Toyfare 97 (September 2005)

Pictured above is Toyfare: The Toy Magazine #97 from Wizard Entertainment, with a cover date of September 2005. The magazine featured the following G.I.Joe related items:

• Heroes Reborn: This article introduces the new GI Joe Sigma 6 figures. It talks about the creation, the bigger size (they are 8 inch), Gonzo the studio that makes them and the release schedule. Figures shown Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Duke, Spirit, Heavy Duty and the Ninja Lighting Motorcycle.
• Incoming: Comic figure packs: #74 & #76
• Nation's GI Joe's Seek Ban on Fireworks: This satirical article written from the Joes perspective is about the how kids have destroyed more GI Joe figures with fireworks then any other form of destruction, approximately one million figures. They quote Cobra Commander "Never in all my years of shooting at GI Joesss have we ever managed to kill a sssingle one of them. But one million? Everyone at Cobra isss getting an extra month of vacation thisss year! And a s rasssie!!"