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GI Joe: Wrath of Cobra

Posted on September 1, 2023 by OAFE

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>He'll fight for freedom, wherever there's trouble Bill O'Reilly vs. ISIS GI Joe origins: Scarlett Cocktails at the Cantina Cassssssual Friday

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GI Joe Classified Retro Series: Gung-Ho exclusive review

Posted on August 25, 2023 by yo go re

He blue. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>GI Joe Movie Watch 2 - recasting the Joes? Joe Friday: Skyduster addendum GI Joe Retaliation Firefly addendum: the face behind the mask yo - New Coke GI Joe-scaled dog and exo armor go … Continue reading →

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Recondo Down Unda

Posted on August 4, 2023 by OAFE

When GI Joe was exported from America, it didn't really make sense for them to be "A Real American Hero" anymore, so Action Force took the Joe characters and simply gave them different birthplaces. For example, GI Joe's Flint was … Continue reading →

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GI Joe: Outback addendum

Posted on July 21, 2023 by OAFE

Outback may not have appeared on the cartoon, but he did appear in animation: as a way around advertising restrictions, Hasbro produced a handful of commercials for the GI Joe comicbook, including this one for issue #59, "Divergent Paths": Also … Continue reading →

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Lampreys, Gyro-Vipers, BATs, Techno-Vipers

Posted on June 2, 2023 by OAFE

One more group to add to the big list of companies trying to rehabilitate their image through a bit of light rainbow-washing: First masks, now this? Cobra may be an evil terrorist organization, but they're not stupid. (via) <i>And now, … Continue reading →

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Hasbro Marketing Secrets Revealed

Posted on May 5, 2023 by OAFE

(via) <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Flippin' through Previews - April '12 The Realest American Hero G.I. Zod It's over 10,000! GI Joe Classified Gnawgahyde addendum

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GI Joe Classified: Tomax & Xamot addendum

Posted on February 17, 2023 by OAFE

Valentina Remenar's art for Tomax and Xamot was, like the brothers themselves, two halves of a unified whole: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>GI Joe: Operation Blackout Marauder Task Force Gaming Figures GI Joe Movie Watch: A trio of leaders JoeCon … Continue reading →

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Rustin's Spoils of the Week #230

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Rustin Parr

Well, after years dillying, dallying, and dilly-dallying we're getting this ship back on its original course... here are the genuine spoils of my past week! Can you believe it!? No recap, no themes, just what I actually got! Well, I … Continue reading →

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A Real American Hero Season 3 opening

Posted on January 27, 2023 by OAFE

The original Sunbow GI Joe cartoon ended after GI Joe: The Movie in 1987, and the rights weren't picked up by DIC Entertainment until 1989. Since the cartoons tended to focus on characters and vehicles that were new, that left … Continue reading →

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Action Force: Sgt. Slaughter review

Posted on January 20, 2023 by yo go re

As mentioned, the bio in today's GI Joe Classified Sgt. Slaughter review was not actually about that figure; we took it from the back of this toy's box. Fortunately, that was only the first half; here's the second: <i>And now, … Continue reading →

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