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    001 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Break Out your Aces (1983)
    002 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Star Brigade Armor-Bot
    003 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Dumb question?
    004 - johne@utep.edu            - Re: Dumb question?
    005 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Dumb question?
    006 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Dumb question?
    007 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - updated release date?

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Break Out your Aces (1983)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 23:33:01 -0800
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Okee dokee.  The votes are in.

Thanks to everyone who told me what their Ace's sidearm was colored - and
thanks to Thad and Corey for their tips with checking the paint.

The results : I can say almost conclusively that my Ace is a FRAUD.
Whoever owned it before me was a superb artist - the paint job on the
sidearm was perfect, plus there were blue and red details added to the
front and back of the flight suit.  Very nicely done.

Anyhoos - thanks again everybody for helping me out.

-Eugene

p.s. The trade list ain't done yet - please give me til the end of the
week.  This thing is nightmarish.




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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Star Brigade Armor-Bot
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 07:19:19 -0600
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At 12:26 AM 1/9/97 -0000, you wrote:
>I have an Armour Bot and occasionally I do have problems firing the launcher. 
>It's not everytime though, a couple of times it will just not shoot the
>missile, If you wiggle the laucher handle and push the missile in a little then
>it will usually work.  Did someone say they could get some Armour Bots still.
>
>Dave
>agrosk8@hotmail.com

Julius,

    I have same problem with Armor-Bot as Dave describes above, but it has
yet to break on me.  Another great reason to get Armor-Bot: the Armor-Tech
Hawk figure included.  You just don't see that figure for sale loose, or at
least I never have.



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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Dumb question?
Date: 09 Jan 97 06:22:01 -0800
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Howdy! 
 
I just got a CNP Sub-Zero from the fine folks up in Clinton, WA (ack, such a 
name!)--i.e., Cotswold.  My question is, how the h@ll does this thing flub for 
accessories?  He came with: 
 
--mortar/base 
--4 mortar shells 
--backpack 
--Really Big Gun (M60?) 
--bipod for above 
--ammo belt 
--pair o' snowshoes 
 
Obviously, the shells go into the mortar for a shell of a good time  :)  But,  
is there some means (a la Downtown) that you can store those shells?  His bp 
has some slots on it, but neither the mortar nor the shells will fit there... 
Am I missing something (parts or obvious fact)?   
 
HELP! 
 
Also (having just received James D's Vol 2) I finally saw the Convention issue 
Jinx that CC is charging $30 for.  Wow!  Jinx as a turncoat, with that awesome 
Cobra cape!  Could anything BE any cooler?  Cotswold's lackluster description 
does not do this lady justice!  Does anyone have this?  Better yet, does 
anyone  
know of a source I could land one for less than the ascribed $30? Corey? 
'Gene?  ANYONE?!  LMK! 
 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


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From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Re: Dumb question?
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 14:01:22 -0700 (MST)
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On 9 Jan 1997, Julius Cooper wrote:

> Howdy! 
>  
> I just got a CNP Sub-Zero from the fine folks up in Clinton, WA (ack, such a 
> name!)--i.e., Cotswold.  My question is, how the h@ll does this thing flub for 
> accessories?  He came with: 
>  
> --mortar/base 
> --4 mortar shells 
> --backpack 
> --Really Big Gun (M60?) 
> --bipod for above 
> --ammo belt 
> --pair o' snowshoes 
>  
> Obviously, the shells go into the mortar for a shell of a good time  :)  But,  
> is there some means (a la Downtown) that you can store those shells?  His bp 
> has some slots on it, but neither the mortar nor the shells will fit there... 
> Am I missing something (parts or obvious fact)?   
>  
> HELP! 

> Peace, 
> 	Weasel 
> Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
> Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
>        "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte
> 
	
That's not a bad question at all. I have never been able to figure
out how Sub-Zero could carry his mortar.
John P.



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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Dumb question?
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 17:20:58 -0800 (PST)
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At 6:22 AM -0800 1/9/97, Julius Cooper wrote:
>Howdy!
>
>I just got a CNP Sub-Zero from the fine folks up in Clinton, WA (ack, such a
>name!)--i.e., Cotswold.  My question is, how the h@ll does this thing flub
>for
>accessories?  He came with:
>
>--mortar/base
>--4 mortar shells
>--backpack
>--Really Big Gun (M60?)
>--bipod for above
>--ammo belt
>--pair o' snowshoes
>
>Obviously, the shells go into the mortar for a shell of a good time  :)
>But,
>is there some means (a la Downtown) that you can store those shells?  His bp
>has some slots on it, but neither the mortar nor the shells will fit there...
>Am I missing something (parts or obvious fact)?

I think it's just that Sub-Zero is a packrat.  He kinda lifted someone's
machine gun and now won't give it back.  "It's mine!  I found it!  Mine!
Mine!"  :)

Seriously though, you're right.  No way he could lug all that.  Maybe he
should've come with a sled dog team or something.


>Also (having just received James D's Vol 2) I finally saw the Convention
>issue
>Jinx that CC is charging $30 for.  Wow!  Jinx as a turncoat, with that
>awesome
>Cobra cape!  Could anything BE any cooler?  Cotswold's lackluster description
>does not do this lady justice!  Does anyone have this?  Better yet, does
>anyone
>know of a source I could land one for less than the ascribed $30? Corey?
>'Gene?  ANYONE?!  LMK!

The Convention Jinx is SWEET.  Unfortunately, the only place I know of
where to find it is at Cotswold's for $30.  I've been looking for another
source for her - but I'll be damned if I can find another source.

Agreed.  The convention Jinx is VERY cool.

-Eugene





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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Dumb question?
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 19:51:06 -0600
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At 06:22 AM 1/9/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Also (having just received James D's Vol 2) I finally saw the Convention issue 
>Jinx that CC is charging $30 for.  Wow!  Jinx as a turncoat, with that awesome 
>Cobra cape!  Could anything BE any cooler?  Cotswold's lackluster description 
>does not do this lady justice!  Does anyone have this?  Better yet, does 
>anyone  
>know of a source I could land one for less than the ascribed $30? Corey? 
>'Gene?  ANYONE?!  LMK! 

   I have always seen these for $30, even when they first came out.  My
understanding is that this item was cobbled together by James DeSimone and
it not Hasbro licensed but I could be wrong.  Anyone?



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From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: updated release date?
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 00:49:11 -0500 (EST)

anyone heard anything recently about the 3 3/4" gift sets coming out?  Last I
heard, they were due out between Christmas and March.  Any new news?

thanks
Brian


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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 11:29:51 1997
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 05:02:33 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
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To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n027


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n027 --------------

    001 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: updated release date?
    002 - Josh Lindsey <lindsejt@ch - Re: Digest gijoe.v001.n026
    003 - "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hot - Unknown Figure
    004 - Rerun1138@aol.com         - Re: Dumb question?
    005 - "David Cocks" <agrosk8@ho - Unknown Figure
    006 - Darren Cook <Cookster@wor - Joes ( s ) Wanted:

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: updated release date?
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 06:58:33 -0600
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At 12:49 AM 1/10/97 -0500, you wrote:
>anyone heard anything recently about the 3 3/4" gift sets coming out?  Last I
>heard, they were due out between Christmas and March.  Any new news?
>
>thanks
>Brian

Brian,

   I'm kind of hoping that the February Toy Fair will yield more info.  I
know Thomas Wheeler will be there and I imagine he will bring back lots of
interesting news, hopefully some about GI Joe.

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From: Josh Lindsey <lindsejt@cherokee.nsuok.edu>
Subject: Re: Digest gijoe.v001.n026
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:24:24 -0600
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> anyone heard anything recently about the 3 3/4" gift sets coming out?  	Last I heard, they were due out between Christmas and March.  
	Any new news?
> 
> thanks
> Brian

	Brian, the last I heard, the gift sets fell through.  They will 
not be doing them.  However, as far as I know, they are still planning 
to release some new characters.  I've heard more than one person 
speculate that either the gift sets characters will be released 
individually or will be an exclusive of a certain store or company (i.e. 
Wal-Mart, Target, etc.)

			J.T.


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From: "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: Unknown Figure
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 17:28:21 -0700
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I have a figure that I think is an imitation since I dont recognize him and
cant find him at the Action Figure Archives.  He is dressed all in grey,
with a green side arm on his left leg, and something in his brown boots,
which go up to about mid-shin, that I suspect is a knife handle.  He isnt
made to the quality of G.I.Joe but  he has the MADE IN CHINA stamp on his
rear end just like the joes and a date on the inside of the leg.  Does
anyone know who this is, I suspect he's from the CORPS.  I got him off the
top of my little brothers SAFEWAY birthday cake.

Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com


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From: Rerun1138@aol.com
Subject: Re: Dumb question?
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 22:05:18 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-09 15:20:47 EST, you write:

<< Also (having just received James D's Vol 2) I finally saw the Convention
issue 
 Jinx that CC is charging $30 for.  Wow!  Jinx as a turncoat, with that
awesome 
 Cobra cape!  Could anything BE any cooler?  Cotswold's lackluster
description 
 does not do this lady justice!  Does anyone have this?  Better yet, does 
 anyone  
  >>

Is there a picture of this figure available anywhere online?
-Ed


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From: "David Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: Unknown Figure
Date: 11 Jan 1997 05:13:18 -0000
Content-Type: text/plain

I have a figure that I think is an imitation since I dont recognize him and cant
find him at the Action Figure Archives.  He is dressed all in grey, with a
green side arm on his left leg, and something in his brown boots, which go up
to about mid-shin, that I suspect is a knife handle. He isnt made to the
quality of G.I.Joe but  he has the MADE IN CHINA stamp on his rear end just
like the joes and a date on the inside of the leg.  Does anyone know who this
is, I suspect he's from the CORPS.  I got him off the top of my little brothers
SAFEWAY birthday cake.

Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com

Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com


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From: Darren Cook <Cookster@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Joes ( s ) Wanted:
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 04:13:24 -0800
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Hello,

does  anyone  have  the  folling  for  sale  or  trade?

3oth  Aniversery  Astronaut and Space  Capsule
Green  Sonya Blade
Snake Eyes ver. five
That  BIG  Mortal Combat Guy  GORO ( ? )
Cobra Jet-Pack ( s )

would  prefer  all  loose  and  Complete

Have  some  Good  Trade  items  avalible

Thanks,

-Darren


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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 11:29:57 1997
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 13:01:01 -0800 (PST)
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To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n028


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n028 --------------

    001 - Adrian Faulkner <adrian@f - Re: Unknown Figure
    002 - Adrian Faulkner <adrian@f - Other 3.5" Action Figures
    003 - Steve Wagnon <wagnon@yaho - Lowlight
    004 - MCS <mscotto@azstarnet.co - Re: Lowlight
    005 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - Looking for 2 GI Joe comics.
    006 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Another Day - Another Joe
    007 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    008 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Looking for 2 GI Joe comics.
    009 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Accessory Traders?
    010 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    011 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    012 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    013 - Rerun1138@aol.com         - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    014 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


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From: Adrian Faulkner <adrian@faulk.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Unknown Figure
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 20:48:05 +0000

> I have a figure that I think is an imitation since I dont recognize him and cant
> find him at the Action Figure Archives.  He is dressed all in grey, with a
> green side arm on his left leg, and something in his brown boots, which go up
> to about mid-shin, that I suspect is a knife handle. He isnt made to the
> quality of G.I.Joe but  he has the MADE IN CHINA stamp on his rear end just
> like the joes and a date on the inside of the leg.  Does anyone know who this
> is, I suspect he's from the CORPS.  I got him off the top of my little brothers
> SAFEWAY birthday cake.


Dave,

I don't have too many CORPS in my 3.5" Action Figure collection but 
from the ones I do have, it would fit your explanation. 

The Corps do tend to have a feel about them, that makes them seem 
slightly inferior to GI Joe, yet I think you will find they are the 
only other 3.5" figures that have the swivel arm (ie the arms rotate 
above the elbow) and have head's that will nod - If it doesn't have 
these, I would doubt it is a corp.

I presume, from your description that the figure is of an army guy, 
so if the above isn't true, check to see that it is made of a similar 
plastic to Joes.  If not, and the plastic seems more elastic, there 
is a chance it could be from the original Action Force range released 
over here in the UK some 10 years ago.  (You may laugh but I found my 
local toy shop selling these only the other week!).

You say the figure was made in china, this would correspond to a 
CORP.  A sure fire way of telling, is to look in the inside leg where 
the year of manufacture/design is and look for the name Lanard.  
These are the makers of the Corps.

If none of this helps shed light on the figure's origin, email me 
some more details...I have a really wide range of 3.5" action figures 
(anyone else out there got a 3.5" British Policeman action figure?) 
and should be able to establish it's origin

Hope that helps!


Adrian Faulkner
(Collector of all 3.5" action figures - I think!)
(Number of complete collections - 0)
adrian@faulk.demon.co.uk


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From: Adrian Faulkner <adrian@faulk.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 20:56:38 +0000

Can any of you guys help me,

I have been collecting 3.5" Action figures for 20 years now, and am 
trying to put together a list of all the collections that exist.  Am 
I missing any?  Being in the UK is a bit like being on a desert 
island as they only ever release half the figures over here.

G I Joe
Star Wars (77-85)
Star Wars (96-  )
Corps
Streetfighter
Mortal Combat  (None collected so far!)
Fisher - Price
Tonka
Star Trek (80's)
Battlestar Galactica
The Black Hole
Dempsey & Makepeace
Action Force (Pre releasing GI Joe under this name!)
A- Team


what else am I missing?

Adrian Faulkner
adrian@faulk.demon.co.uk


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From: Steve Wagnon <wagnon@yahoo.com>
Subject: Lowlight
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 13:09:17 -0800
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I have a question for all of you.  On Lowlight's ('85 or '86?) thighs,
there are these two black things (one on each leg).  They have a strange
indentation that makes me think that one of his accessories might have
attached there.  I have tried but none fit.  Anyone, first of all, know
what the hell I am blabbing about, and second of all, have any ideas?
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From: MCS <mscotto@azstarnet.com>
Subject: Re: Lowlight
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 15:26:33 -0700
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Steve, 

That would be the 1986 original Lowlight.  I know the indentation
you are talking about.  It is just for show, nothing goes there.  
I believe it is supposed to be a knife scabbard. But he doesn't 
come with a knife.  Hope this helps.

Mike
> 
> I have a question for all of you.  On Lowlight's ('85 or '86?) thighs,
> there are these two black things (one on each leg).  They have a strange
> indentation that makes me think that one of his accessories might have
> attached there.  I have tried but none fit.  Anyone, first of all, know
> what the hell I am blabbing about, and second of all, have any ideas?


-- 
Michael Scotto
mscotto@azstarnet.com


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From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: Looking for 2 GI Joe comics.
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 22:36:27 -0800
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Well, I have used up all the resources in rec.arts.comics.marketplace for
all the GI Joe comics I could find.  But, I have been unable to track down
only 2 issues to complete my entire set.  Does anybody have an extra...

GI Joe #16
GI Joe Special #1

Or do you think that you can point me in the right direction? (Besides, of
course, rec.arts.comics.marketplace)

Thanks,
Thad Moren   TGMoren@sloc.net

Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light.
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has "Struck Out."



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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Another Day - Another Joe
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 23:47:48 -0800
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Today I headed back to Orange County to try to buy more figs from that
Antique Store that I hit up last week for a bunch of great deals on loose
figs.

My first - surprise, the loose Joe figs were GONE!  ALL OF THEM!  Someone
in the past week came and purchased EVERYTHING.  Well, not everything -
they left me a few measly crumbs like Crankcase and Astro-Viper.

But whoever had raided the loose figs had skipped the filecards.  So I went
through two boxes full of file-cards and pulled out 71 that I needed.
Yeesh.  I'm just trying to imagine the store-owner explaining to someone,
"You know all those worthless cardboard cut-outs from the G.I.Joe figs?
Well some strange guy came in and bought 71 of them!  Charged it to his
credit card, he did."

I did find a 30th Anniversary Action Sailor in a slightly dinged box for
$10  They still had their great G.I.Joe carded figures, though, but I
decided to pass on them because I was going to hit Len & Kathy's next.
Since they were Cotswold's "official" outlet, I figured they'd have lotsa
Joe stuff.

What a dumb mistake that was.

Their Joe selection was a LOT smaller than I thought it would be.  The
Cotswold area of the store had more 12" Joes than I'd ever seen in my life
and a large cabinet for 3 3/4" Joes.  Some cool foreign carded Joes - like
the Indian Iceberg (he's WHITE!) and the Indian neon-green Zap.  Passed on
those for $15 each.  Some really boring foreign carded Joes - Action Force
Battle Force 2000 cards for $17 each.  A few older American carded Joes -
but not that many.  The few they had were kinda pricey - a really beat-up
carded 83 Destro with holes punched in it for $60!  A beat-up carded Lady
Jaye for $80?  By god, a c5 carded Crystal Ball for $15?!?!?!

The loose figures were even worse.  $4 for figures with broken limbs?  $10
for HISS drivers with the Cobra logo scratched off?  $21 for mint-in-bag
Fridges?

The best part where some interesting G.I.Joe vehicles in foreign packaging
- some from Europe, some from Japan.  A boxed U.S. Whirlwind for $30, an
Action Force Water Mocassin with Copperhead for $40.

I passed the Cotswold area and wandered into other areas of the store.  It
was there I found a Japanese MOC Shipwreck and MOC Torpedo for $20 each.
This is the first time I'd seen the Japanese packaging - and I was
impressed.  It's impossible to describe - except to say that it looks kinda
like what you'd see behind a Macross Valkyrie painting.  Bright light,
slanted background, light blue tones.  I'll have to scan it and put it up
on my website.

One other interesting find - a loose Mortal Kombat Goro for $18!!!!  Yikes!

Anyways, by this time, the other store had already closed so I couldn't go
back and go there.  Ended the day by going by an antique mall that had no
toys, but a few lunchboxes and board games and such.  I passed on another
G.I.Joe lunchbox for $48 (You were right, Jared!), and a "G.I.Joe - Live
the Adventure" sealed board game for $8.

Another day, another Joe hunt.  Maybe next Saturday I'll go see a movie or
something.  :)

-Eugene




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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 07:52:31 -0600
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At 08:56 PM 1/11/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Can any of you guys help me,
>
>I have been collecting 3.5" Action figures for 20 years now, and am 
>trying to put together a list of all the collections that exist.  Am 
>I missing any?  Being in the UK is a bit like being on a desert 
>island as they only ever release half the figures over here.
>
>G I Joe
>Star Wars (77-85)
>Star Wars (96-  )
>Corps
>Streetfighter
>Mortal Combat  (None collected so far!)
>Fisher - Price
>Tonka
>Star Trek (80's)
>Battlestar Galactica
>The Black Hole
>Dempsey & Makepeace
>Action Force (Pre releasing GI Joe under this name!)
>A- Team

Adrian,

   I think a company called Mego did a lot of 3 3/4" figures.  For example,
there was a Dukes of Hazard series (from the US TV show) and probably quite
a few others.  You should check with a "Mego expert".  I think Mego stuff
was big in the late 70's/very early 80's.

   A company called Racing Champions made 3 3/4" action figures of at least
12 US stock car drivers circa 1991-1992.  I am working on getting them all,
I have 8 of them so far.  I can provide you with a list of the 12 I know
about if interested.

   BTW-I *think* I can still get some Mortal Kombat figures from the 1st and
2nd series.  Let me know if you would be interested and I'll check it out
for you.

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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Looking for 2 GI Joe comics.
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 08:14:21 -0600
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Thad,

   have you checked with the back issue comic companies that always
advertise in the new comics?  They're almost always pricey, but have a lot
of stuff.

>GI Joe Special #1

   I missed this one too. :(  

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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Accessory Traders?
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 08:22:19 -0600
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Hey all,

   I am in need of the following accessories.  I have accessories, figures,
etc. for trade.  Let's do a trade!

Rumbler #165 (radio-controlled jeep driver) (need gray gun)
Payload #163 (from Crusader shuttle version (yellow), need all gray
accessories)
Updraft #281 (helmet)
Decimator #285 (gun)
Sgt. Slaughter #126-128 (baton - need 4!)
Steam Roller #161 (knife)
Avalanche #168 (helmet-attaching radio mic)
Air Commando Spirit (gun)
Air Commando Cloudburst (gun)
Tiger Force Lifeline (pistol, gas mask)
Tiger Force Flint (shotgun)
Lampreys #271 (Sonic Fighter) (all accessories)

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From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 09:09:50 -0800
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>>G I Joe
>>Star Wars (77-85)
>>Star Wars (96-  )
>>Corps
>>Streetfighter
>>Mortal Combat  (None collected so far!)
>>Fisher - Price
>>Tonka
>>Star Trek (80's)
>>Battlestar Galactica
>>The Black Hole
>>Dempsey & Makepeace
>>Action Force (Pre releasing GI Joe under this name!)
>>A- Team

Don't forget Micronauts:  http://www.tezcat.com/~sensoria/micronauts.html

and Galoob's new Johnny Quest figures, also the old Dukes of Hazzard figures
(although they sucked only two of the eight or so figures came with
accessories and those were hats).  Don't Starting Lineups count as figures
too?  SLU's are coming close to breaking GI Joe's record for longest running
action figure line.  SLU's are at 9 years and running strong.

Later,
Thad Moren   TGMoren@sloc.net

Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light.
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 12:29:24 -0600
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At 09:09 AM 1/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Don't forget Micronauts:  http://www.tezcat.com/~sensoria/micronauts.html

   Good point.

>and Galoob's new Johnny Quest figures

   Generally speaking these are smaller than 3 3/4", although the Jesse
figure and the blonde dude are actually probably almost 3 3/4" tall.

>Don't Starting Lineups count as figures
>too?  SLU's are coming close to breaking GI Joe's record for longest running
>action figure line.  SLU's are at 9 years and running strong.

   I wouldn't recally call these action figures.  They are in action poses
but that's it.  They aren't poseable in any other way and don't come with
any accessories.

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From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 11:28:46 -0800
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>>and Galoob's new Johnny Quest figures

>   Generally speaking these are smaller than 3 3/4", although the Jesse
>figure and the blonde dude are actually probably almost 3 3/4" tall.

Some of the Johnny Quest figures could contribute some valuable accessories
to GI Joe customizers though.  They do a nice job on swords, actually have
silver blades.  And there is a cool tiger, a whip (for making custom Devo
figures), and Neon green flippers for stealth underwater diving.  :)

YO Joe,
Thad



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From: Rerun1138@aol.com
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 15:19:04 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-11 16:06:50 EST, you write:

<< G I Joe
 Star Wars (77-85)
 Star Wars (96-  )
 Corps
 Streetfighter
 Mortal Combat  (None collected so far!)
 Fisher - Price
 Tonka
 Star Trek (80's)
 Battlestar Galactica
 The Black Hole
 Dempsey & Makepeace
 Action Force (Pre releasing GI Joe under this name!)
 A- Team
  >>

Like Corey said, Mego produced quite a few 3 3/4 figures to try to capitalize
on the success of Star Wars.  To add to the already mentioned Duke of Hazard
there were:

Tron
Clash of the Titans
Pocket Super Heroes (DC Comics)
Star Trek: the Motion Picture
Universal Monsters

and probably several others.  (Actually Tron and Clash of the Titans may have
been slightly larger than 3 3/4; I can't remember.)  Then there are some
others produced by other companies:

The Adventures of Indiana Jones (Kenner)
The Lone Ranger (I forget the company)
Zorro (same company as Lone Ranger)
Star Trek III (Ertyl)
Star Trek: the Next Generation (Galoob, 1987)
Captain Power (Mattel?)
Bionic 6 (?)
Unifighters (?)

 And don't forget Hasbro's 'other' slightly less successful 3 3/4 line:
Transformers Action Masters.  These were pretty cool little figures!

-Ed


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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 15:00:01 -0600
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>silver blades.  And there is a cool tiger, a whip (for making custom Devo
>figures), and Neon green flippers for stealth underwater diving.  :)

  Ahahahaha!  Custom Devo figures. :)  That brings a hilarious picture to
mind.  If this brings a picture to your mind your age is showing *grin*

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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 11:30:08 1997
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 05:14:34 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
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To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n029


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n029 --------------

    001 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    002 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    003 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    004 - Rerun1138@aol.com         - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    005 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    006 - RajeshJag@aol.com         - info
    007 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Need Parts
    008 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
    009 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: info
    010 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
    011 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Need name for Restoration FAQ
    012 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Re: Looking for 2 GI Joe comics.
    013 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Re: Need name for Restoration FAQ
    014 - "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMA - ODE to GI JOE
    015 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Looking for 2 GI Joe comics.

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 15:03:41 -0600
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>Zorro (same company as Lone Ranger)

   I have this (somewhere) at my parents'.  I always took really good care
of it but I can't find it.  Pretty sure it is in a toy box in the attic.  He
was pretty neat.  Plastic cape, sword, and a musket pistol.  Also had a
horse with a nice saddle.  I have to dig this item out.

>Bionic 6 (?)

   Yup, these were all approx 3 3/4" tall and were die cast with some
plastic parts.  Great figures.  These were made by a company called LJN.

> And don't forget Hasbro's 'other' slightly less successful 3 3/4 line:
>Transformers Action Masters.  These were pretty cool little figures!

   I don't remember these.  Were they 3 3/4" sized robots, or did they look
like people?

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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 12:57:36 -0800
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Just along the lines of 70s and 80s action figures, there was also-

M.A.S.H.
Love Boat
Charlie's Angels
Buck Rogers

You never said they had to be COOL action figure lines.  :)

-Eugene



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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 15:17:12 -0600
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At 12:57 PM 1/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Just along the lines of 70s and 80s action figures, there was also-
>
>M.A.S.H.
>Love Boat
>Charlie's Angels
>Buck Rogers

   When you said MASH it reminded me: there was also a 3 3/4" line for Sgt.
Rock.  They were articulated similarly to the POTF2 Star Wars figures.  They
came with some cool accessories that are "playable with" GI Joes.



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From: Rerun1138@aol.com
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:19:15 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-12 16:14:57 EST, you write:

<<    I don't remember these.  Were they 3 3/4" sized robots, or did they
look
 like people?
  >>

They were robots.  In fact I think it was the last subset from the Generation
1 toys.  I guess it was doomed to fail; after all, they were Transformers
that did not transform!  However, I had always had trouble playing with the
'real' transfomers; they all were different sizes, and weren't easy to
transform some of em!  The Action Masters actually *looked* like the robots
in the cartoon.  Something the others failed to do in my opinion.  And they
were all the same size, making it easier to play with em.
-Ed


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From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:15:19 -0800
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> > And don't forget Hasbro's 'other' slightly less successful 3 3/4 line:
> >Transformers Action Masters.  These were pretty cool little figures!
> 
>    I don't remember these.  Were they 3 3/4" sized robots, or did they look
> like people?

Well, it all goes back to the original toys.

If you look at a lot them, you'll see that the heads are a little small, 
have limited poseablity, and many of the faces (and figures), didn't look 
like the faces and characters in the cartoon.  So, along came Hasbro and 
made 3 3/4" figures that had the same articulation as a Joe and looked 
like their respective characters in the cartoon AND were in scale!  (But 
not really, a cassette player was the same size as truck.

adamcas@ipass.net


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From: RajeshJag@aol.com
Subject: info
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 17:46:42 -0500 (EST)

Hi gang, I'd just like to know if the 92 version of Scarlett is any good? And
also, I don't know the years, are a Joe piece called Predacon any good? Also
looking at a piece called Lobotomaxx, any good? Final question: anyone
interested in a Mortal Kombat Sonya Blade(carded)?


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From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Need Parts
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 18:03:17 -0800
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I need the following parts:

2 Sci-Fi (Version 2 or 3) heads
1 Star Brigade Ozone helmet

If you have any of these nad you don't need them anymore, please drop me 
a line.

Thanks

adamcas@ipass.net


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Other 3.5" Action Figures
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:02:26 -0800
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>>silver blades.  And there is a cool tiger, a whip (for making custom Devo
>>figures), and Neon green flippers for stealth underwater diving.  :)
>
>  Ahahahaha!  Custom Devo figures. :)  That brings a hilarious picture to
>mind.  If this brings a picture to your mind your age is showing *grin*


If this was a 12" and 3 3/4" discussion, we'd probably be hearing, "In MY
day, we didn't have no Devo or Blondie.  Our Joes were 12" tall and our
musicians didn't carry around whips and weird red hats, and WE LIKED IT,
DAMN IT!  WE LIKED IT!"

:)

-Eugene
(who lives for 80s toys and music)



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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: info
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:09:47 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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In-Reply-To: <199701122247.OAA03332@lists1.best.com>

>Hi gang, I'd just like to know if the 92 version of Scarlett is any good?

Any good?  As in, like, good to eat?  Good to have?  Good to invest in?
Good to use to clean out those hard to reach areas?  :)

Scarlett's a cool figure because she was the first female G.I.Joe that
Hasbro had made in seven years - and the first female character to merit
two versions of her (heck, even guys like SNEAK PEEK got more than one
version of himself made!).  As for body construction, she's a little
strange since she's got that Ninja Force kicking function that makes her
hips wider than a boat.  But the real red hair is pretty cool.


>And
>also, I don't know the years, are a Joe piece called Predacon any good? Also
>looking at a piece called Lobotomaxx, any good?

The Star Brigade aliens are supposedly "rarer", because they never got the
chance to go through a complete production run.  They were only in stores
for (correct me here, someone) a few months?  So due to supposed "rarity"
and because they were released early enough for toy-dealers to be around to
buy them, they're priced higher than others.  They're not hard to find,
though.  Cool figs, though, in their own, weird, unrealistic way.


>Final question: anyone
>interested in a Mortal Kombat Sonya Blade(carded)?

I know I am - I'm sure some others here are, too.  Is it the black Movie
Edition or the green regular edition?

-Eugene





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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:16:01 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701122247.OAA03332@lists1.best.com>



Hi Gang,


I'm putting the final touches on (drum roll please)


****3 3/4" G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ****


And I need help.  Does someone know how many issues the following comic
books went for?


Marvel

G.I.Joe: European Missions #1-?

Tales of G.I.Joe #1-?

G.I.Joe Digest #1-?


Blackthorne

The Official How to Draw G.I.Joe #1-?




Look for the FAQ in the next two weeks or so!


-Eugene





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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n029.11 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Need name for Restoration FAQ
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:17:29 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701122308.PAA00326@lists1.best.com>


Almost forgot.  The guide to restoring figures has been removed from the
FAQ and given it's own FAQ.  But I need a name for this FAQ.  Right now,
I've dubbed it, "Doc and Lifeline's Guide to Field Dressings" - but I want
something snazzier.  If someone can lob me a name that would be great for a
FAQ that explains how to repair certain parts of G.I.Joe figs, I'd
appreciate it and give you credit in the FAQ itself.

Thanks!

-Eugene




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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n029.12 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Re: Looking for 2 GI Joe comics.
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 23:46:42 -0500 (EST)

a good place to try for comics is Mile High Comics.  They seem to have
everything.  A bit pricey, but well worth it.  They have a web site:
 www.milehighcomics.com and are a huge mailorder place

Brian


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n029.13 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Re: Need name for Restoration FAQ
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 23:58:28 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-12 19:25:41 EST, you write:

<< Almost forgot.  The guide to restoring figures has been removed from the
 FAQ and given it's own FAQ.  But I need a name for this FAQ.  Right now,
 I've dubbed it, "Doc and Lifeline's Guide to Field Dressings" - but I want
 something snazzier.  If someone can lob me a name that would be great for a
 FAQ that explains how to repair certain parts of G.I.Joe figs, I'd
 appreciate it and give you credit in the FAQ itself.
  >>
how about "Doctoring the Joes" or something to that general effect?
Brian


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n029.14 ---------------

From: "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMAN@amtech.actx.edu>
Subject: ODE to GI JOE
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 05:14:51 CST

Another Joe deal off of the net, I'm sorry I have know idea who to 
credit it to. Does any one know what tune it goes to?

(G/D/F/C)

C'omon and grab your carrying case
Let's go outside and set up base
Be sure and grab Flint and Destro
Now it' time to play GI Joe

Well, I got this new ship in the mail
The USS AMERICA will soon set sail
In my sandbox filled with the GI Joes
They're the real American heros

(D/F/C)
GI Joe-- Where the emotions run high
GI Joe-- Where the bullets fly
GI Joe-- Where soldiers never die
GI Joe!

Well you may play with Barbie
And you may play with Ken
Well I have been down that road
And I will never again

For me it will allways be
The old school GI Joe
'Cause when Sargent Slaughter arrived
I knew I had to go

GI Joe-- Rockets in the sky
GI Joe--Missles fly by
GI Joe-- Let's all sing the battle cry

YO JOE!!!!!!!!

My compliments to the unknown author.

Gerry 
A Campus Cop in Texas


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n029.15 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Looking for 2 GI Joe comics.
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 07:14:29 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 11:46 PM 1/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>a good place to try for comics is Mile High Comics.  They seem to have
>everything.  A bit pricey, but well worth it.  They have a web site:
> www.milehighcomics.com and are a huge mailorder place
>
>Brian

   Yeah, very true.  And no fly-by-night operation here.  They've been
around forever.  Also try "American Comics" if they are still around.

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Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 14:12:19 -0800
From: Steve Wagnon <wagnon@yahoo.com>
To: conor@triopa.com
Subject: [Fwd: Digest gijoe.v001.n030]

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Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:41:46 -0800 (PST)
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To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n030


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n030 --------------

    001 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
    002 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - Catalogs on a web page?
    003 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - Free Comics to a good home.
    004 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Catalogs on a web page?
    005 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Thanks for the Info
    006 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Catalogs on a web page?
    007 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - Re: Free Comics to a good home.
    008 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Tiger Force Firefly?
    009 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
    010 - MCS <mscotto@azstarnet.co - Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
    011 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.1 ---------------

From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 11:30:22 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Eugene wrote:
> 
> Hi Gang,
> 
> I'm putting the final touches on (drum roll please)
> 
> ****3 3/4" G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ****
> 
> And I need help. Does someone know how many issues the following comic
> books went for?
> 
> Marvel
> G.I.Joe: European Missions #1-?

I'm thinking that these only went up to 15.  I could be wrong.  Any one
have any that are higher?

Conor

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From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: Catalogs on a web page?
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 22:06:00 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

We have some truly get WWW sites dedicated to 3 3/4" GI Joes, like the
awesome Filecard Gallery web site:

http://www.wiu.edu/users/mucds/joehq.htm
Corey Stinson  Thanks!!

And the GI Joe Action Figure Archive with pictures of almost 500 different Joes!

http://www.cyberpass.net/~yojoe/
Eugene Son  Thanks!!

A newer page that is just as great a resource is the Comic book Archive at:

http://www.triopa.com/gijoe/
Conor Malone  Thanks!!  

These pages have been indispensible to me these last few months of my GI Joe
resurrection.  I was just going to mention them briefly, but I have included
the web URLs for those of you in the dark about these sites.  But, the real
topic of this e-mail is that we need a web page like this Transformers site:

http://www.sound.net/~phule/ark/

specificly:
http://www.sound.net/~phule/ark/uscat.html

I myself don't have the resources to put up a page like this myself, so I am
just trying to introduce the idea in case some ambitious person may want to
tackle the project of scanning GI Joe product catalogs and mail order offers
onto the Web.  I think that the figures and filecards were the backbone of
GI Joe collecting and the Comics gave personalities to the figures (IMHO, a
lot better than the TV show), but I always enjoyed looking at those catalogs
and planning which new Joes to enlist in my own private Army.  And saving up
those flag points so that I could order some new stuff for FREE!! (+plus
shipping of course).  In fact I remember having 5 mail in 1982 Cobra
Commanders, because I had so many flag points and there were no other offers
yet.  Guess I should have kept them all, huh?

What do you guys think?  Do those of you who had some Transformers think
that the Transformers catalog page is one of the best ideas that you have seen?

LMK
YO JOE,
Thad Moren



--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.3 ---------------

From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: Free Comics to a good home.
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 22:49:36 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

During my recent buying frenzy of GI Joe comics I got some extras by virtue
of the deals being to good to bother with telling the guys that I didn't
neccessarily need a few of the comics they sent me.  The following is the
list of number that I have, I am not going to give the condition of the
comics all I will say is that you can read them (That's what there for!).
Some may be NM and others less, but hey they are free.  First person that
responds and wants to pay shipping for these ($4) will get them, I will mail
them Thursday and you can send payment for shipping as soon as you can.

GI Joe Special Missions
1

GI Joe
29
34
35
36
40
47
54
56
64
65
66
68
71
99
103
127

GI Joe Yearbook
3
4

Please LMK

Thanks,
Thad Moren   TGMoren@sloc.net

Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light.
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has "Struck Out."



--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.4 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Catalogs on a web page?
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 23:02:49 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701140612.WAA17492@lists1.best.com>


>I myself don't have the resources to put up a page like this myself, so I am
>just trying to introduce the idea in case some ambitious person may want to
>tackle the project of scanning GI Joe product catalogs and mail order offers
>onto the Web.  I think that the figures and filecards were the backbone of
>GI Joe collecting and the Comics gave personalities to the figures (IMHO, a
>lot better than the TV show), but I always enjoyed looking at those catalogs
>and planning which new Joes to enlist in my own private Army.  And saving up
>those flag points so that I could order some new stuff for FREE!! (+plus
>shipping of course).  In fact I remember having 5 mail in 1982 Cobra
>Commanders, because I had so many flag points and there were no other offers
>yet.  Guess I should have kept them all, huh?

This is a great idea!  Plus, showcasing catalogues also serves another
great end - it'd be the best way to see pictures of all the vehicles and
playsets.

If someone out there wants to jump into webpage authoring, let use know!
Between the group of us here on this listserv, we could populate a web site
mighty quickly!

-Eugene




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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.5 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Thanks for the Info
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 23:07:39 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701140612.WAA17492@lists1.best.com>


Thanks to Thad for giving me the number of issues that G.I.Joe European
Missions and Tales of G.I.Joe went.

Now, I just need to know how many issues these went

G.I.Joe Digest
How to Draw G.I.Joe

And double thanks to Thad for coming up with the name for the "how to
restore G.I.Joes" FAQ.  Look for it soon - as soon as I finish that other
FAQ.  :)

-Eugene



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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.6 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Catalogs on a web page?
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 07:29:22 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

>
>This is a great idea!  Plus, showcasing catalogues also serves another
>great end - it'd be the best way to see pictures of all the vehicles and
>playsets.
>
>If someone out there wants to jump into webpage authoring, let use know!
>Between the group of us here on this listserv, we could populate a web site
>mighty quickly!
>
>-Eugene

   I might consider doing some of this after I complete the filecard area
and some other tasks I have set forth for myself on my page.  However, I
think a lot of different 3 3/4" Joe web pages is better than one that has a
million different things, so I encourage someone else to give it a whirl.  I
have a lot of the old brochures and such and might be able to help out.

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.7 ---------------

From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: Re: Free Comics to a good home.
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 07:37:35 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

THE COMICS ARE SOLD, I WILL CONTACT EVERYONE PERSONALLY THAT RESPONDED TO ME
AND LET YOU KNOW IF YOU WON OR NOT.

Thanks,
Thad

At 10:49 PM 1/13/97 -0800, Thad Moren wrote:
>During my recent buying frenzy of GI Joe comics I got some extras by virtue
>of the deals being to good to bother with telling the guys that I didn't
>neccessarily need a few of the comics they sent me.  The following is the
>list of number that I have, I am not going to give the condition of the
>comics all I will say is that you can read them (That's what there for!).
>Some may be NM and others less, but hey they are free.  First person that
>responds and wants to pay shipping for these ($4) will get them, I will mail
>them Thursday and you can send payment for shipping as soon as you can.
>
>GI Joe Special Missions
>1
>
>GI Joe
>29
>34
>35
>36
>40
>47
>54
>56
>64
>65
>66
>68
>71
>99
>103
>127
>
>GI Joe Yearbook
>3
>4
>
>Please LMK
>
>Thanks,
>Thad Moren   TGMoren@sloc.net
>
>Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
>The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light.
>And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
>But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has "Struck Out."
>
>
>
Thad Moren   TGMoren@sloc.net

Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light.
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has "Struck Out."



--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.8 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Tiger Force Firefly?
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 13:40:02 -0500 (EST)

Hi gang.  What exactly is up with the Tiger Force colored Firefly pictured in
some early publicity photos of Tiger Force?  Was he going to be issued as a
new Joe?  Somebody else take his costume for a new character (a la
Skystriker)?  Or was he just a stand-in to make the assortment seem bigger?
 As I remember, not all of the TF team was in the photo.  

Brian


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.9 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 13:40:06 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-13 14:49:32 EST, you write:

<< > 
 > And I need help. Does someone know how many issues the following comic
 > books went for?
 > 
 > Marvel
 > G.I.Joe: European Missions #1-?
 
 I'm thinking that these only went up to 15.  I could be wrong.  Any one
 have any that are higher?
 
 Conor >>
that's as far as my collection goes, but Mile High Comics (if I remember
correctly) lists up thru 16.  Can't say I've ever seen a copy of it though
Brian


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.10 ---------------

From: MCS <mscotto@azstarnet.com>
Subject: Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 12:23:34 -0700
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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References: <199701141841.KAA03257@lists1.best.com>

I too have European Missions 1-15. I have never seen anything over
15. That doesn't mean that there aren't any higher ones though.

Mike S.

>  > And I need help. Does someone know how many issues the following comic
>  > books went for?
>  >
>  > Marvel
>  > G.I.Joe: European Missions #1-?
> 
>  I'm thinking that these only went up to 15.  I could be wrong.  Any one
>  have any that are higher?

-- 
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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n030.11 ---------------

From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:33:23 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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References: <199701141841.KAA03257@lists1.best.com>

ForceFull1@aol.com wrote:
>  I'm thinking that these only went up to 15.  I could be wrong.  Any one
>  have any that are higher?
> 
>  Conor >>
> that's as far as my collection goes, but Mile High Comics (if I remember
> correctly) lists up thru 16.  Can't say I've ever seen a copy of it though
> Brian

I just took a look, and they currently only list up to number 15.  They
sure have a ton of Joe comics.

Conor

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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:52:27 1997
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 12:02:33 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n031


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n031 --------------

    001 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Re: Tiger Force Firefly?
    002 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: Catalogs on a web page?
    003 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Tiger Force Firefly?
    004 - jared charles durst <j-du - Comics
    005 - "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul. - Looking For Some Joes
    006 - johne@utep.edu            - Price Opinion
    007 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Re: Looking For Some Joes
    008 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Re: Price Opinion

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n031.1 ---------------

From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: Tiger Force Firefly?
Date: 14 Jan 97 14:42:46 -0500
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
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>Hi gang.  What exactly is up with the Tiger Force colored Firefly pictured in 
>some early publicity photos of Tiger Force?  Was he going to be issued as a 
>new Joe?  Somebody else take his costume for a new character (a la 
>Skystriker)?  Or was he just a stand-in to make the assortment seem bigger? 
> As I remember, not all of the TF team was in the photo.   
> 
>Brian 
 
Brian, 
 
As I recall (from Tom Wheeler's late--and lamented!--web page):  Firefly was 
going to be issued as a new character, a la Skystriker (Wild Weasel).  I don't 
remember what this new character was to be called, but that was indeed Hasbro's 
intent... 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n031.2 ---------------

From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Catalogs on a web page?
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 12:06:46 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
References: <199701141330.FAA16232@lists1.best.com>

Corey D. Stinson wrote:
> 
>    I might consider doing some of this after I complete the filecard area
> and some other tasks I have set forth for myself on my page.  However, I
> think a lot of different 3 3/4" Joe web pages is better than one that has a
> million different things, so I encourage someone else to give it a whirl.  I
> have a lot of the old brochures and such and might be able to help out.
> 

I haven't seen any of those old brochures since the ol' days.  This is a
great idea.  Unfortunately, the only help I can offer is the use of a
scanner as I don't have any of those brochures anymore.  They went the
way of my original joe collection.  :(

Conor

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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Tiger Force Firefly?
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 13:29:25 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701141945.LAA29475@lists1.best.com>

At 2:42 PM -0500 1/14/97, Julius Cooper wrote:
>>Hi gang.  What exactly is up with the Tiger Force colored Firefly
>>pictured in
>>some early publicity photos of Tiger Force?  Was he going to be issued as a
>>new Joe?  Somebody else take his costume for a new character (a la
>>Skystriker)?  Or was he just a stand-in to make the assortment seem bigger?
>> As I remember, not all of the TF team was in the photo.
>
>As I recall (from Tom Wheeler's late--and lamented!--web page):  Firefly was
>going to be issued as a new character, a la Skystriker (Wild Weasel).  I
>don't
>remember what this new character was to be called, but that was indeed
>Hasbro's
>intent...
>


Sabretooth.  He was supposed to be the Tiger Rat pilot - why they changed
it, I can't say.  (People just liked it better that way!)

:)

-Eugene






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From: jared charles durst <j-durst@students.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Comics
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 19:34:27 -0600 (CST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII


I am looking for #'s 154 and 155.  Does anybody have these and would like 
to sell them.  I have been looking for them for awhile and the comic 
shops here in Champaign-Urbana are not very good.  

Jared C. Durst
j-durst@students.uiuc.edu



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From: "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul.shaffelburg@acadiau.ca>
Subject: Looking For Some Joes
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 13:21:30 AST4ADT
MIME-Version: 1.0
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References: <199701141945.LAA29475@lists1.best.com>
In-Reply-To: <199701142130.NAA26363@lists1.best.com>

Hi!

I'm looking for the following Joes to complete my collection.  
Looking for loose, in VG-EX condition, accessories optional.  If 
anyone has these available, or knows of somewhere (other that 
Cotswold) that sells them, please let me know!

Altitude (Sky Patrol)
Beach Head (ee94 Repaint)
Claymore (Special Missions Brazil)
Crazy Legs (Night Force)
Duke (Tiger Force)
Leatherneck (Special Missions Brazil)
Lightfoot (Night Force)
Lt. Falcon (Night Force)
Grunt (Tan Glider Pilot)
Mainframe (Special Missions Brazil)
Major Storm
Muskrat (Night Force)
Mutt (AE93 Battle Corps Repaint)
Outback (Night Force)
Ozone (AE94 Star Brigade Repaint)
Psyche-Out (Night Force)
Roadblock (AE93 Battle Corps Repaint)
Skydive (Sky Patrol)
Sneek Peek (Night Force)
Sgt. Slaughter ('88)
Spearhead (Night Force)
Tunnel Rat (Night Force)
Updraft
Wet-Suit (Special Missions Brazil)
Decimator
Vapor
Slice (AE92 Ninja Force)


Thanks!

-Paul



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From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Price Opinion
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 10:34:25 -0700 (MST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Does anyone think that $3 is much to pay for a broken figure? For example
one of the figures I could get is a Sgt. Slaughter (Marauder) that has
both hands broken and his blue T-shirt covered with black marker.  I could
use his legs, screws and the rubber band.  What do you think?

John P.
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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: Looking For Some Joes
Date: 15 Jan 97 12:55:27 -0500
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
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Paul, 
 
Sorry, amigo, but the only figures I have from that list (the Special Mission: 
Brazil figs) are singles.  I thought I might have the Air Patrol figures you 
want, but I only have Static Line and Airwave... 
 
Good luck with it...  You might try this guy named John DiCicco out in...uh, I 
think Massachusetts?  Ask around on the Joe newsgroup for an address, or check 
out nearly any toy mag--he's pretty prolific with his advertising, and--from 
what I hear/have seen--has damn good prices... 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n031.8 ---------------

From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: Price Opinion
Date: 15 Jan 97 12:58:04 -0500
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
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John, 
 
>Does anyone think that $3 is much to pay for a broken figure? For example 
>one of the figures I could get is a Sgt. Slaughter (Marauder) that has 
>both hands broken and his blue T-shirt covered with black marker.  I could 
>use his legs, screws and the rubber band.  What do you think? 
 
Asking price is as much a matter of "what would you give me," as it is "this 
is what I'm asking for it."  If you plan to do customs using the Sarge's body 
parts, then I'd say to go for it.  However, if you're just looking for screws 
and an 'O-ring', I think that's a bit pricey (screws are cheap; O-rings avg. 
about $.50/each)... 
 
My $.02... 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


--------------- END gijoe.v001.n031 ---------------

From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:52:35 1997
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 13:02:56 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n032


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n032 --------------

    001 - Adrian Faulkner <adrian@f - Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
    002 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
    003 - MCS <mscotto@azstarnet.co - Defiant
    004 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Defiant
    005 - johne@utep.edu            - Recommendations

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n032.1 ---------------

From: Adrian Faulkner <adrian@faulk.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 20:02:32 +0000


> And I need help.  Does someone know how many issues the following comic
> books went for?
> 
> 
> Marvel
> 
> G.I.Joe: European Missions #1-?

This was a US reprint of Action Force Monthly, which went to issue 14 
or 15 (Just moving, so my comics are packed).  Never really took off 
over here, cos us Brits are used to getting our comics weekly rather 
than monthly.


BTW, does anyone know what happened in the last issue of G I Joe 
Comic 150 something?  I never got it, so I never knew how the story 
ended.



Adrian faulkner
adrian@faulk.demon.co.uk


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From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 15:10:55 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

>BTW, does anyone know what happened in the last issue of G I Joe 
>Comic 155 something?  I never got it, so I never knew how the story 
>ended.

They basically folded up the flag and went home.  It sucked, really funeralish.

Later,
Thad Moren   TGMoren@sloc.net

Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light.
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has "Struck Out."



--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n032.3 ---------------

From: MCS <mscotto@azstarnet.com>
Subject: Defiant
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 02:09:47 -0700
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Has anyone seen this yet?
  


     Subject: GI JOE boxed mint DEFIANT/COMPLEX fs
        Date: 15 Jan 1997 22:52:48 -0500
        From: garyoung@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Gary Young)
Organization: The Greater Columbus Free-Net
  Newsgroups: rec.toys.action-figures


        mint in near mint box, the GI JOE space shuttle DEFIANT and
        launching complex. all contents sealed and never removed,only
the 
        top flaps have been opened. a near perfect piece.
        i am asking for any serious offers. if i sell buyer must pay
        ups freight charges...
                                                        thanks, Gary


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n032.4 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Defiant
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 07:32:14 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 02:09 AM 1/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Has anyone seen this yet?
>  
>
>
>     Subject: GI JOE boxed mint DEFIANT/COMPLEX fs
>        Date: 15 Jan 1997 22:52:48 -0500
>        From: garyoung@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Gary Young)
>Organization: The Greater Columbus Free-Net
>  Newsgroups: rec.toys.action-figures
>
>
>        mint in near mint box, the GI JOE space shuttle DEFIANT and
>        launching complex. all contents sealed and never removed,only
>the 
>        top flaps have been opened. a near perfect piece.
>        i am asking for any serious offers. if i sell buyer must pay
>        ups freight charges...
>                                                        thanks, Gary
>
>

    I think one like this was auctioned off my Cotswold's earlier in 1996
and ended up going for quite a lot.  My condolences to your wallet if you
buy it, but as the poster says, *great* piece.

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From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Recommendations
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 12:50:15 -0700 (MST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Can anyone out there recommend dealers(besides Cotswold) that I can
trust?
I guess I have the urge to acquire loose figures, equipment and
memorabilia.
John P.
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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:52:41 1997
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 14:03:27 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n033


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n033 --------------

    001 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Needs
    002 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Recommendations
    003 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Recommendations
    004 - Rerun1138@aol.com         - Re: Price Opinion
    005 - Rerun1138@aol.com         - Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n033.1 ---------------

From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Needs
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 16:24:12 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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I need the following figures, loose, and incomplete with no scratches, 
but, paint wear is okay:

83 Ace
Robo-Joe

I need the following parts:

2 Sci-Fi (version 2 or 3) heads
1 Star Brigade Ozone Helmet

If you have any of the above and you don't need them anymore, contact me.

adamcas@ipass.net


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Recommendations
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 21:07:01 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701161952.LAA29959@lists1.best.com>

>Can anyone out there recommend dealers(besides Cotswold) that I can
>trust?
>I guess I have the urge to acquire loose figures, equipment and
>memorabilia.

Who doesn't have those urges?  I think we all feel your pain.  :)

The *BEST* place online is at Corey's website - the classifieds there are
the best place to start.

Also, check out rec.toys.action-figures.  Sure, there aren't many G.I.Joe
ads there, but be patient!  I found one guy selling a lot of figures in
December - I got a haul of figures from 1982-84 (including Destro, Zartan,
Firefly, Stormshadow, Scarlett) for CHEAP.  Be patient, look carefully.  If
you see that a toy dealer has a web site, jot it down - and when you have
time, go take a look.  There're TONS of toy dealers on the web.

Off the net, buy TOY SHOP.  It's a biweekly magazine printed on newsprint -
it's 200+ pages of nothing but toy ads.  Again, if you look carefully,
you'll find some great deals.  You can find copies at book stores or
newstands.

Lastly, check out garage sales, swap meets, flea markets, antique stores,
etc.  Great deals - and few people selling them at these places realize
that people will actually pay $ for Joes!

Happy Hunting!

-Eugene





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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Recommendations
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 07:36:02 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 09:07 PM 1/16/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>Can anyone out there recommend dealers(besides Cotswold) that I can
>>trust?
>>I guess I have the urge to acquire loose figures, equipment and
>>memorabilia.

    Don't forget John's Toys.  He has quite a bit of stuff.  If you're a
"serious inquirer" he'll let you fax in a big want list of items, then you
can call back, and he'll let you know what he has.  He's always been fair to
me and everyone else that I know of.  His phone is (508) 797-0023

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n033.4 ---------------

From: Rerun1138@aol.com
Subject: Re: Price Opinion
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 16:06:53 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-15 12:49:10 EST, you write:

<< Does anyone think that $3 is much to pay for a broken figure? For example
 one of the figures I could get is a Sgt. Slaughter (Marauder) that has
 both hands broken and his blue T-shirt covered with black marker.  I could
 use his legs, screws and the rubber band.  What do you think?
 
 John P. >>

In my opinion, $3 is too much to pay for a Slaughter's Marauders Sgt.
Slaughter *Mint on Card*!  Heck, that's too much to pay for the whole
Slaughter's Marauders Team put together.  I could splatter paint on my
figures blindfolded and get better repaint jobs.  :-)
-Ed


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n033.5 ---------------

From: Rerun1138@aol.com
Subject: Re: Need Comic Book Info for the FAQ
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 16:28:12 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-15 18:18:20 EST, you write:

<< >BTW, does anyone know what happened in the last issue of G I Joe 
 >Comic 155 something?  I never got it, so I never knew how the story 
 >ended.
 
 They basically folded up the flag and went home.  It sucked, really
funeralish.
  >>

Actually, I thought the last issue (155) was very good.  Larry did a good job
of showing the "real" side of war in GI Joe, especially in this case.  It
would have been very easy to just write GI Joe as a John Wayne sort of thing;
big tough guys vanquishing evil without batting an eye.  I think we all know
that war is hell (pardon the cliche) and Larry presented this to us.  It was
the mature (and assumedly more challenging) way to write the comic.  On the
downside, Phil Gosier's artwork was really lousy.  It's very cartoony, and I
almost wonder if he even comprehended the script.  Whenever the dialogue
would say something like "he wasn't heroic when he died, he was just scared",
Phil would draw this big, tough, heroic guy.  I wish Larry had drawn this
one.
In contrast to 155, the stories immediately preceding it were kind of odd.
 All the most developed characters (Storm Shadow, Destro, Baroness, Zartan,
Billy) were turned into mindless zombies, and some of the important
supporting characters (White Clown, Magda, and Metz) were killed without any
real dramatic consequince.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not against killing off
characters when it has a purpose in the story, but this seemed to just be a
way to get rid of the added dimension supporting characters add to a story.
 In fact, in my opinion, the last story in GI Joe 150 and 151 degraded into
lame action sequince between two super-human charcters (Snake-Eyes the
Super-Ninja with the Flaming hands and Cobra Commander the guy with the
battle armour that can withstand a nuke).  I'm sure this is all Hasbro and
Marvel ever expected out of the comic (after all, if Marvel had known GI Joe
was presenting such realistic images of Vietnam would it have marketed it a
"family" (kiddie) comic?), but it was not what Larry had given us.  I almost
wonder if he was giving up.  Marvel certainly didn't have any interest in it;
they were rotating in new (often incompetent) editors on an almost monthly
basis.  Perhaps he had just lost interest.  I don't know why else a writer
would remove all hi mos developed characters like that.  Any thoughts?
:: Ed steps off his soapbox  ::

Adios!  :-)
-Ed


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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:53:05 1997
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 05:01:53 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n034


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n034 --------------

    001 - Darren Cook <Cookster@wor - Can Someone please help

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n034.1 ---------------

From: Darren Cook <Cookster@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Can Someone please help
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 04:30:54 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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References: <199701152308.PAA02869@lists1.best.com>

Hello,

If  inybody  could  help  me  find  the  following  items  I  would  
appreciate  it.

The  Crotch  Pieces  for  both  Scarlett  and  Baroness.
A  Green  Sonya Blade
Goro ( two  would  be  nice )

PLMK  if  ANYONE  can  accomodate  me.

Thanks,

Darren

" and  if  you  really  tick  me  off..... I'll just  run  you  down  
with  my car! " - Ned  Flanders


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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:53:24 1997
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 20:04:27 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n035


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n035 --------------

    001 - RajeshJag@aol.com         - boba fett
    002 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: boba fett
    003 - Uncle Anti-go Nish <x94ba - Re: boba fett
    004 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Ice Cream Soldier
    005 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - Trade List
    006 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Ice Cream Soldier
    007 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Weekend acquisitions...
    008 - Mike List <troll@net-link - Re: Weekend acquisitions...
    009 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: boba fett
    010 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - 
    011 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - ID Generic Joe

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n035.1 ---------------

From: RajeshJag@aol.com
Subject: boba fett
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 22:21:54 -0500

Hi gang, have any of you seen a POTF Boba opened, they made his jetpack as a
slide down attachment which is better than the Joe poke and stab backpacks
which can get slack with time. If they do re-release joes they should modify
the body to this format.
Later gang.
Cobra!!


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n035.2 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: boba fett
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 21:52:03 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 10:21 PM 1/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi gang, have any of you seen a POTF Boba opened, they made his jetpack as a
>slide down attachment which is better than the Joe poke and stab backpacks
>which can get slack with time. If they do re-release joes they should modify
>the body to this format.
>Later gang.
>Cobra!!
>

   What I like about the Joe backpack attachments better than the Star Wars
is that they don't require any funky-looking non-natural "junk" sculpted
into the back to allow the backpack to attach on.  I thought it was an
extremely clever design idea to create a backpack that inserted into a
screw-hole that had to exist anyway.  So, I vote for no modification of the
Joe figure format.

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| Western Illinois University  | .  /       \    /       \    /       \     |
| Macomb, IL                   | .  \ O   O /  . \ X   X /    \ () () /.    |
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From: Uncle Anti-go Nish <x94baj@juliet.stfx.ca>
Subject: Re: boba fett
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 00:08:56 -0400 (AST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
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>    What I like about the Joe backpack attachments better than the Star Wars
> is that they don't require any funky-looking non-natural "junk" sculpted
> into the back to allow the backpack to attach on.  I thought it was an
> extremely clever design idea to create a backpack that inserted into a
> screw-hole that had to exist anyway.  So, I vote for no modification of the
> Joe figure format.
> 
I would have to agree.  I feel it was a good idea then, and if the joes
are rereleased, in any 33/4 from, it should be with the same backpacks.

    "In Science There Is Only Physics.  All The Rest Is Stamp Collecting"
                                E.Rutherford

			       Shane MacLeod
                           x94baj@juliet.stfx.ca

  Physics is like Sex, Math is like Masturbation.  Let the math types play
                   with their numbers.  Unknown Physicist 



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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Ice Cream Soldier
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 23:06:51 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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In-Reply-To: <199701200322.TAA09263@lists1.best.com>


Ok.  I just got him this weekend (thanks MCS) and I like him.  Weird
looking - but heck, so am I.  :)

Here's the question - does anyone with the filecard know WHY he's called
"Ice Cream Soldier"?  Supposedly he's a G.I.Joe flamethrower - but why the
name?

Or as my brother put it, "What?  Does he come with a truck?"

Thanks gang!

-Eugene
(whose site will be updated in the next two days)



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From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: Trade List
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 02:04:19 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

After completeing two huge G.I. Joe Trades my trade list is bulging with
wants and needs.  If you are interested in trading send me a private message
and I will send you my list.

Thanks,
Thad Moren   TGMoren@sloc.net

Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light.
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has "Struck Out."



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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Ice Cream Soldier
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 07:27:02 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 11:06 PM 1/19/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
>Ok.  I just got him this weekend (thanks MCS) and I like him.  Weird
>looking - but heck, so am I.  :)
>
>Here's the question - does anyone with the filecard know WHY he's called
>"Ice Cream Soldier"?  Supposedly he's a G.I.Joe flamethrower - but why the
>name?

   I guess you could call it kind of an ironic name, trooper deals with
flame, so he has a name with "ice cream" in it.  Also may have been kind of
a tribute to Sgt. Rock.  Sgt. Rock's "B" company had a character called
Ice-Cream Soldier although he was not a flamethrower.

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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Weekend acquisitions...
Date: 20 Jan 97 06:47:03 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
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Hey all, just wanted to gloat a little (very little, all things considered... 
:) 
about the things I picked up this weekend at the flea market: 
 
Snake-Eyes '85, w/Timber, backpack, Uzi (no sword); VERY little to NO paint 
	wear - $25 
Grunt, Falcon glider pilot, packaged w/an Uzi (hey, at these prices, who 
	was I to argue?) - $12 
Storm Shadow I - no weapons/accessories; head and right upper arm were very 
	yellowed - $8 
 
About a half-dozen weapons and backpacks rounded out the total to $50.  
Needless 
to say, the girlfriend wasn't pleased about the evaporation (so SOON!) of my 
'mad' money, but hey, I bought her a copy of Looney Tunes B-Ball for the SNES, 
so what the heck was SHE complaining about?!  :) 
 
Now, the assessment:  this guy had the MOTHER LOAD of Joe figures (about 100 
to 120, almost all in c8+ condition; sorry Eugene, no Road Pig--but I was on 
the lookout! :), along with at least a dozen vehicles and weapons system,  
including: original Dragonfly, complete, with Wild Bill; MOBAT (working), with  
Steeler ($50); Warthog AIFV w/Sgt. Slaughter; the RAM; the HAL; the Dreadnok  
Thunder Machine; Zanzibar's Skiff; and the Conquest.  Then, he kept telling 
me how 'nice' everything was, and offering to sell it to me as a lot, for the 
low, low price of $1000.00, and he could put it on layaway.  I told him if I  
struck that bargain that my 'accountant' would leave me, so it wasn't much of  
a bargain at that...  Some of the prices he had listed on figures:  $35 on 
an original Cobra Commander (with defunct symbol, mostly rubbed off); Ninja 
Force Zartan (no weapons/accessories) was $15; and a non-swivel-arm Scarlett 
was--get this--$140.00!  He told me, as I struggled to quell my growing bile, 
that I was welcome to come back and TRADE, as well!  Yeah, I'll just trot in 
there with MY Scarlett, and tell him, 'Hey, you do _trade_ higher than you 
pay, right?  So, howzabout we call MY Scarlett 'worth' $200 of trade, deal?' 
*smirk* 
 
So, just a little reminder:  this is still probably the best place to come in 
search of Joes, capesh? 
 
(guess I might wanna *step off my soapbox* :) 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel, aka Julius 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n035.8 ---------------

From: Mike List <troll@net-link.net>
Subject: Re: Weekend acquisitions...
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 11:04:53 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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References: <199701201450.GAA01317@lists1.best.com>

Road Pig???Did somebody say Roadpig???
If somebody needs one,I have one of each.....
Myke
> Hey all, just wanted to gloat a little (very little, all things considered...
> :)
> about the things I picked up this weekend at the flea market:
> 
> Snake-Eyes '85, w/Timber, backpack, Uzi (no sword); VERY little to NO paint
>         wear - $25
> Grunt, Falcon glider pilot, packaged w/an Uzi (hey, at these prices, who
>         was I to argue?) - $12
> Storm Shadow I - no weapons/accessories; head and right upper arm were very
>         yellowed - $8
> 
> About a half-dozen weapons and backpacks rounded out the total to $50.
> Needless
> to say, the girlfriend wasn't pleased about the evaporation (so SOON!) of my
> 'mad' money, but hey, I bought her a copy of Looney Tunes B-Ball for the SNES,
> so what the heck was SHE complaining about?!  :)
> 
> Now, the assessment:  this guy had the MOTHER LOAD of Joe figures (about 100
> to 120, almost all in c8+ condition; sorry Eugene, no Road Pig--but I was on
> the lookout! :), along with at least a dozen vehicles and weapons system,
> including: original Dragonfly, complete, with Wild Bill; MOBAT (working), with
> Steeler ($50); Warthog AIFV w/Sgt. Slaughter; the RAM; the HAL; the Dreadnok
> Thunder Machine; Zanzibar's Skiff; and the Conquest.  Then, he kept telling
> me how 'nice' everything was, and offering to sell it to me as a lot, for the
> low, low price of $1000.00, and he could put it on layaway.  I told him if I
> struck that bargain that my 'accountant' would leave me, so it wasn't much of
> a bargain at that...  Some of the prices he had listed on figures:  $35 on
> an original Cobra Commander (with defunct symbol, mostly rubbed off); Ninja
> Force Zartan (no weapons/accessories) was $15; and a non-swivel-arm Scarlett
> was--get this--$140.00!  He told me, as I struggled to quell my growing bile,
> that I was welcome to come back and TRADE, as well!  Yeah, I'll just trot in
> there with MY Scarlett, and tell him, 'Hey, you do _trade_ higher than you
> pay, right?  So, howzabout we call MY Scarlett 'worth' $200 of trade, deal?'
> *smirk*
> 
> So, just a little reminder:  this is still probably the best place to come in
> search of Joes, capesh?
> 
> (guess I might wanna *step off my soapbox* :)
> 
> Peace,
>         Weasel, aka Julius
> Julius Cooper   ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator
> Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay?
>        "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n035.9 ---------------

From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: RE: boba fett
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 11:12:22 -0500


>
>   What I like about the Joe backpack attachments better than the Star Wars
>is that they don't require any funky-looking non-natural "junk" sculpted
>into the back to allow the backpack to attach on.  I thought it was an
>extremely clever design idea to create a backpack that inserted into a
>screw-hole that had to exist anyway.  So, I vote for no modification of the
>Joe figure format.
>
Agreed!  Don't overlook the added bonus of securing the figures into
chairs with the same peg technology!

						Take it Ez,
>						     Kyle


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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: 
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 12:45:03 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hey all,

   Anyone need a MOC Star Brigade Robo-Tech Heavy Duty figure?  Will sell
for my cost ($2.99) + postage or trade, send trade list.

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From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: ID Generic Joe
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 14:38:39 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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References: <199701201934.OAA19151@passport.ipass.net>

I found this in my attic the other day.

He's not the same size as a Joe.  He's about 3 1/2" almost.  His dressed
in green but has a metal torso.  The only articulation is at his sholders
(just 360 degrees, not ball joint), legs, knees, and head (which has a
green hat).

I can't find a copyright year or name on it.

Any help in IDing this guy would be really appreciated.
 
adamcas@ipass.net


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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:53:41 1997
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:32:09 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
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To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n036


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n036 --------------

    001 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - unreleased prototypes?
    002 - "David Cocks" <agrosk8@ho - Re: Ice Cream Soldier
    003 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: unreleased prototypes?
    004 - Darren Cook <Cookster@wor - Re:
    005 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Paul Shaffelburg's snail-mail?
    006 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Off-the-mark characterizations
    007 - "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul. - Re: Paul Shaffelburg's snail-mail?
    008 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - Filecard gallery
    009 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
    010 - jared charles durst <j-du - Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
    011 - Mike List <troll@net-link - Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
    012 - johne@utep.edu            - Convention Sticker
    013 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Re: Convention Sticker
    014 - "STEVE CAMPBELL" <SCAMPBE - Re: unreleased prototypes?
    015 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Off-the-mark characterizations

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


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From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 01:29:10 -0500 (EST)

What kind of info do we have regarding Joe figures Hasbro never released?
 Here's everything I can remember off the top of my head that I've seen
photos or head reliable reports on:

Sabretooth - recolored Firefly as Tiger Rat pilot (thanks for info Eugene!)
Baroness for 1995
Maximals (ugghh, about the only good point of Joe getting canned was never
seeing            
   these on store shelves)
Ninja Commandoes - 5 different?  

Were Pythona, Big Lob, and Sparks conceived of as prototypes but never
released?  It seems odd that the cartoon/movie would turn them into
relatively important characters without a figure to back them up...  I also
remember reading about several Dreadnoks who never made the final cut, not to
mention a Joe train set!!  Also vaguely remember that Cover Girl might have
had a 1995 conceived update.  And for all us curious souls, where can we find
photos of some of this stuff?  Cotswolds occasionally has good photos in
their catalog of stuff in their auction...

take care!
Brian


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From: "David Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Ice Cream Soldier
Date: 21 Jan 1997 06:17:02 -0000
Content-Type: text/plain

Ok.  I just got him this weekend (thanks MCS) and I like him.  Weird
looking - but heck, so am I.  :)
Here's the question - does anyone with the filecard know WHY he's called "Ice
Cream Soldier"?  Supposedly he's a G.I.Joe flamethrower - but why the name?
______________________________________________________
The FileCard seems to make it sound like the name is so that when the Cobra
troops in the trenches hear that the Ice Cream Soldier is coming they think
this guy is going to be a joke, before they get fried.




Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 22:53:05 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701210630.WAA13385@lists1.best.com>

>What kind of info do we have regarding Joe figures Hasbro never released?
> Here's everything I can remember off the top of my head that I've seen
>photos or head reliable reports on:
>
>Sabretooth - recolored Firefly as Tiger Rat pilot (thanks for info Eugene!)
>Baroness for 1995
>Maximals (ugghh, about the only good point of Joe getting canned was never
>seeing
>   these on store shelves)
>Ninja Commandoes - 5 different?

Maximals?  Me thinks someone's been watching Beast Wars.  :)

>
>Were Pythona, Big Lob, and Sparks conceived of as prototypes but never
>released?  It seems odd that the cartoon/movie would turn them into
>relatively important characters without a figure to back them up...  I also
>remember reading about several Dreadnoks who never made the final cut, not to
>mention a Joe train set!!  Also vaguely remember that Cover Girl might have
>had a 1995 conceived update.  And for all us curious souls, where can we find
>photos of some of this stuff?  Cotswolds occasionally has good photos in
>their catalog of stuff in their auction...

Thomas Wheeler has heard that Pythona was in the works, but no prototype
has ever shown up.  Then again, I don't know enough about the toy making
process to know at what exact stage a prototype is made.  For Rocky Balboa,
they had drawings and a FILE CARD all done before they signed on the dotted
line or made any prototypes.

For *THE* article on cancelled products, read Thomas Wheeler's "The
Barracks" #3.  He has an article called "The Cancelled Corps" - 3 pages of
nothing but cancelled products.  I can't give you the full depth of
everything that was cancelled - but be prepared to cry when you hear of
some of the stuff that never came out.  Stuff like the G.I.Joe Train, the
full Mercury rocket, Firetruck, F-117A Stealth Fighter, further Oktober
Guard figures, Ninja Commandoes, etc.  Plus, to top it all off, #3 has full
color photographs of the Manimals.

Seriously, if you haven't ordered them yet, it'll be the best $20 you've
spent.  It's probably where I've learned about 99% of the stuff I know
about Joe.  My highest recommendation.

As for more photos of the unproduced stuff, I'd like to see this stuff,
too.  Mostly for selfish reasons - I want to repaint my Mortal Kombat Shang
Tsung figure to match Ninja Commando Budo.  :)

-Eugene



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From: Darren Cook <Cookster@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re:
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 06:43:58 -0800
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References: <199701201847.KAA13845@lists1.best.com>

Hello,

a  few  weeks  ago  there  was  an  ongoind discussion  on  how  to  
femove  " second - hand "  paint  from  Joe's.  Could  someome  please  
tell  me  the  best  way  AGAIN  to  remove  it.

Darren


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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Paul Shaffelburg's snail-mail?
Date: 21 Jan 97 06:06:56 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
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Hi again! 
 
Sorry if this is "abusive" or in violation of listserv etiquette, but I was 
wondering if anyone had Paul's snail-mail address?  I made a deal with him, 
but I don't have his address to send him his money... 
 
I think Paul's on the listserv, but I can't swear to it... 
 
Thanks for you patience...  We now return you to your regularly-scheduled 
listserv... 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n036.6 ---------------

From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Off-the-mark characterizations
Date: 21 Jan 97 06:03:21 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Just browsing over to our good friend Corey's homepage, and I saw that he 
added a few new (over 30! :) filecards to his 'Gallery.'  So, I thought I'd 
visit a few old friends, and do a bit of reminiscing... 
 
Now, we all know how they screwed up the Scarlett/Snake-Eyes thing in the 
cartoon, but I just realized (remembered?) that at least one other character 
was drawn (pun intended) in a different light in the cartoon, versus his 
filecard (and comic?) incarnation:  Bazooka.  IIRC, his cartoon version was 
sort of a Lenny Small (anyone?):  he was this big, dumb brute.  But, and I 
quote directly from his filecard, "Subject is a decisive fast-thinker with 
all the instincts of a natural survivor."  So who made that call?  (And why 
didn't this Larry Hama guy raise an objection? :) 
 
Can you think off any other mischaracterizations?  I'm sure they're about, 
I just don't happen to remember them... 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n036.7 ---------------

From: "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul.shaffelburg@acadiau.ca>
Subject: Re: Paul Shaffelburg's snail-mail?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 11:47:56 AST4ADT
MIME-Version: 1.0
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In-Reply-To: <199701211510.HAA19164@lists1.best.com>

Hey!

Yep!  I'm on it!

Here it is:

Paul Shaffelburg
P.O.Box 36
Port Williams, Nova Scotia
CANADA
B0P 1T0

BTW, did anyone else respond?

Thanks!

-Paul



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Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Internet: pshaffel@ace.acadiau.ca
Voice: (902) 585-1182, Fax: (902) 542-4111


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n036.8 ---------------

From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: Filecard gallery
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 11:14:41 -0500

Great job Corey!  

Now you've got my first Joe collecting year posted, and my first Joe,
Barbecue! :)  Thanks!

If anyone hasn't seen the gallery, you're got to check it out!
                                                                        
         
					Take it Ez,
					      Kyle


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From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 11:25:49 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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References: <199701211511.HAA19424@lists1.best.com>

> Now, we all know how they screwed up the Scarlett/Snake-Eyes thing in the
> cartoon, but I just realized (remembered?) that at least one other character
> was drawn (pun intended) in a different light in the cartoon, versus his
> filecard (and comic?) incarnation:  Bazooka.  IIRC, his cartoon version was
> sort of a Lenny Small (anyone?):  he was this big, dumb brute.  But, and I
> quote directly from his filecard, "Subject is a decisive fast-thinker with
> all the instincts of a natural survivor."  So who made that call?  (And why
> didn't this Larry Hama guy raise an objection? :)
> 
> Can you think off any other mischaracterizations?  I'm sure they're about,
> I just don't happen to remember them...

Well, according to his file card, Tripwire is a huge klutz with anything 
except mines and explosives.  I don't remember him being all that clumsy 
in the cartoon.

However, Hasbro and it's cartoons are *STILL* doing this kind of thing.  
This time with the great show (can't call it a cartoon, it goes way 
beyond that), Beast Wars.  If you watch the show and have the toys, 
you'll know what I mean.

One character, Tigatron, is very nature oriented and very deep thinker.  
His intelligence on his tech spec (file card)?  3, on a scale of 10.  
That just isn't right.

I swear, Hasbro just can't make up their minds.

adamcas@ipass.net


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n036.10 ---------------

From: jared charles durst <j-durst@students.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 12:03:44 -0600 (CST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <199701211511.HAA19424@lists1.best.com>

Where can I find this homepage that has the filecards?

Thanks

Jared C. Durst



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From: Mike List <troll@net-link.net>
Subject: Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:14:28 -0800
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http://www.wiu.edu/users/mucds/joehq.htm
-Myke
> Where can I find this homepage that has the filecards?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jared C. Durst


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From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Convention Sticker
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 12:04:34 -0700 (MST)
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	I have never seen a figure with a convention sticker on it.  What
is so special about them?  Are they simply a loose figure in a baggy
with a sticker or is there more to it?
John P.
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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: Convention Sticker
Date: 21 Jan 97 15:29:54 -0500
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>	I have never seen a figure with a convention sticker on it.  What 
>is so special about them?  Are they simply a loose figure in a baggy 
>with a sticker or is there more to it? 
>John P. 
 
The sticker is an "official" seal from the organizing body of a convention, 
stating that "[this] figure was offered exclusively to attendees of" such 
and such convention.  The sticker is affixed to the bag/bubble/box of such 
a figure, and the figures generally only differ in the weapons/accessories 
included, although there have been figures given different paint jobs, such 
as the "DeSimone exclusive" turncoat Jinx, who has gloved hands, a large 
black Cobra emblem on her chest, and an exclusive filecard (ANYONE WHO HAS 
THIS CARE TO SHARE IT WITH THE REST OF US?  PLEASE?! :). 
 
Hope this explanation helps... 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


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From: "STEVE CAMPBELL" <SCAMPBEL@nellie.smith.edu>
Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 16:10:07 EDT

> From:           Eugene <eson@cts.com>
> Subject:        Re: unreleased prototypes?
> Date sent:      Mon, 20 Jan 1997 22:53:05 -0800
> Send reply to:  gijoe@lists.best.com
> To:             gijoe@lists.best.com

 
> For *THE* article on cancelled products, read Thomas Wheeler's "The
> Barracks" #3.  He has an article called "The Cancelled Corps" - 3 pages of
> nothing but cancelled products.  

How can I get a copy of the letter?

Thanks

Steve Campbell   (SCAMPBEL@nellie.smith.edu)




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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 13:30:47 -0800 (PST)
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At 6:03 AM -0800 1/21/97, Julius Cooper wrote:
>Now, we all know how they screwed up the Scarlett/Snake-Eyes thing in the
>cartoon, but I just realized (remembered?) that at least one other character
>was drawn (pun intended) in a different light in the cartoon, versus his
>filecard (and comic?) incarnation:  Bazooka.  IIRC, his cartoon version was
>sort of a Lenny Small (anyone?):  he was this big, dumb brute.  But, and I
>quote directly from his filecard, "Subject is a decisive fast-thinker with
>all the instincts of a natural survivor."  So who made that call?  (And why
>didn't this Larry Hama guy raise an objection? :)
>
>Can you think off any other mischaracterizations?  I'm sure they're about,
>I just don't happen to remember them...

The one that stuck out in my mind was Quick Kick.  On his filecard, it
explains how he was the son of half-Japanese/half-Korean parents and was
rejected by everyone so he turned to martial arts.  Uh, that sounds like
some BITTER kid.  But in the cartoon, Quick Kick is this always smiling,
happy-go-lucky, jokester.  Yeesh.  How anyone dressed like that can
maintain a sense of humor is beyond me.

Then there's Torpedo.  The filecard describes him as a "cold fish", but in
the cartoon, he's laughing like he was Quick Kick or something.  :)

And let's not forget Shipwreck.  On the filecard, he's a rough, tough
sailor who can take shore leave in Thule Greenland and come back smiling.
In the cartoon, he's comic relief.  Great comic relief, but comic relief,
nonetheless.

Law (from Law&Order) was another interesting one.  His filecard doesn't
mention anything about him being Hispanic, but in the cartoon, Law talked
like Cheech Marin meets Paul Rodriguez.

And FALCON.  How on earth is someone who's such an incompetent supposed to
be a Green Beret?

Even Snake Eyes.  Remember the "Pyramid of Darkness" mini-series when Snake
Eyes has to break-dance?  I still have that recurring nightmare of my
favorite ninja on stage break-dancing.....

Still, the cartoon has some really nice characterizations, too.  Snow Job's
New England accent, Footloose's California voice ("I think you're deeply
delusional, MAN.."), Major Bludd's accent and laughter, and Mutt scaring
off a dog by growling.

My favorite's Footloose.  He cracks me up.  :)

-Eugene





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    001 - Mik <dude@xanadu2.net>    - Re: unreleased prototypes?
    002 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Convention Sticker
    003 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: unreleased prototypes?
    004 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Thomas Wheeler's The Barracks
    005 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: unreleased prototypes?
    006 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: unreleased prototypes?
    007 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: unreleased prototypes?
    008 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Speaking of Falcon...
    009 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: Speaking of Falcon...
    010 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - RE: Speaking of Falcon...
    011 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - My first custom figure.
    012 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - G.I. Joe Comics
    013 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: My first custom figure.
    014 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Re: My first custom figure.
    015 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Repainting Joes

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


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From: Mik <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 18:29:51 -0800
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I believe TYCO did a Joe trainset. I remember my next door neighbors
having one. Weird, hmm?


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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Convention Sticker
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:00:03 -0600
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At 12:04 PM 1/21/97 -0700, you wrote:
>	I have never seen a figure with a convention sticker on it.  What
>is so special about them?  Are they simply a loose figure in a baggy
>with a sticker or is there more to it?
>John P.

   Yup, that's about it.

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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:00:27 -0600
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At 01:29 AM 1/21/97 -0500, you wrote:
>What kind of info do we have regarding Joe figures Hasbro never released?
> Here's everything I can remember off the top of my head that I've seen
>photos or head reliable reports on:

   Another great source of info on unreleased figures and vehicles (mostly
vehicles) is the 30th Salute set of trading cards.  At least 20 of the cards
in this 90 card set are dedicated to various information about 3 3/4" stuff
that was never released.  Photographed are some really interesting
prototypes.  I plan to eventually scan these and put them up on my page in
an "Unrelease Prototype" Gallery or something.  Thomas Wheeler mentions it
in his Barracks Issue #3, one of the NEATEST prototypes is this Cobra Star
Brigade ship that made it to the model stage.  It's one hell of a bruiser
space hulk looking ship.  Would have made a great vehicle!

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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Thomas Wheeler's The Barracks
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:00:33 -0600
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   Eugene hit the nail right on the head.  No 3 3/4" Joe collector should be
without Thomas Wheeler's four-issue Barrack fanzine.  For a measly $20 you
get a very well put together, wonderfully nostalgic, and graphically
pleasing year-by-year account ('82-'94) of GI Joe and various spin-off
articles of interest.  Each issue runs about 30 pages.  Everyone should have
a set!  You can write to Thomas at GITrekker@aol.com for more info.



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From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: RE: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 20:04:23 -0500

>
>I believe TYCO did a Joe trainset. I remember my next door neighbors
>having one. Weird, hmm?


They also did a Transformers one where the cars all changed...got it for
Christmas many moons ago...  Fell apart soon afterward...

							Take it Ez,
							     Kyle


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 17:17:24 -0800 (PST)
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At 6:29 PM -0800 1/21/97, Mik wrote:
>I believe TYCO did a Joe trainset. I remember my next door neighbors
>having one. Weird, hmm?

Tyco did have a small-scale G.I.Joe electric trainset.

But the cancelled G.I.Joe train set was supposed to be HUGE - like the
U.S.S.Flagg or Defiant.  It was supposed to be several cars long - with a
locomotive, cars, cabooses with guns, etc.  Would've been cool.

-Eugene




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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 18:34:16 -0800 (PST)
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At 4:10 PM -0400 1/21/97, STEVE CAMPBELL wrote:
>> For *THE* article on cancelled products, read Thomas Wheeler's "The
>> Barracks" #3.  He has an article called "The Cancelled Corps" - 3 pages of
>> nothing but cancelled products.
>
>How can I get a copy of the letter?
>

Contact Thomas Wheeler at <gitrekker@aol.com>.  Issues are $5 each - or the
entire four issue run for $20.

Taken from my website:

Issue #1 has articles about toys year-by-year from 1982-1985, the Marvel
comic book, and the Animated Series.

Issue #2 has articles about toys from 1986-1988, other enemies, special
teams, and has color filecards of Oktober Guard figures... in RUSSIAN.

Issue #3 has articles about toys from 1989-1991, the Oktober Guard,
cancelled products, and has color images of the never-released "Manimals"
figures.

Issue #4 has articles about toys from 1992-1994, Street Fighter and Mortal
Kombat figures, the Hall of Fame and 30th Anniversary figures, and has
color images of the new 1997 G.I.Joe figure
prototypes!


-Eugene




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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Speaking of Falcon...
Date: 21 Jan 97 14:19:56 -0800
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Gang, 
 
>And FALCON.  How on earth is someone who's such an incompetent supposed to 
>be a Green Beret? 
 
It's been a long time since I've seen his fc, so I can't recollect...'course, 
there's the factor that it was the DIC cartoon, so maybe that accounts for 
it... 
 
Oh yeah, the question...  Are Falcon and Hawk supposed to be brothers?  Because 
I thought in that 2-part story where Falcon got on the Headman's drug (RUSH?), 
then came 'clean,' and was kicked off the team, Hawk was saying something to 
the 
effect of, "I can't believe my own brother would resort to doing drugs," or 
some-such...  So, help me out:  had I eaten one too many Cocoa Puffs at that 
time (thus, no longer was I kookoo for them, but just 'kooked out' :), or did 
that scene actually transpire? 
 
Please restore me to some semblance of sanity! 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


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From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: RE: Speaking of Falcon...
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 22:26:21 -0500


> 
>>And FALCON.  How on earth is someone who's such an incompetent supposed to 
>>be a Green Beret? 
> 
>It's been a long time since I've seen his fc, so I can't recollect...'course,
>there's the factor that it was the DIC cartoon, so maybe that accounts for 
>it... 
> 
The movie wasn't DIC, was it??

>Oh yeah, the question...  Are Falcon and Hawk supposed to be brothers?
>Because 
>I thought in that 2-part story where Falcon got on the Headman's drug
>(RUSH?), 
>then came 'clean,' and was kicked off the team, Hawk was saying something to 
>the 
>effect of, "I can't believe my own brother would resort to doing drugs," or 
>some-such...  So, help me out:  had I eaten one too many Cocoa Puffs at that 
>time (thus, no longer was I kookoo for them, but just 'kooked out' :), or did
>that scene actually transpire? 

Yup.  They're supposed to be half-brothers.  This was revealed in the
Movie.  Which reminds me of a point I was going to bring up earlier
(after having found the Joe Movie on tape over Christmas Break! :)  

When Falcon takes 'Heather' (Zarana) into the complex holding Serpentor,
(this scene is also the definitive 'laser not bullets' for ammo scene,
as Falcon ricochets a shot off some walls ala Star Wars trash compactor
scene...  but I digress.. :) and gets caught by Duke, the young LT
utters THE most incompetent line in all of Joe history.  Duke says
something to the effect of 'you can't bring civilians in here', and
Falcon says (drum roll please...)  "I'm an officer, and I'm pulling
rank!"  Duke's response?  "The only thing you'll be pulling is guard
duty!"  Classic, I tell you, classic!  :)

Now, on to the Green Beret...  He's got to be a good soldier, since he's
only a 1LT, and you have to be AT LEAST a 1LT(P), but more often a
Captain, to even try out for the Special Forces Qualifying Course.  Why,
then, does the show portray him as such an idiot?!!?

I think I remember reading some of Larry Hama's comics about the Cobra
Civil War where Falcon led a unit to infiltrate the airport control
tower.  He seemed a much better solider there...

Just some thoughts on the hot-headed LT...

						Take it Ez,
						     Kyle


> 
>Please restore me to some semblance of sanity! 
> 
>Peace, 
>	Weasel 
>Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
>Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself,
>okay? 
>       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte
>


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: RE: Speaking of Falcon...
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 21:12:55 -0800
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>>
>>>And FALCON.  How on earth is someone who's such an incompetent supposed to
>>>be a Green Beret?
>>
>>It's been a long time since I've seen his fc, so I can't recollect...'course,
>>there's the factor that it was the DIC cartoon, so maybe that accounts for
>>it...
>>
>The movie wasn't DIC, was it??

Nope - it was Sunbow.  But not exactly Sunbow at their best.  :)



>>Oh yeah, the question...  Are Falcon and Hawk supposed to be brothers?
>>Because
>>I thought in that 2-part story where Falcon got on the Headman's drug
>>(RUSH?),
>>then came 'clean,' and was kicked off the team, Hawk was saying something to
>>the
>>effect of, "I can't believe my own brother would resort to doing drugs," or
>>some-such...  So, help me out:  had I eaten one too many Cocoa Puffs at that
>>time (thus, no longer was I kookoo for them, but just 'kooked out' :), or did
>>that scene actually transpire?
>
>Yup.  They're supposed to be half-brothers.  This was revealed in the
>Movie.  Which reminds me of a point I was going to bring up earlier
>(after having found the Joe Movie on tape over Christmas Break! :)

Actually, it's Duke and Falcon that're half-brothers.

Then again, Duke Hawk Duke Hawk - they both look alike.  :)


>When Falcon takes 'Heather' (Zarana) into the complex holding Serpentor,
>(this scene is also the definitive 'laser not bullets' for ammo scene,
>as Falcon ricochets a shot off some walls ala Star Wars trash compactor
>scene...  but I digress.. :) and gets caught by Duke, the young LT
>utters THE most incompetent line in all of Joe history.  Duke says
>something to the effect of 'you can't bring civilians in here', and
>Falcon says (drum roll please...)  "I'm an officer, and I'm pulling
>rank!"  Duke's response?  "The only thing you'll be pulling is guard
>duty!"  Classic, I tell you, classic!  :)

Not as classic as the torture scene, where Serpentor's supposed to be
roughing up Falcon for information.  He slaps him, and the sound effect is
this pitiful clap noise.  And Serpentor keeps up with this "brutal" beating
- which just sounds hilarious.


>Now, on to the Green Beret...  He's got to be a good soldier, since he's
>only a 1LT, and you have to be AT LEAST a 1LT(P), but more often a
>Captain, to even try out for the Special Forces Qualifying Course.  Why,
>then, does the show portray him as such an idiot?!!?

Ah, since when does tv care about who they portray as idiots.  Damn tv!
Damn tv for making Storm Shadow such a wussie when he fights Spirit all the
time!  I mean, losing to SPIRIT IRON KNIFE?!?!  Come-ON!!!!  :)


>I think I remember reading some of Larry Hama's comics about the Cobra
>Civil War where Falcon led a unit to infiltrate the airport control
>tower.  He seemed a much better solider there...

Yup.  The comics seemed to make Falcon rather competent.

I always liked him after I read the filecard.  "A snake biter".  I love that.


-Eugene



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From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: My first custom figure.
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 22:53:34 -0800
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I've been having so much fun making my first custom figure that I wanted to
share it with you guys.  One of my best friends is Jerry DePalma and we work
together at a Hospital in the wharehouse where all the supplies are kept.
He and I are freaks for among other things, action figures.  When I got into
trying to revive my GI Joe collecting days and looked towards customizing, I
promised him that I would make a figure of him.  He is a slightly balding 30
year old with glasses who grew up grew up despising GI Joes as immitation
Star Wars figures.  Let's just say that he and I have a one-third generation
gap.  I have the perfect head that closely resembles Jerry, The drednock
Ripper.  In making my figure I wanted to stay as close to reality as
possible, witch included having the proper uniform for the new (un)official
GI Joe Supply Clerk, Code Name: P.O. (Purchase Order).  The body for P.O.
(my friend Jerry) is made up from Shipwreck's body with the following
replacements:  Ripper's head, 83 Clutch's arms, 83 Doc pelvis, and a Cobra
Commander right thigh.  I had to replace Shipwreck's right thigh with an
ordinary leg piece, because how many supply clerks need a holster!  The
paint job went easy enough the paints and shirt were painted the exact same
colors that we wear to work everyday, dark green pants and a greenish-blue
shirt.  And Jerry doesn't have a mohawk so I gave Ripper a haircut.  I
thought it would end there, but...  Jerry had to have a backpack (Since he
always brings one to work), so I gave him an 82 Grunt backpack painted dark
blue to match his real life backpack.  But, then I hit the jackpot!
Michael's craft store has minatures for use with doll houses and stuff and
some of them are in scale!  Now P.O., the (un)official GI Joe Supply Clerk,
comes with a backpack, a box of paperclips, scissors, a hand cart for
delivering supplies, and a 12-pack of Dr. Pepper (this comes in handy
because our sexy, [38 D 125 lbs!!!, but I digress], secretary at work does
great favors for a Dr. Pepper every once in awhile. [she also goes goofy for
Rolos too, she may sound weird, but she is nice to look at.])  To top it all
off I found the greatest accessory that no wharehouse clerk is ever without,
a scale sized pallet!  You know the wooden things that boxes are stacked on
and can be moved around with forklifts and stuff.  This trophy accessory
came courtesy of some companies promo note pads which had a pad of paper
stapled onto the little pallet.  This is great!  I can't wait to learn how
to card the figure and make him a filecard.  Whew, this is long huh?  Any
comments or ideas for new figures?

YO JOE,
Thad



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From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: G.I. Joe Comics
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:26:41 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hello everyone,

For some reason, the G.I. Joe comic digests have completely slipped my
mind.  My memory of these are fuzzy.  Anyone want to give me the low
down on these?  How many were produced?  I would venture to guess that
they are what they are called.  Digests.  :)  I need to get me a set of
these for my web page.  By they way, I should have the first 70 or so of
the covers scanned of the regular series sometime next week.  Should
also have the rest of the European Missions and some more Special
Missions.  For those that haven't seen it check out:

http://www.triopa.com/gijoe/

Let me know if you have any comments, suggestions, etc!

Thanks,

Conor

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.13 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: My first custom figure.
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 07:44:10 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 10:53 PM 1/21/97 -0800, you wrote:
>I've been having so much fun making my first custom figure that I wanted to
>share it with you guys.  One of my best friends is Jerry DePalma and we work
>together at a Hospital in the wharehouse where all the supplies are kept.
<cool description snipped>

   Great description of your custom job Thad!  This is exaclty the kind of
fun a person should be having doing custom Joes.  :))  Please consider
taking a photo of P.O. with all his accessories (Michaels, great idea!) and
putting him on display somewhere, my web page, yours, whatever!  When you
show Jerry the figure better say "gonna make ya famous." ;)



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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.14 ---------------

From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: My first custom figure.
Date: 22 Jan 97 08:45:19 -0500
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
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Thad, 
 
This is fantastic!  Did you present this to your warehousing buddy yet?  Or 
even tell him that you were going to be "enshrining" him as such? 
 
I'd like to do a set of my brothers and I...I think that Golobulus would  
make a good base for my older brother--he's quite the snake in the grass  :) 
As for my younger brother, I'd need a taller, more muscular character...but  
the only character I can think of who was taller was Destro...  Hmm...  For  
myself, I'm thinking that Ed Honda's torso (from the GI JOE: Street Fighter  
series) wouldn't be too much of an exaggeration, so maybe I'd be inspired to  
trim  done to a less Honda-esque physique...  Of course, my girlfriend would 
argue that Blanka (being the 'hairy beast' that he is) would make a better 
basis...  *smirk* 
 
Congrats on your work--hope that your friend is honored, as well he should 
be... 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.15 ---------------

From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Repainting Joes
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 08:57:17 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

How is the best way to repaint (total repainting, not just touch ups) a 
Joe?

I'm thinking about disassembling it and paint each piece.  Are there any 
suggestions or tips?

adamcas@ipass.net


--------------- END gijoe.v001.n037 ---------------

From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:53:57 1997
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 13:48:50 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n038


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n038 --------------

    001 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - Gif picture editing
    002 - johne@utep.edu            - Action Stars
    003 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - College
    004 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: what's in a name?
    005 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: what's in a name?
    006 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: College
    007 - "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul. - Mortal Kombat Movie Edition Sonya Blade
    008 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: College
    009 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Looking for a web page
    010 - Mike List <troll@net-link - Re: Looking for a web page
    011 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Re: Looking for a web page
    012 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: Looking for a web page
    013 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Mortal Kombat Movie Edition Sonya Blade
    014 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Looking for a web page
    015 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: Looking for a web page

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.1 ---------------

From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: Gif picture editing
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:43:05 -0500

Can anyone suggest a good shareware program for .gif editing and where
to get it?



BTW, Ed, great icons!  I love them!  :)

						Take it Ez,
						     Kyle


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.2 ---------------

From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Action Stars
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:42:38 -0700 (MST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

	I feel like talking about cereal, so can anyone remember which
characters were featured on the boxes of G.I.JOE ACTION STARS?  I know
Duke, Gung-Ho, and Shipwreck were on the covers.
	Also can anyone remember how many Starduster mini-comics were
offered as prizes.  And does anyone know if any other prizes were offered?
I know Starduster and a T-shirt were offered by mail.

By the way for those of you who don't know, it tasted like Captain Crunch.
John P.
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From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: College
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:56:10 -0500

What amazes me, the more I look through the Joes' filecards, (besides
disregard for caracterization), is how many of them are college
graduates, and only E 4's and 5's...  I wonder why they didn't opt for
the officer route?  Or at the very least, why they aren't more senior
segeants...   

							Take it Ez,
							     Kyle



--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.4 ---------------

From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: RE: what's in a name?
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:58:18 -0500

Did anyone ever hit on Frostbite's name?  Seward S. Farley...and he's
from Alaska...

Reference to 'Seward's Folly', aka the Purchace of 'worthless' Alaska by
then Seceratary of State Seward...

						Take it Ez,
						     Kyle


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.5 ---------------

From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: RE: what's in a name?
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 13:06:29 -0500


Or Heavy Metal's name.  He's the Mauler tank driver...  Sherman
Guderian.  Sherman for a type of tank, and Guderian for Heins Guderian,
a German Panzer Tank commander...

						Take it Ez,
>						     Kyle


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.6 ---------------

From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: RE: College
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 13:11:09 -0500

Why does Tollbooth have a Masters from MIT, yet he's only a
Spec-5!?!?!?!

>


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.7 ---------------

From: "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul.shaffelburg@acadiau.ca>
Subject: Mortal Kombat Movie Edition Sonya Blade
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 15:45:41 AST4ADT
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT

Hi!

Anybody know where I could get one of these loose or otherwise?

Let me know!

Thanks,

-Paul



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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.8 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: College
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 11:59:11 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701221755.JAA28086@lists1.best.com>

At 12:56 PM -0500 1/22/97, Davis, Kyle CDT  wrote:
>What amazes me, the more I look through the Joes' filecards, (besides
>disregard for caracterization), is how many of them are college
>graduates, and only E 4's and 5's...  I wonder why they didn't opt for
>the officer route?  Or at the very least, why they aren't more senior
>segeants...

Maybe they're better bookworms than soldiers.  Like me.  :)

Then again, maybe it's the competition.  Flint was a Rhodes scholar!  You
gotta be pretty bright to do that - maybe the others are just kinda smart
or something.  :)


-Eugene




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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.9 ---------------

From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Looking for a web page
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 15:25:22 -0800
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I'm looking for a web page that I've been to before.

It goes through the years of G.I. Joe and talks about what went on that 
year and shows a bunch of pictures.

Any help?

adamcas@ipass.net


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.10 ---------------

From: Mike List <troll@net-link.net>
Subject: Re: Looking for a web page
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 15:34:51 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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References: <199701222031.MAA03409@lists1.best.com>

it is/or was at http://www.gojoe.com
-Myke
> I'm looking for a web page that I've been to before.
> 
> It goes through the years of G.I. Joe and talks about what went on that
> year and shows a bunch of pictures.
> 
> Any help?
> 
> adamcas@ipass.net


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.11 ---------------

From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Re: Looking for a web page
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 15:39:35 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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References: <199701222031.MAA03409@lists1.best.com> <199701222035.MAA07775@lists1.best.com>

> it is/or was at http://www.gojoe.com

I think you mean "or was".

I clicked on "Articles" and I got a "404 Not Found"
grumble grumble

adamcas@ipass.net


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.12 ---------------

From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Looking for a web page
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 13:00:33 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
References: <199701222031.MAA03409@lists1.best.com> <199701222035.MAA07775@lists1.best.com> <199701222045.MAA19085@lists1.best.com>

Adam Casey wrote:
> 
> > it is/or was at http://www.gojoe.com
> 
> I think you mean "or was".
> 
> I clicked on "Articles" and I got a "404 Not Found"
> grumble grumble
> 
> adamcas@ipass.net

Hmmmm, they seem to be there but the main index.html page is gone.  Go
to:

http://www.gojoe.com/82history/articles/

and you will get a directory listing of directories for each year.  Go
into one of the directories and find the .html page and click on that
and you're good to go.

Conor

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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Mortal Kombat Movie Edition Sonya Blade
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 13:25:04 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701221952.LAA12339@lists1.best.com>

At 3:45 PM +0000 1/22/97, PAUL SHAFFELBURG wrote:
>Hi!
>
>Anybody know where I could get one of these loose or otherwise?
>

Finding her is BRUTAL.  She's the most difficult to find - but keep the
faith.  I've found two in the past three months.  She's still around in a
few places.


-Eugene





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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.14 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Looking for a web page
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 13:25:02 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
References: <199701222031.MAA03409@lists1.best.com>
 <199701222035.MAA07775@lists1.best.com>
 <199701222045.MAA19085@lists1.best.com>
In-Reply-To: <199701222110.NAA04861@lists1.best.com>

At 1:00 PM -0800 1/22/97, Conor Malone wrote:
>Adam Casey wrote:
>>
>> > it is/or was at http://www.gojoe.com
>>
>> I think you mean "or was".
>>
>> I clicked on "Articles" and I got a "404 Not Found"
>> grumble grumble
>
>Hmmmm, they seem to be there but the main index.html page is gone.  Go
>to:
>
>http://www.gojoe.com/82history/articles/
>
>and you will get a directory listing of directories for each year.  Go
>into one of the directories and find the .html page and click on that
>and you're good to go.

To an extent.  Last time I checked, it only goes up to 1986 or something
like that.

The articles are written by Thomas Wheeler - they're abridged versions of
what he wrote in the Barracks.  Cool pics there, though.

-Eugene





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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n038.15 ---------------

From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Looking for a web page
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 13:38:47 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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References: <199701222031.MAA03409@lists1.best.com>
	 <199701222035.MAA07775@lists1.best.com>
	 <199701222045.MAA19085@lists1.best.com> <199701222126.NAA12987@lists1.best.com>

Eugene wrote:
> To an extent.  Last time I checked, it only goes up to 1986 or something
> like that.
> 
> The articles are written by Thomas Wheeler - they're abridged versions of
> what he wrote in the Barracks.  Cool pics there, though.
> 
> -Eugene

Yeah, all the years aren't there.  I just took a look and 82-90 are
there.

Conor

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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:54:02 1997
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 15:55:21 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n039


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n039 --------------

    001 - Mik <dude@xanadu2.net>    - Re: Speaking of Falcon...
    002 - Joey Smith <joeys@misnet. - Re: Digest gijoe.v001.n037
    003 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - FANG
    004 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Digest Members
    005 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Re: unreleased prototypes?
    006 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - live-action movie script?
    007 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - 1986 filecards
    008 - "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul. - International Joes
    009 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: 1986 filecards
    010 - johne@utep.edu            - Re: unreleased prototypes?
    011 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: International Joes
    012 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: unreleased prototypes?
    013 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - Re: 1986 filecards
    014 - MCS <mscotto@azstarnet.co - Zartan

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n039.1 ---------------

From: Mik <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: Re: Speaking of Falcon...
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 17:03:40 -0800
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That's a bit wrong. In both the series and the movie, it is none other
than DUKE that's his HALF brother!


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n039.2 ---------------

From: Joey Smith <joeys@misnet.com>
Subject: Re: Digest gijoe.v001.n037
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 18:19:51 -0600
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gijoe-errors@lists.best.com wrote:
> 
> -------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n037 --------------
> 
>     001 - Mik <dude@xanadu2.net>    - Re: unreleased prototypes?
>     002 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Convention Sticker
>     003 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: unreleased prototypes?
>     004 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Thomas Wheeler's The Barracks
>     005 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: unreleased prototypes?
>     006 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: unreleased prototypes?
>     007 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: unreleased prototypes?
>     008 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Speaking of Falcon...
>     009 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: Speaking of Falcon...
>     010 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - RE: Speaking of Falcon...
>     011 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - My first custom figure.
>     012 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - G.I. Joe Comics
>     013 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: My first custom figure.
>     014 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Re: My first custom figure.
>     015 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Repainting Joes
> 
> G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest
> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.1 ---------------
> 
> From: Mik <dude@xanadu2.net>
> Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 18:29:51 -0800
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> References: <199701210720.XAA07887@lists1.best.com>
> 
> I believe TYCO did a Joe trainset. I remember my next door neighbors
> having one. Weird, hmm?
> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.2 ---------------
> 
> From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
> Subject: Re: Convention Sticker
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:00:03 -0600
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> At 12:04 PM 1/21/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >       I have never seen a figure with a convention sticker on it.  What
> >is so special about them?  Are they simply a loose figure in a baggy
> >with a sticker or is there more to it?
> >John P.
> 
>    Yup, that's about it.
> 
> --
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> | Western Illinois University  | .  /       \    /       \    /       \     |
> | Macomb, IL                   | .  \ O   O /  . \ X   X /    \ () () /.    |
> | email:                       |     |  U  |.     |  ,  |   .  |  }  |   .  |
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> | No Love Stronger / No Pain Greater / No Hate Deeper / The Church Within   |
> |    - The Obsessed                                                         |
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.3 ---------------
> 
> From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
> Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:00:27 -0600
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> At 01:29 AM 1/21/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >What kind of info do we have regarding Joe figures Hasbro never released?
> > Here's everything I can remember off the top of my head that I've seen
> >photos or head reliable reports on:
> 
>    Another great source of info on unreleased figures and vehicles (mostly
> vehicles) is the 30th Salute set of trading cards.  At least 20 of the cards
> in this 90 card set are dedicated to various information about 3 3/4" stuff
> that was never released.  Photographed are some really interesting
> prototypes.  I plan to eventually scan these and put them up on my page in
> an "Unrelease Prototype" Gallery or something.  Thomas Wheeler mentions it
> in his Barracks Issue #3, one of the NEATEST prototypes is this Cobra Star
> Brigade ship that made it to the model stage.  It's one hell of a bruiser
> space hulk looking ship.  Would have made a great vehicle!
> 
> --
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> | Corey D. Stinson             |   . _______ .    _______    . _______    . |
> | Western Illinois University  | .  /       \    /       \    /       \     |
> | Macomb, IL                   | .  \ O   O /  . \ X   X /    \ () () /.    |
> | email:                       |     |  U  |.     |  ,  |   .  |  }  |   .  |
> | mucds@bgu.edu, corey@ixc.net |.  .  \|||/     .  \|||/  .  .  \|||/  .    |
> |                              \-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|
> | No Love Stronger / No Pain Greater / No Hate Deeper / The Church Within   |
> |    - The Obsessed                                                         |
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> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.4 ---------------
> 
> From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
> Subject: Thomas Wheeler's The Barracks
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 19:00:33 -0600
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
>    Eugene hit the nail right on the head.  No 3 3/4" Joe collector should be
> without Thomas Wheeler's four-issue Barrack fanzine.  For a measly $20 you
> get a very well put together, wonderfully nostalgic, and graphically
> pleasing year-by-year account ('82-'94) of GI Joe and various spin-off
> articles of interest.  Each issue runs about 30 pages.  Everyone should have
> a set!  You can write to Thomas at GITrekker@aol.com for more info.
> 
> --
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> | Corey D. Stinson             |   . _______ .    _______    . _______    . |
> | Western Illinois University  | .  /       \    /       \    /       \     |
> | Macomb, IL                   | .  \ O   O /  . \ X   X /    \ () () /.    |
> | email:                       |     |  U  |.     |  ,  |   .  |  }  |   .  |
> | mucds@bgu.edu, corey@ixc.net |.  .  \|||/     .  \|||/  .  .  \|||/  .    |
> |                              \-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=|
> | No Love Stronger / No Pain Greater / No Hate Deeper / The Church Within   |
> |    - The Obsessed                                                         |
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.5 ---------------
> 
> From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
> Subject: RE: unreleased prototypes?
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 20:04:23 -0500
> 
> >
> >I believe TYCO did a Joe trainset. I remember my next door neighbors
> >having one. Weird, hmm?
> 
> They also did a Transformers one where the cars all changed...got it for
> Christmas many moons ago...  Fell apart soon afterward...
> 
>                                                         Take it Ez,
>                                                              Kyle
> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.6 ---------------
> 
> From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
> Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 17:17:24 -0800 (PST)
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> References: <199701210720.XAA07887@lists1.best.com>
> In-Reply-To: <199701220030.QAA05128@lists1.best.com>
> 
> At 6:29 PM -0800 1/21/97, Mik wrote:
> >I believe TYCO did a Joe trainset. I remember my next door neighbors
> >having one. Weird, hmm?
> 
> Tyco did have a small-scale G.I.Joe electric trainset.
> 
> But the cancelled G.I.Joe train set was supposed to be HUGE - like the
> U.S.S.Flagg or Defiant.  It was supposed to be several cars long - with a
> locomotive, cars, cabooses with guns, etc.  Would've been cool.
> 
> -Eugene
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.7 ---------------
> 
> From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
> Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 18:34:16 -0800 (PST)
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> In-Reply-To: <199701212110.NAA17297@lists1.best.com>
> 
> At 4:10 PM -0400 1/21/97, STEVE CAMPBELL wrote:
> >> For *THE* article on cancelled products, read Thomas Wheeler's "The
> >> Barracks" #3.  He has an article called "The Cancelled Corps" - 3 pages of
> >> nothing but cancelled products.
> >
> >How can I get a copy of the letter?
> >
> 
> Contact Thomas Wheeler at <gitrekker@aol.com>.  Issues are $5 each - or the
> entire four issue run for $20.
> 
> Taken from my website:
> 
> Issue #1 has articles about toys year-by-year from 1982-1985, the Marvel
> comic book, and the Animated Series.
> 
> Issue #2 has articles about toys from 1986-1988, other enemies, special
> teams, and has color filecards of Oktober Guard figures... in RUSSIAN.
> 
> Issue #3 has articles about toys from 1989-1991, the Oktober Guard,
> cancelled products, and has color images of the never-released "Manimals"
> figures.
> 
> Issue #4 has articles about toys from 1992-1994, Street Fighter and Mortal
> Kombat figures, the Hall of Fame and 30th Anniversary figures, and has
> color images of the new 1997 G.I.Joe figure
> prototypes!
> 
> -Eugene
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.8 ---------------
> 
> From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
> Subject: Speaking of Falcon...
> Date: 21 Jan 97 14:19:56 -0800
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> 
> Gang,
> 
> >And FALCON.  How on earth is someone who's such an incompetent supposed to
> >be a Green Beret?
> 
> It's been a long time since I've seen his fc, so I can't recollect...'course,
> there's the factor that it was the DIC cartoon, so maybe that accounts for
> it...
> 
> Oh yeah, the question...  Are Falcon and Hawk supposed to be brothers?  Because
> I thought in that 2-part story where Falcon got on the Headman's drug (RUSH?),
> then came 'clean,' and was kicked off the team, Hawk was saying something to
> the
> effect of, "I can't believe my own brother would resort to doing drugs," or
> some-such...  So, help me out:  had I eaten one too many Cocoa Puffs at that
> time (thus, no longer was I kookoo for them, but just 'kooked out' :), or did
> that scene actually transpire?
> 
> Please restore me to some semblance of sanity!
> 
> Peace,
>         Weasel
> Julius Cooper   ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator
> Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay?
>        "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte
> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.9 ---------------
> 
> From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
> Subject: RE: Speaking of Falcon...
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 22:26:21 -0500
> 
> >
> >>And FALCON.  How on earth is someone who's such an incompetent supposed to
> >>be a Green Beret?
> >
> >It's been a long time since I've seen his fc, so I can't recollect...'course,
> >there's the factor that it was the DIC cartoon, so maybe that accounts for
> >it...
> >
> The movie wasn't DIC, was it??
> 
> >Oh yeah, the question...  Are Falcon and Hawk supposed to be brothers?
> >Because
> >I thought in that 2-part story where Falcon got on the Headman's drug
> >(RUSH?),
> >then came 'clean,' and was kicked off the team, Hawk was saying something to
> >the
> >effect of, "I can't believe my own brother would resort to doing drugs," or
> >some-such...  So, help me out:  had I eaten one too many Cocoa Puffs at that
> >time (thus, no longer was I kookoo for them, but just 'kooked out' :), or did
> >that scene actually transpire?
> 
> Yup.  They're supposed to be half-brothers.  This was revealed in the
> Movie.  Which reminds me of a point I was going to bring up earlier
> (after having found the Joe Movie on tape over Christmas Break! :)
> 
> When Falcon takes 'Heather' (Zarana) into the complex holding Serpentor,
> (this scene is also the definitive 'laser not bullets' for ammo scene,
> as Falcon ricochets a shot off some walls ala Star Wars trash compactor
> scene...  but I digress.. :) and gets caught by Duke, the young LT
> utters THE most incompetent line in all of Joe history.  Duke says
> something to the effect of 'you can't bring civilians in here', and
> Falcon says (drum roll please...)  "I'm an officer, and I'm pulling
> rank!"  Duke's response?  "The only thing you'll be pulling is guard
> duty!"  Classic, I tell you, classic!  :)
> 
> Now, on to the Green Beret...  He's got to be a good soldier, since he's
> only a 1LT, and you have to be AT LEAST a 1LT(P), but more often a
> Captain, to even try out for the Special Forces Qualifying Course.  Why,
> then, does the show portray him as such an idiot?!!?
> 
> I think I remember reading some of Larry Hama's comics about the Cobra
> Civil War where Falcon led a unit to infiltrate the airport control
> tower.  He seemed a much better solider there...
> 
> Just some thoughts on the hot-headed LT...
> 
>                                                 Take it Ez,
>                                                      Kyle
> 
> >
> >Please restore me to some semblance of sanity!
> >
> >Peace,
> >       Weasel
> >Julius Cooper  ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator
> >Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself,
> >okay?
> >       "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte
> >
> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.10 ---------------
> 
> From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
> Subject: RE: Speaking of Falcon...
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 21:12:55 -0800
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> In-Reply-To: <199701220325.TAA18231@lists1.best.com>
> 
> >>
> >>>And FALCON.  How on earth is someone who's such an incompetent supposed to
> >>>be a Green Beret?
> >>
> >>It's been a long time since I've seen his fc, so I can't recollect...'course,
> >>there's the factor that it was the DIC cartoon, so maybe that accounts for
> >>it...
> >>
> >The movie wasn't DIC, was it??
> 
> Nope - it was Sunbow.  But not exactly Sunbow at their best.  :)
> 
> >>Oh yeah, the question...  Are Falcon and Hawk supposed to be brothers?
> >>Because
> >>I thought in that 2-part story where Falcon got on the Headman's drug
> >>(RUSH?),
> >>then came 'clean,' and was kicked off the team, Hawk was saying something to
> >>the
> >>effect of, "I can't believe my own brother would resort to doing drugs," or
> >>some-such...  So, help me out:  had I eaten one too many Cocoa Puffs at that
> >>time (thus, no longer was I kookoo for them, but just 'kooked out' :), or did
> >>that scene actually transpire?
> >
> >Yup.  They're supposed to be half-brothers.  This was revealed in the
> >Movie.  Which reminds me of a point I was going to bring up earlier
> >(after having found the Joe Movie on tape over Christmas Break! :)
> 
> Actually, it's Duke and Falcon that're half-brothers.
> 
> Then again, Duke Hawk Duke Hawk - they both look alike.  :)
> 
> >When Falcon takes 'Heather' (Zarana) into the complex holding Serpentor,
> >(this scene is also the definitive 'laser not bullets' for ammo scene,
> >as Falcon ricochets a shot off some walls ala Star Wars trash compactor
> >scene...  but I digress.. :) and gets caught by Duke, the young LT
> >utters THE most incompetent line in all of Joe history.  Duke says
> >something to the effect of 'you can't bring civilians in here', and
> >Falcon says (drum roll please...)  "I'm an officer, and I'm pulling
> >rank!"  Duke's response?  "The only thing you'll be pulling is guard
> >duty!"  Classic, I tell you, classic!  :)
> 
> Not as classic as the torture scene, where Serpentor's supposed to be
> roughing up Falcon for information.  He slaps him, and the sound effect is
> this pitiful clap noise.  And Serpentor keeps up with this "brutal" beating
> - which just sounds hilarious.
> 
> >Now, on to the Green Beret...  He's got to be a good soldier, since he's
> >only a 1LT, and you have to be AT LEAST a 1LT(P), but more often a
> >Captain, to even try out for the Special Forces Qualifying Course.  Why,
> >then, does the show portray him as such an idiot?!!?
> 
> Ah, since when does tv care about who they portray as idiots.  Damn tv!
> Damn tv for making Storm Shadow such a wussie when he fights Spirit all the
> time!  I mean, losing to SPIRIT IRON KNIFE?!?!  Come-ON!!!!  :)
> 
> >I think I remember reading some of Larry Hama's comics about the Cobra
> >Civil War where Falcon led a unit to infiltrate the airport control
> >tower.  He seemed a much better solider there...
> 
> Yup.  The comics seemed to make Falcon rather competent.
> 
> I always liked him after I read the filecard.  "A snake biter".  I love that.
> 
> -Eugene
> 
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> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.11 ---------------
> 
> From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
> Subject: My first custom figure.
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 22:53:34 -0800
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> I've been having so much fun making my first custom figure that I wanted to
> share it with you guys.  One of my best friends is Jerry DePalma and we work
> together at a Hospital in the wharehouse where all the supplies are kept.
> He and I are freaks for among other things, action figures.  When I got into
> trying to revive my GI Joe collecting days and looked towards customizing, I
> promised him that I would make a figure of him.  He is a slightly balding 30
> year old with glasses who grew up grew up despising GI Joes as immitation
> Star Wars figures.  Let's just say that he and I have a one-third generation
> gap.  I have the perfect head that closely resembles Jerry, The drednock
> Ripper.  In making my figure I wanted to stay as close to reality as
> possible, witch included having the proper uniform for the new (un)official
> GI Joe Supply Clerk, Code Name: P.O. (Purchase Order).  The body for P.O.
> (my friend Jerry) is made up from Shipwreck's body with the following
> replacements:  Ripper's head, 83 Clutch's arms, 83 Doc pelvis, and a Cobra
> Commander right thigh.  I had to replace Shipwreck's right thigh with an
> ordinary leg piece, because how many supply clerks need a holster!  The
> paint job went easy enough the paints and shirt were painted the exact same
> colors that we wear to work everyday, dark green pants and a greenish-blue
> shirt.  And Jerry doesn't have a mohawk so I gave Ripper a haircut.  I
> thought it would end there, but...  Jerry had to have a backpack (Since he
> always brings one to work), so I gave him an 82 Grunt backpack painted dark
> blue to match his real life backpack.  But, then I hit the jackpot!
> Michael's craft store has minatures for use with doll houses and stuff and
> some of them are in scale!  Now P.O., the (un)official GI Joe Supply Clerk,
> comes with a backpack, a box of paperclips, scissors, a hand cart for
> delivering supplies, and a 12-pack of Dr. Pepper (this comes in handy
> because our sexy, [38 D 125 lbs!!!, but I digress], secretary at work does
> great favors for a Dr. Pepper every once in awhile. [she also goes goofy for
> Rolos too, she may sound weird, but she is nice to look at.])  To top it all
> off I found the greatest accessory that no wharehouse clerk is ever without,
> a scale sized pallet!  You know the wooden things that boxes are stacked on
> and can be moved around with forklifts and stuff.  This trophy accessory
> came courtesy of some companies promo note pads which had a pad of paper
> stapled onto the little pallet.  This is great!  I can't wait to learn how
> to card the figure and make him a filecard.  Whew, this is long huh?  Any
> comments or ideas for new figures?
> 
> YO JOE,
> Thad
> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.12 ---------------
> 
> From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
> Subject: G.I. Joe Comics
> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:26:41 -0800
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> For some reason, the G.I. Joe comic digests have completely slipped my
> mind.  My memory of these are fuzzy.  Anyone want to give me the low
> down on these?  How many were produced?  I would venture to guess that
> they are what they are called.  Digests.  :)  I need to get me a set of
> these for my web page.  By they way, I should have the first 70 or so of
> the covers scanned of the regular series sometime next week.  Should
> also have the rest of the European Missions and some more Special
> Missions.  For those that haven't seen it check out:
> 
> http://www.triopa.com/gijoe/
> 
> Let me know if you have any comments, suggestions, etc!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Conor
> 
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> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.13 ---------------
> 
> From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
> Subject: Re: My first custom figure.
> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 07:44:10 -0600
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> 
> At 10:53 PM 1/21/97 -0800, you wrote:
> >I've been having so much fun making my first custom figure that I wanted to
> >share it with you guys.  One of my best friends is Jerry DePalma and we work
> >together at a Hospital in the wharehouse where all the supplies are kept.
> <cool description snipped>
> 
>    Great description of your custom job Thad!  This is exaclty the kind of
> fun a person should be having doing custom Joes.  :))  Please consider
> taking a photo of P.O. with all his accessories (Michaels, great idea!) and
> putting him on display somewhere, my web page, yours, whatever!  When you
> show Jerry the figure better say "gonna make ya famous." ;)
> 
> --
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> | Corey D. Stinson             |   . _______ .    _______    . _______    . |
> | Western Illinois University  | .  /       \    /       \    /       \     |
> | Macomb, IL                   | .  \ O   O /  . \ X   X /    \ () () /.    |
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> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.14 ---------------
> 
> From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
> Subject: Re: My first custom figure.
> Date: 22 Jan 97 08:45:19 -0500
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> 
> Thad,
> 
> This is fantastic!  Did you present this to your warehousing buddy yet?  Or
> even tell him that you were going to be "enshrining" him as such?
> 
> I'd like to do a set of my brothers and I...I think that Golobulus would
> make a good base for my older brother--he's quite the snake in the grass  :)
> As for my younger brother, I'd need a taller, more muscular character...but
> the only character I can think of who was taller was Destro...  Hmm...  For
> myself, I'm thinking that Ed Honda's torso (from the GI JOE: Street Fighter
> series) wouldn't be too much of an exaggeration, so maybe I'd be inspired to
> trim  done to a less Honda-esque physique...  Of course, my girlfriend would
> argue that Blanka (being the 'hairy beast' that he is) would make a better
> basis...  *smirk*
> 
> Congrats on your work--hope that your friend is honored, as well he should
> be...
> 
> Peace,
>         Weasel
> Julius Cooper   ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator
> Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay?
>        "Ability is nothing without opportunity."  --Napoleon Bonaparte
> 
> --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n037.15 ---------------
> 
> From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
> Subject: Repainting Joes
> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 08:57:17 -0800
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> 
> How is the best way to repaint (total repainting, not just touch ups) a
> Joe?
> 
> I'm thinking about disassembling it and paint each piece.  Are there any
> suggestions or tips?
> 
> adamcas@ipass.net
> 
> --------------- END gijoe.v001.n037 ---------------


Has anybody heard ANYthing about a possible upcomming 3 3/4 release
called "G.I. Joe: Stars & Stripes?"

Thanks

Joey Smith


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From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: FANG
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 17:24:56 -0800
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Hello,

I have a FANG sitting here at work that I stare at everyday.  It is
almost complete.  It's missing one of the red missles and the rollbar
thing that goes over the engine.  Does anyone have any extras of these? 
The FANG is jealous of the complete VAMP that it sits next to.

Thanks,

Conor

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From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Digest Members
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 18:03:31 -0800
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References: <199701221402.GAA13184@lists1.best.com> <199701230019.QAA09359@lists1.best.com>

Joey Smith wrote:
> 
> gijoe-errors@lists.best.com wrote:
> >
> > -------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n037 --------------

bunch o' digest deleted.

> > --------------- END gijoe.v001.n037 ---------------
> 
> Has anybody heard ANYthing about a possible upcomming 3 3/4 release
> called "G.I. Joe: Stars & Stripes?"
> 

Just a general note to those that receive the digest.  Please remeber to
delete all irrelevant info from the digest when replying.  As much as
the others on the list would like to see what the digest looks like it
takes a while to scroll down to the important info.  It also helps to
change the subject to show what you are discussing.

Thanks,

Conor

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From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 01:49:49 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-21 02:29:27 EST, you write:

<< Thomas Wheeler has heard that Pythona was in the works, but no prototype
 has ever shown up.  Then again, I don't know enough about the toy making
 process to know at what exact stage a prototype is made.  For Rocky Balboa,
 they had drawings and a FILE CARD all done before they signed on the dotted
 line or made any prototypes.
  >>

ok, this question is a bit anal, but if Pythona HAD been produced, would
there have been a four pack of Cobra-La figures. Or, would one of the ones
actually released NOT been released?  Or, would one of them be stuck on a
single card?  

Speaking of Cobra-La, wasn't an air-ship or something planned?

Brian


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n039.6 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: live-action movie script?
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 01:53:40 -0500 (EST)

Way back when (late 80s namely), various persons and companies acquired and
sold the rights to a live action Joe movie.  My question is, did anyone get
around to making a working script of this thing?  And, if so, where might us
obsessive types find a copy?  

Brian


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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: 1986 filecards
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 09:00:16 -0600
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Hey all,

    Filecards for 1986 are now up on the Newsletter HQ.  N-joy and let me
know if you have any probs viewing.

    http://www.wiu.edu/users/mucds/joehq.htm

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From: "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul.shaffelburg@acadiau.ca>
Subject: International Joes
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 11:06:49 AST4ADT
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Hi!

Anybody know where the best place to find any of the 
Internationally released Joes for sale, especially the Chinese ones 
that surfaced not to long ago?

Thanks in advance!

-Paul 



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From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: RE: 1986 filecards
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 11:05:50 -0500

Two more years in the past week!  Corey, you are a godsend!  :)

Between your filecards and Eugene's figures, Joe fans have invaluable
Net resources to quench their Joe thirst (or make thier hunger greater,
one of the two :)

					
Thanks guys!

							Take it Ez,
>							     Kyle


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From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 09:13:55 -0700 (MST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
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> Speaking of Cobra-La, wasn't an air-ship or something planned?
> 
> Brian
> 
	As I understand a Cobra-La motorcycle was in the works. I think it
was called the Insecticycle.

John



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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: International Joes
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 08:52:01 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
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At 11:06 AM +0000 1/23/97, PAUL SHAFFELBURG wrote:
>Hi!
>
>Anybody know where the best place to find any of the
>Internationally released Joes for sale, especially the Chinese ones
>that surfaced not to long ago?
>

I've been looking and haven't found a good source for the Chinese figs in
the past few months.  Six months ago, a bunch of stores were liquidating
them at $4-8 each.  Since then, I can't find them for less than $10-$15 (or
Cotswold's $20 each?!?!?!).  I'm still scouring the pages of Toy Shop -
when I find a place, I'll let everybody know.


-Eugene




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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: unreleased prototypes?
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 08:51:59 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
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In-Reply-To: <199701230650.WAA27085@lists1.best.com>

At 1:49 AM -0500 1/23/97, ForceFull1@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 97-01-21 02:29:27 EST, you write:
>
><< Thomas Wheeler has heard that Pythona was in the works, but no prototype
> has ever shown up.  Then again, I don't know enough about the toy making
> process to know at what exact stage a prototype is made.  For Rocky Balboa,
> they had drawings and a FILE CARD all done before they signed on the dotted
> line or made any prototypes.
>  >>
>
>ok, this question is a bit anal, but if Pythona HAD been produced, would
>there have been a four pack of Cobra-La figures. Or, would one of the ones
>actually released NOT been released?  Or, would one of them be stuck on a
>single card?

She probably would've been released on card.  I think they were betting
that if Cobra-La was a huge hit, they'd release a whole bunch of new
Cobra-La toys.  After all, Golobulus was never killed - setting up for a
massive sequel.


>Speaking of Cobra-La, wasn't an air-ship or something planned?

I'm sure that they had lots of toys and designs.  Thomas Wheeler saw a
bunch of the designs for an extended line of Cobra-La toys.  Thank goodness
it died.  :)

-Eugene




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From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: Re: 1986 filecards
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 12:54:21 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 09:00 AM 1/23/97 -0600, Corey D. Stinson wrote:
>Hey all,
>
>    Filecards for 1986 are now up on the Newsletter HQ.  N-joy and let me
>know if you have any probs viewing.
>
>    http://www.wiu.edu/users/mucds/joehq.htm

Woo-Hoo, Tonite I gonna party like it is 1986! (To quote everyone's friend
the man(?) formerly known as Prince.)  Seeing these cards for me is
sorrowful though, because they were the last ones that I remember before
falling off the GI Joe wagon.  But, I am on it again, WOo-HOo!

Thank you Corey,
Thad Moren   TGMoren@sloc.net

Oh! somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light.
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has "Struck Out."



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From: MCS <mscotto@azstarnet.com>
Subject: Zartan
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 16:54:10 -0700
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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Why does Zartan's filecard say GI Joe
instead of Cobra?

Mike S.
-- 
Michael Scotto
mscotto@azstarnet.com


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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:54:06 1997
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 19:03:24 -0800 (PST)
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To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n040


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n040 --------------

    001 - "David Cocks" <agrosk8@ho - Re: live-action movie script?
    002 - Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2 - Re: live-action movie script?
    003 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: live-action movie script?
    004 - Mike List <troll@net-link - Names....
    005 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: live-action movie script?
    006 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: live-action movie script?
    007 - "David Cocks" <agrosk8@ho - Re: live-action movie script?
    008 - Adrian Faulkner <adrian@f - Re: International Joes
    009 - Rerun1138@aol.com         - Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
    010 - Rerun1138@aol.com         - Re: what's in a name?
    011 - Rerun1138@aol.com         - GI Joe / Hasbro crossovers
    012 - Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2 - Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
    013 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Off-the-mark characterizations

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From: "David Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: live-action movie script?
Date: 24 Jan 1997 02:22:05 -0000
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I've never heard of a script for a movie but I've been writing my own  in my
free time.  Maybe Ill send a copy out if I ever get it finished.  Ive got Tommy
Lee Jones as General Flagg and Arnold S. as Destro.  Who would play a good
Duke?



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From: Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: Re: live-action movie script?
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 21:42:34 -0800
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David Cocks wrote:
> 
> I've never heard of a script for a movie but I've been writing my own  in my
> free time.  Maybe Ill send a copy out if I ever get it finished.  Ive got Tommy
> Lee Jones as General Flagg and Arnold S. as Destro.  Who would play a good
> Duke?
> 
> Dave
> agrosk8@hotmail.com
> 
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Hey, Bruce Lee could be one of the Ninjas!


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: live-action movie script?
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 20:37:49 -0800
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>David Cocks wrote:
>>
>> I've never heard of a script for a movie but I've been writing my own  in my
>> free time.  Maybe Ill send a copy out if I ever get it finished.  Ive
>>got Tommy
>> Lee Jones as General Flagg and Arnold S. as Destro.  Who would play a good
>> Duke?
>
>Hey, Bruce Lee could be one of the Ninjas!

I hate to break it to you, but, uh.....  :)

As for the script, it was in production hell at Warner Bros, right?  If it
was, the script is probably LONG GONE.  Though if anyone knows what
production company or screenwriter had the rights, I have friends who can
probably find me a copy.

Would make for interesting reading, though, wouldn't it?


-Eugene




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From: Mike List <troll@net-link.net>
Subject: Names....
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 03:19:16 -0800
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Did anyone notice that Lady Jayes real name is Allison R. Hart-Burnett???
I like the last name.


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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: live-action movie script?
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 07:48:04 -0600
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At 02:22 AM 1/24/97 -0000, you wrote:
>Lee Jones as General Flagg and Arnold S. as Destro.  Who would play a good
>Duke?

   Isn't Destro supposed to be of Scottish descent?  I wonder if they can
get Arnold to do *THAT* accent. :>

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From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: RE: live-action movie script?
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 13:49:32 -0500

>
>   Isn't Destro supposed to be of Scottish descent?  I wonder if they can
>get Arnold to do *THAT* accent. :>
>
Why not?  In the cartoon he sounded more like Darth Vader than anything
else...

Besides, "Nae, Commander.  I cannae git ye any more waepons..." just
doesn't somehow fit... :)

>						Kyle


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From: "David Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: live-action movie script?
Date: 24 Jan 1997 19:05:05 -0000
Content-Type: text/plain

Lee Jones as General Flagg and Arnold S. as Destro.  Who would play a good Duke?

Isn't Destro supposed to be of Scottish descent?  I wonder if they can
get Arnold to do *THAT* accent. :>

I figure if Mel Gibson can do it then so can Arnold.




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From: Adrian Faulkner <adrian@faulk.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: International Joes
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 08:14:10 +0000

I picked up my chinese Flint & Major Bludd in a little junk store in 
Norfolk (UK, not virginia).

There is a company over here that specialises in importing toys..I've 
managed to get loads of Joes never released over here, for $3 or so.

I'm in the process of moving, but I do have their address, and I will 
try to dig it out next week.  It may be worth writing to them 
(they're based in the UK) to see what we can get.  They might not 
ship to the states....but I can maybe take care of that.

I have a small problem that I have an American express credit card 
and no-one in the states seems to take it!  I'm trying to change it 
at the moment, but ....well it's a long story!  If anyone has any 
ideas how I can get joes out there easily (i.e. by Amex) I'd be 
grateful (Banks charge about $30-$40 for INternational Money Orders).

BTW anyone ever moved their entire 3.5 inch Figure collection.
SO Far: 3 Boxes of figures, and I need about 20 more boxes for the 
vehicles !

Luckily only 1 casulaty this morning, My Dragonfly, got fell upon by 
a load of Joe spares, and it's snapped the rotor.  Thank god for 
superglue.

I'm still gonna be pissed off all day though


Adrian
3.5 Inch Collector in probably the worst place in the world
Exclusive, Luke (Jedi) to be released this year?
Shadows of what?



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From: Rerun1138@aol.com
Subject: Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 16:21:54 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-21 16:55:17 EST, you write:

<< The one that stuck out in my mind was Quick Kick.  How anyone dressed like
that can maintain a sense of humor is beyond me.  >>

Actually, I'd have to wonder how anyone *without* a sense of humor could
dress like that.  : )
 
<< Still, the cartoon has some really nice characterizations, too.  Snow
Job's
 New England accent, Footloose's California voice ("I think you're deeply
 delusional, MAN.."), Major Bludd's accent and laughter, and Mutt scaring
 off a dog by growling.  >>
 
I agree.  If nothing else the GI Joe cartoon had FANTASTIC voice talent.  It
has always amazed me that they cast a different actor for amost every
character.  Most cartoons (like the Simpsons, for example) hire about five
actors to voice all the primary characters.  I wonder what has become of
them.  Sadly, I read that Christopher Latta (Cobra Commander) passed away a
couple of years ago, but I haven't heard about any of the others.  I have
been corresponding with Thomas Wheeler, and he has been considering the
possibility of assembling a voice cast for his episode guide.  That would
make it pretty easy to research what became of our favorites.
-Ed


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From: Rerun1138@aol.com
Subject: Re: what's in a name?
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 16:30:48 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-22 13:17:48 EST, you write:

<< Or Heavy Metal's name.  He's the Mauler tank driver...  Sherman
 Guderian.  Sherman for a type of tank, and Guderian for Heins Guderian,
 a German Panzer Tank commander...
  >>

Wow!  Talk about subtle!  How many do you think ever caught that one?
-Ed


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From: Rerun1138@aol.com
Subject: GI Joe / Hasbro crossovers
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:02:18 -0500 (EST)

Here is some cool info from a correspondence between myself and
Mattpak@aol.com.  I thought it might interest some of you.  If you want to
get more info about Matt's GI Joe guides, e-mail him at the above address.
By the way, this kind of stuff (as well as all the cool 'joke' file names)
really interests me.  Any chance of listing all the 'joke' file names in the
next version of the FAQ, Eugene?

<< Here's a thought - in the later years of GI Joe (around 92-93), Hasbro
released several figures sharing names with COPs characters.  Among them were
BulletProof and LongArm.  I never bought these figures, so I don't know if
they were the same characters or just Hasbro's way of keeping the copyright
to the names.  I do remember, however, that one of the COPs was the son of "a
member of an anti-terrorist team in the 80's and 90's."  This seemed like a
reference to GI Joe, but I never researched it.  Perhaps these ideas could
lead to some other, yet undiscovered crossovers? >>

Yes, I mentioned this in my guides and timelines. Checkpoint was the COP who
was the son of Beachhead. There's also Merissa Faireborne, a female character
in the Transformers second season (set in the future after the events of
Transformers the Movie) who is implied to be the daughter of Lady Jaye and
Flint! She looks like Lady Jaye and Flint's last name is Faireborne. Also,
Merissa's father appeared (as a hologram) in the episode "The Killing Jar"
and he looked like an older Flint and had the same character voice.
In my guide is a mini-series called "Star and Stripes Forever" that has a
meeting between G.I. Joe Colton and the animated Joes (they team up to fight
the revived super-powered mummy from the Secret of the Mummy's Tomb Adventure
Team playset), and a time travel incident lets Lady Jaye meet Merissa!



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From: Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:30:19 -0800
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Rerun1138@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-01-21 16:55:17 EST, you write:
> 
> << The one that stuck out in my mind was Quick Kick.  How anyone dressed like
> that can maintain a sense of humor is beyond me.  >>
> 
> Actually, I'd have to wonder how anyone *without* a sense of humor could
> dress like that.  : )
> 
> << Still, the cartoon has some really nice characterizations, too.  Snow
> Job's
>  New England accent, Footloose's California voice ("I think you're deeply
>  delusional, MAN.."), Major Bludd's accent and laughter, and Mutt scaring
>  off a dog by growling.  >>
> 
> I agree.  If nothing else the GI Joe cartoon had FANTASTIC voice talent.  It
> has always amazed me that they cast a different actor for amost every
> character.  Most cartoons (like the Simpsons, for example) hire about five
> actors to voice all the primary characters.  I wonder what has become of
> them.  Sadly, I read that Christopher Latta (Cobra Commander) passed away a
> couple of years ago, but I haven't heard about any of the others.  I have
> been corresponding with Thomas Wheeler, and he has been considering the
> possibility of assembling a voice cast for his episode guide.  That would
> make it pretty easy to research what became of our favorites.
> -Ed

David Kaye <Gen. Hawk from DiC's GI Joe> Went on to be in the Ranma 1/2 
series, as Happosai and another char...And a principal from said series 
was Ukyou I believe.


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Off-the-mark characterizations
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:27:02 -0800 (PST)
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At 5:30 PM -0800 1/24/97, Mik Tsunami wrote:
>
>> << Still, the cartoon has some really nice characterizations, too.  Snow
>> Job's
>>  New England accent, Footloose's California voice ("I think you're deeply
>>  delusional, MAN.."), Major Bludd's accent and laughter, and Mutt scaring
>>  off a dog by growling.  >>
>>
>> I agree.  If nothing else the GI Joe cartoon had FANTASTIC voice talent.  It
>> has always amazed me that they cast a different actor for amost every
>> character.  Most cartoons (like the Simpsons, for example) hire about five
>> actors to voice all the primary characters.  I wonder what has become of
>> them.  Sadly, I read that Christopher Latta (Cobra Commander) passed away a
>> couple of years ago, but I haven't heard about any of the others.  I have
>> been corresponding with Thomas Wheeler, and he has been considering the
>> possibility of assembling a voice cast for his episode guide.  That would
>> make it pretty easy to research what became of our favorites.
>> -Ed
>
>David Kaye <Gen. Hawk from DiC's GI Joe> Went on to be in the Ranma 1/2
>series, as Happosai and another char...And a principal from said series
>was Ukyou I believe.

Along this topic, I read something REALLY funny today from Yahoo's
Reuters/Variety newsfeed.

Francois Chau plays the role of Izumo in the film "Beverly Hills Ninja".
His true claim to fame was as the voice of Quick Kick!!!!!

Of course, there's no WAY that I'm going to be shelling out money to watch
him.  Sorry, Quick Kick.  :)

-Eugene





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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:54:10 1997
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 20:02:11 -0800 (PST)
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To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n041


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n041 --------------

    001 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: what's in a name?
    002 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Re: International Joes
    003 - "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMA - My for sale list
    004 - "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hot - What's In A Name
    005 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: My for sale list
    006 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: International Joes
    007 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Today's Hunt

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n041.1 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: what's in a name?
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 21:44:35 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
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At 04:30 PM 1/24/97 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 97-01-22 13:17:48 EST, you write:
>
><< Or Heavy Metal's name.  He's the Mauler tank driver...  Sherman
> Guderian.  Sherman for a type of tank, and Guderian for Heins Guderian,
> a German Panzer Tank commander...
>  >>
>
>Wow!  Talk about subtle!  How many do you think ever caught that one?
>-Ed
>

   Actually, that was one of the few I actually picked up on.  Here's
another one, this is a far stretch of the imagination:

   Hardtop, game with Defiant, name is: Nicholas D. Klaus.  You've got St.
Nicholas (Nikalaus?) and Santa Klaus, both referring to that jolly Christmas
guy.  I wonder if this one was just a coincidence or intentional?

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n041.2 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Re: International Joes
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 01:28:23 -0500

Do we have any explanation for why the Chinese carded Joes suddenly became so
plentiful a few years back?

Brian


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n041.3 ---------------

From: "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMAN@amtech.actx.edu>
Subject: My for sale list
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 05:42:26 CST

Hi guys,
I was following some of y'alls lead and tring to get a trade list 
together. Some family problems came up and I am going to have to 
liquidate my carded joes. This is not to my likeing as I would rather 
trade but due to the situation cash is king. 
Any one that wishes to get a copy of the list please contact me off 
list.
( I'm working on a loose trade list but sadly it is at the bottom of 
my to do list)

While working on the above list I discovered some variations on the 
Yellow and Orange types of Alley Vipers. Some have horzontial
tiger stripes on the outer thigh on each side of the pocket and some 
do not. Any body else noticed this?

Gerry
A broke Campus Cop in Texas


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n041.4 ---------------

From: "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: What's In A Name
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 17:16:35 -0700
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

The most subtle of all the names must be Scarlett and Alpine

Scarlett's last name is O'Hara (Scarlett O'Hara)
Alpine's file name is Albert Pine (Al Pine)

Now that's subtlety if I ever saw it.

Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n041.5 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: My for sale list
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 18:33:44 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701251103.DAA27348@lists1.best.com>

>Hi guys,
>I was following some of y'alls lead and tring to get a trade list
>together. Some family problems came up and I am going to have to
>liquidate my carded joes. This is not to my likeing as I would rather
>trade but due to the situation cash is king.
>Any one that wishes to get a copy of the list please contact me off
>list.
>( I'm working on a loose trade list but sadly it is at the bottom of
>my to do list)

Gerry - on behalf of everybody on the list, we hope things get better for
you soon!


>While working on the above list I discovered some variations on the
>Yellow and Orange types of Alley Vipers. Some have horzontial
>tiger stripes on the outer thigh on each side of the pocket and some
>do not. Any body else noticed this?

Mine have the tiger stripes.


-Eugene




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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n041.6 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: International Joes
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 18:36:05 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701250629.WAA29600@lists1.best.com>

>Do we have any explanation for why the Chinese carded Joes suddenly became so
>plentiful a few years back?
>

I haven't found a reason, yet.

I have a feeling it just has to do with distributors getting their hands on
"foreign" stuff at dirt-cheap prices.  For example, I got sent a BAAT Armor
Tech card from FRANCE, but the card is in KOREAN.  Apparently, some French
distributor was able to get lots of Korean carded Armor-Tech figs for
cheap.

If anyone ever finds out, please let everybody know!

-Eugene




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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n041.7 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Today's Hunt
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 18:46:45 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"


Today I decided to sleep in, pass up the swap meet, and hit the San Diego
antique scene.

Well, *THAT* sucked.  The antique scene here is WEAK.  I found only one
G.I.Joe item - a really beat-up children's book dated 1984.  Overpriced at
$4, I decided to read it in the store.  It was "G.I.Joe's Space Adventure"
- and it was about Duke, Ace, and Scarlett getting in a space shuttle to
shoot down Cobra Commander and Destro's satellite.  The only interesting
thing about it was that it was illustrated by Ron Rudat - who did a lot of
the early in-house work for Hasbro.  I'm not really sure, but I think the
book may have come with an audio tape.

Afterwords, I stopped by Toys R Us on the way home.  Two weird things.

First off, there was a "The Corps!" boxed set I'd never seen before.  It
was ten figures, two motorcyles, and a larger vehicle in a boxed set.  The
larger vehicles was either a tank or a jeep with a missle launcher.
They're priced at $19.99, and on the back, they had color images of all the
characters.  Passed on it.

Lastly, I stumbled into a huge stack of G.I.Joe wrapping paper.  The stuff
is described by Thomas Wheeler in the Barracks.  It was $4 - would've been
kinda neato, but I have to draw the line somewhere.  :)  Passed on it.

Anyways, would've been an empty day today except a box of loose figs that
I'd ordered arrived today - including a white Payload fig.  Muy cool.

Happy hunting everybody!

-Eugene



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--------------- END gijoe.v001.n041 ---------------

From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:54:25 1997
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 21:02:58 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n042


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n042 --------------

    001 - "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hot - For Sale List
    002 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - Joe title screen
    003 - "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMA - Re: For Sale List
    004 - "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMA - Accidental discharge
    005 - Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2 - Need List
    006 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Need Stands
    007 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Need Parts
    008 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Re: Need Stands

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n042.1 ---------------

From: "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: For Sale List
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 21:39:31 -0700
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Gerry, I hope things improve for you.  Ill take a copy of your list.

Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n042.2 ---------------

From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: Joe title screen
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 00:04:54 -0500

Guys,

	Can anyone name all of the Joes in the old Joe title screen, the one
with the US flag as a backdrop, the Sky Striker, and a bunch of Joes
with their arms raised?  I can't quite make them all out because my
picture's pretty small. 

	From left to right, I can see Quick Kick, Snake Eyes, Barbecue
(kneeling), three guys on the Sky Striker (one I'd assume is Ace), then
Lady Jaye, some short person, Flint, two more I can't make out, one who
may be Dusty, then Shipwreck and Roadblock.

	Any ideas on who these unidentified guys are??

			
							Take it Ez,
							     Kyle


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n042.3 ---------------

From: "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMAN@amtech.actx.edu>
Subject: Re: For Sale List
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 04:07:54 CST

From:          "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject:       For Sale List
Date:          Sat, 25 Jan 1997 21:39:31 -0700
Reply-to:      gijoe@lists.best.com
To:            gijoe@lists.best.com

Gerry, I hope things improve for you.  Ill take a copy of your list.

Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com

Thanks for the encouragement.

Below is the list
Gerry Coffman's on card available 3 and 3/4 Joe list.
* indicates Flag points or UPC removed


On card or in box

30th Ann Gift set with  Mercury Capsule
30th Ann Pilot... Marine...Salior....Army
Starbrigade Ozone tan *
Starbrigade  Payload *
Starbrigade Ozone grey
Ecko Warriors Ozone Blue shirt *
Starbrigade Astro Viper
Starbrigade Roadblock gold weapons
Battle Corps Barricade Blue*
Battle Corps Barricade  Orange*
Battle Corps Stalker *
Electronic Battle Command Stalker *
Battle Corps Cobra Commander*
Battle Corps Duke *
Battle Corps Dile-tone *
Battle Corps  Shipwreck *
Battle Corps Beachhead *
Battle Corps Heatviper*
Battle Corps Flack Viper
Battle Corps  Lifeline *
Battle Corps  Flint *
Battle Corps  Frostbite*
Battle Corps  Gung Ho Red shirt
Gung Ho Green shirt *
Cobra Eel says #12 yellow and blue
Bat ( Holigram came loose still in card) *
Several Alley vipers loose and on card both yellow and Orange *
Firefly #11 MOC
Guile Street Fighter
Guile Navy Seal
Please make Cash offer on the above we will dicker from there.
Follows are loose items that I will use for trade.

30th Salior black suit missing one fin
Red and yellow Airtight
Rock and Roll Tan and Green Broke crotch
Rock and Roll Green abd Orange
Mission Brazile Wet suit

LMK if intrested

Gerry


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n042.4 ---------------

From: "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMAN@amtech.actx.edu>
Subject: Accidental discharge
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 04:21:21 CST

My apologize to the list members.
I had no intention to place my for sale list on THE list.
I was attempting to send Dave on and the reply button bit me like it has 
others on the list.

Gerry


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n042.5 ---------------

From: Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: Need List
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 12:58:29 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

I need a CNP Serpentor without the chariot. Anybody have one, and for 
that price?


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n042.6 ---------------

From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Need Stands
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 14:06:30 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

I'm looking for loose stands that came with Joes around 92 or so.

I prefer black, but, will take most of any color.

Thanks!

adamcas@ipass.net


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n042.7 ---------------

From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Need Parts
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 15:41:08 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

I need the following parts.  If you have them lying around and you don't 
need them, drop me a line:

Tiger Force Duke waist
Tiger Force Bazooka accessories (sans backpack)
B.A.T. accessories (sans backpack)
Bushido accessories (sans backpack)
Sky Patrol Altitude visor
Ice Viper helmet

Please, if you can help me out, I'd REALLY appreciate it.

adamcas@ipass.net


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n042.8 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Re: Need Stands
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 18:51:51 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-26 14:27:07 EST, you write:

<< 
 I'm looking for loose stands that came with Joes around 92 or so.
 
 I prefer black, but, will take most of any color.
 
 Thanks!
 
 adamcas@ipass.net
  >>

Figured I'd reply to the group for anyone who cares about these.  Cotswold's
has these and sells them rather cheap - 10 for $3, 50 for $14, 100 for $23,
or 500 for $75.  I don't think these are Hasbro makes, but they'd work great
if you're just looking to pose your Joes.  Black in color.  

Brian


--------------- END gijoe.v001.n042 ---------------

From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:54:34 1997
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 23:02:47 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n043


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n043 --------------

    001 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Steel Brigade variations
    002 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Steel Brigade variations
    003 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - IRC channels
    004 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: IRC channels
    005 - johne@utep.edu            - Accessories
    006 - Uncle Anti-go Nish <x94ba - Re: Accessories
    007 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Re: Accessories

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n043.1 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Steel Brigade variations
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 01:39:22 -0500 (EST)

can someone give a description of the four(?) variations on the Steel Brigade
for us cheapos who can't affford a Tomart's guide?  

thanks!
Brian


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n043.2 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Steel Brigade variations
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 23:36:42 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701270640.WAA24797@lists1.best.com>

>can someone give a description of the four(?) variations on the Steel Brigade
>for us cheapos who can't affford a Tomart's guide?

Steve Marchitelli has actually found NINE variations on Steel Brigade.
DeSimone's guide has two pictured, the Tomart's guide has four.

The four in the Tomart's guide are something like this-

v1 - has Airborne's chest,
v2 - has Duke's chest
v3 - has different waist piece
v4 - colored purple


-Eugene




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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n043.3 ---------------

From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: IRC channels
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 08:25:58 -0500

Are there any Joe IRC chat channels that anyone knows of?  Esp. ones for
the cartoon/comicbooks...

						Take it Ez,
						     Kyle


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n043.4 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: IRC channels
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 09:07:51 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 08:25 AM 1/27/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Are there any Joe IRC chat channels that anyone knows of?  Esp. ones for
>the cartoon/comicbooks...
>
>						Take it Ez,
>						     Kyle

   Back when I used to use IRC a lot there never was.  There were a few toy
channels, sparsely populated, but no Joe.  

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n043.5 ---------------

From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Accessories
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 11:51:56 -0700 (MST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

	Got a few Questions.  Does anybody know what the hook on the end
of Snake-Eyes' (89) gun is for?
	What color was Mutt's (84) billy club?

John P.



--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n043.6 ---------------

From: Uncle Anti-go Nish <x94baj@juliet.stfx.ca>
Subject: Re: Accessories
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 15:33:48 -0400 (AST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <199701271854.KAA10544@lists1.best.com>

On Mon, 27 Jan 1997 johne@utep.edu wrote:

> 	Got a few Questions.  Does anybody know what the hook on the end
> of Snake-Eyes' (89) gun is for?
> 	What color was Mutt's (84) billy club?
> 
> John P.
> 
The billy club was black.

           "If God didn't exist, man would have created him anyway"
                                 Voltaire

			       Shane MacLeod
                           x94baj@juliet.stfx.ca
                           shane@loretta.stfx.ca

       "To forgive our enemies their virtues-that is the greater miracle"
                                 Voltaire



--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n043.7 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Re: Accessories
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 23:51:49 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-27 14:04:22 EST, you write:

<< Got a few Questions.  Does anybody know what the hook on the end
 of Snake-Eyes' (89) gun is for?
 	What color was Mutt's (84) billy club?
  >>

I always hooked hi Nunchucks to the hook
Brian


--------------- END gijoe.v001.n043 ---------------

From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:54:42 1997
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 01:11:49 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n044


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n044 --------------

    001 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - more filecards for your viewing pleasure
    002 - johne@utep.edu            - Dirty Uniforms
    003 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Dirty Uniforms
    004 - Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2 - YO JOE!!! Doom...
    005 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
    006 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
    007 - Jared Archer <jarcher@fre - My GIJoes
    008 - Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2 - Re: My GIJoes
    009 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Steel Brigade variations
    010 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Eugene's new custom jobs
    011 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Steel Brigade variations
    012 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
    013 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Joe wrapping paper
    014 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Joe title screen
    015 - "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMA - Coth Baclavia

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.1 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: more filecards for your viewing pleasure
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 08:56:19 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hey all,

   All filecards (that I have) for 1987 figures are now up in the Newsletter
HQ filecard gallery: (http://www.wiu.edu/users/mucds/filecard.htm).  Enjoy!

P.S.  If anyone has Triple-T Sgt. Slaughter or Rumbler Crossfire Jeep driver
filecards and wants to color scan, color photocopy, loan, or sell please
LMK. Thanks!
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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.2 ---------------

From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Dirty Uniforms
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:21:10 -0700 (MST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

	Anyone know how to get rid of the yellowing that occurs to
figures with white uniforms?

Your humble PFC.
John



--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.3 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Dirty Uniforms
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 10:24:20 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701281623.IAA02971@lists1.best.com>

At 9:21 AM -0700 1/28/97, johne@utep.edu wrote:
>	Anyone know how to get rid of the yellowing that occurs to
>figures with white uniforms?

In most cases, it's the plastic itself that gets discolored and there's no
way to remove it.  Figs like StormShadow (v1) and Snow Job seem the most
suspect to this type of yellowing that happens WITHIN the plastic.  No way
to clean this - short of maybe using some sort of mild acid to burn away
the yellowed plastic.

However, all is not lost.  Apparently, using a denture cleanser gets some
results.  Put the figure in a cup, drop one of those tablets in, and wait a
while.  It won't clean the yellowing, but it'll brighten the fig.

Just be sure to completely dry off those screws after you're done.


-Eugene




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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.4 ---------------

From: Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: YO JOE!!! Doom...
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 18:12:43 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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I got a pretty good idea...

Here it is!

Why not make a Joe WAD for Doom2, with pics from the show and comics? And 
even a logo for Cobra HQ to label the walls with... How about it?

Mike


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.5 ---------------

From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 19:38:16 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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References: <199701290013.QAA08433@lists1.best.com>

> I got a pretty good idea...
> 
> Here it is!
> 
> Why not make a Joe WAD for Doom2, with pics from the show and comics? And
> even a logo for Cobra HQ to label the walls with... How about it?
> 
> Mike

Not a bad idea.  But, I think it should go more along the lines of 
Wolfenstien 3D.

Think about it:
Nazi Symbols = Cobra Symbols
Hitler Pictures = CC Pictures
Guards = Cobra Soliders or Vipers
Blue Guards = Which ever one doesn't get picked from above
Dogs = That would-be Serpentor that Cobra Commander messed with
Last Guy You Fight = Nemesis Enforcer

You could leave the guys in the cages and in the dungeons.

I think this could be REALLY great!  It would be sooooo cool.

adamcas@ipass.net


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From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 16:34:18 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Mik Tsunami wrote:
> 
> I got a pretty good idea...
> 
> Here it is!
> 
> Why not make a Joe WAD for Doom2, with pics from the show and comics? And
> even a logo for Cobra HQ to label the walls with... How about it?
> 
> Mike

I have been thinking about that for a while.  I've made some levels to
look like the office I work in, but I have never really changed the
graphics all that much.  A really cool project would be changing all the
monsters to look like our favorite bad guys from Cobra (independant
contractors included).  Has anybody tried doing something like this?

Conor

PS  It's been a while since I've messed with this stuff.  Anyone know of
a good editor?

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From: Jared Archer <jarcher@freenet.columbus.oh.us>
Subject: My GIJoes
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 21:57:36 -0500 (EST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <199701290013.QAA08433@lists1.best.com>

Hello everyone,

This is my first entry into this list.  So far, I've read about people
trying to keep their figures clean and, can I say, "valuable."  I think
that's great  for everyone who kept them in top shape.  I know, however,
that when I played with my guys, I REALLY played with them.  I sent
Grunt(I don't know if that's his real name) into space in a model rocket,
and he still has the scars and burns to prove it!!  I would always
experiment with different legs on different bodies, or add bulky arms to a
Twin, just making my own creation.  I would paint them a new color, and
that would keep me interested in them.  I know that they probably won't be
worth as much as they could be (especially with the many rubberband
transplants I performed), but I really loved them, and the value that they
gave my childhood was more than any money I could get for them.  Well,
that is my opinion.  Actually, I wish that my parents would have bought 2
of everything, putting 1 away, taped and boxed up.  

Well, thanks for reading.

Jared Archer




--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.8 ---------------

From: Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: Re: My GIJoes
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 21:31:39 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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References: <199701290305.TAA20319@lists1.best.com>

Jared Archer wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> This is my first entry into this list.  So far, I've read about people
> trying to keep their figures clean and, can I say, "valuable."  I think
> that's great  for everyone who kept them in top shape.  I know, however,
> that when I played with my guys, I REALLY played with them.  I sent
> Grunt(I don't know if that's his real name) into space in a model rocket,
> and he still has the scars and burns to prove it!!  I would always
> experiment with different legs on different bodies, or add bulky arms to a
> Twin, just making my own creation.  I would paint them a new color, and
> that would keep me interested in them.  I know that they probably won't be
> worth as much as they could be (especially with the many rubberband
> transplants I performed), but I really loved them, and the value that they
> gave my childhood was more than any money I could get for them.  Well,
> that is my opinion.  Actually, I wish that my parents would have bought 2
> of everything, putting 1 away, taped and boxed up.
> 
> Well, thanks for reading.
> 
> Jared Archer

Ever seen my Steeler!? It is TOTALLED! Was the Grunt REALLY in Space??? 
COOL!


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.9 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Steel Brigade variations
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 22:06:31 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 11:36 PM 1/26/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>can someone give a description of the four(?) variations on the Steel Brigade
>>for us cheapos who can't affford a Tomart's guide?
>
>The four in the Tomart's guide are something like this-
>
>v1 - has Airborne's chest,
>v2 - has Duke's chest
>v3 - has different waist piece
>v4 - colored purple

   WOW, a purple one?  I've seen the light blue/silver one and the dark
blue/gold one but not silver.  Sounds neat.  What type of helmet color
(silver?  gold?) trim color does the purple guy have?  Eug-can you scan if
you get a chance and send me a copy?  Thanks.



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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Eugene's new custom jobs
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 22:39:26 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hey everyone,

   Check out Eugene's latest custom figure efforts under his custom section
at the Newsletter HQ (http://www.wiu.edu/users/mucds/custom/eson).

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.11 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Steel Brigade variations
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 21:38:49 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701290407.UAA16718@lists1.best.com>

>At 11:36 PM 1/26/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>>can someone give a description of the four(?) variations on the Steel
>>>Brigade
>>>for us cheapos who can't affford a Tomart's guide?
>>
>>The four in the Tomart's guide are something like this-
>>
>>v1 - has Airborne's chest,
>>v2 - has Duke's chest
>>v3 - has different waist piece
>>v4 - colored purple
>
>   WOW, a purple one?  I've seen the light blue/silver one and the dark
>blue/gold one but not silver.  Sounds neat.  What type of helmet color
>(silver?  gold?) trim color does the purple guy have?  Eug-can you scan if
>you get a chance and send me a copy?  Thanks.

My mistake.  What I see as "purple" is probably what you're seeing as dark
blue.  It's #39 in the DeSimone guide - against the blue background, I
thought it was more purple than blue.  Now that I look at it, it's probably
closer to dark blue.

Sorry about the confusion!

-Eugene



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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.12 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 21:42:27 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
References: <199701290013.QAA08433@lists1.best.com>
In-Reply-To: <199701290044.QAA12356@lists1.best.com>


>> Why not make a Joe WAD for Doom2, with pics from the show and comics? And
>> even a logo for Cobra HQ to label the walls with... How about it?
>
>I have been thinking about that for a while.  I've made some levels to
>look like the office I work in, but I have never really changed the
>graphics all that much.  A really cool project would be changing all the
>monsters to look like our favorite bad guys from Cobra (independant
>contractors included).  Has anybody tried doing something like this?


I tinkered around with a PWAD editor a LONG time ago - with the help of a
friend with a decent PC, I tinkered around with a gif animation I'd built
on my Mac of a Zentraedi battle pod for a Robotech PWAD that we were
tinkering with.  Well, the @#*($& thing never worked.  I got frustrated and
gave up.

But think of how cool a G.I.Joe WAD would be.  How perfect would that be to
replace screams of demons with "COBRA!", or create patches that change the
character at the bottom of the screen into different Joes.  You could play
Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Roadblock, Gung-Ho.... EPIC.

If anyone out there wants to tackle a G.I.Joe DOOM wad, I'll offer my help
right now.

-Eugene



          eson@cts.com   OR   eson@king.cts.com
*---------------------------------------------------------*
          The G.I.Joe 3 3/4" Action Figure Archive
  -------->   http://www.cyberpass.net/~yojoe   <-------
*---------------------------------------------------------*
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   you ridiculous if you earn no money." - Jules Renard




--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.13 ---------------

From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Joe wrapping paper
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 01:08:06 -0500

Thomas Wheeler's Barracks makes note of some Joe wrapping paper that pictures
an unproduced Hawk figure from Armor Tech.  Is this the same wrapping paper
that is at many Toys R Us stores still?  

Brian


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n044.14 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Joe title screen
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 22:16:06 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701260504.VAA09303@lists1.best.com>

>Guys,
>
>	Can anyone name all of the Joes in the old Joe title screen, the one
>with the US flag as a backdrop, the Sky Striker, and a bunch of Joes
>with their arms raised?  I can't quite make them all out because my
>picture's pretty small.
>
>	From left to right, I can see Quick Kick, Snake Eyes, Barbecue
>(kneeling), three guys on the Sky Striker (one I'd assume is Ace), then
>Lady Jaye, some short person, Flint, two more I can't make out, one who
>may be Dusty, then Shipwreck and Roadblock.
>
>	Any ideas on who these unidentified guys are??
>

Finally got the time to sit down and watch this carefully.  This is the
opening sequence with G.I.Joe attacking the flying Cobra fortress, and I
believe I've got them.  They're-

Quick Kick, Snake Eyes, Barbecue
Dusty, Ace, Breaker (on the plane)
Lady Jaye, Bazooka, Flint
Alpine, Gung-Ho, Footloose (in the Armadillo)
then Shipwreck and Roadblock

Ahh, the miracle of freeze frame.  :)

-Eugene



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From: "GERRRY COFFMAN" <GCOFFMAN@amtech.actx.edu>
Subject: Coth Baclavia
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 03:52:37 CST

Ok troops, a hard question. In diging around in some old boxs, I came 
up with some odds and end Joe stuff, and I can't place where one 
piece came from.

It's a black CLOTH baclavia ( Ski mask with one full opening ) that 
fits our Joes.

Does any body know who this came with?

Thanks

Gerry
A Campus Cop in Texas



--------------- END gijoe.v001.n044 ---------------

From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:55:10 1997
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 06:02:46 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
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To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n045


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n045 --------------

    001 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: My GIJoes
    002 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Eugene's new customs
    003 - johne@utep.edu            - Re: Joe wrapping paper
    004 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
    005 - DERYCK BEARD <mytducks@ne - Place a free ad
    006 - Darren Cook <Cookster@wor - Re: Place a free ad
    007 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: Place a free ad
    008 - Jim Pixton <pixton@xmissi - Re: Place a free ad
    009 - Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2 - Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
    010 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: Place a free ad

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n045.1 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: My GIJoes
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 07:37:18 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 09:57 PM 1/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>
>This is my first entry into this list.  So far, I've read about people
>trying to keep their figures clean and, can I say, "valuable."  I think
>that's great  for everyone who kept them in top shape.  I know, however,
>that when I played with my guys, I REALLY played with them.  I sent
<rest snipped>

Jared,

   Well you had fun playing with your Joes and that's what counts!  I regret
a lot of the harsh treatment my early figures got too, I think I have broken
the thumbs off almost every one of my original '82 figures with the
exception of a couple.  I guess that is another duty of collecting, to help
replace the figures we annihilated as children. :)

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n045.2 ---------------

From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Eugene's new customs
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 07:46:55 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Heya!

   I goofed and uploaded Eugene's updated index incorrectly, so if you went
to see his new customs last night you didn't see anything new.  It's working
now, so give it a whirl.  Sorry 'bout that!

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n045.3 ---------------

From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Re: Joe wrapping paper
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 10:30:17 -0700 (MST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
In-Reply-To: <199701290608.WAA04557@lists1.best.com>

On Wed, 29 Jan 1997 ForceFull1@aol.com wrote:

> Thomas Wheeler's Barracks makes note of some Joe wrapping paper that pictures
> an unproduced Hawk figure from Armor Tech.  Is this the same wrapping paper
> that is at many Toys R Us stores still?  
> 
> Brian
> 
  It sure is.  The paper is yellow with various characters in the
foreground. It also includes a picture of, who many think is, an
unreleased Duke figure(The flying purple guy).  The wrapping paper is
available in folded sheets and a large roll.
John P.



--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n045.4 ---------------

From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 11:18:46 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
References: <199701290013.QAA08433@lists1.best.com> <199701290549.VAA13891@lists1.best.com>

> I tinkered around with a PWAD editor a LONG time ago - with the help of a
> friend with a decent PC, I tinkered around with a gif animation I'd built
> on my Mac of a Zentraedi battle pod for a Robotech PWAD that we were
> tinkering with.  Well, the @#*($& thing never worked.  I got frustrated and
> gave up.
> 
> But think of how cool a G.I.Joe WAD would be.  How perfect would that be to
> replace screams of demons with "COBRA!", or create patches that change the
> character at the bottom of the screen into different Joes.  You could play
> Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Roadblock, Gung-Ho.... EPIC.
> 
> If anyone out there wants to tackle a G.I.Joe DOOM wad, I'll offer my help
> right now.
> 
> -Eugene

Well, I managed to find a really cool editor not for levels but for
graphics.  You can tweak every graphic in Doom including all the
monsters, objects, title screens, etc.  It is really cool.  I tried
adding a bit of G.I. Joe to the game to see how it would look.  Since
I'm new at this, I made the Sergeant (shotgun dude) look like a
Strato-Viper since their colors are nearly identical.  It looks pretty
cool.

Anyone who is interested in playing with this program should download it
from:

ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/utils/graphics_edit/deutex/wintex43.zip

It's for windows.  I'm sure there are editors for the mac but I haven't
looked.  This is a good archive for all sorts of utilites.  It is easy
to change the sounds for the game too.  For example when a Cobra Officer
sees you in the game he will yell Cobra.

Is anyone here really good with graphics?

Conor

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n045.5 ---------------

From: DERYCK BEARD <mytducks@nexus.flash.net>
Subject: Place a free ad
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 15:26:35 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

We've just finished giving the page a new look. Stop by and place a for
sale or want ad in the Action Figure or Starting Lineup Trading Arena.
We have a huge for sale list for you to look at while you're there.
Thanks

Three Guy's Toys
http://www.flash.net/~mytducks


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n045.6 ---------------

From: Darren Cook <Cookster@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Place a free ad
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:40:03 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
References: <199701292123.NAA08503@lists1.best.com>

Great,

Now  this  will  soon  be  as  bad  as  the  newsgroup ( s ).  I  knew  
it  would  only  be  a  matter  of  time................

DERYCK BEARD wrote:
> 
> We've just finished giving the page a new look. Stop by and place a for
> sale or want ad in the Action Figure or Starting Lineup Trading Arena.
> We have a huge for sale list for you to look at while you're there.
> Thanks
> 
> Three Guy's Toys
> http://www.flash.net/~mytducks


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n045.7 ---------------

From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Place a free ad
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:44:05 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
References: <199701292123.NAA08503@lists1.best.com> <199701292230.OAA09504@lists1.best.com>

Darren Cook wrote:
> 
> Great,
> 
> Now  this  will  soon  be  as  bad  as  the  newsgroup ( s ).  I  knew
> it  would  only  be  a  matter  of  time................
> 
> DERYCK BEARD wrote:
> >
> > We've just finished giving the page a new look. Stop by and place a for
> > sale or want ad in the Action Figure or Starting Lineup Trading Arena.
> > We have a huge for sale list for you to look at while you're there.
> > Thanks
> >
> > Three Guy's Toys
> > http://www.flash.net/~mytducks

Where did you get this?  This didn't come across the mailing list did
it?  This is the type of stuff that I don't like seeing.  What is the
e-mail address that this came from originally?  Has anyone else received
something like this?

Conor

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n045.8 ---------------

From: Jim Pixton <pixton@xmission.com>
Subject: Re: Place a free ad
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 16:04:37 -0700 (MST)

I got it, I deleted it so fast I didn't realize it had come
from the list though.
It's an unwelcome spamm either way.
Jim


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n045.9 ---------------

From: Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: Re: YO JOE!!! Doom...
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 17:21:17 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
References: <199701290013.QAA08433@lists1.best.com> <199701290549.VAA13891@lists1.best.com> <199701291929.LAA17865@lists1.best.com>

Conor Malone wrote:
> 
> > I tinkered around with a PWAD editor a LONG time ago - with the help of a
> > friend with a decent PC, I tinkered around with a gif animation I'd built
> > on my Mac of a Zentraedi battle pod for a Robotech PWAD that we were
> > tinkering with.  Well, the @#*($& thing never worked.  I got frustrated and
> > gave up.
> >
> > But think of how cool a G.I.Joe WAD would be.  How perfect would that be to
> > replace screams of demons with "COBRA!", or create patches that change the
> > character at the bottom of the screen into different Joes.  You could play
> > Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Roadblock, Gung-Ho.... EPIC.
> >
> > If anyone out there wants to tackle a G.I.Joe DOOM wad, I'll offer my help
> > right now.
> >
> > -Eugene
> 
> Well, I managed to find a really cool editor not for levels but for
> graphics.  You can tweak every graphic in Doom including all the
> monsters, objects, title screens, etc.  It is really cool.  I tried
> adding a bit of G.I. Joe to the game to see how it would look.  Since
> I'm new at this, I made the Sergeant (shotgun dude) look like a
> Strato-Viper since their colors are nearly identical.  It looks pretty
> cool.
> 
> Anyone who is interested in playing with this program should download it
> from:
> 
> ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/utils/graphics_edit/deutex/wintex43.zip
> 
> It's for windows.  I'm sure there are editors for the mac but I haven't
> looked.  This is a good archive for all sorts of utilites.  It is easy
> to change the sounds for the game too.  For example when a Cobra Officer
> sees you in the game he will yell Cobra.
> 
> Is anyone here really good with graphics?
> 
> Conor
> 
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Only minorly...


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From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Place a free ad
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 15:31:08 -0800
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Jim Pixton wrote:
> 
> I got it, I deleted it so fast I didn't realize it had come
> from the list though.
> It's an unwelcome spamm either way.
> Jim

I don't think it came from the list directly.  I'm not sure though.  The
funny thing is that right after I sent out my previous e-mail, someone
mysteriously unsubscribed from the list.  Here is the e-mail address:
mytducks@nexus.flash.net  If you notice, it has the same 'mytducks' in
it as the web site they were promoting.  Looks like the guy bolted from
the list after the complaint.  My guess is that he was collecting e-mail
addresses from people that were posting to the list.  I will probably
send an e-mail to this guy to set him straight.  Anyone else that wants
to do so also, feel free.  This kind of thing will not be tolerated on
this list.

Conor

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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:55:25 1997
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:19:39 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
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To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n046


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n046 --------------

    001 - DERYCK BEARD <mytducks@ne - Sorry
    002 - Jeremy Harmon <jharmon@un - reject
    003 - "Dave" <agrosk8@hotmail.c - Cobra Command
    004 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Re: Cobra Command
    005 - Mike List <troll@net-link - Re: Cobra Command
    006 - "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi. - Re: Cobra Command
    007 - "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi. - Re: Cobra Command
    008 - "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi. - Question about paint
    009 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Joe Streetfighters "Crimson Cruiser"
    010 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Cobra Command
    011 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Question about paint
    012 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: Cobra Command
    013 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - hair (uggh!) in carded figures
    014 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Joe Streetfighters "Crimson Cruiser"
    015 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Website (was Re: Cobra Command)

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n046.1 ---------------

From: DERYCK BEARD <mytducks@nexus.flash.net>
Subject: Sorry
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 10:35:18 -0600
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When I sent the letter telling people about my web site, it wasn't meant
to spam anyone. I didn't get on and steal peoples E-mail addresses to
send the letter. I joined the mailing list because I enjoy collecting.
When I first created the page, I sent a similar letter to other mailing
lists that I'm a part of. It was just so people would know that there
was a new collecting page. No harm was meant by the message. Anyone that
took offense to the message, I apologize.


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n046.2 ---------------

From: Jeremy Harmon <jharmon@unidial.com>
Subject: reject
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 13:10:21 -0500 (EST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Jeremy D. Harmon
130 W 119th Street S
Jenks  OK   74037
Hm tel.  (918)298-3765
Wk tel  (918)492-2557 x207



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From: "Dave" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: Cobra Command
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 12:34:17 -0700
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	For years Ive heard rumors of a huge Cobra Command Base that Hasbro made. 
It was supposed to be about 6 or 7 feet long and about 3 feet wide from
what people have told me.  I guess the price was $1000+.  Has anyone ever
heard of this?  Do you know where there are pictures of it?

Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com


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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: Cobra Command
Date: 30 Jan 97 14:57:45 -0500
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"Dave" <agrosk8@hotmail.com> wrote: 
>For years Ive heard rumors of a huge Cobra Command Base that Hasbro made.  
>It was supposed to be about 6 or 7 feet long and about 3 feet wide from 
>what people have told me.  I guess the price was $1000+.  Has anyone ever 
>heard of this?  Do you know where there are pictures of it? 
 
Sounds like a lot of fluff to me.  Think about it:  when Joe was King (I 
mean our 3-3/4" figs, not those 12" beasties :), the toy market was mostly 
kid-oriented.  I'd argue that there were VERY few people collecting the 80's 
Joes as an 'investment.'  Bearing these two things in mind, how many kids 
do you know (or--growing up--did you know) that could either a) have afforded 
to buy such a monstrosity (18 - 21 sq.ft. of playing area!), or b) had 'rents 
they could've...uh, 'conned'...into buying same for them? 
 
Now, what was made as a Sears exclusive, c. 1983, was the "Cobra Missile 
Base," a pretty cheesy affair a la' the Star Wars playsets that featured a  
cardboard backdrop, attached to a plastic base.  The base had a working 
elevator (with nowhere to really GO :) and could launch a foam (? memory is 
very foggy) 'cruise missile.'  I don't remember what the retail on this 
was (I'm thinking it was in the $25-$30 range), but I know that WHITE's 
(Blech!) lists them as being, oh, $200 loose, and $450 MIB (IIRC). 
 
Anyhow...hope this helps... 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
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From: Mike List <troll@net-link.net>
Subject: Re: Cobra Command
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 15:08:04 -0800
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Was it by any chance the Cobra TerrorDrome????I've never actually compared the 2,but 
I've heard it's similar in size to the GI Joe Space shuttle complex thingamajig...???
Myke
>         For years Ive heard rumors of a huge Cobra Command Base that Hasbro made.
> It was supposed to be about 6 or 7 feet long and about 3 feet wide from
> what people have told me.  I guess the price was $1000+.  Has anyone ever
> heard of this?  Do you know where there are pictures of it?
> 
> Dave
> agrosk8@hotmail.com


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n046.6 ---------------

From: "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi.com>
Subject: Re: Cobra Command
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 97 15:39:53 EST


>         For years Ive heard rumors of a huge Cobra Command Base that Hasbro made.
> It was supposed to be about 6 or 7 feet long and about 3 feet wide from
> what people have told me.  I guess the price was $1000+.  Has anyone ever
> heard of this?  Do you know where there are pictures of it?
> 
> Dave
> agrosk8@hotmail.com

Howdy.  I'm new to the list (joined yesterday) but I'm pretty sure
that that Cobra Base never existed.  The most expensive thing that I
know of for Joes was the AirCraft Carrier.  It was about $100 bucks at
the time, and was a pain to set up.  I know this because my cousin had
one, and his dad had to actually mount it onto a wooden frame so it
wouldn't fall apart when assembled :P

Unless that giant cobra base was made solely for a
conference/trade-show, I would seriously doubt its existance.

There was a terror drome though.  Its really cool :P

dan
dan@bdi.com


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From: "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi.com>
Subject: Re: Cobra Command
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 97 15:49:34 EST


>Now, what was made as a Sears exclusive, c. 1983, was the "Cobra Missile 
>Base," a pretty cheesy affair a la' the Star Wars playsets that featured a  
>cardboard backdrop, attached to a plastic base.  The base had a working 
>elevator (with nowhere to really GO :) and could launch a foam (? memory is 
>very foggy) 'cruise missile.'  I don't remember what the retail on this 
>was (I'm thinking it was in the $25-$30 range), but I know that WHITE's 
>(Blech!) lists them as being, oh, $200 loose, and $450 MIB (IIRC). 
 
The whole aparatus was cardboard, pretty thin cardboard.  The missle
didn't actually launch unless you ripped it off.  The only plastic
part of the whole set was the 3 STRAIGHT ARMED figures: Cobra
Commander, Cobra Officer, and Cobra (the soldier with the knee pads) I
remember clearly because I got the set for my birthday.  Lasted
about....2 months, and that was with me hardly touching it because it
was so damn fragile.  If you think i'm being bitter about it now,
imagine my disapointment when I actually FOUND OUT it was
cardboard. :P It was also the only Cobra soldier i ever got because
they were too hard to find. (had about 4 Cobra Officers, so I just
reversed the roles)

but now i'm just reminising............


dan
dan@bdi.com




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From: "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi.com>
Subject: Question about paint
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 97 16:07:10 EST


Is is considered 'wrong' or 'immoral' or 'inappropriate' to try and
touch up your joes?  The reason why i'm asking, is that i've got a
bunch of them, and I either want to sell or keep them...not sure which
yet. But, either way i want them to look their best.  If touching them
up IS ok, where can i go to find out how?

thanks

dan
dan@bdi.com


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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Joe Streetfighters "Crimson Cruiser"
Date: 30 Jan 97 11:48:35 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
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Hello! 
 
I'm getting a few of these for a few folks on the group, and I was asked what 
vehicle this was a remold of.  Do any of you happen to know? 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
Julius Cooper	ORACLE Corporation, Indianapolis       Information Coordinator 
Phone:  317.879.8799/228.4027//This is just me talking, just for myself, okay? 
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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Cobra Command
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:24:02 -0800 (PST)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701302054.MAA06957@lists1.best.com>

At 3:49 PM -0500 1/30/97, Dan C. Carber wrote:
>>Now, what was made as a Sears exclusive, c. 1983, was the "Cobra Missile
>>Base," a pretty cheesy affair a la' the Star Wars playsets that featured a
>>cardboard backdrop, attached to a plastic base.  The base had a working
>>elevator (with nowhere to really GO :) and could launch a foam (? memory is
>>very foggy) 'cruise missile.'  I don't remember what the retail on this
>>was (I'm thinking it was in the $25-$30 range), but I know that WHITE's
>>(Blech!) lists them as being, oh, $200 loose, and $450 MIB (IIRC).
>
>The whole aparatus was cardboard, pretty thin cardboard.  The missle
>didn't actually launch unless you ripped it off.  The only plastic
>part of the whole set was the 3 STRAIGHT ARMED figures: Cobra
>Commander, Cobra Officer, and Cobra (the soldier with the knee pads) I
>remember clearly because I got the set for my birthday.  Lasted
>about....2 months, and that was with me hardly touching it because it
>was so damn fragile.  If you think i'm being bitter about it now,
>imagine my disapointment when I actually FOUND OUT it was
>cardboard. :P It was also the only Cobra soldier i ever got because
>they were too hard to find. (had about 4 Cobra Officers, so I just
>reversed the roles)

The figures were straight-armed?  The Tomart's Guide has that they were
only swivel-armed, but if you had one and remember that they were straight
armed, then Tomart's is wrong.

Which of course, in turn, means my site is wrong.  Uh oh.....  :)

-Eugene





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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Question about paint
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 19:50:57 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 04:07 PM 1/30/97 EST, you wrote:
>
>Is is considered 'wrong' or 'immoral' or 'inappropriate' to try and
>touch up your joes?  The reason why i'm asking, is that i've got a
>bunch of them, and I either want to sell or keep them...not sure which
>yet. But, either way i want them to look their best.  If touching them
>up IS ok, where can i go to find out how?
>
>thanks
>
>dan
>dan@bdi.com

Dan,

   They are your Joes so you do what you want.  However, I would *avoid*
touching up or repainting Joes that you didn't have duplicates of.  The
reason is that you might come back later on (like years later) and regret
having altered the original figure.  Everyone collects differently though,
so ultimately you must decide! :)

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From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Cobra Command
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:44:36 -0800
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Eugene wrote:
> 
> The figures were straight-armed?  The Tomart's Guide has that they were
> only swivel-armed, but if you had one and remember that they were straight
> armed, then Tomart's is wrong.
> 
> Which of course, in turn, means my site is wrong.  Uh oh.....  :)
> 
> -Eugene

Since Steve is on the digest mode I will pass this on for him.  He says
that he's got the cardboard Cobra missle base thing and his came with
straight arm figures.

Uh oh is right Eugene!  :)

Conor

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From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: hair (uggh!) in carded figures
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 01:34:19 -0500 (EST)

OK, at first I thought this was just an odd occurence.  A year or so ago I
noticed that one of my Colonel Courage MOC figures has a piece of black hair
inside the figure bubble.  Now today I saw that my BC Dr Mindbender has one
too!  What gives?  Were those poor Chinese workers being worked so hard that
their hair continually fell out as they packaged Joes?  Anyone else have this
problem?

the ever curious...
Brian


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Joe Streetfighters "Crimson Cruiser"
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:09:09 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
In-Reply-To: <199701310025.QAA28832@lists1.best.com>

>Hello!
>
>I'm getting a few of these for a few folks on the group, and I was asked what
>vehicle this was a remold of.  Do any of you happen to know?
>

It's the G.I.Joe Badger - came out in 1991.  The thing was light green with
a blue roll cage, originally.


-Eugene




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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Website (was Re: Cobra Command)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:10:39 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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>> The figures were straight-armed?  The Tomart's Guide has that they were
>> only swivel-armed, but if you had one and remember that they were straight
>> armed, then Tomart's is wrong.
>>
>> Which of course, in turn, means my site is wrong.  Uh oh.....  :)
>
>Since Steve is on the digest mode I will pass this on for him.  He says
>that he's got the cardboard Cobra missle base thing and his came with
>straight arm figures.
>
>Uh oh is right Eugene!  :)
>

Crud.  Now I have to find more time this weekend to fix the site.

Just to let everybody know, I added a really frivolous piece of animation
to my website this evening.  Horribly frivolous, but I dig it.  Check it
out!


-Eugene



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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:55:39 1997
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 23:39:34 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n047


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n047 --------------

    001 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Did we learn half the battle?
    002 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: hair (uggh!) in carded figures
    003 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - when is Joe's b-day?
    004 - "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x0127 - RE: Did we learn half the battle?
    005 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: when is Joe's b-day?
    006 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: hair (uggh!) in carded figures
    007 - "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi. - Re: Cobra Command
    008 - Jim Pixton <pixton@xmissi - Re: Did we learn half the battle?
    009 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Re: Did we learn half the battle?
    010 - "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hot - YO JOE
    011 - johne@utep.edu            - Re: Did we learn half the battle?
    012 - "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hot - Sound Difficulties
    013 - Jim Pixton <pixton@xmissi - Vehicle list?
    014 - ForceFull1@aol.com        - Re: Did we learn half the battle?
    015 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: Did we learn half the battle?

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Did we learn half the battle?
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:13:19 -0800
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Help me out, gang!  What were some of the Public Safety spots that aired
after the Sunbow cartoons?  The "Knowing is Half the Battle" bits?  I have
one on tape, which is

-Deep Six on "Why not to swim when there's lightning out"

And I remember another one clearly, which was

-Roadblock on "Why not to play near downed powerlines"

I seem to recall one about "call the fire department after getting out of
the house" one (Blowtorch?  Barbecue?) and a "don't play pranks by pulling
the fire alarm" one.

Anyone else remember any?

-Eugene



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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: hair (uggh!) in carded figures
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:17:27 -0800
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>OK, at first I thought this was just an odd occurence.  A year or so ago I
>noticed that one of my Colonel Courage MOC figures has a piece of black hair
>inside the figure bubble.  Now today I saw that my BC Dr Mindbender has one
>too!  What gives?  Were those poor Chinese workers being worked so hard that
>their hair continually fell out as they packaged Joes?  Anyone else have this
>problem?
>

Reminds me of the time I was going to buy a MOC Empire Strikes Back
Chewbacca action figure.  Great price - until I found out that there were
DEAD BUGS inside the bubble.  Yuck!  I wasn't going to hang THAT THING on
my wall.  :)



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From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: when is Joe's b-day?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 03:33:56 -0500 (EST)

It's 3 3/4's 15th anniversary this year.  When exactly did he appear in 1982?
 Can we get more specific than a given month?


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From: "Davis, Kyle CDT " <x01276@exmail.usma.army.mil>
Subject: RE: Did we learn half the battle?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 07:17:20 -0500

I recall Flint warning kids not to ride on the handlebars of someone
else's bike... :)


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Yo Joe!
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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: when is Joe's b-day?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 07:09:12 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 03:33 AM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
>It's 3 3/4's 15th anniversary this year.  When exactly did he appear in 1982?
> Can we get more specific than a given month?
>

   I doubt it, as he probably started appearing at different store chains in
different geographical locations over the period of a month or two.  Maybe
we could key off of some kind of event, like when the first Joes started
shipping from Hasbro warehouses?  But how the hey would you ever find that
info out? :)

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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: hair (uggh!) in carded figures
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 07:10:44 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
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At 01:34 AM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
>OK, at first I thought this was just an odd occurence.  A year or so ago I
>noticed that one of my Colonel Courage MOC figures has a piece of black hair
>inside the figure bubble.  Now today I saw that my BC Dr Mindbender has one
>too!  What gives?  Were those poor Chinese workers being worked so hard that
>their hair continually fell out as they packaged Joes?  Anyone else have
>this problem?

   Hehe nasty. :)  Maybe the bugs in Eugene's SW Chewy card were the final
stage of progression starting originally with a hair? :}

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From: "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi.com>
Subject: Re: Cobra Command
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 97 09:56:26 EST


>The figures were straight-armed?  The Tomart's Guide has that they were
>only swivel-armed, but if you had one and remember that they were straight
>armed, then Tomart's is wrong.
>
>Which of course, in turn, means my site is wrong.  Uh oh.....  :)

I'm POSITIVE that the set that I got had straight armed figures with
it.  Unless there was another version of it that came with swivel
armed, then the guide is wrong.  Unfortunately, it would take someone
who actually HAS the set right now to prove I'm right.  But, my
recolection of my Joes is pretty acurate, and I remember how angry I
was when I got this never before seen play set, made out of cheap
cardboard, and straight armed figures. :(

dan
dan@bdi.com





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From: Jim Pixton <pixton@xmission.com>
Subject: Re: Did we learn half the battle?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 09:34:43 -0700 (MST)

I faintly remember one about not petting strange dogs...

-Jim


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From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Re: Did we learn half the battle?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 17:42:28 -0800
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> Help me out, gang!  What were some of the Public Safety spots that aired
> after the Sunbow cartoons?  The "Knowing is Half the Battle" bits?  I have
> one on tape, which is
> 
> -Deep Six on "Why not to swim when there's lightning out"
> 
> And I remember another one clearly, which was
> 
> -Roadblock on "Why not to play near downed powerlines"
> 
> I seem to recall one about "call the fire department after getting out of
> the house" one (Blowtorch?  Barbecue?) and a "don't play pranks by pulling
> the fire alarm" one.	Blowtorch did the "call the fire department" bit and Barbecue did 
the "don't pull the fire alarm unless it's an emergency".
> 
> Anyone else remember any?

Yep!

Torpedo: How to swim or some such.  I remember having to move your legs 
like a scissor.

Flint: Don't lie.  The kids we're playing baseball or something and broke 
a window and thought about blaming their little brother.

These little bits were the best parts of G.I. Joe!

adamcas@ipass.net


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From: "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: YO JOE
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 16:14:36 -0700
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	I took up the task of creating a G.I.Joe Wad for Doom.  I just made the
first change and it worked perfectly.  The characters are going to be this
so far:

Shot Gun Seargents  --  Vipers
Normal Zombified Troops  --  Cobra Troopers
Imps  --  BATs (2nd Generation)
Im thinking of making the demons and Spectres the same instead of having
one be invisible.  
My delema is that I want to make either the demons or the Hell Knights into
Monstro-vipers but I cant decide which.  And What do I make the other of
the two.  I was thinking Snake Armour but that could be difficult.  Im open
to suggestions on any of these though.  
	Does anyone know where I can get the full Doom and Doom 2 downloads.  Im
only working with Shareware Doom 1 so the characters above are all I can
change right now.

Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com


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From: johne@utep.edu
Subject: Re: Did we learn half the battle?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 16:19:45 -0700 (MST)
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Mutt warned not to pet stray dogs.

Roadblock warned about not letting someone know over the phone that you
were home alone.

Dusty, to put reflectors on your bike.

Doc, not to take medicine that was not prescribed for you.

Lifeline, to eat apples.

Barbecue, to quickly evacuate your home if a fire broke out.

Spirit, not to run if your clothes catch on fire.

Lady-Jaye(I think!), that girls could do what boys could do.

That's all I can remember.  I was a good little boy!
John P.







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From: "Dave Cocks" <agrosk8@hotmail.com>
Subject: Sound Difficulties
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 20:51:11 -0700
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	There are a few things I need for the Doom WAD.  I was wondering if anyone
here knows of a place to find them.  I need the Cobra and G.I.Joe battle
cries in .WAV form (or a decent sound editor so I can pull them out of the
Movie Theme Song).  And all 3 theme songs (Original, Movie, and DIC) in
.MID format (Or a program that will let me change the .WAV versions I have
to .MID)  If anyone can help me then just Email, and send the link if you
know about a website I can get them on.  Thanks Alot.

Dave
agrosk8@hotmail.com


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From: Jim Pixton <pixton@xmission.com>
Subject: Vehicle list?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 22:58:22 -0700 (MST)

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if there's any sort of comprehensive list
of vehicles online somewhere.  I came across a metal gijoe tonka
truck (the stinger or striker or something), was wondering when it came out.
It says it "holds all 3 3/4 gi joes", has a missile launcher pad 
that riases up from the bed, with electronic sound and lights.
I was suprised to see a genuine tonka with gijoe on it.
Can't decide wether to pick it up or not, anyone have 
an opinion on it?

thanks-
-Jim



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From: ForceFull1@aol.com
Subject: Re: Did we learn half the battle?
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 02:11:34 -0500 (EST)

Dial-Tone (?) tells kids not to spraypaint in a non-ventilated garage.

Hawk pulls up in an LCV Recon Sled and warns a couple kids not to race a
train over the tracks

Brian


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: Did we learn half the battle?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 23:41:37 -0800
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The list grows!  This is SOOO cool.  Keep 'em coming if you remember 'em!

-Eugene

**********

Deep Six, not to swim when there's lightning out

Roadblock, not to play near downed powerlines

Blowtorch, to call the fire department after escaping your house

Barbecue, not to play pranks by pulling fire alarms

Flint warning kids not to ride on the handlebars of someone else's bike.

Torpedo: How to swim or some such.  I remember having to move your legs
like a scissor.

Flint: Don't lie.  The kids we're playing baseball or something and broke
a window and thought about blaming their little brother.

Mutt warned not to pet stray dogs.

Roadblock warned about not letting someone know over the phone that you
were home alone.

Dusty, to put reflectors on your bike.

Doc, not to take medicine that was not prescribed for you.

Lifeline, to eat apples.

Barbecue, to quickly evacuate your home if a fire broke out.

Spirit, not to run if your clothes catch on fire.

Lady-Jaye(I think!), that girls could do what boys could do.

Dial-Tone (?) tells kids not to spraypaint in a non-ventilated garage.

Hawk pulls up in an LCV Recon Sled and warns a couple kids not to race a
train over the tracks




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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:55:50 1997
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 00:02:46 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n048


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n048 --------------

    001 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Re: when is Joe's b-day?
    002 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Help w/ unidentified figures
    003 - David Baker <kx7jr@vr-net - UNsubscribe

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n048.1 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Re: when is Joe's b-day?
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 23:18:52 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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>At 03:33 AM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>It's 3 3/4's 15th anniversary this year.  When exactly did he appear in 1982?
>> Can we get more specific than a given month?
>>
>
>   I doubt it, as he probably started appearing at different store chains in
>different geographical locations over the period of a month or two.  Maybe
>we could key off of some kind of event, like when the first Joes started
>shipping from Hasbro warehouses?  But how the hey would you ever find that
>info out? :)
>

As far as I can decipher, the exact date was "March 1982".  The clue is
that G.I.Joe #1 is dated June 1982, and back then, Marvel Comics were
always three months ahead.

Of course, I just cover all my bases and say "Spring 82".  :)

Along these lines, I'm in the process of designing a 15th Anniversary Logo
for G.I.Joe - considering that Hasbro ain't gonna do it, I will.  :)  Of
course, my skills aren't anything to write home about, but I'll see what I
can pull out of my hat (nothing up my sleeve... presto!).

-Eugene



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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Help w/ unidentified figures
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 17:07:45 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Hey guys,

   Need some help identifying some unknown figures that I picked up at a
flea market.  I found three of these guys.  They are made and articulated
just like the early swivel-arm battle grip Joes.  They don't have
ball-socket necks and the swivel-arm joint is slightly higher on the arm
otherwise they're EXACLTY like 3 3/4" Joes.

   One guy has a black tank-top and green/grey and brown camoflauged pants.
He is wearing a helmet (black) and seems to be attached permanently to his
head (might be super-glued on mine).  Another guy is dark yellow all over
with silver gloves and silver upper-leg pads.  His chest in unadorned and is
muscular.  He is wearing what looks like a pilot helmet.  It is silver with
black highlights.  The third guy is all gold and has the same legs as the
yellow guy.  He looks more like an astronaut or a deep-sea diver.  He has
black shoulder pads.  His helmet is gold with a visor that opens up.

  Does anyone know what line these guys came from?  Even better, does anyone
have additional information like how many were made, what their names were,
what accessories they had, a brochure that shows them all and maybe
vehicles, etc?  The more info the better.  Thanks!


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From: David Baker <kx7jr@vr-net.com>
Subject: UNsubscribe
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 16:44:47 -0800
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Can i UNsubscribe i get to much EM as it is


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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:56:12 1997
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 03:02:06 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
Reply-To: gijoe@lists.best.com
To: gijoe@lists.best.com
Subject: Digest gijoe.v001.n049


-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n049 --------------

    001 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - Does anyone know where to find-
    002 - Rerun1138@aol.com         - Re: Did we learn half the battle?
    003 - Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass - Re: Did we learn half the battle?
    004 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Vehicle list?
    005 - Eugene <eson@cts.com>     - G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ (long!)

G.I. Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List Digest


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From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: Does anyone know where to find-
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 02:12:36 -0800
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A Firebat with AVAC pilot?  Cotswold had the mail-in ones mint-in-bag for
$30, but they're sold out.  I *really* need to get my hands on one.  If
anyone knows of a place that has a Firebat with Pilot for sale, please let
me know!  Thanks!

-Eugene

p.s. My site's been updated tonight - lotsa new stuff.  Check it out!




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From: Rerun1138@aol.com
Subject: Re: Did we learn half the battle?
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 14:33:07 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 97-01-31 18:41:08 EST, you write:

<< Lifeline, to eat apples.
  >>

I remeber this one.  It changed my life.   :-)
-Ed


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From: Adam Casey <adamcas@ipass.net>
Subject: Re: Did we learn half the battle?
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 15:03:12 -0800
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> << Lifeline, to eat apples.
>   >>
> 
> I remeber this one.  It changed my life.   :-)
> -Ed

Actually, Lifeline didn't teach us to eat apples, he taught us to eat 
healthy.  Apples were just the example.

Some kids were getting ready to play basketball and one of them suggested 
eating some candy and Lifeline said that they would just have a sugar 
rush and feel tired soon.  Eating apples would help give the kids energy.

Now you know, and knowing's half the battle.

adamcas@ipass.net


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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Vehicle list?
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 20:39:53 -0600
MIME-Version: 1.0
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At 10:58 PM 1/31/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>I was wondering if there's any sort of comprehensive list
>of vehicles online somewhere.  I came across a metal gijoe tonka
>truck (the stinger or striker or something), was wondering when it came out.
>It says it "holds all 3 3/4 gi joes", has a missile launcher pad 
>that riases up from the bed, with electronic sound and lights.
>I was suprised to see a genuine tonka with gijoe on it.
>Can't decide wether to pick it up or not, anyone have 
>an opinion on it?
>
>thanks-
>-Jim

Jim,

   Yes, Thomas Wheeler's Barracks fanzine has an extensive (complete!)
reference of vehicles and figures.  $20 for the whole set.  A great investment!

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--------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n049.5 ---------------

From: Eugene <eson@cts.com>
Subject: G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ (long!)
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 19:10:42 -0800
MIME-Version: 1.0
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This is the FAQ - it's been on my site for a few days, and I just posted it
to alt.toys.gijoe and rec.toys.action-figures.  If you have any comments or
criticism, please let me know!
-Eugene

G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ

v 1.11 - dated 2/1/97
*************************************************************************

Please note - that when the term "G.I.Joe" is used in this FAQ, it will
usually refer to the 3 3/4" sized action figures.  If dealing with a
differently sized version of G.I.Joe, it will be duely noted.

For a FAQ that is 12" specific, Marea Lee Bissonnette maintains a superb
G.I.Joe FAQ at: http://evansville.net/~mlbiss/doll/gijoe/qanda.htm

*************************************************************************

Editor/Writer: 	Eugene Son (eson@cts.com)

Contributors:
		Julius "Weasel" Cooper <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
		Brian Holst <ForceFull1@aol.com>
		Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
		Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
		Corey Stinson <mucds@bgu.edu>
		Thomas Wheeler <gitrekker@aol.com>
		John "SNAP!!!MAN" Thorpe <snap_man@ix.netcom.com>

*************************************************************************

A. INTRODUCTION
	1. Isn't G.I.Joe that toy that your parents played with when they
were kids?
	2. Isn't G.I.Joe violent or something?
	3. Where's the G.I.Joe newsgroup?  Is it alt.toys.gi-joe?
	4. When are the new G.I.Joe figures coming out?

B.  HISTORY
	1. Who created G.I.Joe?
	2. Why is it a big deal?  What'll be G.I.Joe's place in history?
	3. Other than toys and comics, what else had G.I.Joe on it?
	4. Why was G.I.Joe cancelled?

C.  TOYS
	1. How many figures and vehicles are there?
	2.  I've got some G.I.Joe guns.  Who do they go with?
	3.  Why don't the battle stands always fit right into the foot peg
holes?
	4.  I just saw these toys - they look like Joes.  Are they?
	5.  My figs are pretty messed up.  Can I do anything to fix them up?
	6.  Are my G.I.Joe toys worth anything?
	6a.  Are there any G.I.Joe Price Guides?
	7.  Can you I.D. this figure?
	8.  My figure is a different color than what he's supposed to.  Is
this a variation or is it rare?

D.  COMIC BOOKS
	1.  What comic books were made?
	2.  Who's Larry Hama?
	3.  Who are some of the artists that drew the G.I.Joe comic books?
	4.  What's the deal with the Transformers?
	5.  So was G.I.Joe part of the Marvel Universe?

E.  FILE CARDS
	1.  Who wrote the file cards?
	1a. Why do you keep harping on Larry Hama?
	2.  What's the variation on Major Bludd's file card?

F  CARTOONS
	1.  Who did the animated commercials?
	2.  Who did the cartoon?
	3.  Why did the USA Network mess up the theme music?
	4.  What was the deal with G.I.Joe The Movie?
	5.  Where can I see the cartoon?
	6.  Is there a list of the cartoons?
	7.  Who did the voices in the cartoon?
	8.  What happened to Cobra Commander after G.I.Joe the Movie?
	9.  Was that just my imagination or did Cobra Commander appear on a
Transformers cartoon?
	10.  Who is Sparks?

G.  GENERAL QUESTIONS
	1.  What is Action Force?
	2.  What's the G.I.Joe Chain of Command?
	3.  In the cartoons, Scarlett was in love with Duke - but in the
comic books, it's with Snake Eyes.  What's the deal?

H.  RESOURCES
	1.  Where can I learn more about G.I.Joe on the internet?
	2.  Where can I learn more about G.I.Joe in books and magazines?


*A. INTRODUCTION********************************************************

1. Isn't G.I.Joe that toy that your parents played with when they
were kids?

The 12" G.I.Joe was released by Hasbro Toys in 1964 as the first ever
"action figure" - and it thrived for 12 years, changing from one
soldier, to several members of every different service, to adventure
teams.  But by 1978, for various reasons, the line was cancelled.

In 1982, G.I.Joe was resurrected as a 3 3/4" line of action figures.
Given the name: *G.I.Joe - A Real American Hero*, the term G.I.Joe was no
longer a single man but a code name for America's elite anti-terrorist
fighting team.

By 1991, the 3 3/4" action figures had helped launch the return of the
12" action figures.  Today, children still play with the 3 3/4" figures,
young adults remember growing up with them, and adults have begun
sharing in the experience of A Real American Hero with their children.


2. Isn't G.I.Joe violent or something?

Come a little closer and say that YOU LITTLE PUNK!  I'LL CHOP OFF YOUR
ARMS WITH MY NINJA SWORD AND BEAT YOU OVER THE HEAD WITH YOUR OWN LIMBS
AS A THOUSAND RED NINJAS COME DROPPING OUT OF THE SKY!!!  YO JOE!!!!!!!

The answer is: only for the really squeemish.  ;)


3. Where's the G.I.Joe newsgroup?  Is it alt.toys.gi-joe?

The alt.toys.gi-joe newsgroup is a busy, active newsgroup entirely
devoted to the 12" action figures.  Lurk for a few days there, and you'll
see that there is little or no discussion of A Real American Hero.

The best place for 3 3/4" discussion is in the 3 3/4" G.I.Joe mailing
list.  The talk there is always about the world of A Real American Hero.
Information about the mailing list is available at:
<http://www.triopa.com/gijoe/list.html>.  For information via e-mail,
e-mail your interest to gijoe-owner@lists.best.com.


4. When are the new G.I.Joe figures coming out?

Like a good cliffhanger, the fate of the scheduled return of G.I.Joe in
1997 is still anybody's guess.

Originally, they had been scheduled to appear in Spring 1997 with a G.I.Joe
Collector's Boxed Set and a Cobra Collector's Boxed Set.  Each set was to
contain four figures from the original line of figures, repainted with more
complex paint schemes.  The G.I.Joe figures were to be Snake Eyes, Duke,
Roadblock, and either Scarlett or Lady Jaye.  The Cobra figures were to be
Cobra Commander, Firefly, Viper, and Alley Viper.  Also, Hasbro planned to
release a 3 3/4" set named the "Stars and Stripes Collection" sometime late
in 1997.

Hasbro displayed these sets at the G.I.Joe Convention in October of 1996
and images were available in Hasbro's Retailer catalogue.  However, it has
been announced through a toy magazine that the sets have been cancelled -
possibly to make them an exclusive for a certain retail chain.

So the fate of the Real American Hero remains to be seen.


*B. HISTORY*************************************************************

1. Who created G.I.Joe?

While Hasbro was considering a return of G.I.Joe in the early 1980s, the
two main forces at Hasbro behind creating the 3 3/4" line were Bob
Prupis and Kirk Bozigian.  The figures themselves were designed by
Hasbro's artists and creators.  Lastly, Larry Hama was the writer of the
Marvel Comics G.I.Joe comic book for its entire 12 year run, wrote many
of the filecards that accompanied the figures, and had a huge influence
on the success of G.I.Joe.


2. Why is it a big deal?  What'll be G.I.Joe's place in history?

What kind of question is this?  What, do you need another hack with my
Ninja Sword?!?!  :)

Consider the following:
-a 12 year run, a feat only matched by the original G.I.Joe (1964-1976)
-the sheer number of action figures and playsets that is unparalleled by
*any* action figure line
-along with Micronauts and Star Wars, the predecessors for all of the
action figure toy lines on the market today
-the first ever television commercial for a comic book (Marvel Comics'
G.I.Joe #1)
-a heavy part in America's fascination with the "ninja"
-and an entire generation of Generation X-ers who know the battle cry,
"Yo Joe!"


3. Other than toys and comics, what else had G.I.Joe on it?

A better question might be, what *didn't* have G.I.Joe on it!  The
G.I.Joe logo could (and still can) be found on everything - school
supplies, several video games, an electric train set, a card game, a
lunch box, board games, puzzles, three sets of trading cards, several
lines of comic books by two different companies, posters, party
supplies, two separate cartoons done by two different companies, and a
motion picture.


4. Why was G.I.Joe cancelled?

When the 3 3/4" G.I.Joe toy line was cancelled in 1994, it was generally
assumed that it was due to waning interest and poor sales.  But recent
reports have shed more light on its cancellation.  It seems that the
decision to cancel the 3 3/4" G.I.Joe line was a direct result of the
1994 merger between longtime rivals, Hasbro and Kenner.  While the exact
story is unclear, it is speculated that the merger resulted in a power
struggle within the company between former Hasbro execs and former
Kenner execs.  The end result was the cancellation of the 3 3/4" line -
which had been a thorn in Kenner's side for over a decade.


*C. TOYS****************************************************************

1. How many figures and vehicles are there?

A lot.  Over the 12 year span, there were over 500 different figures and
almost 250 vehicles and play sets.


2.  I've got some G.I.Joe guns.  Who do they go with?

The only complete source for this information is James DeSimone's
"Offical Collector's Guides to Collecting and Completing Your G.I.Joe
Figures and Accessories".  Book 1 covers figures from 1982 to 1992, and
Book 2 covers figures from 1992 to 1994.  These books picture every
G.I.Joe figure released in the United States, along with their
corresponding accessories.


3.  Why don't the battle stands always fit right into the foot peg
holes?

The peg-holes on the feet of the G.I.Joe figures got larger as the
series went on.  So by 1994, the pegs on the battle stands were much
larger than the battle stands released early on in the series.  A good
rule of thumb is to not force the peg into the foot hole.  If the peg
doesn't slide into the foot hole rather easily, then don't risk breaking
the peg into the hole or breaking the foot off of the figure.


4.  I just saw these toys - they look like Joes.  Are they?

Not necessarily.  Hasbro has opted to re-use the G.I.Joe molds for other
toy lines.  For example, many G.I.Joe molds were used for the Street
Fighter: The Movie figures and the Mortal Kombat figures.

In the case of the Bronze Bombers figures, Hasbro allowed another toy
company to use the G.I.Joe molds.  In the case of Lanard's Corps
figures, while not using the actual G.I.Joe molds, they did use the same
scale and the same construction.

And, of course, there's always the possibility that you've seen one of
the many international versions of G.I.Joe figures - many of which were
never released in the United States.


5.  My figs are pretty messed up.  Can I do anything to fix them up?

There is a document called the "Doc and Lifeline's F.R.I.D.G.E. Guide",
which details information about restoring the 3 3/4" G.I.Joe Action
Figures.  This document can be found at the G.I.Joe Action Figure
Archive <http://www.cyberpass.net/~yojoe>, or e-mail <eson@cts.com> and
request a copy to be e-mailed to you.


6.  Are my G.I.Joe toys worth anything?

Like any old toys, yes, the G.I.Joe toys have a level of monetary value.



6a.  Are there any G.I.Joe Price Guides?

That depends.  Are you going to use the guide to become a more
knowledgable collector or dealer?  Or are you going to use the guide to
see if you can use the dividends from your G.I.Joe figures to buy a
mansion, retire, and live richer than that late night Asian real-estate
guy with all those fabulous women and cars?  :)

"Tomart's Price Guide to G.I.Joe Collectibles" by Jeff Kilian and
Charles Griffith is an excellent source for ball park prices and values.
 However, it's dated 1993, and while most of the toy prices are
accurate, it's a little bit out of date when it comes to the "hard to
find" play sets, like the USS Flagg, Defiant Space Shuttle, and Cobra
Terror Drome.  Plus, it doesn't cover any of the figures released in
late 1993 or during 1994.

Lee's Action Figure News and Toy Review (AFN) has become the toy
collecting industry guidebook, similar to how Wizard is for comic books
and Beckett's is to card collecting.  However, IMHO, this is a *bad*
magazine, poorly edited and written, and directed more towards "toy
investors" rather than collectors.  Still, as a reference tool, it can
be helpful.

The BEST way to gauge how much your toys are worth is to get informed.
Pick up some of the finer toy publications, like Tomart's Action Figure
Digest, Toy Shop, or even usenet newsgroups like
rec.toys.action-figures, and see what toy dealers and collectors are
asking for their toys.

Lastly, before you decide to figure out how much your figures are worth,
keep this in mind.  Worth is only measured in what someone is willing to
pay.  For example, while a loose complete Grunt action figure may be
"worth" $20, it might not be easy finding someone willing to pay you $20
for it.


7.  Can you I.D. this figure?

Maybe.  Describe 1) the figure, 2) it's colors, and 3) the date marked
on either its pants or its legs.  Then ask first in the 3 3/4" G.I.Joe
mailing-list, then in the USENET group rec.toys.action-figures, and
lastly in the USENET newsgroup alt.toys.gi-joe.  Someone should be able
to help you out.

Or, failing that, you can always try to i.d. it yourself with a
guidebook or a website.


8.  My figure is a different color than what he's supposed to.  Is this
a variation or is it rare?

Keep in mind that Hasbro created dozens of figures simply by re-using
parts and repainting them.  Chances are that there is a logical
explanation as to why the figure is a different color - check our a
guidebook, website, or ask for help.


*D. COMIC BOOKS*********************************************************

1.  What comic books were made?

There were several comic book lines released between 1982 and 1994 - the
majority of which were released by Marvel Comics.  G.I.Joe the comic
book was launched in 1982 to the first television commercial ever to
advertise a comic book.  G.I.Joe had a successful twelve year run,
covering 155 issues, and spending many months as one of the highest
selling and hottest comic books in the nation.

It spawned several Marvel spin-offs, including twenty-eight issues of
G.I.Joe Special Missions and a four issue G.I.Joe vs the Transformers
mini-series.  Later, Blackthorne Publishing published a series of "How
to Draw G.I.Joe" and 3-D comic books.

This is a complete list of the G.I.Joe comic books that were released:

Marvel
G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero #1-#155
G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero Yearbook #1-4
G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero Treasury Edition #1
G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero Special #1
G.I.Joe: Special Missions #1-28
G.I.Joe: European Missions #1-15
G.I.Joe: Order of Battle #1-4
Tales of G.I.Joe #1-15
G.I.Joe Digest #1-13
G.I.Joe vs the Transformers #1-4

Blackthorne
The Official How to Draw G.I.Joe #1-3 (?)
G.I.Joe in 3-D #1-6


2.  Who's Larry Hama?

Larry Hama played a North Korean soldier in an episode of M.A.S.H.  He
and another Korean stole a jeep that Major Burns was riding in.

Oh yeah.  And he was the writer who wrote almost the entire 155 issue,
twelve-year run of G.I.Joe.  His superb sense of action and humor, along
with his incredible military expertise gave the comic book - and the
entire G.I.Joe line itself - an essential sense of reality.  When Larry
wrote battle scenes, we believed it.  And when it came down to mixing in
Japanese mysticism and ninjas into the storylines without being corny,
he was second to none.

Much of the credit for G.I.Joe's success has to go to Larry Hama.


3.  Who are some of the artists that drew the G.I.Joe comic books?

A lot of great artists lent their work to G.I.Joe at times - including
John Byrne, George Perez, and Todd McFarlane.  But artists like Rod
Whigham, Herb Trimpe, Ron Wagner, and Andrew Wildman were instrumental
in giving G.I.Joe its look.  Plus, cover artists such as Michael Golden
and Michael Zeck turned out some terrific covers.


4.  What's the deal with the Transformers?

The Transformers and G.I.Joe were two of Hasbro's hottest selling toy
lines in the mid 1980's, both were hit cartoons made by Hasbro's
animation company, and both were hit comic books.  So it became
inevitable that Marvel and Hasbro put together G.I.Joe vs the
Transformers mini-series, four issues of G.I.Joe and Cobra side by side
with the Autobots and Decepticons.

Years after the Transformers comic book had been cancelled, the G.I.Joe
comic book was used to help launch the release of Transformers:
Generation 2.  In a four issue span from #139-143, G.I.Joe once again
sided with the heroic Autobots, while Cobra again sided with the
Decepticons.


5.  So was G.I.Joe part of the Marvel Universe?

No.  G.I.Joe was supposed to take place in the "real" world - no
cross-overs with the X-Men or the Punisher.

However, G.I.Joe had two cross-overs with the Transformers - and as a
result of an appearance by Spiderman in Transformers #3, the
Transformers were shown to be in the Marvel Universe.  It's safe to say,
however, that the two cross-overs with the Transformers were abberations
from the normal continuity.


*E. FILE CARDS**********************************************************

1.  Who wrote the file cards?

Until the early 1990s, the file cards were written by none other than
Larry Hama - G.I.Joe comic book scribe.


1a. Why do you keep harping on Larry Hama?

Because Larry Hama's vision gave G.I.Joe its air of authenticity.
Without him, the G.I.Joe line could've ended up like all the other
failed 1980s toy lines.

He wrote the filecards - which gave the characters military specialties,
names, ranks, and serial numbers.

Then he wrote the comic books - which gave the characters life.


2.  What's the variation of Major Bludd's file card?

As a sample of Major Bludd's badly written poetry, there are two file
cards that have these two different poems:

"When you're feeling low and woozy/Slap a fresh clip on your Uzi
Assume the proper firing stance/And make those suckers jump and dance."

"A mercenary's job is a heartless one/I'm a soldier for hire, like a
pawn shop gun
My ruthless tactics keep you on your toes/'Cause I fight 'em all,
whether friends or foes!"


*F. CARTOONS************************************************************

1.  Who did the animated commercials?

Marvel's own fledgling animation company, Sunbow Productions, created
the first thirty second television commercial for G.I.Joe #1 in the
spring of 1982.  Then for the next three years, every few months a new
commercial would air.  Each one ended with the immortal phrase, "Find
out in Marvel Comics!"


2.  Who did the cartoon?

The first animated mini-series, "The M.A.S.S. Device", was created by
Sunbow Productions in 1983.  In 1984, it was followed up by "The Revenge
of Cobra" mini-series.  In 1985, "The Pyramid of Darkness" launched a
daily cartoon that ran for two seasons.  Sunbow concluded their run of
G.I.Joe animation with "G.I.Joe : The Movie" in 1987.

In 1989, another fledgling animation studio, DIC Animation, animated the
further cartoon adventures of G.I.Joe with their mini-series "Operation:
Dragonfire".  DIC also animated two seasons of cartoons in 1990 and
1991.  The DIC cartoons were of a much lower standard of quality than
the excellent Sunbow cartoons - in animation, music, and especially in
story.


3.  Why did the USA Network mess up the theme music?

The USA Network, as part of their cartoon line-up, showed the G.I.Joe
opening animated by DIC Animation.  DIC discarded the familiar G.I.Joe
theme song by Spencer Michlin and Ford Kinder, and went with their own
theme song written by Stephan James Taylor.


4.  What was the deal with G.I.Joe The Movie?

In the mid 1980s, Hasbro Toys decided to make theatrical motion pictures
of three of their most popular toy lines - My Little Pony, the
Transformers, and G.I.Joe.  It was a very ambitious project - with a
large amount of money invested and celebrities hired to do voices in the
films.

"My Little Pony : The Movie" and "Transformers : The Movie" were
released first and both flopped at the box office.  Instead of taking
the risk of losing even more money by releasing "G.I.Joe : The Movie" in
theaters, it was instead released straight-to-video.  It featured the
voice talents of Don Johnson and Burgess Meredith.

The result was a strange mix of excellent animation, a breath-taking
opening sequence, and a forgettable plot.


5.  Where can I see the cartoon?

The cartoons, both the Sunbow/Marvel and DIC cartoons, are no longer
being shown on television (as far as I know).  As recently as two years
ago, the USA Network aired the DIC cartoons, but no longer.

However, both Sunbow/Marvel and DIC released episodes on video tape.
The Sunbow/Marvel episodes were released through Family Home
Entertainment (FHE) in the mid 1980s and can still be found in used
video bins.  The DIC episodes were released through Buena Vista Home
Video in the early 1990s and can still be found in discount video bins.



6.  Is there a list of the cartoons?

Thomas Wheeler has written a 20+ page "G.I.Joe Animation Guide", which
lists every episode made by Sunbow and DIC, plot synopses for each
episode, and other information about the cartoons.  It is available for
$5 from Thomas Wheeler <gitrekker@aol.com>.


7.  Who did the voices in the cartoon?

There were many voice actors used in both cartoons.  When DIC Animation
took over, very few of the same voice actors were used as the Sunbow
cartoons.  Here are some of the actors who lent their voices to the
classic Sunbow cartoons.

Jack Angel (Wetsuit)
Michael Bell (Duke, Blowtorch, Lift Ticket, Xamot)
Arthur Burghardt (Destro, Iceberg)
Corey Burton (Tomax)
William Callaway (Beachhead)
Brian Cummings (Dr. Mindbender)
Hank Garret (Dial Tone)
Dick Gautier (Serpentor)
Ed Gilbert (General Hawk)
Zack Hoffman (Zartan)
Kene Holliday (Roadblock)
Chris Latta (Cobra Commander, Gung-Ho, Ripper)
Mary Lewis (Lady Jaye)
Morgan Lofting (Baroness)
Chuck McCann (Leatherneck)
Rob Paulsen (Snow Job)
Pat Pinnery (Mainframe)
Lisa Raggio (Zarana)
Bill Ratner (Flint)
Neil Ross (Buzzer, Shipwreck, Monkeywrench)
B. J. Ward (Scarlett)
Lee Weaver (Alpine)
Frank Welker (Torch, Wild Bill)
Stan Wojno Jr (Lifeline)


8.  What happened to Cobra Commander after G.I.Joe the Movie?

When we last saw Cobra Commander in the movie, he'd been turned into a
snake (I told you the movie's plot was forgettable!).  In DIC's
"Operation: Dragonfire" mini-series, the Baroness managed to turn Cobra
Commander back into a human being again.


9.  Was that just my imagination or did Cobra Commander appear on a
Transformers cartoon?

Yes, that was him.  The appearance was made more interesting by the fact
that Cobra Commander's voice always had been done by Chris Latta, who
was also the voice of Starscream from the Transformers.


10.  Who is Sparks?

Sparks is a character who was never made into a figure, but who appeared
in two episodes of the G.I.Joe cartoon.  In the first, he's a member of
G.I.Joe.  In the second episode, "Gray Hairs and Time", Sparks is
apparently retired from G.I.Joe.

Until we learn differently, we can probably put him in the same category
as "Big Lob" (who appeared in the G.I.Joe Movie) - characters who were
probably created specifically for the cartoon and never intended as
action figures.


*G. GENERAL STORY QUESTIONS*********************************************

1.  What is Action Force?

In the early 1980s, the European toy comapny "Palitoy" released a line of
toys called "Action Man : Action Force" - which revolved around the SAS
Force, the Z Force, the Q Force, and the Space Force - all fighting
against the Enemy, Baron Ironblood and the Red Shadows.  While most of
the line was original and similar to Kenner's Star Wars toys in
articulation, many early G.I.Joe figures and vehicles were recolored,
renamed, and incorporated into the Action Force line.

By 1985, Palitoy ceased making original Action Force figures and
simply repackaged the American G.I.Joe toys as "Action Force".

In 1987, the Action Force comic book was released by Marvel UK.
Released every two weeks in an oversized "magazine-size" format, it had
a run for about 50 issues - many of which made it to the United States.
They were an eclectic mix of original stories and serialization of the
U.S. Marvel stories (the original stories were reprinted in the United
States as G.I.Joe - European Missions).

In 1990, the line became named "G.I.Joe - the Action Force".  By 1991,
the label "Action Force" was dropped altogether.


2.  What is the G.I.Joe Chain of Command?

On the filecards, all the characters were given ranks from E-4 Corporals
to Generals and Admirals.  So perhaps you could rank them this way.

But in the cartoon, a clear cut chain of command was established in the
episode, "The Most Dangerous Thing in the World".  This chain of command
went from General Hawk, to Duke, to Flint, then to Beachhead and Sgt.
Slaughter.

But in the comic book, a then Colonel Hawk took his orders from General
Austin and General Flagg.  After he was promoted to acting commander of
G.I.Joe, Duke was named field commander of G.I.Joe.  When Hawk was
promoted to General, he somehow returned to field duty again.

But in the toys, just to make it interesting, General Hawk wasn't the
only general.  General Flagg was released and an Admiral Keel-Haul was
released.

Some have speculated (quite extensively, I might add) that the
chain-of-command depended highly on the situation.  Certain specialists
might lead missions because of their expertise in that area - or certain
men or women might be placed in charge due to seniority.

The truth is that there is no real clear-cut answer.


3.  In the cartoons, Scarlett was in love with Duke - but in the comic
books, it's with Snake Eyes.  What's the deal?

The cartoons had Scarlett and Duke together ever since the first
animated mini-series.  This was probably because Duke was "the" guy -
the good-looking leader and main character of the series.  And since
there was only two women on the G.I.Joe team at the time - the minds
behind the cartoon decided Duke preferred redheads.

As for the comic books, Larry Hama had more creative freedom to develop
Scarlett and Snake Eyes as characters.  Even as early as G.I.Joe #1, he
hinted that there was some sort of special bond or relationship between
the two.  Hama ended up drawing out their relationship for 12 years,
before finally letting the two find happiness together in the pages of
Marvel Comics.

Another reason why Scarlett and Snake Eyes couldn't be a romantic item
in the cartoon : how difficult was it going to be to effectively convey
a romantic relationship between a woman and a guy who wears a mask and
can't speak?  :)


*H. RESOURCES***********************************************************

1.  Where can I learn more about G.I.Joe on the internet?

On the USENET, there are the newsgroups rec.toys.action-figures and
alt.toys.gi-joe.  But keep in mind that rec.toys.action-figures is
generally dominated by discussion about currently released action
figures, while alt.toys.gi-joe is really a 12"-only forum.  Still, there
are a few 3 3/4" Joe collectors who frequent both newsgroups.

For discussion and interaction exclusive to 3 3/4" G.I.Joe fans, there
is the G.I.Joe 3 3/4" Mailing List.  Information about the mailing list
is available at: <http://www.triopa.com/gijoe/list.html>.  For
information via e-mail, e-mail your interest to
gijoe-owner@lists.best.com.

Lastly, on the World Wide Web, there are-

	<http://www.wiu.edu/users/mucds/joehq.htm>
The G.I.Joe Headquarters has an online newsletter, the filecard gallery,
buy/sell/trade ads, custom figures, the latest information about the
return of G.I.Joe in 1997, and the most complete collection of G.I.Joe
WWW links.

	<http://www.cyberpass.net/~yojoe>
The G.I.Joe Action Figure Archive is a graphical reference site which
has images of almost all 500 G.I.Joe action figures released between
1982-1994.

	<http://www.triopa.com/gijoe/>
The G.I.Joe Comic Book Archive has covers from many of the G.I.Joe comic
books - in addition to which, is the home of the 3 3/4" G.I.Joe
listserv.

	<http://www2.hasbrotoys.com/hasbro/home.html>
The Hasbro web site - with the possible release of new G.I.Joe figures, is
one to keep an eye on in the next few months.


2.  Where can I learn more about G.I.Joe in books and magazines?

Surprisingly, there are many books and magazines devoted to 3 3/4"
G.I.Joe.  I'll only spotlight a few here.

Firstly, there's James DeSimone's "Official Collector's Guide to
Collecting & Completing Your G.I.Joe Figures and Accessories".  Volume 1
and 2 of these color books display every G.I.Joe action figure,
including difficult to find convention exclusives, with all their
correct accessories.

Also, there is the aforementioned "Tomart's Price Guide to G.I.Joe
Collectibles."  It has images of almost all of the carded figures from
1982-1992 and most of the boxes of the vehicles released during those
ten years.  There are a few color pages with images of the vehicles and
figures, and the first half of the book is devoted to the original
G.I.Joes from 1964.

Information about where to find the above books is available at either
the G.I.Joe HQ web site, or the G.I.Joe Action Figure Archive.

Lastly, Thomas Wheeler has a four issue magazine titled "The Barracks."
It covers the entire history of the 3 3/4" G.I.Joe year-by-year.  It
also includes articles about never-released G.I.Joe products, listings
of every product ever released, articles about the cartoon and comic
book, and even color pictures of the never-released Manimals figures.
For subscription information, contact <gitrekker@aol.com>.


          eson@cts.com   OR   eson@king.cts.com
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From gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Fri Apr 11 17:56:30 1997
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 18:25:55 -0800 (PST)
From: gijoe-errors@lists.best.com
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    001 - "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul. - "The JOE Files"
    002 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Re: Vehicle list?
    003 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Tonka HUM-VEE
    004 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: UNsubscribe
    005 - "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi. - Re: G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ (long!)
    006 - Conor Malone <cmalone@yah - Re: UNsubscribe
    007 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Re: G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ (long!)
    008 - Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2 - The End of a Hasbro Story.
    009 - Adrian Faulkner <adrian@f - Re: Help w/ unidentified figures
    010 - Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc. - GI Joe trading cards (was The End of a Hasbro Story.)
    011 - Adrian Faulkner <adrian@f - Re: G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ (long!)
    012 - "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds - Re: Help w/ unidentified figures
    013 - Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2 - Re: Help w/ unidentified figures
    014 - "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER - Weekend 'score'
    015 - Mike List <troll@net-link - Re: Help w/ unidentified figures

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From: "PAUL SHAFFELBURG" <paul.shaffelburg@acadiau.ca>
Subject: "The JOE Files"
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 09:05:07 AST4ADT
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Hi!

Does anyone know if this publication focusing on International Joes 
is still availalble (at the address printed in the 2nd 3 3/4" guide)?

Please let me know!

Thanks,

-Paul

pshaffel@ace.acadiau.ca



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Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: Vehicle list?
Date: 03 Feb 97 09:10:13 -0500
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On 01-Feb-97, Jim <pixton@xmission.com> wrote: 
 
>Hi everyone, 
>I was wondering if there's any sort of comprehensive list 
>of vehicles online somewhere.   
Online, no.  But Romm Whitfield <romm@ezo.net> had a book that Hasbro put 
out in 1993 that lists every licensed product ever made by HTG (Hasbro Toy 
Group, which includes, among others, TONKA). 
 
>I came across a metal gijoe tonka 
>truck (the stinger or striker or something), was wondering when it came out. 
>It says it "holds all 3 3/4 gi joes", has a missile launcher pad  
>that riases up from the bed, with electronic sound and lights. 
>I was suprised to see a genuine tonka with gijoe on it. 
This was released (along with 2 other vehicles, a HUMVEE and a grader[?]) 
as being the STEEL BRIGADE vehicle line.  Pretty nifty, if you're a completist, 
and you like the heavier feel of a Tonka truck, as opposed to the relatively- 
lightweight feel of most Joe vehicles (excluding the FLAGG, the General, the 
Defiant Launch Complex, etc. :) 
 
>Can't decide wether to pick it up or not, anyone have  
>an opinion on it? 
Like I said above, Hasbro calls it a Joe item, so if you're a completist, 
I'd say to go for it...  I was thinking about getting both the truck and 
the HUMVEE when I saw them (they were in the range of $6 or $7 each, at a 
couple of toy liquidation places), but I didn't really have the room to 
store them at the time... 
 
>thanks- 
>-Jim 
Not a problem.  Yo Joe! 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Tonka HUM-VEE
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 08:29:48 -0600
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Hey all,

   Is this Tonka HUM-VEE everyone is talking about really to scale to seat
four GI Joe figures or so?  Does anyone have these sitting on the shelves in
their area?

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From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
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David Baker wrote:
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> Can i UNsubscribe i get to much EM as it is

You have been unsubscribed.

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From: "Dan C. Carber" <dan@bdi.com>
Subject: Re: G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ (long!)
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 97 13:43:48 EST


Ok, I have a question: One of my favorite Joe toys was the Vamp (the
1st one with the green Clutch) and the Dragonfly chopper (with Wild
Bill)

Where would I go to get these, and how much can I expect to pay for
them?

thanks

dan
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From: Conor Malone <cmalone@yahoo.com>
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> David Baker wrote:
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> Thanks,

He he he he, oops.  Please ignore the message.

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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Re: G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ (long!)
Date: 03 Feb 97 14:50:03 -0500
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On 03-FEB-97, dan <dan@bdi.com> wrote: 
 
>Ok, I have a question: One of my favorite Joe toys was the Vamp (the 
>1st one with the green Clutch) and the Dragonfly chopper (with Wild 
>Bill) 
Good taste!  :) 
 
>Where would I go to get these, and how much can I expect to pay for 
>them? 
Well, Dan, the listserv is a good place to start looking for them.  By 
virtue of your note, you've let over two dozen people know that if they 
want to rid themselves of their VAMP, MkI, or Dragonfly Assualt Copter, 
they have a buyer.  Of course, on the chance that none of us has or is 
willing to part with said vehicles, they might know someone who has 'em 
and IS willing to part with them...  You can also advertise on a wide 
variety of web pages, such as Corey Stinson's 3-3/4" G.I. Joe homepage 
(http://www.wiu.edu/users/mucds/joehq.htm)--an excellent page ASIDE from 
the fact that Corey supports an open forum for sales/trades.  Or, you 
can go to USENET, specifically the newsgroups rec.toys.action-figures, 
rec.toys.misc, and alt.toys.gi-joe, and advertise there [NOTE:  It is 
advised that if you are a first-time 'poster', you read some of the notes 
on a given newsgroup, to see what the 'culture' is like.] 
 
Now, as to what you can EXPECT to pay for them: 
 
That all depends on what the circumstances of a sale are.  You might 
luck into an auction, in which the seller would sell an item for some 
minimum bid (least amount s/he wants to get for the item), or you might 
have someone respond to an ad saying that s/he has the item you want, 
and how much did you WANT to (are you willing to) pay for it? 
 
Another factor is completeness; the VAMP has four pieces that could 
very easily get lost:  the steering wheel, the gun, and the 2 gas cans; 
the Dragonfly could be missing: rotor tips, winch, seat (! Yes, it can 
happen), chin gun, side cannon/hose, skids, prop button, pylon wings, 
and missiles(4) and bombs(2).  Not to mention the fact that the figures 
might not be in complete, 'mint' condition... 
 
All of these things go into consideration of price, both from the point 
of the seller (more complete/better-kept items are 'worth' more), and 
you, the buyer (how much is it worth to you?).  As you're haggling, bear 
in mind that you might be able to get some of those missiles/bombs from 
friends, people here on the list/on the net, or just by checking out 
your local flea market... 
 
>thanks 
> 
>dan 
>dan@bdi.com 
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	Weasel 
 
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From: Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: The End of a Hasbro Story.
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 17:37:01 -0800
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Heya! Gotta give thanks to Thad M...He ended an endless battle/quest, a 
quest that has finally been won. Thanks! =)


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From: Adrian Faulkner <adrian@faulk.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Help w/ unidentified figures
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 00:04:21 +0000

> From:          "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
> Subject:       Help w/ unidentified figures
> Date:          Sat, 01 Feb 1997 17:07:45 -0600
> Reply-to:      gijoe@lists.best.com
> To:            gijoe@lists.best.com

> Hey guys,
> 
>    Need some help identifying some unknown figures that I picked up at a
> flea market.  I found three of these guys.  They are made and articulated
> just like the early swivel-arm battle grip Joes.  They don't have
> ball-socket necks and the swivel-arm joint is slightly higher on the arm
> otherwise they're EXACLTY like 3 3/4" Joes.
> 
>    One guy has a black tank-top and green/grey and brown camoflauged pants.
> He is wearing a helmet (black) and seems to be attached permanently to his
> head (might be super-glued on mine).  Another guy is dark yellow all over
> with silver gloves and silver upper-leg pads.  His chest in unadorned and is
> muscular.  He is wearing what looks like a pilot helmet.  It is silver with
> black highlights.  The third guy is all gold and has the same legs as the
> yellow guy.  He looks more like an astronaut or a deep-sea diver.  He has
> black shoulder pads.  His helmet is gold with a visor that opens up.
> 
>   Does anyone know what line these guys came from?  Even better, does anyone
> have additional information like how many were made, what their names were,
> what accessories they had, a brochure that shows them all and maybe
> vehicles, etc?  The more info the better.  Thanks!
> 

They sound like Corps to me..but I may be wrong.  Look in the inside 
leg and see if it says Lanard Toys

I picked up some figures at a car boot sale on Sunday (I got good 
condiiton Ice Viper & Crank Case for 50 cents!)

But I too got a figure I cannot identify.  It has similar 
articulation to a Joe except it has a twist head (i.e. it can;t nod), 
no swivel arm, but has where a Joe has it's screw hole in the back, a 
button, that if pressed, makes his arms move.  There are no copyright 
signs or markings, but the construction of the figure reminds me very 
mcuh of the 3.5 inch A-Team figures that were released in the 80s.

Can anyone help.


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From: Thad Moren <tgmoren@sloc.net>
Subject: GI Joe trading cards (was The End of a Hasbro Story.)
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 16:53:23 -0800
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At 05:37 PM 2/3/97 -0800, Mik Tsunami wrote:
>Heya! Gotta give thanks to Thad M...He ended an endless battle/quest, a 
>quest that has finally been won. Thanks! =)

I take it that Mike recieved his stuff today.

On another note, I need four cards from the 1991 GI Joe trading card set.

40 - Breaker
45 - Rock n Roll
46 - Short Fuze
47 - Stalker

If you can help me get ahold of these I would appriciate it.  I have a large
trade list or I will pay.

Another note, all of the cards in this set are marked as Series 1.  Is there
a series 2?

Thanks,
Thad Moren   TGMoren@sloc.net

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From: Adrian Faulkner <adrian@faulk.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: G.I.Joe - A Real American FAQ (long!)
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:56:49 +0000

Some updates from the UK prospective....I'll try to do an Action 
Force FAQ in the next few weeks...then you can include and leave out 
as you see fit.


> *D. COMIC BOOKS*********************************************************
> 
> This is a complete list of the G.I.Joe comic books that were released:
> 
Battle Action Force Weekly Comic by IPC Magazine.  This comic 
originaly was called Battle and contained war comic strips.  However, 
it introduced the original action force in the early 80's and became 
Battle Action Force.  Normally 2 or 3 Action Force comic strips each 
week, with each story running for 4-6 weeks.  Originally about UK 
Action Force (i.e. Z Force, Q Force, Space Force, SAS Force) however, 
in 1985 BAF started a story in the new year that ran until April.  it 
detailed how the Action Force Enemy (Major Ironblood & the Red 
Shadows) disappeared off into the jungles of Thailand(?) and Major 
Ironblood became Cobra Commander.  As the story went along, 
characters such as Storm Shadow & Major Bludd were introduced ready 
for the release of the new Action Force (Purely G.I.Joe figures) in 
April 1985.  The comic then ran Action Force stories until around 
November 1986, when it dropped Action Force renaming itself back to 
Battle (probbably due to the iniment MArvel Comic) and replaced it 
with their own creation Storm Force.  This didin't work as well, 
and the publication has since ceased.

Action Force Weekly Comic (UK) Feb 1987 - March 1988 Went upto issue 60(?).  
Contained original stories each week relating to Action Force (i.e. Joes 
but with slightly different filecards [Flint was from the UK]), also 
contained reprint of GI Joe comic from issue 25 onwards (usually 
contained about a third to a half of a GI Joe issue each week).  When the 
comic was finally cancelled, the reprint strip continued in 
Transformers comic (also weekly)

Action Force Monthly (UK) 15 issues.  April 88 - July 89 ? This is 
basically the original European Missions Comic.  Never took off 
due to the UK Comic marketnot being used to monthly publications

> Marvel
> G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero #1-#155
> G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero Yearbook #1-4
> G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero Treasury Edition #1
> G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero Special #1
> G.I.Joe: Special Missions #1-28
> G.I.Joe: European Missions #1-15
> G.I.Joe: Order of Battle #1-4
> Tales of G.I.Joe #1-15
> G.I.Joe Digest #1-13
> G.I.Joe vs the Transformers #1-4
> 
> Blackthorne
> The Official How to Draw G.I.Joe #1-3 (?)
> G.I.Joe in 3-D #1-6
> 

> *G. GENERAL STORY QUESTIONS*********************************************
> 
> 1.  What is Action Force?
> 
> In the early 1980s, the European toy comapny "Palitoy" released a line of
> toys called "Action Man : Action Force" - which revolved around the SAS
> Force, the Z Force, the Q Force, and the Space Force - all fighting
> against the Enemy, Baron Ironblood and the Red Shadows.  While most of
> the line was original and similar to Kenner's Star Wars toys in
> articulation, many early G.I.Joe figures and vehicles were recolored,
> renamed, and incorporated into the Action Force line.

The range included:  
Snake-Eyes drove the SAS Vehicle (a VAMP) and was called Stalker
Scarlett came with a motorcycle (RAM) and was renamed Quarrel.  She 
was in black & Green (to match Z-Force colours) with Blonde hair.
Steeler came with the Z-Force Battle Tank (Mobat)
A repainted Cobra Officer drove the SAS tank (Wolverine) and the 
character was named Wolverine.
A Destro figure with a skull & crossbones on his chest came with the 
Red Shadow tank (HISS) and was named....
A repainted Cobra Commander in red came with the laser cannon (in 
red) and was called Red Laser
A repainted grunt head with Short Fuse Body in gray with Black Hair 
was named Dolphin and he came with the Sealion Q Force Submarine.  I 
beleieve this was an original vehicle.
Red Wild Weasel renamed: Red ...  came with Roboskull (UK exclusive?)

> 
> By 1985, Palitoy ceased making original Action Force figures and
> simply repackaged the American G.I.Joe toys as "Action Force".

File cards were red/white & Blue, and Action force was denoted by an 
    __
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type symbol.  

Cobra's logo was a black oval with cobra in white letters which had a
cobra snake wrapped round it. 

File cards were very brief (about 3 sentences), 
although do bear some resemblence to their American Counterparts, 
though birthplaces were changed to make most characters british.

Released: Duke, Scarlett, Gung-Ho, Roadblock, Snow Job, Blowtorch, 
Ripcord, Flash, Stalker, Mutt, ......

Vehicles:  Recondo+ Canoe, Dolphin+Sealion, Rock&Roll+Wolverine, 
Zartan+Sledge, Wild Weasel+Roboskull, Cutter+Whale,


Cobra Commander, Firefly, Storm Shadow, Scrap Iron, Destro, 
BAroness, Cobra Soldier, Cobra Officer

Mail-In Offer: Action Force Infantry Trooper (Grunt)
> 
> In 1987, the Action Force comic book was released by Marvel UK.
> Released every two weeks in an oversized "magazine-size" format, it had
> a run for about 50 issues - many of which made it to the United States.
> They were an eclectic mix of original stories and serialization of the
> U.S. Marvel stories (the original stories were reprinted in the United
> States as G.I.Joe - European Missions).
> 
INCORRECT
Please see above....Action Force was weekly, whilst European Missions 
was Action Force Monthly.  Action Force monthly had only a few 
reprint's of the original stories from AF Weekly.  The lead story was 
always new.


> In 1990, the line became named "G.I.Joe - the Action Force".  By 1991,
> the label "Action Force" was dropped altogether.

Basically, hasbro was fed up with having to do all new stickers for 
the vehicles


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From: "Corey D. Stinson" <mucds@bgu.edu>
Subject: Re: Help w/ unidentified figures
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 19:18:36 -0600
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At 12:04 AM 2/4/97 +0000, you wrote:
>
>They sound like Corps to me..but I may be wrong.  Look in the inside 
>leg and see if it says Lanard Toys
>

   Nope, they aren't Corps figures as they were made by Remco not Lanard.

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From: Mik Tsunami <dude@xanadu2.net>
Subject: Re: Help w/ unidentified figures
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Corey D. Stinson wrote:
> 
> At 12:04 AM 2/4/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> >They sound like Corps to me..but I may be wrong.  Look in the inside
> >leg and see if it says Lanard Toys
> >
> 
>    Nope, they aren't Corps figures as they were made by Remco not Lanard.
> 
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OK, I ALSO have a Remco item...it is red and green with a red face, black 
hair, and looks kinda like a wrestler.


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From: "Julius Cooper" <JUCOOPER@us.oracle.com>
Subject: Weekend 'score'
Date: 03 Feb 97 13:04:13 -0800
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Howdy! 
 
I don't recall if I told y'all about the shop I discovered about a week or 
so back--Premier Collectibles.  The owner had posted a note on a.t.gi-joe, 
and (since he's local) I called him, and we got hooked up.  Well, aside from 
the fact that his ship is pretty much a collector's wet dream (regardless of 
WHAT you collect), I named some specifics:  the FLAGG he's got sitting on a 
table as you come in; the three others, in various states of completeness, 
sitting under/behind other displays; the aerial armada of three Rattlers, a 
Tomahawk, a couple of (Star Wars) Rebel fighters, and a TIE fighter, and the 
roped-off section of his store that features a whole SLEW of Joe vehicles, 
not a few of which he's assembling for his PERSONAL collections...  *sigh* 
 
Anyhow, most of his Joe stuff is being staged, as he's taking incomplete 
collections and trying to piece things together, so he's got a few small 
items out for sale (things like Dreadnok vehicles, the Devilfish, a PAC-RAT 
or two), and a few larger items, as well (such as the MOBAT, HISS, HAVOC, 
etc). 
 
So anyhow, last week, I happened to see a Torpedo with backpack in his  
staging area, so I snagged that for $5, along with a 70% complete CLAW (no 
front gear/handle, no missiles or bomb) for $3.  Then, looking around some 
more, I saw that he had a (much-coveted) Tiger Force TigerFly sitting on  
one of these shelves.  So I asked if it were for sale.  Nope, for his own 
collection, he told me...but, he had TWO more uncomplete ones that he was 
putting together, if I'd be interested in one of them.  So, he whips out 
his 'handy' AFN&TR, flips to the Joe section, and looks 'er up.  $25, so 
he quoted me a selling price of $20, with Recondo, for an 85% complete 
TigerFly.  I passed, because I knew that the wifely would have my head on 
a platter, so...I went back and got it this past Friday, along with about 
30 assorted Joe comics (RAH and Special Missions), for $30!  Score! 
 
Anyhoo, just wanted to share, and let y'all know that I'm looking for the 
four missiles and the side cannon/hose that this puppy's missing... 
 
Peace, 
	Weasel 
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From: Mike List <troll@net-link.net>
Subject: Re: Help w/ unidentified figures
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 21:26:03 -0800
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Hello...
Um...whenever I was little,K-Mart had these action figures that were quite like GI Joe 
and the Corps! ...I remember they were made by Remco,and the packaging said "Made 
exclusively for K-Mart Corp.Troy Mi.' or some nonsense like that.
AI swear to god they were called the Corps too,but..I might be wrong,usually am.
Anyways.....Hope I've been of some/little help.
Later.
-Myke
> > At 12:04 AM 2/4/97 +0000, you wrote:
> > >
> > >They sound like Corps to me..but I may be wrong.  Look in the inside
> > >leg and see if it says Lanard Toys
> > >
> >
> >    Nope, they aren't Corps figures as they were made by Remco not Lanard.
> >
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> 
> OK, I ALSO have a Remco item...it is red and green with a red face, black
> hair, and looks kinda like a wrestler.


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