edge of robotics with ...

One of the most frequently asked questions around various Joe forums is in regards to the Zap bazooka variants.  The reason is fairly simpl...

Everyone knows about the repainted G.I. Joe vehicles that were incorporated into the European Action Force line.  There are two lost gems f...

The Heavy Artillery Laser, or HAL, was released in the first wave of G.I. Joe figures in 1982 .  It was a huge, towable laser cannon that in...