Cobra Officer

Code Name:

The Enemy

Desimone Guide: #10

Tomart's Guide: #GI5019 (straight arm), #GI5069c (cobra hq)

Cobra Officer's Filecard

Figure Description:

Cobra Officer was one of the first figures released carded in the first series (1982). Like all of the original sixteen figures, Cobra Officer was released with "straight arms".

In late 1982, the figure was also available packaged with the Sears exclusive Cobra Missile Command Headquarters.

Versions of Cobra Officer:

• Cobra Officer (1982)
• Cobra Officer v1.5 (1983) (Swivel Arm)
• Cobra Officer v2 (1998)
• Cobra Officer v3 (2004)
• Cobra Officer v4 (2007)
• Cobra Officer v5 (2007)
• Cobra Officer v6 (2008)
• Cobra Officer v7 (2008)

Accessories:

Cobra Officer came with a black AK-47 assault rifle.

Click the link to see the figure with its weapon - All Geared Up!

Variations:

Some versions of Cobra Officer came with the eyes and eyebrows painted in red, while some came with the eyes and eyebrows painted in black. Neither variant is more difficult to find than the other. The red eyes and eyebrows are pictured above.

When the new version of Cobra Officer was released in 1983, the straight-arms were replaced with arms that could swivel at the bicep. Also, the date stamp on the figure was changed from "1982" to "82-83". While technically only a variation, the changes are substantive enough to consider this a new version. However, as many people consider this only a variation, we have chosen to list this figure as version 1.5, rather than version 2.

There are two versions of Cobra Officer's filecard. The one that came from Hasbro Direct has a glossy red backing, while the one that came with the carded Cobra Officer does not. Filecards included with the Sears exclusive Cobra Missile Command Headquarters also had the red backing.

The silver logo on Cobra Officer's chest scratches off very easily. If you find a Cobra Officer without a silver Cobra logo, more than likely the figure has seen some wear and the logo has worn away.

Body Construction:

Note that the figure's head only turns left and right - it does not allow the head to look up and down. The heads only turned left and right until the the swivel ball head that was introduced in 1985 (Series Four).

The v1.5 body mold was used in 1984 for the Cobra Stinger Driver, and the later was used for the Python Trooper from the eighth series (1989).

The same waistpiece was shared with Cobra Soldier, H.I.S.S. Driver, Tiger Force Duke, and some versions of Steel Brigade. The same arms of Cobra Officer were recolored and used to create the arms of Cobra Commander.