Chuckles is one of my favourite characters & when I was in ZA these Australian based figures were just coming out. This is an Australian 1986 cardback- note the lack of “A Real American Hero” under the GIJoe logo on the front & back & the Hasbro address as being the US one. I wish I had this MOC!

Canadian file card holder that came with the Sears exclusive Missile Command Center- the all cardboard Cobra “base.” These don’t come up often and are a neat glimpse into the time this was released- notably the 11 figures featured on the holder do not include Cobra Commander who came with the set.

This is a special pickup for me, when I was small my brothers and I all had a pair of these. When I saw the Canadian version pop up on EBay, I knew I had to grab it. I love stuff like this that immediately brings me right back to 1985 in a split second. Did anyone else have these? Yo Joe!

Few new additions to the collection

Rattlers arrived! (Not home so this stock collection photo will have to do!)

UK Palitoy / Nordic MOC Storm Shadow. Not something seen very often (in my experience.) NFS.

Still my favourite #ShareaCoke moment.

It was around my seventh birthday that I went with my Dad to haul water to our acreage in the spring and if we had time and I was lucky I could grab a comic from the confectionery in town. This was a weekly occurrence for our family, and being the oldest it was my job to go & help.

Today's new profile looks at the 2007 Convention Zap: forgotten--figures.blogspot.com/2025/05/2007... This isn't a figure that should work. But, the parts make for a fun update to an underserved character. #GIJoe

On the road today. See some random signs that there is an antique fair on, so I stop in and find this Canadian MOBAT in immaculate shape- battery cover, unbroken hitch and gun tip too! For $10 haha. Couldn’t pass that up. Bonus points for you if you know what those blue little tags are- not Joe.

Also because of a new Classified release coming of this guy- I thought I’d show an interesting version of Monkeywrench who is on a Canadian card & who came from this very catalogue from Comsumers Distributing.. a long defunct store where you’d walk in, point out what you wanted from the catalogue-

A look back at the 1993 Interrogator: forgotten--figures.blogspot.com/2019/04/1993... This once common mail away has found new popularity and stupidly high pricing in recent years. #GIJoe

With the release of a new Classified Cobra Commander in his battle armour I thought I’d share a MOC-this one is a US Battle Armor with an Explosion Back “coming soon” cardback. This version of CC was my favourite as a kid-I loved how he was a “Fred” Siegie in the Comics. Your thoughts on this fig?

An interesting pick up is this 1992 Static Line MOC from Europe. In 1992 two figures that were originally released in “teams” the year before were released on regular sized single cards in Europe with no mention of their previous sub team- in Static Lines case, Sky Patrol.

1988 US Tiger Cat box / sealed bags marked “For Promotional Use Only-Not For Resale.” Probably was a toy sample used by a toy rep, a cool little bit of Hasbro history.

Canadian Missile Command Headquarters. A very hard box to come across.

1989 European release Action Force Warthog with Sgt. Slammer- who I’m assuming must be Sgt. Slaughter’s second cousin or something… this is one of my favourite examples of box art, I love the “action.”

We all know this battle tank as the Mauler- but in Canada it was also known as the “Battle tank with crew” (C.C.É.) Le Tigre. (Tiger.) This one came from Tops ‘n Toys- a retail store in Calgary that was owned by a family friend from Northern Alberta. Any other Mauler / Tiger fans out there?

Late night bump for the 1992 Stormshadow profile: forgotten--figures.blogspot.com/2025/03/1992... This is a solid design that suffers from poor construction choices. #GIJoe

Did you know that the Canadian release of the U.S.S. Flagg back in 1985 was the only time that a box cover painting was manually changed in production to paint over the US flag with a Canadian flag? It makes the box of the Canadian Porte-Avion U.S.S. Flagg absolutely unique!

Found a major haul out in the wild, doesn’t happen often and even less when they’re close to you! Also picked up a complete Flagg & box and Missile Command Center.. among tons of complete figures and at least 40 other boxes & vehicles. Just like old times.

1985 “peach” Canadian cardbacks. 34 backs. Not easy to come by.

Mail call….🤫

Catalog photo of the first series of swivel arm Joes released in Brazil. #GIJoe

Another recent pickup, an Argentinian S.L.A.M. Manufactured by Plastirama. Notice the omission of “A Real American Hero” from the box. I spent quite a few hours enjoying the Canadian release of this toy- anyone else?

I haven’t been posting much lately, too much “serious” stuff going on in life to really enjoy my collecting as much as I’d like.

There it is, one of my first three Joes (and only ones I had in straight-arm) on the original Canadian cardback! Amazing, like walking right into The Bay or Zellers back in the day! (Or Mazzucas, I'm guessing.)

Going through Joes later today, anyone picked up anything cool lately? Life gets so busy for me that before you know it tons of time goes by. Could use some uplifting energy / photos- Share them if you’ve got them!

The most surprising gift I received this year was the complete set of ‘V’ paperbacks. Read almost all of them as a kid, can’t wait to dive into them again. #80s

New Years Eve Tradition in my house. A Canadian Joe collector, his arms open. #NewYear2025 #GIJoe

One of the best accounts to follow, hands down. I love the trips down memory lane. If you’re not following yet- what are you waiting for. It’s 2025!

If you see this, share a vehicle. Tons of room for all my mutuals, hop on in!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! See you in 2025 😀🎄🎅🏼

My two fave GI Joe toys I own: MOC 20-back Canadian Airborne and Snow Job (1983). I even appreciate the mistake on Snow Job's card ("Yellowknife, Yukon") that would be corrected the following year. Hard to keep the Canadian Territories straight, after all!

You got me. Starting with ME.

Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater as a kid.

I do regret getting rid of mine. Even if the figure makes no sense, he's a visual treat.

Random GI Joe photo of the day: Tiger Force and Sky Patrol, including customs.

On a cold day here in Alberta I thought I’d share my UK and Dutch / Belgian Tiger Force exclusive Blizzard figures! One of the hardest MOC Tiger Force figures to come across. Anyone else a fan? Share if you are! (Or aren’t.)

I’m glad we are getting some o-ring love with this Transformers / GIJoe release of Soundwave & the Thunder Machine. Kind of a strange idea I thought at first but it looks like they’ve pulled it off! I know it’s supposed to come with Zarana & Zartan but who the heck is this guy?

If you see this, post a GIF of your favourite Doctor.

A look back at the 1993 Ninja Force Snake Eyes: forgotten--figures.blogspot.com/2019/11/1993... This is, actually, a nice Snake Eyes design. The non-standard construction ruins it. Though, I'll still argue that this might be the best Snake Eyes head that Hasbro produced. #GIJoe

I was always fascinated by how Mexico used the V1 Snake Eyes in the V2 box & how the figures came holding at least one of their weapons. G.I. Joe figures were first sold in Mexico in 1985 by the toy company Auriken under the name ‘Commandos Heroicos.’ Any of you have any Auriken things?

New to my HQ! 94’s Commemorative Collection OG Action Team - Canada 🇨🇦 Stoked to have this along side my 🇺🇸 ver. A little disappointed they didn’t update the 🧑‍🚀 #GIJoe #YoJoe #ARAH #GIJoeCollector #GIJoePhotography #GIJoeNation #ToyPhotography #VintageToys #ToyCollector

Netflix right now

Some things to share: proof copy of the sales poster from ‘82 (my favourite Joe image) & some DiC animation proofs including CC, Zarana Rock & Alley Viper & Evy! (Range Viper 3.) have to figure out how to display them now.. & some other stuff I’ll show later.

Awesome to hear.

This one is fun. Show me your comics taste in 4 different comics

Who out there can tell me about this? I came across it while trying to find some of my lost stuff, you don’t see them very often. I know what it is, if you know you know. 😉 #GIJoe

I have a pretty cool comic collection that I don’t pay near as much attention to as I should. Picked this up for less than $100. This comic meant EVERYTHING to me when I was 12 years old!