Missile Commander

Code Name:

Hawk

version 1.5 (Swivel Arm)

Desimone Guide: #12

Tomart's Guide: #GI5194b (swivel arm)

Bagged Figure (Front)

Bagged Figure (Back)

Hawk's Filecard

Biography from the G.I.Joe Comics Homepage

Figure Description:

This swivel-arm version was available with the G.I.Joe Mobile Missile System (MMS) as part of the second series (1983). This version of Hawk was discontinued domestically in 1984. At some point later, Hawk was available bagged through Hasbro Direct.

Versions of Hawk:

• Hawk (1982)
• Hawk v1.5 (1983) (Swivel Arm)
• Hawk v2 (1986)
• General Hawk (1991)
• General Hawk v2 (1991)
• General Hawk v3 (1993)
• General Hawk v4 (1993)
• General Hawk v5 (1997)
• General Tomahawk (2000)
• General Tomahawk v2 (2002)
• General Abernathy (2004)
• General Abernathy v2 (2004)
• General Abernathy v3 (2005)
• G.I Joe Hawk (2008)
• G.I Joe Hawk v2 (2008)
• G.I Joe Hawk v3 (2008)
• G.I Joe Hawk v4 (2009)
• Hawk v3 (2009) - as General Clayton "Hawk" Abernathy
• Hawk v4 (2009) - as General Clayton "Hawk" Abernathy
• Hawk v5 (2009) - as General Clayton "Hawk" Abernathy

In 1991 Hawk was renamed "General Hawk", in 2000 renamed "General Tomahawk", in 2004 renamed "General Abernathy", and in 2008 renamed "G.I. Joe Hawk". So while there are several names, they are all based on the character "Hawk".

Accessories:

Hawk came with a dark green helmet and a clear visor.

Variations:

When the old version of Hawk was replaced in 1983, two major changes were made to his construction. The straight-arms were replaced with arms that could swivel at the bicep, and his bulky waist-piece was replaced by a slimmer one. 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. Other than "straight-arm" and "swivel-arm" releases, no variations of Hawk are known to exist.

There are two versions of Hawk's filecard. The one that came from Hasbro Direct has a glossy red backing, while the one that came with the carded Hawk does not.

Body Construction:

Most of the 1982 series figures and their swivel-arm counterparts re-used molds from each other, repainted slightly to make them seem more original.

The head of Hawk was re-used with Flash, Short-fuze, and Steeler. Hawk's arms were shared with Grunt, Short-fuze, Snake Eyes, Stalker, and Zap, and Tan Grunt (v2). The upper arms only were shared with Snow Job. Hawk's torso was shared with Breaker, Grunt, Snake Eyes, Stalker, and Tan Grunt (v2). Hawk's waist-piece was shared with twelve of the original fifteen figures. Hawk's legs were shared with Breaker, Clutch, Grunt, Rock N Roll, Short-fuze, Stalker, Steeler, Zap, Tan Grunt (v2), and in 1984 Tan Clutch (v2).

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).

International Variants:

In India, his head was recolored and used to create Superhero.