Tag Archives: 1986

1986 LCV Recon Sled

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Nekoman

1986 LCV Recon Sled Back in the day before eBay was saturated with flippers desperate for small change, you could get good deals on figure lots. Sometimes this made for some acquisitions one would normally not go out of their … Continue reading →

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1986 Beach Head

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Nekoman

1986 Beachhead Masked commandos always make for some of the coolest characters. Of course, I’ve seen some people that very much think otherwise, but there’s no doubt that the cool look plays a role in Beachhead’s popularity. And Firefly’s. And … Continue reading →

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1986 Hawk

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Nekoman

1986 Hawk The “OG13” Joes are a set I like a lot, though most of them were greatly benefited by getting new toys over time. Hawk is one of those figures, as to me, this is the original Hawk, the … Continue reading →

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1986 HAVOC

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Nekoman

1986 HAVOC When I was a kid, I loved GI Joe: the Movie. It was one of the only pieces of media I had to know GI Joe by, all on a continually degrading VHS recording, probably from before I … Continue reading →

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1986 Leatherneck

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Nekoman

1986 Leatherneck I really have a fondness towards 1986 Joes, although I don’t think it was the best year of the vintage line. Largely, it’s the year where Hasbro began replacing characters and doubling up on more guys with the … Continue reading →

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1986 Low-Light

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Nekoman

1986 Low-Light Low-Light’s a figure that hits all the right notes, which makes him a favorite for me and probably most other Joe fans. His character was great in Sunbow, his toy had a fantastic specialty, and it’s colors were … Continue reading →

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1986 Zarana

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Nekoman

1986 Zarana As a sub-group, the Dreadnoks started off very hot in ‘84 with Zartan, and subsequently in ‘85 with Buzzer, Ripper and Torch. After that, however, the Dreadnoks quickly became decidedly more mediocre, with ‘86 introducing Monkey Wrench, Thrasher, … Continue reading →

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1986 Sci-Fi

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Nekoman

1986 Sci-Fi Although it’s probably the last ubiquitously popular year of ARAH, 1986 has it’s fair share of mostly unpopular figures. To name a few, there’s Cross Country, Zandar, and arguably Serpentor (a lot of people love him, but a … Continue reading →

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1986 Wet-Suit

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Nekoman

1986 Wet-Suit In many ways, 1986 represented a restart for ARAH. Popular characters return with new toys, such as Roadblock and General Hawk, while older specialist are somewhat replaced by newer characters that have overlapping specialties (Viper, Leatherneck, Lifeline, ect.). … Continue reading →

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1986 Roadblock

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Nekoman

1986 Roadblock Roadblock is one of GI Joe’s more iconic and interesting characters, who also received more toys during ARAH than most other characters. The truth is, most of these toys are pretty good too, though it might be fair … Continue reading →

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