G.I. Joe: The Real American Hero
Hasbro
1997
In celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the 3 3/4 inch line of G.I. Joe, Hasbro produced a set of figures under the banner of G.I. Joe: The Real American Hero, not to be confused with the original line known as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. These all new sets of figures and vehicles found minor success with fans of the original series who hadn't yet necessarily moved on from their Joes from the 80's and 90's, but didn't quite catch on as much as Hasbro had hoped.
There were no individually carded figures, only sets. This in turn yielded high prices at retail which caused many who were mildly interested in the figures to pass on them. This resulted in very poor sales of the figures which were promptly moved to clearance isles, and as a result the 15th Anniversary celebration was short lived for Hasbro and fans.
FIGURES
Navy Assault Unit with Torpedo, Shipwreck and Wet-suit
Oktober Guard with Col. Berkhov, Lt. Gorky and Volga
FIGURES
Cobra Infantry Team with Cobra Trooper, Cobra Officer and (another) Cobra Trooper
Cobra Polar Force with Snow Serpent, Night Creeper and Firefly
BOXED SET
Stars and Stripes Forever with Breaker, Flash, Grunt, Rock N' Roll, Scarlet, Short-Fuze, Snake-Eyes, Stalker and Zap
MISSION PACKS
Army Recon Mission with Duke and Silver Mirage Motorcycle
Navy S.E.A.L. Mission with Torpedo and Night Landing S.E.A.L. Raft
TEAM PACKS
Arctic Mission Team with Iceberg, Snow Job and Blizzard
Cobra Command Team with Cobra Commander, Baroness and Destro
TEAM PACKS
Cobra Viper Team with Viper and Flight Pod
Commando Team with Snake-Eyes, Lady Jaye and Storm Shadow
VEHICLES
Mobile Artillery Cannon (Slugger) with Gung-Ho
A-10 Thunderbolt with General Hawk and Ace
Cobra Rage with Alley Viper
Join us next time when we take a look at Nightmare Warriors!
Click "HERE" to go back to the home page. For more posts related to this one, please click the labels below.