Argentinian Cardback

Pictured above is a cardback from an Argentinian G.I.Joe figure. It reads "G.I.Joe: Comandos Heroicos". Above the G.I.Joe logo is the phrase "Con total movimento de brazos y mas equipamiento!.."

This particular figure, Sparta, is a repaint of Cover Girl. The artwork for the cardback is entirely original - it never appeared in the United States. Note that the rendition of Sparta has a logo on her left sleeve, just like Cover Girl. It's safe to say that the artist drew this picture of Sparta from the original Cover Girl and not from the Sparta repaint.

Like in many nations, Hasbro licensed out G.I.Joe to a local toy company. In this case, the Argentinian company "Plastirama" aquired the molds and made these figures. While the figure and accessory quality is quite good, the paint mask is nowhere near as sharp - as you can tell from looking at her eyes.

From the collection of: E. Son