We've always been big fans of Toyfare magazine - it's a great magazine and they're big fans of G.I.Joe. And Toyfare has done it again.

Toyfare #38 lists the top 25 action figures of all time - from the 1970s to today. The story is extensively illustrated with shots of each toy and the features that made them winners. #7 greatest action figure of all time is Zartan.

Issue #38 of Toyfare should be on newsstands by the end of August. Keep your eyes out for it!

Among the many new things added today to Yo Joe!, we wanted to point out two new items in particular.

First is the Yo Joe! store. You demanded it - a way to get useful G.I.Joe collectors supplies that aren't easily obtained elsewhere coupled with the convenience of online purchasing.

Second is WHOBIT (Whose Helmet Or Backpack Is This?). With thousands of different 3 3/4" accessories, sometimes it's hard to figure out that G.I.Joe backpack or gun you found. Use WHOBIT to help you i.d. it quickly.

A big hearty YO JOE! to everyone who've helped us and supported us over the years.

-Yo Joe!

8/3/00

If you haven't gotten the first six tapes of the Kid Rhino's G.I.Joe Videos, you have an unbelievable opportunity.

KBKids.com is having a 75% off Moving Sale and has volumes #1-6 of the Kid Rhino G.I.Joe cartoon videos for only $1.99 each! If you don't already have them, this is the lowest you will ever find them! Go to the KBKids.com site, click on the 75% off moving sale banner, and select the VHS Cartoons category.

If they're sold out and/or you want to find Kid Rhino's tapes #7-9 and the G.I.Joe DVD, David Thornton - webmaster at Quick Kick's Theatre - keeps up-to-date information about the new videos and DVD and where you can buy them - go to http://qktheatre.com/misc/videos.htm.

Toyfare Magazine has always been good to YOJOE.COM and G.I.Joe collectors. Now with their latest issue #36, the issue has several articles about G.I.Joe and have some very kind words about YOJOE.COM in it.

Do yourself a favor and pick up Toyfare #36 at your local newsstand. And thanks again, Toyfare!

UPDATE: We've also been honored in Toyfare's sister magazine, Wizard. Check out Wizard #107.

It's a question we've all wondered - WHO IS CHAMELEON? Well, thanks to David Thornton, we now know.

At the San Diego Comic Con, the Diamond Distributors booth displayed samples of carded G.I.Joe figures from the 2000 line. David Thornton took pictures of the back of the carded Cobra Commander-Chameleon card and developed this picture.

More information about the upcoming G.I.Joe toys below.

At the Gung-Ho for G.I.Joe convention in Irvine, California, Hasbro unveiled the painted prototypes for this Fall's G.I.Joe line.

The July issue of Previews Magazine has listed the following as suggested retail prices - the action figure 2-packs at $7.99 each, the Locust Helicopter at $17.99, and the Man-O-War at $11.50.

The toys will be available in stores everywhere this Fall.

UPDATE: More pictures of the packaging are available at Figures.com and at NextPlanetOver.Com.

In the never-ending saga of here-they-are/no-they-aren't, Toys R Us.Com has removed the 1998 G.I.Joe Action Figure three-packs from their website without every having them marked as Out of Stock. They also removed the Cobra Rattler 4WD Jeep and the MOBAT (Motorized Battle Tank). The only item in stock is the Conquest X-30 for $19.99.

From their website, click on Action Figures, then G.I.Joe. If you haven't gotten them yet or are looking for extras, go now.

The new officially-licensed G.I.Joe and Cobra t-shirts are appearing around the country. Check out your local Hot Topic, Gadzooks, and Spencer's Gifts stores.

UPDATE: Cobra T-Shirts are available online from the Hot Topic website. Click on "T-Shirts" - then "Mens" - then choose "G.I.Joe".

Hasbro has quietly announced in the G.I.Joe Collector Club newsletter that there will be new 3 3/4" G.I.Joe figures released this fall.

The toys will be available in stores everywhere and will not be store exclusives. Figures will be sold in two-packs. Five two-packs will be sold - three G.I.Joe and two Cobra. Each two-pack will come with 6-8 accessories.

Originally, the only vehicle announced to be released was a re-release of the M.O.B.A.T. with Thunderwing and Heavy Duty. Rumors then circulated that other vehicles would also be released. Now according to Figures.com, Hasbro has told them to also expect a Dragonfly helicopter and a C.U.D.A. Submarine with Lampreys. Figures.com also says that the toys will be released this September. ToyFare Magazine's print edition #36 reveals that the names have been changed to the Locust helicopter with Wild Bill and the Man-O-War sub with Lampreys.

Reports are that Kid Rhino's new G.I.Joe video tapes - Volume #7 Captives of Cobra, Volume #8 The Traitor, and Volume #9 Nothing But Lies (The Spy Who Rooked Me and Sink the Montana) and the G.I.Joe DVD are available now.

Also, the G.I.Joe DVD was supposed to be released today. Look for it to arrive in stores soon. Image Entertainment has more information about the G.I.Joe DVD's features including-

• 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound
• Production Stills
• Cast/Crew Biographies
• 2 Theatrical Trailers
• 2 Television Trailers
• 25 Public Service Announcements (And Knowing is Half the Battle!)

David Thornton - webmaster at Quick Kick's Theatre - keeps up-to-date information about the new videos and DVD and where you can buy them - go to http://qktheatre.com/misc/videos.htm.

Don't forget - the first six G.I.Joe cartoon tape re-releases (Vol.1, Vol.2, Vol.3, Vol.4, Vol.5, and Vol.6) are still available!

The WS Internet Magazine is looking for pictures of G.I.Joe-related tattoos. If you have a G.I.Joe tattoo and can send a pic of it to them, they want to see them. Email them at wampa@canada.com.

Love 'em or hate 'em, the G.I.Joe vs Cobra Micro-Machines have two television spots running.

If you haven't seen the new G.I.Joe vs Cobra Micro-Machines commercials, you can download them from Quick Kick's Theatre.

Just to show that the Real American Hero's influence is still being felt in our American pop-culture consciousness, Marvel Comics' Deadpool #42 (coming in May) features an homage to the classic silent issue - G.I.Joe #21.

3/24/00

Thanks to Christopher Giles for the info!