DIAL-TONE (v4)
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Year: 1994
Series: Thirteen
Dial-Tone was released carded in the thirteenth series (1994) as part of the Battle Corps subset. The Battle Corps figures were numbered 1 through 14 - Dial-Tone was number 2.
Dial-Tone was discontinued in 1994.
Figure Views
Accessories
Dial-Tone came with two yellow guns, a yellow handgun, a yellow knife, a gray missile launcher (spring loaded, actually fired), two yellow missiles, a dark blue helmet, and a yellow figure stand.
Except for the helmet and missile launcher, all of Dial-Tone's accessories came attached to one plastic "tree." The accessories were removed from the tree.
Packaging Information
Filecard Information
Grade: E-4
Birthplace: Eugune, Oregon
Primary Specialty: Radio Telecommunications
Secondary Specialty: Infantry
Variations
There were two variants of the Dial-Tone action figure. The first variant has green highlights on the figure's chest (pictured below, right). The second variant does not (pictured below, left).
There are also two variants of the packaging. The earlier first variant featured the G.I.Joe logo horizontally at the top of the card. The filecard on the back of the packaging was the "standard" size. The later second variant featured the G.I.Joe logo vertically on the left side of the card and the filecard was reduced down to "baseball card" size.
Body Construction
Dial-Tone's waist and legs were originally used to create Clean Sweep (1991). Dial-Tone's arms were originally used to create Tunnel Rat (1987).
Dial-Tone's head and chest were original and were not used to create other figures.
Versions of Dial-Tone
Note that there is a male Dial Tone character with the filename of "Jack S. Morelli" and a female Dialtone character with the filename of "Jill S. Morelli." The G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra video game establishes them as siblings.
Reference Information
The below information contains information about references to various collector's guides, Hasbro references, original retail prices, and other reference material related to Dial-Tone (v4).|
Original Retail: $3.99 Hasbro Product: 81002 RAHC: n/a Lee's Guide: n/a |
Desimone Guide: #516 Tomart's Guide: #GI7192 The Ultimate Guide: Pg. 243 (1st Ed.), Pg. 296 (2nd Ed.) Action Figure Archive Guide: n/a |
