BIG BOA (v1)
COBRA TRAINER
Series: Six (1987)
Big Boa was first released carded as part of the sixth series (1987). He was also sold in 1988 and was discontinued domestically in 1989.
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Accessories
Big Boa came with a silver mouthpiece, two red flexsteel-mesh boxing gloves (with white Cobra logos on them), a brown punching bag, and a black stand for the punching bag.
Packaging Information
Filecard Information
Cobra troopers can be an unruly bunch at times. They aren't motivated by patriotism, unit loyalty, honor or sense of duty. It takes a brutal, unfeeling taskmaster to whip them into fighting trim and Big Boa fits the bill to a tee. He has a voice like a bullhorn, fists the size of frozen turkeys and the disposition of a rabid grizzly bear.
"Big Boa kicks open the Cobra barracks door at 0500 and makes everyone do the low-crawl up the mountain while pushing a bowling ball with their noses. Then, it's a twenty-mile run through the bramble thickets, more push-ups than you want to know about, and a two-mile swim upstream with flak jacket and helmet. After breakfast, he starts on the HARD stuff!"
Variations
No variations of Big Boa (v1) are known to exist.
Featured In
Big Boa was featured in several of the various media of GI Joe through the years, including Trading Cards, Comic Books, Cartoons and Commercials.
Body Construction
Big Boa's body is completely original - all new body parts.
Big Boa's chest, arms, waist, and legs were later re-colored and re-used to create Balrog.
International Releases
In Brazil, Big Boa was recolored to be part of "Forca Fera" and named Kangor.
Funskool released Big Boa with a silver helmet.
Reference Information
The below information contains information about references to various collector's guides, Hasbro references, original retail prices, and other reference material related to Big Boa (v1).|
Original Retail: $2.43 Product Number: 6484 Lee's Guide: GIJ-87016 The Ultimate Guide: Pg. 88 (1st Ed.), Pg. 141 (2nd Ed.) |
Desimone Guide: #158 Tomart's Guide: #GI5713 RAHC/Rank & File: n/a Action Figure Archive Guide: n/a |
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