Tag Archives: GI Joe

Larry Hama - the action figure!

Posted on March 21, 2017 by OAFE

He's the godfather of GI Joe. He had big runs at both DC and Marvel, working on Wolverine, the X-Men, Avengers, Batman and more. He's Larry Hama, and at last he's getting an action figure all his own! Yes, the … Continue reading →

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That time Arby's prompted a Transformers/GI Joe crossover

Posted on February 3, 2017 by OAFE

Arby's, the amazingly delicious restaurant that got constantly picked on by The Daily Show for some reason, has a history of making cute, artsy ads to promote itself on social media. Yesterday they posted this: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Trekformers … Continue reading →

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GI Joe: Duke vs. Tombstone addendum

Posted on December 2, 2016 by OAFE

Here's what "Mission Accepted" Duke would look like in a tan shirt, rather than yellow: Better or the same? <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Children of the '90s Try to Explain '80s Cartoons Rustin's Spoils of the Week #38 Larry Hama … Continue reading →

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When toys could make you immortal

Posted on November 30, 2016 by OAFE

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Transformers Collectors' Club gets mad about knock off toys Face Off with GI Joe Rustin's Spoils of the Week #218 A true pride Flagg GI Joe Movie Watch: ...and that should be all.

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Unrustable Bastards

Posted on October 25, 2016 by OAFE

A Kickstarter for robots that change into motorcycles? And that come with their own 3¾" tall drivers who change along with them? And it's got a complete backstory of this outlaw biker gang and the corrupt police force they fight … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Hero Mashers Monsters

Posted on September 30, 2016 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figures today are Hasbro's Hero Mashers Monsters. The Monsters would have been an expansion of Hasbro's Hero Masher line, which also … Continue reading →

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Get ready to watch the Toy Wars

Posted on September 21, 2016 by OAFE

Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies that Make Them, a book detailing the rivalry between Hasbro and Mattel, is being adapted to an Amazon original series starring Josh Gad. Via Deadline: Journalist and novelist … Continue reading →

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Eagle Force Returns

Posted on September 2, 2016 by OAFE

Fresh Monkey Fiction and Remco Toys are teaming up to bring back Eagle Force. The long retired Captain Eagle is recruited back into active duty by his old teammate General Brown. Together they’re recruiting the next generation of Eagle Force … Continue reading →

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GI Joe advertises Subaru

Posted on August 12, 2016 by OAFE

You'll only see this ad if you're in Australia, though: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - May '12 RIP Barbara "Babs" O'Riley (1963-1997) We are in the dumbest possible future GI Zoo Look what I did this weekend

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The Pythona that almost was

Posted on June 17, 2016 by OAFE

In today's review of the GI Joe Collectors' Club member incentive figure Pythona, we spoke briefly about the character's introduction in GI Joe: The Movie and the fact that she didn't get an action figure. But she almost did: <i>And … Continue reading →

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