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How G.I. Joe Became An Adventure Team

Chris Walker — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:08:30 +0000

In the popular memory, G.I. Joes come in two types: the comic book influenced 3.75” figures and the older, more realistic 12” figures. And while that’s broadly true, it misses a very specific era that linked the two thematically: the 12” Adventure Team figures! G.I. Joe Debuts Fun Fact: Hasbro coined the term “Action Figure”…

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Why 80s Cartoons Were Based On Toys

Chris Walker — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:00:10 +0000

Prior to the 1980s, the connection between TVs and toy stores really only ran one way. There could be toys based on TV shows, but they were by-and-large a much smaller part of the toy market than toys that were just, y’know, toys. Then, seemingly over night, the top cartoons of the day were based…

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Who is G.I. Joe? Four Faces of an American Icon

Chris Walker — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:00:17 +0000

Happy Independence Day! We’re celebrating with a retrospective on the most American toy around: G.I. Joe! But who IS G.I. Joe? Other than one of the most well known toys in the history of playthings. Well, the answer varies. Quite a bit, actually. Before we give you the details, you should know that we basically…

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Were There Mortal Kombat Toys in the 90s?

Chris Walker — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:45:45 +0000

Welcome back to Hammer Drops! This week, we’re looking at Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II action figures recently sold at auction. Specifically, we’re looking at why they realized the prices they did. Street Fighter II vs. Mortal Kombat Back in the 1990s, two fighting game franchises dominated the arcade scene. They were, of…

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How Jurassic Park Changed G.I. Joe

Chris Walker — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:00:47 +0000

Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! This week, we’re looking at the G.I. Joe Dino-Hunter Mission Playset, which roared onto the auction block over the weekend. Why is America’s Fighting Man hunting a T-Rex? Well, much like the blockbuster that roared into theaters over the weekend, the blame ultimately falls at the feet of…

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What is Cobra’s HQ in G.I. Joe?

Chris Walker — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 10:00:27 +0000

Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past picks one of the hundreds of cool things we handle each and every day to highlight for our adoring public. This week’s selection comes from the same collection as last week’s Atari Lynx, specifically from the “action figure” side of it. It…

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What Makes a G.I. Joe Toy Worth $12,000?

Chris Walker — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:00:03 +0000

Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Every week, Back to the Past stops for a moment to gush about one of the cool items we offer, and this week is no exception. In the not-so-distant past, we sold a mint-in-box U.S.S. Flagg, the legendarily gigantic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero aircraft carrier. Today,…

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Alpha & Omega (or “Popular Things Aren’t Cancelled”)

Chris Walker — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:10:43 +0000

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A Real American (Football) Hero

Chris Walker — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:30:00 +0000

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Um Verdadeiro Bandido Brasileiro (A Real Brazilian Badguy)

Chris Walker — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000

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