WITH BATTLE ARMOUR
There was no better time to be a kid than in the 1980s with great toy lines like Masters of the Universe, Star Wars, Transformers and GI Joe which will be the subject of today's focus. GI Joe was relaunched for kids of the 80's in 3.75" scale in 1982 with vehicles and play-sets, with a complex story line putting them against Cobra a ruthless terrorist origination trying to take over the World. G.I.Joe was also the first toy line to include with Bio cards on the back bringing the characters to life and all were written by Larry Hama the Joe comic book writer. The Real American hero line ran from 1982 till 1994 when the line was cancelled at the end of 1994. So with that here is my top 10 G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero figures in the toy line.
#10 JINX (v1)
File Name: TOP SECRET
SN: 037-42-4683
Grade: E-5
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Primary Specialty: Intelligence
Secondary Specialty: Finance Clerk
Jinx was originally release as part of series 6 in 1987 and was a available threw 1988 then as a mail away in 1989, one of my favourites from childhood but i could never track down one for my collection.
Included accessory's
Black backpack
2 ninja swords
Silver Naginata
Photo Credit see link
#9 ROCK 'N ROLL (v1/v1.5)
File Name: McConnel, Craig S.
SN: RA989091452
Grade: E-5
Birthplace: Malibu, California
Primary Specialty: Infantry
Secondary Specialty: PT Instructor
Rock 'N' Roll was the original release in 1982 as part of the first wave of 16 G.I. Joe figures with a straight-arm version then released as part of wave 2 in 1983 with new swivel arm feature and discontinued in 1985. Rock 'N' Roll was later released as part of "Original Adventure Team" mail in set in 1986 and 1987.
Included accessory's
Dark green helmet
Black M-60 heavy machine gun
Black bi-pod that attached to the machine gun
Photo Credit see link
https://www.yojoe.com/action/82/rocknroll.shtml
#8 FIREFLY (v1)
File Name: Classified
Birthplace: Classified
Primary Specialty: Sabotage, Demolitions, and Terror
Firefly was originally release as part of wave 3 in 1984 and still available threw 1985 but was discontinued in 1986.
Included accessory's
Grey demolition backpack with small cover Light green sub-machine gun
Light green walkie-talkie
Photo Credit see link
#7 SHOCKWAVE (v1)
File Name: Faria, Jason A.
Grade: E-4
Birthplace: Dearborn, Michigan
Primary Specialty: Special Weapons and Tactics
Secondary Specialty: Choir
Shockwave was released as part of series 7 in 1988 and sold threw 1989 and then discontinued in 1990.
Included accessory's
Dark blue sub-machine gun
Dark blue handgun
Silver knife
Dark blue backpack
Photo Credit see link
#6 COBRA COMMANDER (v3)
WITH BATTLE ARMOR
File Name: Classified
Battle Armour Cobra Commander was release as part of series 6 in 1987, available threw 1988 and then discontinued in 1989. This Cobra Commander was one of my childhood favourite versions of this character as i started late in GI Joe collecting finding the early versions of these figures was difficult.
Included accessory's
Black Mouth piece( generally lost)
Black Auto-Assault Pistol
Silver life support backpack
Photo Credit see link
#5 STORM SHADOW (v1)
Birthplace: Classified
Primary Specialty: Assassin
Secondary Specialty: Intelligence
Storm Shadow version 1 was originally released as part of series 3 in 1985 and sold threw 1985 and 1986 then discontinued in 1987.
Included accessory's
Black quiver backpack
Black long bow
2 Black samurai swords
Black nunchuk
Photo Credit see link
#4 B.A.T.S. ( v1)
Battle Android Troopers
The Battle Android Troopers figure was released as part of series 5 in 1986 and made available threw 1987 and discontinued in 1988. Even with me collecting GI Joe's at this time I don't remember ever seeing a B.A.T.S. in stores but with him being a army build style figure I'm not surprised at all.
Included accessory's
Back backpack to store 3 attachments
Silver hand
Silver gripper arm attachment
Silver laser attachment
Silver torch attachment
Photo Credit see link
#3 COBRA COMMANDER (v2)
ENEMY LEADER AKA COBRA File Name: CLASSIFIED
Grade: Commander-in-Chief
Birthplace: CLASSIFIED
Primary Specialty: Intelligence
Secondary Specialty: Ordnance (Experimental Weaponry)
Hooded Cobra Commander was released as a mail away figure in 1984 and never released in stores but was available as a mail away till 1990, Hooded Cobra Commander required 7 flag points and $1 to order. As this is one of my favourite versions of Cobra Commander i didn't find one till mid 90's at a yard sale at this point i was out of collecting. My current version was pieced together threw a few trades with collectors in the last few years.
Included accessory's
Black laser pistol
photo credit me
see link for more info on mail away form
#2 BLOWTORCH (v1)
FLAMETHROWER
File Name: Hanrahan, Timothy P.
SN: RA527341209
Grade: E-4
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida
Primary Specialty: Infantry Special Weapons
Secondary Specialty: Small-Arms Armorer
Blowtorch was originally released as part of series 3 in 1984 made available threw 1985 and discontinued in 1986. This figure was my first GI Joe in my collection in the 1980's, it was picked up at the tail end of collecting Masters of the Universe and Kenner Star Wars.
Included accessory's
Yellow helmet
Yellow oxygen mask
Yellow M-7 backpack
Light green flamethrower
Photo credit see link
#1 ROCK & ROLL (v2)
GATLING GUNNER
File Name: McConnel, Craig S.
SN: 989-1314-MC53
Grade: E-6
Birthplace: Malibu, California
Primary Specialty: Infantry
Secondary Specialty: PT Instructor (Physical Training
Rock & Roll was released as part series 8 in 1989threw 1990 and discontinued 1991. He was my last GI Joe I purchased originally in 1989 before stopping collection action figures and moving to comics and other things. One of my favourite GI Joe comic covers has this version on the front which I've included below.
Included accessory's
2 grey Gatling guns
2 grey bandoleers,
Gray ammo-feeding backpack
Gray rifle that clipped to his leg
photo credits see links
Coming soon
Restoration of Boulder Hill ( Kenner M.A.S.K.)
My Top 10 Toy lines of the 80's
Video Bios
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