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1989 Darklon

1989 Darklon Darklon’s an interesting figure to me, particularly for the fact that he’s one of those figures that’s really grown on me since I got him. Of course, like half of the Iron Grenadiers he’s fairly flawed, but the … Continue reading

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1988 RPV

1988 RPV The RPV, or “Remote Pilot Vehicle”, is one of those ideas for a GI Joe toy that’s actually rather cool and interesting, but comes across somewhat bland as an actual toy. I’ve seen this toy get put through … Continue reading

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1993 Mutt & Junkyard

1993 Mutt & Junkyard I’ve really come to be fascinated by the 1993 lineup of figures. It’s weird, because I really don’t think this is a very strong year quality-wise, and I’d even go further to say it might even … Continue reading

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1991 Battle Wagon

1991 Battle Wagon 1991 produced some classic GI Joe figures that any frequent reader of this blog would know I like quite a bit. The vehicles from this year however, are not a thing I find myself the biggest fan … Continue reading

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1993 Cobra Commander

1993 Cobra Commander Cobra Commander figures are something I have a ton of, and that’s not something I mind too much either. For all I care, the Joes can be led by Duke, Falcon, Sgt. Slaughter or Captain Gridiron, but … Continue reading

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1991 Cleansweep

1991 Clean Sweep Clean Sweep is, overall, probably my favorite figure from the entire Eco-Warriors subset. In the back of my mind, there’s always been this question as to why if he looks so much like Airtight, why wasn’t he … Continue reading

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1989 HEAT Viper

1989 HEAT Viper ‘89 Joes are ones I mainly know though my brother’s collection, and most of them stuck with me as the figures my brother had that weren’t horribly gaudy. In his collection, he had almost every figure released … Continue reading

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1983 Torpedo

1983 Torpedo While I don’t have a mint example of many of the figures from this year, I’ve occasionally contemplated that ‘83 might be my favorite line-up of GI Joe figures: at least from a minimalist point of view. A … Continue reading

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1987 Sky Sweeper (Battle Force 2000)

1987 Sky Sweeper (Battle Force 2000) The weird thing about the Battle Force 2000, is that half of their vehicles are as lame as you’d expect, and half are cooler than they honestly should be. A great example of the … Continue reading

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1992 T’Jbang

1992 T’Jbang First, to make you feel old, I just realized that T’Jbang is thirty. That means if you’re older than T’Jbang, you’re a really old man now. Unlike you, I’m younger than T’Jbang, which might make you wonder why … Continue reading

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