-------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n726 -------------- 001 - Calvin Woo Subject: help Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 21:16:30 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <199810250007.RAA15506@lists1.best.com> Just wondering if anyone has a 1982-83 swivel arm Snake Eyes that they want to trade. That's the only figure from that set that I need. I have the straight arm one and is mint, but I prefer the swivel arm one and am willing to trade straight arm version for swivel arm if anyone is interested. I've been looking for a while and this is my last resort. Sorry to clutter the list. If anyone is interested, please email me privately. Also, anyone who has Street Fighter II Movie Edition figures to sell, give me an email as well. Thanks Calvin --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.2 --------------- From: Calvin Woo Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 21:19:01 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <199810250007.RAA15506@lists1.best.com> My favourite vehicles are: Joes: Killer Whale A.W.E. Striker Hammer Cobra: Night Raven Hydrofoil Moray BUGG (only wish I had one) Calvin --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.3 --------------- From: ralarcon@skyinet.net Subject: oops again Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 15:42:19 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Hi again, sorry for the year mix up, Kj. The w.h. classified the joes according to teams (eco, DEF, battlecorps etc.) so I'm just following their fax and not all members of the teams are fully available (except supersonic, they're all here) send a list then I'll verify. ;) Please, don't forget to email me the want lists & back-up list to confirm availability. Thanks ! Good Luck, Richard --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.4 --------------- From: ralarcon@skyinet.net Subject: JLF Update Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 15:42:19 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT In-Reply-To: <199810250310.UAA09785@lists1.best.com> Hi All, It was a pleasure chatting with you all last Friday night :) I still haven't got their fax due to the strong Typhoon But a limited few vehicle names surfaced lately. The quantity/availability is not sure but MIB Phantom X- 19 Stealth Fighter Jets, battle copters, M.BisonBadgers(?), Barracudas, & Cobra Ice Sabres(?) are mentioned. as for the Transformers, A few surfaced as well. a few Gen2 & laser Gen2, diff. coloured Japanese lazerbeak/ravage, action/head/turbo-masters etc. I will report back if they confirmed their assured availability and Complete Inventory List. If it's alright, I would like a copy of your want lists that you sent to Al/Rocketeer so I can confirm availability, Please. Pretty Please ? with Cherry on top ? :) Good Luck, Richard *hopes they got an MIB B.U.G.G.* --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.5 --------------- From: joe1635@juno.com (Joe M Gallagher) Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 10:29:50 EST My favorite Joe vehicles are: 1. AWE Striker(first GI Joe thing ever owned) 2. HAVOC 3. Tomahawk My favorite Cobra vehicles are: 1. Rattler 2. Rage 3. Hurricane/Night Raven (tie) Joe Gallagher CODE NAME: Overdrive ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.6 --------------- From: SNARF5181@aol.com Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 12:58:09 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/24/98 7:49:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, BADSCNAME@aol.com writes: << Anyone notice nearly everyone's favorite's are from the first few years of GIJOE? Cool =) --Wash&Wear >> mine would be too, but just to shake things up: Joes: 1)battle wagon 2)avalanche 3)hammer Cobra: 1) Hiss II 2) rage 3) VTOL --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.7 --------------- From: "mrsmiley!" Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 11:59:33 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My three favourite Cobra Vehicles: 1. The Night Raven--my first large cobra item, and the centre of my collection as a kid. Plus it just looks cool. 2. The Buzz Boar--This thing is totally unrealistic, and yet is such fun. 3. Asp--way cool. GI JOE: 1. Tomahawk--Little bit of everything in this baby, hooks, ropes, missles, guns, doors... 2. Monster Blaster APC--I don't care what anyone sez, spring-loaded guns on vehicles are cool. And despite the neon colour, its design was much sleeker and more attractive than the original. A great cross between a tank and an APC. 3. Awe Striker--just because. Mr. Smiley! (a slap-happy new m.... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.8 --------------- From: "Sam Fain" Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 15:07:30 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >OK, my 3 favorite COBRA vehicles: 1. Night Raven 2. Terrordrome(okay maybe not a vehicle but on the same lines) 3. Flight Pod >JOE vehicles... 1. The Skystriker 2. MOBAT 3. AWE Striker For some honorable mentions, there's the Hydrofoil, the USS Flagg, and the APC Sam "Shade" Fain >Yo, Joe! > > > > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.9 --------------- From: "mrsmiley!" Subject: USS Flagg Question Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 12:25:57 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Say, I'm talking to someone IRL about purchasing a USS Flag Aircraft carrier, but I'm not sure how complete it is. Does anyone know where I can obtain a parts list for this playset? Thanks, Mr. Smiley!.... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.10 --------------- From: "Peter W. Owens" Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 15:54:37 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In-Reply-To: <199810250310.UAA09785@lists1.best.com> I'm sorry if i started a topic from way back, but, since i'm only just getting back into Joe-dom, I figured I had to start somewhere. --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.11 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 16:04:04 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/25/98 3:10:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, mrsmiley!@goplay.com writes: << And despite the neon colour, its design was much sleeker and more attractive than the original. >> What original? The original APC? I am not sure we can compare the two like that... Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.12 --------------- From: Air Aaron Subject: Filecards Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 17:58:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I was reading through the Larry Hama interview at Zartan's Domain, and I noticed that he said he was going to do much more in-depth filecards on the characters for his own personal use when Hasbro asked him to write them on the back of the packages. Anyway, since I love the filecards and am in dire need of things for my Joe Files, I would like to ask Mr. Hama what exactly he meant by more "in-depth"? What would would you have put in there? Or, for the rest of you, what else do you think should be in the filecards? Also, I'd like everybody to check out the first part of my new fan fiction on Zartan's Domain. I sent Rod the 2nd part, but it has yet to be added to the page. Not to worry though, in time I will have my own web-site dedicated to it. --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.13 --------------- From: Grendel346@aol.com Subject: subsingle Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 21:17:08 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit subsingle --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.14 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 21:18:59 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey everybody. Dunno how many of you saw the new Unproduced vehicle featured at Yo Joe!.com, but the Cobra Revenge, as all unproduced vehicles, has gotten me incredibly curious. What info does anyone have on this piece... Was it to be part of the 95 line, or an earlier one? Are their any rough dimensins on it... anything?? Hopefully, Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.15 --------------- From: "Sigi Goode (The Funk Phenomenon)" Subject: Re: subsingle Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:47:54 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In-Reply-To: <199810260221.SAA28335@lists1.best.com> At 21:17 25/10/98 EST, you wrote: >subsingle Good point! I don't think they'll try that again for a while! Sigi Codename: Afterburner -------------------------------------- The custom Joe filecards repository: http://members.xoom.com/filecards Check out the cards or submit one of your own! --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.16 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: RE: Hama's 25 Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 20:55:08 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Concerning this....it was either a Summer 1998 issue....so June-Spet...I don't remember which one.... > ---------- > From: BADSCNAME@aol.com[SMTP:BADSCNAME@aol.com] > Reply To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 5:04 PM > To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Subject: Re: Hama's 25 > > << In an interview I read in ToyFare, they were Serpentor, Duke, and > Sergeant > Slaughter to name a few. He would not include COBRA-La no matter what. > He > disliked the Cartoonish nonsense and wanted to write an entertaining yet > realistic comic book. >> > > > Yo, dude, what issue of TF was this in? And your saying it's a Q&A w/ > Larry > Hama? > --ToyFodder > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.17 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: Doc Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 21:10:06 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain His file card says he he's an avowed pacifist....thereore Larry Hama said he was regardless of what happened in the cartoon or comic. --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.18 --------------- From: BADSCNAME@aol.com Subject: Re: Hama's 25 Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 23:12:09 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit << Concerning this....it was either a Summer 1998 issue....so June-Spet...I don't remember which one.... >> I don't mean to pry, but what was on the cover? --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n726.19 --------------- From: klacoste@bigfoot.com (Kevin LaCoste) Subject: Re: Joe Keyrings Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:01:15 +0900 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I just picked these up at the Namco FunLand for 800 yen each. They had all four of them (Are there only four?). They have more in stock if anyone is really desperate to get them. 800 yen is maybe around 8 bucks. It looks like the ring on the back is in pretty solid so I'm afraid to yank it in case I just break the ring. Was it like that for any of you? Kevin LaCoste klacoste@bigfoot.com --------------- END gijoe.v001.n726 --------------- -------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n727 -------------- 001 - "Sigi Goode (The Funk Phe - Joe big in Japan? 002 - "Davis, Kyle x012 - 25 Dream Team 003 - Rottweiler - Re: Filecards 022 - EVILFACE74@aol.com - Evil's Joe Website 023 - johne - Re: Favorite vehicles... 024 - BADSCNAME@aol.com - Re: Hama's Toyfare interview Part 3 025 - BADSCNAME@aol.com - Re: Hama's Toyfare Interview Part 1 026 - "Robert Culpepper" Subject: Joe big in Japan? Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 16:46:45 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In-Reply-To: <199810260501.VAA26438@lists1.best.com> I'm off to Japan at the end of the year for a month or so to visit my parents - is Joe that big over there? Sigi ---------- http://sigi.home.ml.org Information Systems Lecturer Commerce Department Australian National University, Canberra, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.2 --------------- From: "Davis, Kyle x01276h3" Subject: 25 Dream Team Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 23:35:58 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I've been seeing a lot of these speculative posts about who Larry Hama would have put into a 25 man roster, and they seem to mostly agree with one another... But what about US??? I mean, what would your own personal 'dream team' of Joes look like? Not for any particularly mission efficient reasons, but maybe just because you like these guys and think they'd work well together... The Joes ARE the best of the best in our armed forces. A team made up of Manglers and Eco-Warriors, led by Ice Cream Soldier should theoretically be able to complete anything thrown at them. So, without further ado, I present "Kyle's G.I. Joe Dream Team" 1 - Psyche Out - I always thought he was an interesting character, and he gives the team and officer presence 2 - Downtown - Mortar support. Good looking figure (aside from the helmet) 3 - Hit and Run - Infantryman w/ mountaineering 4 - Alpine - Yes, we already have a climber, but between the two of them they'd be able to move the whole team. Fun character, too. 5 - Airtight 6 - Barbecue 7 - Crazylegs 8 - Dial-Tone 9 - Mainframe 10 - BackBlast - Air defense is a must 11 - Recondo - Jungle warfare 12 - Blizzard - Equipment edge makes him slightly more versatile than Iceberg or Snow Job 13 - Cool Breeze - Yes, I actually liked this guy. Excellent uniform, and he'd bring a rookie aspect that the team could mentor. 14 - Lightfoot - Loved what he did to the cache in Special Missions , plus he's a little more high-tech than Tripwire. 15 - Stalker - With his tundra incarnation he's that much more valuable. 16 - Ghostrider - I'm betting he could out fly Ace, (probably can pull more G's...) Also lends the "what's his name" comic relief. 17 - Muskrat - Underused character with potential. 18 - Fastdraw - Heavy direct fire support. 19 - Shockwave - Urban operations. 20 - Beach Head - Provides more of the grizzled vet role. I see him as First Sergeant. 21 - Sergeant Slaughter - Yes, I'd actually have him on a team. I kind of like the guy in his spokesman role for Joe, plus he'd keep the team at a high level of readiness. 22 - Quick Kick - Comic relief and hand to hand fighting 23 - Dusty - desert ops a must. 24 - Outback - he could survive anything and help the others do the same. 25 - Rock -n- Roll - Him over Roadblock just because I like the beard... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.3 --------------- From: Rottweiler Subject: Re: 25 Dream Team Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 00:44:04 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <199810260637.WAA22097@lists1.best.com> Davis, Kyle x01276h3 wrote: > > I've been seeing a lot of these speculative posts about who Larry Hama would > have put into a 25 man roster, and they seem to mostly agree with one > another... > > But what about US??? I mean, what would your own personal 'dream team' of > Joes look like? Not for any particularly mission efficient reasons, but > maybe just because you like these guys and think they'd work well > together... The Joes ARE the best of the best in our armed forces. A team > made up of Manglers and Eco-Warriors, led by Ice Cream Soldier should > theoretically be able to complete anything thrown at them. > > So, without further ado, I present "Kyle's G.I. Joe Dream Team" (snip) Well, here's my dream team. You'll notice that it's very similar to my last one in terms of what kinds of specialists are on the team, but many of the characters chosen to fill those slots are different. 1 - Hawk. He'd be in charge of the Joes, the way Austin was in the early comics. Since Hawk's not a desk jockey by nature, I'd have him be paralyzed from the waist down, as the result of his last battle with Cobra. 2 - Falcon. The field commander of the team. 3 - Beach Head. Promote him to E-8 and you have the perfect "bad cop" First Shirt. Replaces Snake Eyes as the team's "masked man". 4 - Sub-Zero. Someone needs to provide artillery support. Sub-Zero doubles as the arctic expert, making him most valuable to a small team. He can even serve as a machine gunner. This guy just screams "versatile". 6 - Heavy Duty. Anti-armor. 7 - Backblast. Aircraft killer. 8 - Roadblock. The coolest of the three dedicated machine gunners and he can cook, too. I'd love to see a figure of him in BDUs and a "kiss the cook" apron. 5 - Leatherneck. Marine. Picked over Gung-Ho because he's younger and doubles as the team's drill sergeant. 9 - Low-Light. Sniper and interesting character. 10 - Freefall. Paratrooper. 11 - Recoil. Recon. 12 - Hit & Run. The basic infantryman and a character with lots of potential. 13 - Clutch. I like his personality and he seems best suited for driving any of the Joes' land vehicles, since he's been with them from the beginning. 14 - Cover Girl. Tank gunner and mechanic. Since Clutch is the other mechanic and drives whatever tank Cover Girl will be in, there's plenty of potential for conflict. 15 - Heavy Metal. Tank commander. His "intelligent guy from the working class" background makes him a different kind of contrast to Cover Girl than the uncouth Clutch. 16 - Torpedo. Most interesting of the SEALs, IMHO, plus his martial arts skills allow you to have a hand-to-hand specialist without bringing in uberkampfer Snake Eyes or ninja Storm Shadow. 17 - Pathfinder. Younger jungle specialist than Recondo and he can also serve as a forward observer or join Recoil on recon duty. Token "guy from the swamps". 18 - Dusty. Desert expert. 19 - Shockwave. Urban expert. 20 - Slipstream. Fixed-wing pilot, computer expert/repairman and comic relief. 21 - Lift-Ticket. Helicopter pilot. Wild Bill's too old for the job and Lift-Ticket is the most interesting of the younger pilots, IMHO. 22 - Shipwreck. Oversees naval operations. Doubles as a Navy SEAL. 23 - Stretcher. Best medic since Doc is dead. 24 - Dial-Tone. Best communications guy since Breaker is dead. Also, I've always had a soft spot for this guy because he's from my home state. :-) 25 - Lady Jaye. I like the idea of a method actress as a spy. Also, the following Joes would be trained to be able to perform the following jobs: Tank loader - Hit & Run. Chosen so he'd be lower in rank than Clutch, Cover Girl and Heavy Metal, who would all get promotions. Clutch and Cover Girl would be E-5s and Heavy Metal an E-6. Helicopter/Fixed-wing gunner - Heavy Duty. Combat aircraft usually carry heavy weapons, so Heavy Duty seems like the best choice for the job. Flamethrower - Roadblock. Seems appropriate for a chef. -- Michael "Rottweiler" Wallen "We have to go forth and crush every world view that doesn't believe in tolerance and free speech." -- David Brin --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.4 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Hama's 25 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 06:35:06 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/25/98 11:26:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, BADSCNAME@aol.com writes: << I don't mean to pry, but what was on the cover? >> The issue was May 1998, and Batman and Robin (New Animated verison) on the cover. Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.5 --------------- From: James McFadden Subject: Hama's Toyfare interview Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 04:27:49 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The interview is in the May 1998 issue of ToyFare. Batman and Robin figures are on the cover. Just clearin' things up! JMM _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.6 --------------- From: Joseph Smith Subject: Please, Hama, don't hurt us! Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 9:25:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Two points to anyone who recognizes the off-beat reference to a cheesy 80's musician in my subject line. Hey, it is awesome that Mr. Hama is still with this list. I'm also pleased that my thread about his 25 prompted a response from him. I can't wait to see who else he would select. And I've said it once, and I'll say it again. If you loved Mr. Hama's writing on Joe, you'll LOVE his work on the Nth Man. I am reading this series through again (for the 3rd time) and it is spectacular. Sometimes classics are overlooked by contemporary fans and need a while to "gestate" before they are truly appreciated for the art they are. So in the case of the Nth Man. It was also cool, because I was in Saudi Arabia while this series was going on. I'd get my dad to buy two copies, one to send me overseas, and one keep at home. The one I'd get overseas would invariably wind up getting passed around the platoon and get tore up. Hence, I had one waiting for me at home. I found out later the comic shop owner would usually just *give* my dad the comics because he knew I was in Saudi Arabia. If you have a chance to pick this epic series up, it would behoove you. It deals with a ninja assassin, World War III, a mad telekinetic, and best of all, pages and pages of the Soviet military (We got yer Spetsnaz, we got yer Navel Infantry, in awesome painstaking detail). All in a tightly wound story with believable characters that remain consistent and seamless throughout despite flashbacks and complex story-telling techniques. It was a strange mix of material that would appeal to a wide range of ages. The whole series is as if Marvel just said: "Here you go, Larry, have fun, no rules from us." Ok, delirious fanboy mode off. (but I *do* got issue 1 autographed by duh man!) Joey Smith "Smitty"--Waiting for the perfect idea for an Nth Man custom figure to come to mind. --PRAYING FOR LARRY TO WRITE JOE OR NTH MAN AGAIN. ***************************************************** From: Joseph Smith Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Tel: 770-451-9300 (Local) 1-800-868-9300 (Inside US) Fax: 770-454-9313 E-mail Address: jsmith@walkthru.org Home Page: http://www.walkthru.org For more information via email send a blank email to: info@walkthru.org ***************************************************** --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.7 --------------- From: "DeVoe, Gary (DEVOEGW)" Subject: Indianapolis Find Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 08:56:57 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Yo Joes: I picked up the rear-turret section of the Night Force Night Blaster (Cobra Maggot repaint). The turret is predominantly black, with the 4 yellow "hydraulically-operated support arms", and has some decals on it. From what I can tell, it seems complete - the entire cannon is intact and there doesn't seem to be any open holes or fittings where additional pieces would go. If anyone needs this item or would like to have it for their collection please let me know! -Triage --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.8 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: RE: Hama's 25 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:35:46 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I don't remember...I read 'em and throw them out...The only reason I like it is because of the humor....ex) Twisted Mego Theater.... > ---------- > From: BADSCNAME@aol.com[SMTP:BADSCNAME@aol.com] > Reply To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Sent: Sunday, October 25, 1998 10:12 PM > To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Subject: Re: Hama's 25 > > << Concerning this....it was either a Summer 1998 issue....so > June-Spet...I > don't remember which one.... >> > > > I don't mean to pry, but what was on the cover? > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.9 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: RE: Hama's 25 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:36:45 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Could anyone please post the text for this Lara Hama interview on a Website? > ---------- > From: BespinRunt@aol.com[SMTP:BespinRunt@aol.com] > Reply To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Sent: Monday, October 26, 1998 5:35 AM > To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Subject: Re: Hama's 25 > > In a message dated 10/25/98 11:26:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, > BADSCNAME@aol.com writes: > > << I don't mean to pry, but what was on the cover? >> > The issue was May 1998, and Batman and Robin (New Animated verison) on the > cover. > > Straight-Edge > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.10 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: RE: Hama's Toyfare interview Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:39:01 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Could anyone post this interview...I should have saved it, but I throw the magazines out after I read them. > ---------- > From: James McFadden[SMTP:jmmcfadd@yahoo.com] > Reply To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Sent: Monday, October 26, 1998 6:27 AM > To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Subject: Hama's Toyfare interview > > > The interview is in the May 1998 issue of ToyFare. Batman and Robin > figures are on the cover. > > Just clearin' things up! > > > JMM > > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.11 --------------- From: James McFadden Subject: Re: Please, Hama, don't hurt us! Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 09:01:31 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Joseph Smith wrote: > > Two points to anyone who recognizes the off-beat reference to a cheesy 80's musician in my subject Aw, that's easy. Who can forget M.C. Hammer. Specifically, "Please, Hammer don't hurt 'em!" It helps if you pronounce "Hammer" the New England way, like I do! JMM _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.12 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Hama's Toyfare Interview Part 1 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:12:11 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Quizzing G.I.Joe's commander-in-chief on walking the fine line between art and commerce Larry Hama by Tim Root Talk about real men. Hasbro's 1982 revival of the classic G.I.Joe toy line featured some pretty rough customers. Hard-nosed soldiers like Duke, Roadblock, and Snake-Eyes, and the original G.I.Janes like Scarlett and Lady Jaye--- were as lean and mean as they come. But they all took their marching orders from one man. For the duration of Hasbro's G.I.Joe update, subtitlesd A Real American Hero, New-York-based writer (Woo-Hoo! -sXe) Larry Hama was responsible for naming and fleshing out virtually every character in the franchises mammoth roster. He's the guy who christened Destro and the Baroness. He's the guy who concocted personalities for Storm Shadow and Zartan. He's the guy who wrote up those clip-'n'-save dossier files on the back of every blister card. When Hama latches onto a project, its for the long haul. Between 1982 and 1994, he penned more than 150 issues of Marvel comics' regular GIJoe comic book series, as well as numerous annuals and spin-offs. After Joe, Hama went to write more than 80 issues of marvel's immensely popular Wolverine series. ToyFare caught up to Hama at his Manhattan office, where he now splits his time between writing marvel Comics' Generation X and feature film work like the upcoming "Real Time Warriors." ToyFare: Larry, at what point did you get involved with the 1980s GIJoe toy line? Hama: Hasbro made a deal with marvel to do the comic before they even actually had a physical toy to show us. They were completely in the development stage, but they knew they wanted a Marvel comic. So [Then Marvel Editor-in-chief] Jim Shooter went down the hall and asked every writer if they wanted to do it and every editor if they wanted to handle it. I was the last person they asked. Even though I was an editor at Marvel at the time, I wasn't getting any writing work. Every editor said, "You're a penciler, you're not a writer." Therefore I had special dispensation from [Shooter] to write comics for another company while I was an editor at Marvel. I think I was the only person who ever had that! [Laughs] G.I.Joe fell to me because I was the only one who would do it. At the meeting with Hasbro, Archie Goodwin, Jim Shooter, Nelson Yomtov, and Denny O'Niel were there. They had these very sort of vague character sketches of 10 characters. Archie asked, "Well, who's the bad guy?" and they said, "Well, we don't have one." And we said, "What are these guys gonna do? Just sort of march around and have maneuvers and stuff?" We talked Hasbro into the fact that they had to have an opponent. I think it was Archie who just off the top of his head said, "Yeah, we'll call them something like Cobra." (Archie Goodwin was the noted early eighties Star Wars writer... and has gone up to that big comic book company in the sky. Its humbling, and --pardon me-- pretty cool to know he had a hand in the GIJoe launch. RIP Mr Goodwin -sXe). *Note: all brackets are the ToyFare writer's insertions ... parenthesis are mine. straightedge can be abbreviated sXe.* More to come, Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.13 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Hama's Toyfare interview Part 2 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:34:22 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit TF: So what was your imput in creating the Joes? Hama: Hasbro had no names for these characters. They had a picture of a guy that said "infantryman" and a picture of another guy that said "Covert Operation Specialist" or something. I took the whole package home and wrote up the first bunch of dossiers. As far as I know, I created the concept of putting dossiers on the backs of toy packages, which has become an industry standard. In fact, everyone has been copying my form! (Can you say hubris, Mr. Hama ;-) -sXe) One paragraph would give you a solid background; name, age (not really -sXe), where this guy is from. Then the second paragraph succinctly gives you an inkling of his personality, a little anecdote by a fellow team member. That was the real key: to writw it so that a 6 -or 7-year old kid reading it could read it absolutely straight and think it was a totally military fantasy, but an adult reading it would get the other side of the joke. TF: So origiinal characters like Duke and Snake-Eyesand Scarlett, those were all your creations? Hama: I gave them names and put the characters on their feet. I did not create the visuals, but I created the personalities. [For Scarlett], Hasbro had a picture of this girl and she had red hair and she was carrying a crossbow, and I had to figure out what that was all about. The Destro thing, they said, "All right, we'll give this guy a sliver mask and blah blah blah," and he was some sort of arms dealer. I had to take some bare bones stuff like that and try to fit into a universe and have it all make some sort of sense. TF: So which came first --- The toys of the comic book? Hama: It was all simultaneous. [The comic series] was a way to get around the restriction on the amoutn of animation [allowed] in a toy commercial. I believe you can only have 10 seconds of animation in a 30 second toy spot --- the rest has to be real pictures of the actual toy. But a really bright guy at Hasbo figured out one day that if you have a printed publication, and you buy advertising fr that publication, they can't restrict how you adevertise because the publication's protected by the first ammendment [laughs]. So you happen to have a comic book that just happens to have all the toys you want to promote. Hasbro said, "Ok, you make this deal with us to license GIJoe as a comic book and we'll thrw in four commercials a year for the comics ---every third issue would be a TV spot." That is the way they were able to create 30-second commercials for the comic --- and I think these were the first comics that ever had TV commercials --- totally animated, totally gonzo, totally action packed from start to finish. hasbro would have all the toys they wanted to promote, plus we would get the benefit of having these TV commercials for our comic. And boy, we sold a lot of comics. That challenge was that Hasbro would do these commercials first that then I woul have to write the comic that fit this commercial. So of course they wouldn't try to do a story in a commercial; they were just great action scenes. Hasbro would pomote a SEAL trooper and a scuba guy at the same time as they were promoting and ice or snow vehicle and a hang glider and desert vehicle. This all looks great smashed together oin a commerical, but then you've got to write a single story with scuba diving and deserts and snow stalking. Whoa! [Laughs] More, Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.14 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Hama's Toyfare interview Part 3 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:53:25 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit TF: What sort of involvement did you have in the animated series? Hama: None. It was out of California and they have their own "A" List of network-approved qwriters. If you're not on the list -- and its a short list -- forget it. Saturday morning shows would all use the same list. That's why they were the same! And safe. Real safe. TF:Did you feel restricted writing a comic book series so heavily tied into a toy line? Hama: No. [My restrictions] appplied only to the four comics a year that they would do advertising. I think that was only in the first two or three years of the line in which they did those commercials. For the rest of it, I had pretty much carte blanche. I had more freedom writing GIJoe than I've had writing anything else, mainly because I came up with these characters [and] I was actually the only real authority on them. I think I went thru like 8 or nine editors on the run, and almost every year the liason at Hasbro would change. So every 18 months or so I was dealing with a whole new batch of people on both sides who knew nothing about GIJoe. If there was ever any question, they would have to come to me, which also made it difficult for anybody to do a fill-in. In a way, I made myself indespensible to the line. Lord knows they tried to get around it! [Laughs] Five or six years down the pike Hasbro decided that paying me to write the dossiers was way too expensive, an they were going to just get somebody in- house to do it. It didn't take them too long to figure out that it was a lot harder to do. They had to come back to me. (A little lesson obviously forgotten when doing the 97/98 lines... no offense to Mr Wheeler, but Hama does it best! -sXe) TF: What was the concept-to-toy-to-comic process like? Hama: What was good about the whole relationship was that [Hasbro] would design the visuals, and it was my job to take whatever they'd come up with and put some logic to it-- to try to figure out some way to explain why this ridiiculous thing made sense within the parameters of this particular universe. Sometimes I just couldn't do it. [Laughs] TF: What were some of the concepts you siply could not make sense of? Hama: Serpentor was something I thought was really dicey to begin with. I gave it my best shot when [GIJoe] started getting on the fringe of being supernatural. I think that's when it went askew, when Hasbro tried to get too freaky with it. I told them there was a certain sort of real world logic to this type of fantasy that you have to stick to. You can't really jump boundaries on it. The Dreadnoks were originally going to be sort of knock-offs of the Ewoks -- cute furry teddy-bear bad guys running around. And I said, "Wait, you can't have the good guys shooting these teddy bears. Stop and think about this!" [Laughs] That's the one I really went to war with. I said, "Look, you can't do this! You've got to make them, like, obnoxious bikers or something." Luckily, they relented. TF: The Dreadnoks were going to be EWOKS? Hama: [Return of the Jedi] had just comout and everybody had gone Ewoks crazy. I said, "No, it just doesnt scan!" More follows, Straight-EDge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.15 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Hama's Toyfare interview Part 4 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:07:27 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit TF: Were there any other ridiculous ides like that? Hama: There were a few characters that they tired to shove at me that I flatly refused to use. I said, "No. You can't have them in there, but I won't write them. If you want them, fire me off the book and get somebody else to write these characters." LiIke the Cobra-la [team] and Golobulus -- characters in the "GIJoe" movie feature. I thought the movie was so wretched that I just flatly refused. There were other edicts that I had to bite the bullet and go along with intil they came to their senses. One year, Hasbro sent us a fax that said, "These covers are too violent. From now on, no more guns on the covers." And we said, "What? [Laughs] Are they just going to be standing around waving at eachother? What are we going to do?" I think the [art] that caused it all was the most non-violent cover that we ever actually had. It featured Roadblock holding his masive .50-caliber machine gun, dominating the cover... really cool... but I guess it was so cool that it scared the hell out of them. TF: So Hasbro had imput on the comic series all the time? Hama: Yeah. There were things I just couldn't talk them out of. In the ["GIJoe'"] feature film, for instance, they had the Cobra Commander die. One day we got this edict that said "Cobra Commander dies in the movie, so you have to kill him off in the comics." And we said, "Wait a minute, that's like killing off D. Doom or Magneto! Even though he's a bad guy, he's an extremly popular character." They said, "Well, it has to match the movie continuity." So we killed him off. Thousands of people wrote in and said they would never buy the comic again. TF: Cobra Commander ha something of a rabid fan following, didn't he? Hama: There aren't that many characters in comics that are nicely over the top. Cobra Commander was fun because he was so nasty, and at the saem time he could really be eloquent. I really saw him as somebody who was fascinated by the sound of his own voice. I pictured him speaking in, oddly enough, the voice of [conservative mouthpiece] William F. Buckley. [Laughs] Whenever I was writing Cobra Commander dialogue, I was sort of like, "Well, how would BIll Buckley say this>" And that usually gave me inspiration to come up with something. Of course, one last part, Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.16 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: Larry Hama-ToyFare Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:16:10 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Bespin Runt put in part of the Toy Fare interview in the Pit. Does anyone have those issues that they could copy and send to me? I should have kept them... Hama gives a slightly different version of the creation of our little Joes than DeSimone or the corporate people do... The comic rocks and they should bring it back. Larry Hama is to G.I.Joe as George Lucas is to StarWars. There is only one authoritative cannon. BTW-Do I sound like a broken record yet? My favorite toys were: 1. Dragonfly XH-1 2. Mauler MBT 3. Skystriker XP-14F 1. H.I.S.S. 2. Ferret 3. Rattler --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.17 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Hama's Toyfare interview Part 5 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:34:57 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit TF: Even when you were up past 100 issues, did your relationship with hasbro ever change? Hama: I always had a good relationship with hasbro, compared to almost any other toy license. Lord knows we dealt with a lot of toy licenses at marvel. The average life of a toy license isn't that long. I think I might be wrong, but I think Joe has the record for a licensed toy comic. If you go three years, thats considered a long time. GIJOe lasted 14 years. (Actually 12, but a mistake even I commonly make, when you think of 1994, the number 14 pops into your head... --sXe) TF: Have you ever done any non-GIJoe toy work? Hama: I wrote all the dossiers for [Hasbro's] COPS. [The "COPS" animated series] only lasted two seasons. That was actually fun because they said, "It's ok to be wacky with this." I got to make up some funny stuff, I thought. TF:You designed Bucky O'Hare as well, right? Hama: Bucky O'Hare I created from the ground up in the '70s. IT took a long time -- something like 12 0r 14 years --- to get it off the ground. The thing that always bugged me about toys was that they would never match the comci of movie. When I designed the Bucky characters, I knew they would all have 3-millimeter holes in the bottm of their feet so I told [Bucky O'Hare illustrator] Micheal [Golden] that all the comic book characters had to have 3-millimeter holes in the bottoms of their feet. And since its impractical to mold three dimensional holsters to put their stuff in, we're going to design these characters so that they would have 3mm plugs sticking out of their belts and all the weapons would have 3mm holes as well. You don't have to make any compromises -- the continuity and reality is really consitent. I guess I was an overly protected kid, but that was important to me. And I figured it was probably important to a lot of kids. TF: How did you explain those holes in the feet? Hama: We didnt. [Laughs] I mean, you dont hav eto explain that stuff. The whole concept was [about] a live action kid who gets sucked into this animated universe. This was way before "Roger Rabbit". But we had a TV show, and a toy line that sold plenty of licneses, so I can't complain. TF: Where did all your military knowledge come from? Hama: I was in the Army from 1969 to 1971. By the time I was doing Joe, almost everything had change. I had to go back and get references and really study up. A lot of the SOP [Standard Operaiting Procedures] had changed. I figured certain real stuff and procedures had to be as accurate as possible. ranks and methodology of operations had to be pretty close. TF: Overall, how did you view the potrayal of American Soldiers in GIJoe? Hama: I was very concerned about showing it from a real "grunt" point of view. If there was any inadvertent flag-waving, I never saw it as being that way. The Joes were always doing, in my mind, a dirty job, and the powers that be that fed them assignments were guys who really didn't care about them. They were always getting the short end of the stick. I thought it was imortant not to give kids the idea that the military was some sort of neat heroic fantasy -- that heroism was personal and had nothing to do with patriotism. Heroism in combat and loyalty in the battlefield has to do with your relationship to the five other gys in the squad first, and then way down the line maybe loyalty to the flag. [Laughs] And you had to make the foe a real person. It was important for Cobra to have charater and personailties to belive in what they were doing, to show the viewpoint that "You are fighting people who may believe just as strongly in what they are doing as you do. That they are not ciphers -- its not about knocking down nameless targets." whew, Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.18 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: ToyFare Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:06:40 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain After digesting this interview....can anyone really argue that Hama wan't very influential in the toyline, that the file cards are very important and that Hama should be involved with any "A Real American Hero" project? --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.19 --------------- From: "mrsmiley!" Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:43:50 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ><< And despite the neon colour, its design > was much sleeker and more attractive than the original. >> >What original? >The original APC? I am not sure we can compare the two like that... > >Straight-Edge I made the comparison because they both serve in the same basic capacity, to transport troops. From a design perspective, I find it more asthetically pleasing in its sharp lines and heavy detail than the original APC, which was designed to mimic a far more realistic vehicle. I see what you mean, though. The two would compete in different categories on any other basis due to the fact that they were designed with different criteria in mind (the original for realism, the Monster Blaster for play), at different times, and by different people. But, given a choice between the two, I'd have to go with the monster. Mr. Smiley! .... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.20 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 17:01:48 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/26/98 4:42:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, mrsmiley!@goplay.com writes: << But, given a choice between the two, I'd have to go with the monster. >> ditto, if we just look at it your way, The MB APC was way cooler! sXe --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.21 --------------- From: Eugene Subject: Re: Filecards Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:10:18 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In-Reply-To: <199810252301.PAA13439@lists1.best.com> At 2:58 PM -0800 10/25/98, Air Aaron wrote: >I was reading through the Larry Hama interview at Zartan's Domain, and I >noticed that he said he was going to do much more in-depth filecards on the >characters for his own personal use when Hasbro asked him to write them on >the back of the packages. Anyway, since I love the filecards and am in dire >need of things for my Joe Files, I would like to ask Mr. Hama what exactly >he meant by more "in-depth"? What would would you have put in there? Or, >for the rest of you, what else do you think should be in the filecards? Last year when we interviewed Larry Hama for Yojoe.com, I asked him about his in-depth notes and filecards. This is what he told me, (I hope Mr. Hama doesn't mind me republishing this): ************ My original file cards were for my own reference and not for publication. As they are, they are probably indecipherable to anybody who is not familiar with Army S.O.P., grunt jargon and tech nomenclature. They also contain story and character references that are wholly personal; ie; a note that a certain character is based on intelligence specialist so-and-so from S-2 up in Ban Me Thuot. Some of my plots are equally undecipherable if they were meant to be drawn by somebody like Mike Golden, who is familiar with all the hardware and terminology. In writing for Golden, I could say that a character hopped off a loach humping a ma-deuce while willy pete was popping, and he would know exactly what I wanted. ************ -Eugene ------------------------------------------------------------ eugenE | YO JOE! |--------------------------------------- eson@yojoe.com | Fight SPAM! ------------------------------------------------------------ "O'Shawn was obsessed with the Trojan War. He could not believe an army could be so stupid as to accept a gift from its enemy during wartime. Particularly when they got close to the wooden horse and heard giggling inside." - Woody Allen, "The Irish Genius" ------------------------------------------------------------ "Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money." - Jules Renard ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.22 --------------- From: EVILFACE74@aol.com Subject: Evil's Joe Website Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:53:04 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'd like to let everyone know that my webpage is now up and running and to check it out. There is a GI Joe section that has a lot of my custom figures, Action Force and a special Figure of the Week. So drop by and tell me what you think. Thanx EVILFACE Evil's Fourth Circle http://members.tripod.com/EVILFACE/Home.htm --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.23 --------------- From: johne Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:59:41 -0700 (MST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <199810251759.JAA03277@lists1.best.com> GIJOE; 1) Persuader 2) Whale 3) Tomahawk Cobra; 1) AGP 2) Sea Ray 3) Pogo Ball (can you believe that!) Sharpshot --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.24 --------------- From: BADSCNAME@aol.com Subject: Re: Hama's Toyfare interview Part 3 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:10:40 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit << TF: The Dreadnoks were going to be EWOKS? >> goood....lord.... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.25 --------------- From: BADSCNAME@aol.com Subject: Re: Hama's Toyfare Interview Part 1 Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:22:46 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit THANK YOU !!! Mr. Straight-Edge, for taking the time to post this for all of us to see. =D --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.26 --------------- From: "Robert Culpepper" Subject: G.I. Joe Cartoon IRC RPG Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:33:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Remember, the cartoon IRC Role Playing Game will take place Tuesday night on channel #Joe_RPG at irc.webmaster.com . The game starts promptly at 7pm Central (8pm Eastern). If you have any questions, refer to the RPG home page at http://members.xoom.com/shipshap1/joe_rpg . If you enjoy the cartoon, and playing Joe, this is an experience you gotta join in on. Robert Culpepper IRC RPG: GeneralHawk --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n727.27 --------------- From: BADSCNAME@aol.com Subject: Re: G.I. Joe Cartoon IRC RPG Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 00:33:51 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yo, dude, i tried to go to http://members.xoom.com/shipshap1/joe_rpg, but it came back as an error. Typo maybe? --Wash&Wear Primary MOS: Amphibious Assault --------------- END gijoe.v001.n727 --------------- -------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n728 -------------- 001 - BespinRunt@aol.com - Re: Hama's Toyfare Interview Part 1 002 - BespinRunt@aol.com - Re: Evil's Joe Website 003 - James McFadden > The least I could do :-) I remember how elated I was when I first saw it, and I assumed everyone else here would have read it too. When I saw there were a few of you who hadn't, I just felt I had to. Hope you all enjoyed it. Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.2 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Evil's Joe Website Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 06:34:55 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/26/98 10:08:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, EVILFACE74@aol.com writes: << I'd like to let everyone know that my webpage is now up and running and to check it out. There is a GI Joe section that has a lot of my custom figures, Action Force and a special Figure of the Week. So drop by and tell me what you think. Thanx >> Holy crap! Thems is some of the best customs I've ever seen!!! Simple, military... I want a Gung-Ho that looks like that!! Wow! why is it that everyone but me seems to have extraordinary talent at painting action figures, and a hell of a lot of figures to spare to do customs with... Ah well, I can live vicariously thru you , and the other great customizers of the web. Keep up the good work. Straight-EDge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.3 --------------- From: James McFadden Subject: Re: Evil's Joe Website Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 06:39:17 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ---BespinRunt@aol.com wrote: > Holy crap! > Thems is some of the best customs I've ever seen!!! > Simple, military... I want a Gung-Ho that looks like that!! I think that figure is based on Ron Wagner's drawings of Gung-Ho from the comics. He didn't like GH's bright colors OR bare chest. If you look at his artwork he draws his own versions of some of the characters! Later. JMM _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.4 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: RE: Evil's Joe Website Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 09:46:24 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Ron Wagner was the best artist on the Joe comic, although I've begun to appreciate Mike Vosberg's work on the early issues more recently. > ---------- > From: James McFadden[SMTP:jmmcfadd@yahoo.com] > Reply To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 8:39 AM > To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Subject: Re: Evil's Joe Website > > > ---BespinRunt@aol.com wrote: > > Holy crap! > > Thems is some of the best customs I've ever seen!!! > > Simple, military... I want a Gung-Ho that looks like that!! > > I think that figure is based on Ron Wagner's drawings of Gung-Ho from > the comics. He didn't like GH's bright colors OR bare chest. If you > look at his artwork he draws his own versions of some of the characters! > > Later. > JMM > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.5 --------------- From: "Robert Culpepper" Subject: Re: G.I. Joe Cartoon IRC RPG Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:23:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I mistyped.... URL for the G.I. Joe IRC RPG should be http://members.xoom.com/shipshape1/joe_rpg . Sorry about that everyone... type demons... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.6 --------------- From: "Adam Bernay" Subject: Re: Lifeline question Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:14:09 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: Jean E Riedlinger Date: Friday, October 23, 1998 7:16 PM >In the comic, issue #11, Doc is cornered by a Cobra >person (Destro, shown only in the shadows) and he >(Doc) says, "The Geneva Convention says I can't fire >a weapon but it don't say a thing about snowballs..." >I assumed he meant that as a medic, he just wasn't >allowed to carry a weapon. If that's true, than Lifeline >wouldn't carry a weapon anyway, pacifist or not. To clarify all of this (if Kyle hasn't done so already), according to my brother Brian (SSgt. Brian L. Bernay, full-time Medic/ Medical Admin NCO in the Army National Guard), medics get a choice: they can either wear the Red Cross brassard on their uniform and go unarmed or don't wear it and go armed...most choose to not wear it and go armed. I guess Doc and Lifeline would be the exceptions. So we need a Joe medic who, like my brother, goes without the Red Cross and is also fully trained and good with weapons! Adam Bernay CODE NAME: Maccabee -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.5.5 for non-commercial use iQA/AwUBNjYNccSNrCBK3ASDEQJ8ggCgvmJlGFxXQzoi4W6I31x6+BU54n8AoLVC nAY43hZN0lp0vV68MR9FZQbs =Asg3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.7 --------------- From: "Adam Bernay" Subject: Re: Favorite vehicles... Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:22:42 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 My favorite 3 Joe vehicles?? 1. SLAM 2. Dragonfly 3. HAVOC My favorite 3 Cobra vehicles?? 1. HISS 2. Thunder Machine 3. Trouble Bubble Adam Bernay CODE NAME: Maccabee -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.5.5 for non-commercial use iQA/AwUBNjYPcsSNrCBK3ASDEQL6CgCfdfC5pV60AIRcIOOqiuB2hyRpUigAoIPI DPiqW5Farj911Ow0/FXJzOPe =/aXZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.8 --------------- From: Rottweiler Subject: Re: Lifeline question Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:37:12 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <199810271816.KAA05675@lists1.best.com> Adam Bernay wrote: > > To clarify all of this (if Kyle hasn't done so already), according to > my brother Brian (SSgt. Brian L. Bernay, full-time Medic/ Medical > Admin NCO in the Army National Guard), medics get a choice: they can > either wear the Red Cross brassard on their uniform and go unarmed or > don't wear it and go armed...most choose to not wear it and go armed. > I guess Doc and Lifeline would be the exceptions. So we need a Joe > medic who, like my brother, goes without the Red Cross and is also > fully trained and good with weapons! Well, unlike those of Doc and Lifeline, Stretcher's filecard says nothing about pacifism, so I would assume that he is an armed medic. > > Adam Bernay > CODE NAME: Maccabee -- Michael "Rottweiler" Wallen "We have to go forth and crush every world view that doesn't believe in tolerance and free speech." -- David Brin --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.9 --------------- From: EVILFACE74@aol.com Subject: Re: Evil's Joe Website Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:44:14 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/27/98 5:42:15 AM Central Standard Time, BespinRunt@aol.com writes: << Holy crap! Thems is some of the best customs I've ever seen!!! Simple, military... I want a Gung-Ho that looks like that!! Wow! why is it that everyone but me seems to have extraordinary talent at painting action figures, and a hell of a lot of figures to spare to do customs with... Ah well, I can live vicariously thru you , and the other great customizers of the web. Keep up the good work. Straight-EDge >> Thanx. I'm glad you like Gung Ho. He was originally supposed to be someone else, but GH's head looked a bit better so I went with him. He isn't based on anyone's depiction, only my own. It actually doesn't take a lot of talent, just a little patience, paint, and a toothpick for the detailed parts. Just have fun doing it. Just practice on a worthless figure (something like a Star Wars: The Power of the Force is a good practice figure). I have build model cars for years and decided to make some Joes. I'll put up some of my very first custom figures, they were super heroes and they are.....um.....a little goofy but I'll put them up for the fun of it soon. EVILFACE --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.10 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Lifeline question Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 14:12:43 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/27/98 2:11:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, crazyguy@cnnw.net writes: << Well, unlike those of Doc and Lifeline, Stretcher's filecard says nothing about pacifism, so I would assume that he is an armed medic. >> Stalker is also a qualified medic, and uses a weapon... sXe --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.11 --------------- From: BADSCNAME@aol.com Subject: Re: Evil's Joe Website Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:24:13 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit << Ron Wagner was the best artist on the Joe comic, although I've begun to appreciate Mike Vosberg's work on the early issues more recently. >> I much perfered Wildman myself :) --Wash&Wear --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.12 --------------- From: CUBSandOs@aol.com Subject: Re: Evil's Joe Website Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:27:41 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/27/98 6:42:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, BespinRunt@aol.com writes: > Holy crap! > Thems is some of the best customs I've ever seen!!! > Simple, military... I want a Gung-Ho that looks like that!! > Wow! why is it that everyone but me seems to have extraordinary talent at > painting action figures, and a hell of a lot of figures to spare to do > customs > with... > Ah well, I can live vicariously thru you , and the other great customizers > of > the web. > Keep up the good work. > Straight-EDge I also have no talent... But today I picked up about 100 misc. Body parts for five bucks so I am match together iones in bad shape and test my painting... maybe something will turn out... Anyway those are great customs Matt --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.13 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: A quick question about Borovia Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:03:28 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In the later issues of the Joe book, Larry changed the name of Borovia to Borigia/Kranszy-Marango. Now while searching for the correct Russian names for Red Star and Big Bear of the Rodina Gvardia, I came to find out that Red=Kranszy in Russian. So, my question is, to Mr. Hama, or anyone, what does Marango mean... and was there any significance to the change, or was it something that was just thrwn in there... satirical-like? (Ok, so only Larry can answer that) Peas, Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.14 --------------- From: JSMosby61@aol.com Subject: Re: G.I. Joe Cartoon IRC RPG Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 21:04:21 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ummmm no body was there --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.15 --------------- From: ralarcon@skyinet.net Subject: Confirmed Vehicles Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 22:20:45 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Hi again, These are now confirmed: Detonator x 2 Interrogator x10 Battle Wagon x 1 Stealth Fighter x 2 (1 MIB, 1 loose complete but no figure) Sky Raven x 1 (loose, painted blue, used as display but Complete) Barracuda x 5 Crimson Cruiser x 3 The prices for these vehicles are not sure & are not discounted unlike the 1994 line vehicles and I assume that these are MIB. I plan to inspect them this week or the next to check their condition. Another concern is that some of them may have damages due to storage/floods but still in their boxes. Other vehicles may still show up since some of them have been there untouched since 1989. ******* ANYWAY, I would like to request to ship FIGURES ONLY for the Trial Run to make shipping easier for now but keep sending vehicles list as well to at least check for availability. I'm READY to order from the warehouse and I'll be waiting your lists from AL/Rocketeer and will keep you updated. Don't forget to CC me the want list & back-up list when you send them to AL/Rocketeer.Thanks ! Good Luck, Richard --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.16 --------------- From: "Adam Bernay" Subject: Re: ToyFare Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 20:58:29 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: Eric Leavitt Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 1:28 PM >After digesting this interview....can anyone really >argue that Hama wan't very influential in the toyline, >that the file cards are very important and that Hama >should be involved with any "A Real American >Hero" project? I would say that it would be wonderful if Mr. Hama would be, but I would say that, as long as we get a good writer who will be faithful to the ideas and concepts behind RAH, it would be fine. No offense meant to Mr. Hama, but I am a realist and I know he won't necessarily be involved due to the way business works. I accept that and hope for the best as far as writers go. Adam Bernay CODE NAME: Maccabee -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.5.5 for non-commercial use iQA/AwUBNjakdcSNrCBK3ASDEQJfWQCcC0QCMVYTETssJ6v3WkOWdfiH4YMAn06M 5Y9qBXPz9dOYyiJm9yVcHcZo =IGZ5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.17 --------------- From: BADSCNAME@aol.com Subject: Re: Confirmed Vehicles Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 00:23:01 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Could a Joe-Nut out there please identify these vehicles for us listfolk who don't have time to search YOJOE.com? Detonator x 2 Interrogator x10 Barracuda x 5 Crimson Cruiser x 3 ThanX! --Interrocuda --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.18 --------------- From: Jared C Durst Subject: Re: A quick question about Borovia Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 00:32:01 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" What is this "Joe Book" you are talking about? Is it the comic or what? Jared At 07:03 PM 10/27/98 EST, you wrote: >In the later issues of the Joe book, Larry changed the name of Borovia to >Borigia/Kranszy-Marango. >Now while searching for the correct Russian names for Red Star and Big Bear of >the Rodina Gvardia, I came to find out that Red=Kranszy in Russian. >So, my question is, to Mr. Hama, or anyone, what does Marango mean... and was >there any significance to the change, or was it something that was just thrwn >in there... satirical-like? (Ok, so only Larry can answer that) > >Peas, >Straight-Edge > > > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.19 --------------- From: WyvernDrag@aol.com Subject: Re: Confirmed Vehicles Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 02:43:53 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/28/98 12:32:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, BADSCNAME@aol.com writes: > Detonator x 2 A Cobra Vehicle, dark blue, somewhat big, with a large cannon that fires missiles, and comes with Nitro-Viper(a repainted Track-Viper), the only G.I.Joe figure with no file card. > Interrogator x10 Actually, the name of this vehicle is the Cobra Battle copter. Interrogator is the pilot. > Barracuda x 5 A small black and blue G.I.Joe submarine > Crimson Cruiser x 3 A repainted G.I.Joe Badger, for the Street Fighter subset. It comes with M. Bison C-V --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n728.20 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: A quick question about Borovia Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 06:36:01 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/28/98 12:47:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, j-durst@cu- online.com writes: << What is this "Joe Book" you are talking about? Is it the comic or what? >> yes --------------- END gijoe.v001.n728 --------------- -------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n729 -------------- 001 - BespinRunt@aol.com - Re: A quick question about Borovia 002 - "Julius Cooper" > sorry, I hit the enter button too soon. Yes, I'm talking about the comic. There is no other Joe book out there. usually when someone says "book", they mean the comic. sXE --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.2 --------------- From: "Julius Cooper" Subject: Re: Confirmed Vehicles Date: 28 Oct 98 05:45:18 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=_ORCL_67572128_0r0" --=_ORCL_67572128_0r0 content-type:multipart/alternative; boundary="=_ORCL_67572128_0r1" --=_ORCL_67572128_0r1 Content-Type:text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding:7bit Gang, Does anyone think it would be cherry-picking for me to ask for dibs on any of this stuff? If not, I'd like to toss my name into the hat for: >Stealth Fighter x 2 (1 MIB, 1 loose complete but no figure) The MIB one, natch... >Sky Raven x 1 (loose, painted blue, used as display but Complete) Actually, now that I think of it, the equitable way to do this would be to have a "lottery"--anyone who's interested would tell Al/Richard, and we'd have an "independent lottery." But this is just me talking... ;-) Peace, --Weasel ..no longer content with cameo appearances in others' notes... :-D ORACLEb Corporation Julius Cooper Indianapolis Staff Consultant Phone/Voicemail: 317.228.4027 Pager: 888.266.2461 Disclaimer: The opinions contained herein do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation. --=_ORCL_67572128_0r1 Content-Type:application/x-compressed-rtf Content-Transfer-Encoding:base64 PgQAAA4HAABMWkZ1cacPwv8ACgEPAhUCpAPkBesCgwBQEwNUAgBjaArAc2V07jIGAAbDAoMy A8YHEwKD5jMERhGXMSAIVQeyAoNmNBQ/FU9mNQPFAgBwhHJxEiJzdGVtAoO2NgRHFW43EScZ Q0cKwNJhBGBuZAKDOATWGSWoTWF0CHBhBdBUBgAhBQRDYXBpAZBsc90Cgzkb+xGfAoB9CoAI z+UJ2TsjYjI1GKAjzwmrHyTRAoAKgQ2xC2BuZzEMMDMUIAsDbGkxOB8N8AUQKKILVRpBczE3 mxzBJ8AsCoUKhURvB5GFAHB5AiBlIHRoC4AkayAf4CB3CGBsZBwgYivwIYAEkHJ5Lckf0GNr C4BnIAIQBcDLB4AsAG8rkHNrCoUuInhkaWIEIAIgK5Iv4GZXLAIEIBmwdQ3QPyp8SaEwcG5v dCwyECcs4F0ogGsucy6QBBFtMEBu3x0AK/ALgDMyLUAgEcAFQD0uIToqfAtGFmEp4j5TBxnA B0AsECBGaWdohRnAcgyCIHggIBIg4igXgE1JQjKAF4AjAD8zcC0RA3ALUBIAK/BidZ8FQDJQ LhA3sAhwZSkKhW5UNJE44S/hZTKAM+B0XSGALjywKnw3EGswQFLcYXYJ8DgWF4AoOVMygL8K sDQxCYAs8ApBMoB1EfD3LOAuwC+RcwtRMEA6QghQzznUOxY1vSm1QWMewAdAdGx5PEFvB+As EDTRSR8sBTBhH+AygDSCZXF1tx/hAmAr8HdBMS6RZDRifwQACoUspy6REcA+MCuQIA4iIwAC QASQeSItLeErpXdobycEID+iI3A/GbEs4CykGcBEUAqFQWzsL1ItsBHBZDKAAHBLkW5lMrFJ FAOgIguADbBwnwnwDbACMDlBSbMuIjhw7kI6UUepMLFqQGAFQC5izwdALdI8sThwOy1CLSp8 ulA3QGM8MAqFShBXN0D/EfBMRjywOoEjACfAFbEFoG8/sU8xA/A3cWMz8S6hcPtO4BzhblSQ SuIv4DSBEeCOJzJCB5BSIzotRDW9aRvhczMS8GMAQThAT+BSQUNMRQtFJ6UC0Y8ggSngGkBb snVwMReA/FwnJuBayl3FOEBav1vD2QhQcnAFsB6waQIgKTr+Mh2gW7EDMDgiY1QLVR2ia1uD EiBKLMBpQGAa0W9/TuA4AClJZLVaX2LGW+FJ/x0wBzAz4GGgKIAEIGmjY1m/OCJp0meuEvA4 QDcgYQ3Q/xrRAIAswAGQAjBiLxeAQq8bKdJk01BKsCvgL1Zvpy2wGdALcGw6OHAzKfCELjJi 4C40MDIb4NlqaVBhVqFxMThzYHGQxDY2cZA0NjEq5gQA/mMLYQeAcyI7kmWwC4Bh8d8EIFbi C3E/0S1BZVjRR3FvMlEyQAWQB5BzCsADEHn/CoZqaCNwJ5AFkFAyOXIwYd5PHPB0wCvwYXku KT0qfAUikQB90A== --=_ORCL_67572128_0r1 Content-Type:text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding:7bit Gang,
 
Does anyone think it would be cherry-picking for me to ask
for dibs on any of this stuff?
 
If not, I'd like to toss my name into the hat for:
 
>Stealth Fighter x  2 (1 MIB, 1 loose complete but no figure)
The MIB one, natch...
 
>Sky Raven x  1 (loose, painted blue, used as display but Complete)
 
Actually, now that I think of it, the equitable way to do this
would be to have a "lottery"--anyone who's interested would tell
Al/Richard, and we'd have an "independent lottery."  But this
is just me talking...  ;-)
 
 
 
Peace,
--Weasel
..no longer content with cameo appearances in others' notes...  :-D
ORACLEb Corporation  Julius Cooper
Indianapolis             Staff Consultant
Phone/Voicemail:   317.228.4027    Pager:  888.266.2461
Disclaimer:  The opinions contained herein do not necessarily
reflect those of Oracle Corporation.
 

--=_ORCL_67572128_0r1-- --=_ORCL_67572128_0r0 content-type:message/rfc822 Date: 27 Oct 98 06:20:45 From:ralarcon@skyinet.net To:gijoe@lists.best.com Subject:Confirmed Vehicles Reply-to:UNX09.US.ORACLE.COM:gijoe@lists.best.com Return-Path: Received:from mailsun2.us.oracle.com by usmail05 with SMTP (SMI-8.6/37.9) id TAA13442; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:47:48 -0800 Received:from inet16.us.oracle.com by mailsun2.us.oracle.com with ESMTP (SMI-8.6/37.8) id TAA02687; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:47:46 -0800 Received:from lists1.best.com (root@lists1.best.com [206.86.8.15]) by inet16.us.oracle.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA10095 for ; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:48:08 -0800 (PST) Received:(from daemon@localhost) by lists1.best.com (8.9.0/8.9.0/best.ls) id TAA23124; Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:34:11 -0800 (PST) Message-Id:<199810280334.TAA23124@lists1.best.com> BestServHost:lists.best.com Sender:gijoe-errors@lists.best.com Errors-To:gijoe-errors@lists.best.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type:text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding:7BIT Hi again, These are now confirmed: Detonator x 2 Interrogator x10 Battle Wagon x 1 Stealth Fighter x 2 (1 MIB, 1 loose complete but no figure) Sky Raven x 1 (loose, painted blue, used as display but Complete) Barracuda x 5 Crimson Cruiser x 3 The prices for these vehicles are not sure & are not discounted unlike the 1994 line vehicles and I assume that these are MIB. I plan to inspect them this week or the next to check their condition. Another concern is that some of them may have damages due to storage/floods but still in their boxes. Other vehicles may still show up since some of them have been there untouched since 1989. ******* ANYWAY, I would like to request to ship FIGURES ONLY for the Trial Run to make shipping easier for now but keep sending vehicles list as well to at least check for availability. I'm READY to order from the warehouse and I'll be waiting your lists from AL/Rocketeer and will keep you updated. Don't forget to CC me the want list & back-up list when you send them to AL/Rocketeer.Thanks ! Good Luck, Richard --=_ORCL_67572128_0r0-- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.3 --------------- From: BADSCNAME@aol.com Subject: Re: Confirmed Vehicles Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:27:32 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit << File: Unknown (1090 bytes) DL Time (14400 bps): < 1 minute >> Before you list members start chewing on this guy, i wanna say that i don't think he sent this on purpose. I've seen emails with the 'attach feature' glitch and send some lil' POS before. --Wannabe Computer Tech --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.4 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: New Hasbro Web Site Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 08:45:18 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain When does the new website names I think "www.hasbrocollectors.com" start. An e-mail from Habro said November. Anyone else know anything about this? Also, are there any Chicago collectors? Has anyone found the 1998 Real American hero figures in Chicagoland? --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.5 --------------- From: "Julius Cooper" Subject: Re: Confirmed Vehicles Date: 28 Oct 98 06:56:37 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_ORCL_25212212_0r0" --=_ORCL_25212212_0r0 Content-Type:text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding:7bit Thanks to BADSCNAME (sorry, bud, I just know you by your screen name, and your ever-changing signoffs, which--BTW--tend to leave me LMAO!) for rushing to my defense, but I just upgraded my e-mail, and there are nice little features (of the undocumented variety ;) such as transforming the original message into an attachment, which I was unaware of, prior to this last message. At any rate...see, it's working already: I'm putting in fewer cameos in light of the fact that I'm sending more messages for myself... :-D Peace, --Weasel ORACLEa Corporation Julius Cooper Indianapolis Staff Consultant Phone/Voicemail: 317.228.4027 Pager: 888.266.2461 Disclaimer: The opinions contained herein do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation. --=_ORCL_25212212_0r0 Content-Type:application/x-compressed-rtf Content-Transfer-Encoding:base64 +AMAAFgGAABMWkZ1YHK3Mf8ACgEPAhUCpAPkBesCgwBQEwNUAgBjaArAc2V07jIGAAbDAoMy A8YHEwKD5jMERhGXMSAIVQeyAoM2NARHFW41FD8VT2Y2UREncHJxEiBHCsBh6QRgbmQCgzca WxGfAoNGOATWGsVNYXQIcGENBdBUBgAFBENhcGnpAZBscwKAfQqACM8J2fI7IcIyNRgAIi8J qyMxDwKACoENsQtgbmcxMIYzFCALA2xpMTgN8A8FECcCC1UWYXMxNyASVB0QbmsEIHRvIABC QURTQ05BTRBFIChzBbByeSwQIGJ1ZCogSSBqRHVzBUBrbm8H4Hn7CGAqMHkrQgXABPEJ4QqF Wm4bYGUqIABwZCu0Zbp2BJAtHQEmIAuAZywALGlnKxAN0HMqIHdogmkdAC0tQlRXL6COdAnw LWAo8WxlYS3gAwqFB4AgTE1BTyHsKSACEAXAcirAL2Augf0o8W0roA2xCfAR8CoiBUDpKpV1 cAnAYQ2wLWAy4DkKhWUtAMADEC0kdGjfBJAxYArAMWADAGMxYCbgvwJAMJAx4DCgH2EHkSgu 8Mc2IjRAG5BvY3UHgAIwWwmACoV2CsAIkHQroDv5MdBzdR0ALTAo0RtQAID9MfFtMnM4cQWw LsALgAdA8zFBBBBhZzFgC4Ao8QBwfwqFH1ABkB0AOQIvNSqBd/s60TigYT9ANmEu8CogGuD+ aQWxKPE2MAQAMIA60AVA7TylLgqFCoVBBUAAcCugextQMBAuQ4AR8C0RIIAn9QQgdwWway5y B0Ah0DSQyHk6ICqAJ21AMDOwbnQucguAN4F3BJAKhWOdLPFvBCBGMSbgZ2gFQP04NWYA0AVA NjAfUEVjEfD/G5AucgRgNmE8pQQgMfEw5jJ5EfBsZkOBRVA6LbZEQfwKhVAwoDbwLAqFfS+g VzCgS5EKhwtkGkFzCjMS8GMAQWIgT1LwQUNMRQtFJgUC0RwBLyhAGkBQUjRQMRkgXCd/JUBP alJlUJBPX1BjCFByvnAFsB9QQGALkCepMh5A/1BRAzABkVflC1UeQlAjEiCcSnUm4CrAGTFv cASQ3yeaWVVO/1dmUIFJSZEAcP8gYAbwQPFeQ1f5WAJeclxO+xLwUJBTAZAN0BkxAIBZ0H8B kAIwVs8ZIFvNKBRZc1DCaAIgZS9WbzbhNZIlRUEzKFAuMleALjSsMDIcAF8JUDzhckVBJjho AGYwNjZmMDQ26jEKhUQEAGMLYQeAZ8L/KIA78SBwAwBhgUcQAiELcd80sTZCRjE4wCzQbwVA ZRD3NvA8wQUQbDT2Xvkh0CXw/wWQSMJHYD/iUKAbUGlgMWBdVhkuJ51B/CDxAHJw --=_ORCL_25212212_0r0 Content-Type:text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding:7bit Thanks to BADSCNAME (sorry, bud, I just know you by your screen
name, and your ever-changing signoffs, which--BTW--tend to leave
me LMAO!) for rushing to my defense, but I just upgraded my
e-mail, and there are nice little features (of the undocumented
variety ;) such as transforming the original message into an
attachment, which I was unaware of, prior to this last message.
 
At any rate...see, it's working already:   I'm putting in fewer
cameos in light of the fact that I'm sending more messages for
myself...  :-D
 
 
Peace,
--Weasel
ORACLEa Corporation  Julius Cooper
Indianapolis             Staff Consultant
Phone/Voicemail:   317.228.4027    Pager:  888.266.2461
Disclaimer:  The opinions contained herein do not necessarily
reflect those of Oracle Corporation.
 

--=_ORCL_25212212_0r0-- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.6 --------------- From: Joseph Smith Subject: Look for a press release Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:25:46 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Don't ask me how I know, but LOOK FOR A PRESS RELEASE CONCERNING A NEW JOE COMIC. Oh, yeah, I, um think we'll be pleased with the writer as well. Joey Smith (Smitty) Knowing an answer to prayer when I see it!!!! ***************************************************** From: Joseph Smith Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Tel: 770-451-9300 (Local) 1-800-868-9300 (Inside US) Fax: 770-454-9313 E-mail Address: jsmith@walkthru.org Home Page: http://www.walkthru.org For more information via email send a blank email to: info@walkthru.org ***************************************************** --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.7 --------------- From: klacoste@bigfoot.com (Kevin LaCoste) Subject: Re: Joe big in Japan? Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 01:55:08 +0900 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >I'm off to Japan at the end of the year for a month or so to visit my >parents - is Joe that big over there? > Not really. I've seen a fair bit of the larger dolls but other than key-chains I've yet to see any 3 3/4" stuff. Now Sailor Moon on the other hand... Kevin LaCoste klacoste@bigfoot.com --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.8 --------------- From: klacoste@bigfoot.com (Kevin LaCoste) Subject: Re: 25 Dream Team Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 01:55:20 +0900 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In response to Rottweiler's Dream TeamŠ >3 - Beach Head. Promote him to E-8 and you have the perfect "bad cop" >First Shirt. Replaces Snake Eyes as the team's "masked man". > Why is it that this guy wears a mask anyways? Is this ever addressed in the comic? Is he disfigured like Snakes or just ugly and self concious. >8 - Roadblock. The coolest of the three dedicated machine gunners and >he can cook, too. I'd love to see a figure of him in BDUs and a "kiss >the cook" apron. > What are BDUs? A military term I persume. Who is the third dedicated machine gunner? Maybe I should brush up on my latter years of Joe. Kevin LaCoste klacoste@bigfoot.com --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.9 --------------- From: klacoste@bigfoot.com (Kevin LaCoste) Subject: Re: 25 Dream Team Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 01:55:16 +0900 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >From a previous post by Davis, Kyle: >I've been seeing a lot of these speculative posts about who Larry Hama would >have put into a 25 man roster, and they seem to mostly agree with one >another... > >But what about US??? I mean, what would your own personal 'dream team' of >Joes look like? Not for any particularly mission efficient reasons, but >maybe just because you like these guys and think they'd work well >together... The Joes ARE the best of the best in our armed forces. A team >made up of Manglers and Eco-Warriors, led by Ice Cream Soldier should >theoretically be able to complete anything thrown at them. > I think these lists were actually personal "Dream Teams". The title was used because the thread started out by talking of how Larry Hama would have liked to keep the team around that size. As for you selections, a few comments: Dial-Tone: It seems he gets bagged on on this list but I have to agree that other than his comic/cartoon personality, I always thought he was a cool looking figure. BackBlast: Fire in the hole! Blizzard: I personally like all the arctic figures. Very cool looking. Personality wise I have no clue about these (the various snow) guys. Stalker: Everybody loves Stalker. Muskrat/Beach Head: Two of my personal favs... Quick Kick: I always thought he was pretty hokey. Did he die in the comic? What was his martial art anyway, Kung-Fu, Karate, Impersonation? Dusty: Another personal fave. Rock n' Roll: I always liked him after the issue where he's driving along in his car and gets side-swiped by a dreadnok. I think that's what happened anyways. I just remember the issue painted him in a pretty cool manner. Laid-back, beach boy thing going on there. Kevin LaCoste klacoste@bigfoot.com --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.10 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: 25 Dream Team Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:20:00 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/28/98 12:18:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, klacoste@bigfoot.com writes: << Did he die in the comic? >> Quick Kick bought the farm, yes. --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.11 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: Look for a press release Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:22:12 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/28/98 11:37:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, jsmith@walkthru.org writes: << Don't ask me how I know, but LOOK FOR A PRESS RELEASE CONCERNING A NEW JOE COMIC. Oh, yeah, I, um think we'll be pleased with the writer as well. Joey Smith (Smitty) Knowing an answer to prayer when I see it!!!! >> I think this is pretty much a no-brainer for all of us here who hear from Hama from time to time... I've been saying for quite a while that a new comic was possibly in the works... And Hama himself confirmed that much when he said the roster for the new book wasn't complete yet. So we know a new book is on its way.. does anyone want to speculate on a release date (there isn't one yet, just wondering if anyone has an opinion) Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.12 --------------- From: "Adam Bernay" Subject: ATTN JULIUS COOPER Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:23:37 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 You are apparently no longer sending in plain text...that's fine with me, but *PLEASE* up the font size...I'm getting a headache from trying to read that itty-bitty stuff. And, just a general plea to all of you...no small fonts. 12 or higher, *PLEASE*...help those of us with terrible vision keep what little we have awhile longer. Adam Bernay CODE NAME: Maccabee -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.5.5 for non-commercial use iQA/AwUBNjdTGMSNrCBK3ASDEQKa3gCgnEnr5VGH+cY4VZuAbnoyM7dVl6IAn3tU ZFsC3DD/1uEj/Dwc11Q5RaLg =1RAO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.13 --------------- From: Zzarana@aol.com Subject: Re: ATTN JULIUS COOPER Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:19:34 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Oh no! I can't imagine a perfect man like Adam is going blind!!!! I hope you aren't going bald too! You are so young! Ha ha I understand the whole small font thing, when you stare at a screen all day it does tend to hurt your eyes. Zz --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.14 --------------- From: "Adam Bernay" Subject: Re: 25 Dream Team Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 10:28:17 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: Kevin LaCoste Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 9:16 AM >>3 - Beach Head. Promote him to E-8 and you have >>the perfect "bad cop" First Shirt. Replaces Snake >>Eyes as the team's "masked man". >> > >Why is it that this guy wears a mask anyways? Is this >ever addressed in the comic? Is he disfigured like >Snakes or just ugly and self concious. When one storms the beachheads, either one paints ones face and other exposed skin with black makeup or one wears a mask...to avoid being seen by searchlights. >>8 - Roadblock. The coolest of the three dedicated >>machine gunners and he can cook, too. I'd love to >>see a figure of him in BDUs and a "kiss the cook" >>apron. >> >What are BDUs? A military term I persume. BDUs = Battle Dress Uniforms...known to the uninitiated frequently as "camos". Adam Bernay CODE NAME: Maccabee -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.5.5 for non-commercial use iQA/AwUBNjdiQMSNrCBK3ASDEQILigCgwkdC8cEeyIvmB7VCzCURRutfTbgAoONX qD1guTGcYyMlbPRvTsQ2rB4v =/fXa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.15 --------------- From: ralarcon@skyinet.net Subject: JLF Confirmed Vehicles Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:33:38 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT In-Reply-To: <199810260501.VAA26462@lists1.best.com> Hi again, These are now confirmed: Detonator x 2 Interrogator x10 Battle Wagon x 1 Stealth Fighter x 2 (1 MIB, 1 loose complete but no figure) Sky Raven x 1 (loose, painted blue, used as display but Complete) Barracuda x 5 Crimson Cruiser x 3 The prices for these vehicles are not sure & are not discounted unlike the 1994 line vehicles and I assume that these are MIB. I plan to inspect them this week or the next to check their condition. Another concern is that some of them may have damages due to storage/floods but still in their boxes. Other vehicles may still show up since some of them have been there untouched since 1989. ******* ANYWAY, I would like to request to ship FIGURES ONLY for the Trial Run to make shipping easier for now but keep sending vehicles list as well to at least check for availability. I'm READY to order from the warehouse and I'll be waiting your lists from AL/Rocketeer and will keep you updated. Don't forget to CC me the want list & back-up list when you send them to AL/Rocketeer. Thanks ! Good Luck, Richard --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.16 --------------- From: "Timmer Auto" Subject: Re: Joe big in Japan? Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:20:16 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There are (were?) definetely joes in Japan, it says so on yojoe.com and I've seen a card (without figure) from Japan. --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.17 --------------- From: "Timmer Auto" Subject: Talking Joes Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 00:10:26 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Question : I know the Talking Battle Commanders' backpacks are not removable like ordinary backpacks... My question is : Do you just have to remove a screw to take them off or is there more involved? I wanna know because I can pick up a set cheaply but I won't bother if I can't remove the backpacks... Thanks in advance for any help Tim (comes with three battle cries) --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.18 --------------- From: Garnet71@webtv.net (Thomas Stoddard) Subject: Re: Talking Joes Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:40:26 -0600 (CST) MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit there is quite alot involved- if you open the pack you should be able to get the guts out of it..i beliee there is a screw in there and it is just like the small screw found in all joes...good luck.. --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.19 --------------- From: "man9" Subject: Re: Talking Joes Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:38:35 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >I know the Talking Battle Commanders' backpacks >are not removable like ordinary backpacks... >My question is : Do you just have to remove a screw >to take them off or is there more involved? > >I wanna know because I can pick up a set cheaply but >I won't bother if I can't remove the backpacks... When I got my BAT Commander (think that's what he's called), I unscrewed the backpack almost immediately, since it got in the way of my playing (the guy wouldn't stand up!) and the voice became annoying very quickly. There's nothing more involved; it's very easy. Shipwreck, glad he can comment on something that he knows about! :D --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.20 --------------- From: CUBSandOs@aol.com Subject: Re: Talking Joes Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 18:42:14 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/28/98 6:40:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, sky15010@skynet.be writes: > Question : > > I know the Talking Battle Commanders' backpacks > are not removable like ordinary backpacks... > My question is : Do you just have to remove a screw > to take them off or is there more involved? > > I wanna know because I can pick up a set cheaply but > I won't bother if I can't remove the backpacks... > > Thanks in advance for any help > > Tim (comes with three battle cries) I believe there are 4? screws keeping the back pack together... than you have to open it and unscrew three screws from the inside and it comes off Matt --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.21 --------------- From: "man9" Subject: Re: Talking Joes Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 18:02:58 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >there is quite alot involved- if you open the pack you should be able to >get the guts out of it..i beliee there is a screw in there and it is >just like the small screw found in all joes...good luck.. Hmm ... it's been several years since I did it to mine, and I've since lost him to the depths of the garage. But it seems like it was extremely easy and obvious when I did it. I believe it's like what others said: three screws on the outside, and one holding the pack on (and internal screw). Shipwreck --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.22 --------------- From: rktmoose@ix.netcom.com Subject: JLA update Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 18:09:16 -0600 (CST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Joes, Below is a forward of the latest news from Richard - thought I would send for your comments / input ( I don't think he'll mind ). Also, on Weasels post re: vehicles - 1) shipping on these is going to be excessive I think so maybe the costs will not be great. 2) as for a lottery, unless there are quite a few persons ' fighting' over them ( and there is not so far ) I do not see this as needed - I think that most list members are willing to let the ' first' come guys have as they come in , as long as one ( or more ) don't get greedy with the ' choice' items. Let me know if you have any other ideas on this. Keep info / orders coming to me as wanted ( see below note first - things might still change but this is how it looks right now ). Hopefully we can get this together yet. AL / rocketeer ------Begin forward message------------------------- Hi again, I just wanted to let you know something. I finally found the warehouse address and it's 4 hours away from my place. I don't have a problem going there but carting away 100 figures and a few vehicles might be a lil too optimistic and I don't have a car. I'll have to backpack my way there, package it and still bring the box to my nearest fedex, 2 hours away. (I live in the outlying province) I've calculated the handling costs and, so that I wouldn't have to foot the travelling expenses and for my sis' trouble to re-mail it from Brunei, I have to add $1.50 to each figure. LMK if it's feasible. I did a little computation based on a 60 figure batch. here goes: $ 2 figure cost + $ 1.50 handling, packaging (Phils. & Brunei) == $ 3.50 price per figure with handling costs x60 pieces == $ 210 + $ 98 fedex + $ 50 Reg'd Mail (This is a Gross Over Estimation) == $ 358 = Total Batch Cost divided by 60 figures = US$5.97 per figure with shipping costs Obviously, this is very over estimated, but I think it represent the MAximum Cost. It should be cheaper since there are actually More figures and Lower Registered Mail Rates (I hope) from Brunei. At least, no custom taxes. Dzirhan is luckier because reg'd mail to malaysia from Brunei is very cheap. They're practically neighbours! ;) I'm still working on the vehicles. The 1994 Vehicles I earlier posted with prices are available but I'm still asking for a discount. The Older Pre-1994 Vehicles I posted lately might not be as cheap since they are not part of the sale items here. They might have remained untouched had I not ask. I'll update you on that. ANyway, Let me know what you & the other list members think about this before finalising the whole batch. I'll post a picture of the joes when I can, to prove I'm not ripping anyone off. ------End forward message--------------------------- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.23 --------------- From: Dawn Greider Subject: NEED HELP! (non-Joe) Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:31:40 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I really, really need to find someone to tape this Friday's episode of "The Uncle Floyd Show". It's only broadcast in New York and New Jersey, so if there's someone out there who could help me PLEASE LMK! I will gladly pay for the blank tape, shipping, and some extra cash for helping me out. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!! -Hurricane (desperate Misfits fan) --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.24 --------------- From: Calvin Woo Subject: Re: Talking Joes Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 18:47:26 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <199810282314.PAA21642@lists1.best.com> Take off four screws that put the two halves of backpack together. Then there are three screws from the inside that screw the backpack onto the figure. (there are only two screws for Stalker) The only problem is taht there is a flat spot on the back without any detail and you see the holes. Calvin On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Timmer Auto wrote: > Question : > > I know the Talking Battle Commanders' backpacks > are not removable like ordinary backpacks... > My question is : Do you just have to remove a screw > to take them off or is there more involved? > > I wanna know because I can pick up a set cheaply but > I won't bother if I can't remove the backpacks... > > Thanks in advance for any help > > Tim (comes with three battle cries) > > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.25 --------------- From: "Adam Bernay" Subject: Re: ATTN JULIUS COOPER Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 22:34:52 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: Zzarana@aol.com Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 10:55 AM >Oh no! I can't imagine a perfect man like Adam >is going blind!!!! It's not like it's happening soon...my vision is degenerating year by year, but it's finally slowed down to very minor degeneration each year. >I hope you aren't going bald too! You are so young! I don't know about bald, but the men in my family develop widow's peaks at an early age...my 30-year old brother already has a fairly pronounced one, and I can see mine developing already... >Ha ha I understand the whole small font thing, when >you stare at a screen all day it does tend to hurt your >eyes. I don't do it all day, but it still bothers me... Adam Bernay CODE NAME: Maccabee -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.5.5 for non-commercial use iQA/AwUBNjgMi8SNrCBK3ASDEQLKOgCg3qb+Mc1XKjnKvdUdwJ7yDEC8JPQAn0P+ KLUaGnbuHvMOieQJbz/Zf08d =rfmz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.26 --------------- From: ralarcon@skyinet.net Subject: update Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:18:05 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT In-Reply-To: <199810281138.DAA10921@lists1.best.com> Hi again, sorry to take up list space ;( I got your wants from AL and I count 100+ figures depending on availability. I'm still confirming more vehicles. I'll be opening a US$ account with an American bank in the next few weeks to make it easier to use bank transfers while I'm confirming more Joe & Transformers stuff. I will try to post a picture when I inspect the storage facility this Saturday, I hope, since it is very far from my place. 4 Hours away, in fact. It just occurred to me, I may have to hire a cab to bring all those stuff :( and still have to bring the box to fedex :( Good Luck, Richard --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.27 --------------- From: "Timmer Auto" Subject: Re: Talking Joes Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:14:11 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks for all the help,people, It's highly appreciated. Tim (YOJOE, EAT LEAD COBRA, MY SPIDEY SENCE IS TINGLING...,uh wait a minute...) --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.28 --------------- From: Russ Humphress Subject: Re: Confirmed Vehichles Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 03:22:52 -0500 (EST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm sorry, I've been out of the loop for a few weeks. For the benifit of myself and anyone else out there: What's this about? Did someone find a stash of Joes? And How do we order, Are we doing highest bidder or what (since there are presumably limited quantities based on the below info) Just don't want to miss this if I can get my hands on some joes. :) (PS, does any one have Rommel's email address, I seem to have lost it.) Thanks, Russ Humphress Codename: Sparks > Subject: Confirmed Vehicles > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 22:20:45 +0800 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT > > Hi again, > These are now confirmed: > > Detonator x 2 > Interrogator x10 > Battle Wagon x 1 > Stealth Fighter x 2 (1 MIB, 1 loose complete but no figure) > Sky Raven x 1 (loose, painted blue, used as display but Complete) > Barracuda x 5 > Crimson Cruiser x 3 > > The prices for these vehicles are not sure & are not discounted unlike the 1994 > line vehicles and I assume that these are MIB. I plan to inspect them this week > or the next to check their condition. Another concern is that some of them > may have damages due to storage/floods but still in their boxes. Other vehicles > may still show up since some of them have been there untouched since 1989. > ******* ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jaegan, aka Russell D. Humphress -|- jaegan@ms.uky.edu http://www.ms.uky.edu/~jaegan | jaegan@earthling.net Bill: You despise Windows, don't you? Steve: If I even considered using it, I probably would. ---- ICQ# 3844642 ----------------------------------------------- --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n729.29 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: A Request from Rod Hannah Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 06:54:58 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Since Rod is no longer on this mailing list, he's asked me to have all you guys stop over at his website: Zartan's Domain, for some really incredible news about the GIJoe comic. http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rwh/index.html I know Larry's been saying stuff to us for a while, but Rod did get him to loosen his tongue, and finally we know the truth... Check it Out NOW!!!! Straight-EDge --------------- END gijoe.v001.n729 --------------- -------------- BEGIN gijoe.v001.n730 -------------- 001 - "Daniel C. Carber" Subject: Re: Talking Joes Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 07:24:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In-Reply-To: <199810290006.QAA24608@lists1.best.com> >Hmm ... it's been several years since I did it to mine, and I've since lost >him to the depths of the garage. But it seems like it was extremely easy >and obvious when I did it. I believe it's like what others said: three >screws on the outside, and one holding the pack on (and internal screw). There are 4 small screws holding the two pieces of the pack together, these are visible when you first pick up the figure. Then, once you get the two pieces of the pack apart, there are 3 similiar screws holding the pack onto the figure, and these screws form a triangle. Unscrew these and the pack is off. The only bummer is that the 'back' of the figure is flat, but at least you'll have a useful figure. I did this to my talking stalker (with the stupid expression on his face) and it went fine. The pack's intact, and I can put it back on at any given time. dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Daniel C. Carber dcarber@stonehill.edu Lead Systems Administrator 508-565-1524 Department of Academic Technology Resources Stonehill College North Easton, MA 02357-4018 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.2 --------------- From: "DeVoe, Gary (DEVOEGW)" Subject: RE: A Request from Rod Hannah Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:07:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -----Original Message----- From: BespinRunt@aol.com [SMTP:BespinRunt@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 6:55 AM To: gijoe@lists.best.com Subject: A Request from Rod Hannah Since Rod is no longer on this mailing list, he's asked me to have all you guys stop over at his website: Zartan's Domain, for some really incredible news about the GIJoe comic. http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rwh/index.html I know Larry's been saying stuff to us for a while, but Rod did get him to loosen his tongue, and finally we know the truth... -----------------> ...And we ALL know what knowing is... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.3 --------------- From: Joseph Smith Subject: Joe Comic Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 10:33:23 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Don't ask me how I know, but LOOK FOR A PRESS RELEASE CONCERNING A NEW JOE COMIC. Oh, yeah, I, um think we'll be pleased with the writer as well. Joey Smith (Smitty) Knowing an answer to prayer when I see it!!!! >> I think this is pretty much a no-brainer for all of us here who hear from Hama from time to time... I've been saying for quite a while that a new comic was possibly in the works... And Hama himself confirmed that much when he said the roster for the new book wasn't complete yet. So we know a new book is on its way.. does anyone want to speculate on a release date (there isn't one yet, just wondering if anyone has an opinion) Straight-Edge Ok, so I didn't get the scoop. I thought it was news. But, hey, it doesn't make me less excited at the prospect. Mr. Hama writing Joe? Little to no binders I hope? Man, I've been waiting for this. I don't even read comics now, but I'd read this. I wonder what he has in mind for our favorite men and women in uniform. Hopefully, he won't have to include goofy stuff from Kenner, either. It boggles the mind to contemplate what Mr. Hama might come up with. I hope this isn't taken wrong, but I hope we get a fair dose of deaths and characters leaving the team. This in only realistic in a military unit. It makes me care for the characters so much more when I know they are vulnerable. Knowing that with the opening of each issue, characters can die really heightens the interest. This is so like the speculation about the new JLA roster. Any speculations, including the pared down roster? So far we got: 1)Snake Eyes 2)Stormshadow 3)Scarlet 4)Stalker 5)Hawk 6)Gung Ho 7)Roadblock Here are my revised predictions: 8) Wild Bill 9) Spirit 10)Low-Light 11)Dusty 12)Mainframe 13)Torpedo 14)Flint 15)Lady Jaye 16)Airtight 17)Hit-N-Run 18)Footloose 19)Falcon 20)Ace 21)Covergirl 22)Cutter 23)Iceberg 24)Mutt & Junkyard 25)Ripcord Ok, Smitty over and out! Joey Smith Don't ask me how I know, but LOOK FOR A PRESS RELEASE CONCERNING A NEW JOE COMIC. Oh, yeah, I, um think we'll be pleased with the writer as well. Joey Smith (Smitty) Knowing an answer to prayer when I see it!!!! >> I think this is pretty much a no-brainer for all of us here who hear from Hama from time to time... I've been saying for quite a while that a new comic was possibly in the works... And Hama himself confirmed that much when he said the roster for the new book wasn't complete yet. So we know a new book is on its way.. does anyone want to speculate on a release date (there isn't one yet, just wondering if anyone has an opinion) Straight-Edge ***************************************************** From: Joseph Smith Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Tel: 770-451-9300 (Local) 1-800-868-9300 (Inside US) Fax: 770-454-9313 E-mail Address: jsmith@walkthru.org Home Page: http://www.walkthru.org For more information via email send a blank email to: info@walkthru.org ***************************************************** --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.4 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: RE: A Request from Rod Hannah Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:40:20 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain I have a problem...I am not able to read this interview....lots of X's and O's all over it. Am I missing something....or can someone else run the interview in a legible format? I like the Zartan page....it's been set up in my Favorites in my browser for weeks now. > ---------- > From: BespinRunt@aol.com[SMTP:BespinRunt@aol.com] > Reply To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 5:54 AM > To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Subject: A Request from Rod Hannah > > Since Rod is no longer on this mailing list, he's asked me to have all you > guys stop over at his website: Zartan's Domain, for some really incredible > news about the GIJoe comic. > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rwh/index.html > > I know Larry's been saying stuff to us for a while, but Rod did get him to > loosen his tongue, and finally we know the truth... Check it Out NOW!!!! > > Straight-EDge > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.5 --------------- From: BADSCNAME@aol.com Subject: Re: A Request from Rod Hannah Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:46:59 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit << -----------------> ...And we ALL know what knowing is.. >> .....IT'S HALF THE FREAKIN' BATTLE, DUDE!!!!! IT'S SO $@#&% GOOD TO BE A GEEK THESE DAYS!!!! NEW STAR WARS, NEW GIJOE....I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO PRAY FOR!!! WOO FREAKIN' HOOOOO!!! Part of me wishes Marvel picked it up, but hey, Marvel's going the way of WEG and it would suck to leave the Joe license hanging like that. Now everyone, buy two copies of each issue and maybe Bench Press will stay around for a while ;) --Dorkman --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.6 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: Zartan's Domain Larry Hama Interview Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:50:17 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Never mind...I just highlighted the text, copied and pasted it into a Microsoft Word document for my personal use. Don't worry, I would never reprint it or post it without the permission of Zartan's Domain. If I did have that permission though, I might... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.7 --------------- From: GITrekker@aol.com Subject: Re: New Hasbro Web Site Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 10:06:17 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <> Darned if I know, but there's a full page ad for it in the newest Tomart's, but when I tried to call it up, it didn't work. --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.8 --------------- From: "DeVoe, Gary (DEVOEGW)" Subject: Geeks Anonymous Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 10:16:40 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -----Original Message----- From: BADSCNAME@aol.com [SMTP:BADSCNAME@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 9:47 AM To: gijoe@lists.best.com Subject: Re: A Request from Rod Hannah << -----------------> ...And we ALL know what knowing is.. >> .....IT'S HALF THE FREAKIN' BATTLE, DUDE!!!!! IT'S SO $@#&% GOOD TO BE A GEEK THESE DAYS!!!! NEW STAR WARS, NEW GIJOE....I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO PRAY FOR!!! WOO FREAKIN' HOOOOO!!! An individual nervously steps up to a microphone at a podium in a small, crowded room. Sounds of stifled coughing in the background...a subtle whine of feedback... The individual at the podium speaks: "Hi. My name is Gary, and I collect G.I.Joe..." The audience responds in unison: "Hi Gary." -Triage --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.9 --------------- From: Zzarana@aol.com Subject: Re: A Request from Rod Hannah Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 10:20:42 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yeah hun He has the Xoom Logo all over the page. I will talk to him, and see if He can change it. ~Zz --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.10 --------------- From: Eric Leavitt Subject: RE: New Hasbro Web Site Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:40:34 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Yup, and I received an e-mail from Hasbro concerning a revamped Joe site in November.... > ---------- > From: GITrekker@aol.com[SMTP:GITrekker@aol.com] > Reply To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 9:06 AM > To: gijoe@lists.best.com > Subject: Re: New Hasbro Web Site > > < start.>> > > Darned if I know, but there's a full page ad for it in the newest > Tomart's, > but when I tried to call it up, it didn't work. > --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.11 --------------- From: Zzarana@aol.com Subject: Re: Geeks Anonymous Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 10:41:46 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/29/98 10:36:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, DEVOEGW@UCMAIL.UC.EDU writes: << "Hi. My name is Gary, and I collect G.I.Joe..." The audience responds in unison: "Hi Gary." -Triage >> The psychiatrist at the side of the stage gently urges Gary, "Please Gary, tell us why you are here, there is nothing to be a shamed of......" ~Zz --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.12 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: Re: A Request from Rod Hannah Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:44:56 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/29/98 11:13:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, BADSCNAME@aol.com writes: << Part of me wishes Marvel picked it up, but hey, Marvel's going the way of WEG and it would suck to leave the Joe license hanging like that. Now everyone, buy two copies of each issue and maybe Bench Press will stay around for a while ;) >> Also, if anyone out there is a comic book fan, start ordering their other titles ("Warriors Way", and coming Soon "Ultra Violet"...) This is our new favorite comic company, guys... we need to support it... Me? I've already picked up the first two issues of WW.. pretty damn good... Bench Press Studios The newest name in the GIJoe family Straight-Edge... thankful he can finally plug these guys. They're really cool, and have a lot of talent... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.13 --------------- From: BespinRunt@aol.com Subject: More cool comic news! Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:49:07 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, I just got back from a conversation with Benny Powell of Bench Press (great guy... wants to kiss my gf.. LOL.. ok, j/k) anyway... he showed me a little tid-bit of something I know you Transformers fans will be interested in... Go here: 4-Color Review http://4colorreview.simplenet.com/ in case the hyperlink doesnt come out.. Keep checking out this websie, as the Joe comic will be announced there too. The press release for the Joe book will be out possibly today, or in the next few days... Oh, yeah, there will be two books. Thats right! Two GIJoe Comic Books, one coming out in April, and another a few months later! Fantastic, huh? Keep on keeping on.. Straight-Edge --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.14 --------------- From: James McFadden Subject: Re: A Request from Rod Hannah Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:07:32 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ---BADSCNAME@aol.com wrote: > > << -----------------> ...And we ALL know what knowing is.. >> > > .....IT'S HALF THE FREAKIN' BATTLE, DUDE!!!!! IT'S SO $@#&% GOOD TO BE A GEEK > THESE DAYS!!!! NEW STAR WARS, NEW GIJOE....I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO PRAY FOR!!! I hate to admit it, but I know just how you feel! It seems like George Lucas and Hasbro waited for me to make some websites and then decided to come back! (I'm kidding, of course...) JMM _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.15 --------------- From: James McFadden Subject: A Real American Hero Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:14:54 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I thought someone should mention that in the midst of our new comic excitement, the space shuttle just took off carrying A Real American Hero, John Glenn. You guys out of the USA could call him an International Hero, I suppose... :) JMM _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.16 --------------- From: "mrsmiley!" Subject: Re: New Hasbro Web Site Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:35:27 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit GITrekker@aol.com wrote on Thursday October 29, 1998 at 7:31am: ><> > I just checked the sight and it said it would go online on the tenth of November. Mr. Smile.... --------------- MESSAGE gijoe.v001.n730.17 --------------- From: Grendel346@aol.com Subject: Re: Talking Joes Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:52:46 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/29/98 3:07:59 AM !!!First Boot!!!, calvinw@vcn.bc.ca writes: << Take off four screws that put the two halves of backpack together. Then there are three screws from the inside that screw the backpack onto the figure. (there are only two screws for Stalker) The only problem is taht there is a flat spot on the back without any detail and you see the holes. Calvin On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Timmer Auto wrote: > Question : > > I know the Talking Battle Commanders' backpacks > are not removable like ordinary backpacks... > My question is : Do you just have to remove a screw > to take them off or is there more involved? > > I wanna know b