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Tag: GI Joe

Action Figure Appreciation:  Dreadnok Torch (1986)
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Action Figure Appreciation: Dreadnok Torch (1986)

For this second entry into the Action Figure Appreciation files, I’ve chosen to highlight a figure from the G.I. Joe: …

Toys I Never Had:  G.I. Joe U.S.S. Flagg Aircraft Carrier
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Toys I Never Had: G.I. Joe U.S.S. Flagg Aircraft Carrier

I’ll be the first to admit that when it came to toys, I had what would be considered an awesome …

American Defense Action Figures of the 1980s
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American Defense Action Figures of the 1980s

These American Defense figures are the first G.I. Joe “bootleg” figures I recall seeing on store shelves. I had 3 …

Toys I Never Had:  GI Joe Killer WHALE Hovercraft
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Toys I Never Had: GI Joe Killer WHALE Hovercraft

Toys I Never Had Throughout my memories of the mid-’80s, two action figure lines dominated my playtime. Masters of the Universe and G.I. …

A Few of My Favorite Christmas Gifts Through the Years
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A Few of My Favorite Christmas Gifts Through the Years

With Christmas getting ever so closer, let’s take a break from everyday life to remember some of our favorite old …

Wax Pack Flashback:  G.I. Joe Trading Cards (1991)
Wax Pack Flashback

Wax Pack Flashback: G.I. Joe Trading Cards (1991)

For this presentation from the Wax Pack Flashback series I do on the TRNTV YouTube channel for The Retro Network, …

What I Got For Christmas in 1986
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What I Got For Christmas in 1986

In an earlier post here on Retro Ramblings, I posted about how 1986 was the year Santa became real for …

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