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Joelanta 2014′s Indoor “Parachute Drop” A Popular Event For Fans, Families...
Passing the torch—GIjOE fan and toy dealer, Ryan Bonavia (r), with his children Logan (11) and Ella (6), wait for the beginning of Joelanta 2014′s “Parachute Drop” in Atlanta, GA. This year, Bonavia...
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Former ’70s TV Personality, Topless Bar Owner and Eureka, CA Mayoral...
The multi-talented Tom Razooly (above, r), has reinvented himself once again, this time as an artist and sculptor creating unique 1:6 scale structures and vehicles with VERY high “play value.” He also...
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FLASH! Hasbro Announces “It’s Had Enough” of Shrinking Sales and Low Public...
In a stunning reversal of recent corporate silence and indifference towards the world’s “most popular toy,” Hasbro spokesmen (almost giddily) declared today that they were “throwing down the gauntlet”...
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G.I. Joe Cosplayers Creating “Girls of the Finest” 2015 Calendars to Benefit...
The world’s most beautiful GIjOE/Cobra cosplayers are combining their considerable talents to create a 2015 calendar called “Girls of the Finest” to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. (Photo: The...
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Two G.I. Joe Fans Agree to Record-Setting Deal Enabling Seller to Net $6,500...
Passing the torch of GIjOE fandom, Jim Besse of New York (right) hands over two of the many rare, expensive vintage GIjOE figures he sold to buyer and fellow fan/collector, Ron Galletti of Florida...
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Fan Expectations Remain Low for 1:6 Scalers During This Weekend’s “JoeCon” In...
Is it just us, or do these Joes look bored? While better than nothing, the club’s “Codename: GIjOE” 12-inch convention exclusive set has generated little excitement among fans who expected something...
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JoeCon 2014 Closes to (Mostly) Positive Reviews
This superb, custom VTOL Air Adventurer diorama by Sean Huxter was clearly the “show stealer” of the day at JoeCon 2014. Hand-crafted and 3D-printed, exquisite details were everywhere you looked....
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FLASH!——— Hallmark Announces Surprise October Release of a “50th Anniversary...
This closeup of the upcoming (limited-quantity) “50th Anniversary GIjOE” keepsake ornament by Hallmark measures approximately 4.5″h and should be available in stores in time for Christmas 2014....
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You’re Never Too Old———70 Year-Old Retired Man “Getting Over Bout of Cancer”...
Mini diorama and display stand creator, Joe Hodge, mans his booth at Joelanta 2014. A quick glance at his products reveals surprising and superb craftsmanship with myriad details. (Photo: Mark Otnes)...
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All-Volunteer Group of G.I. Joe Fans Combine Forces To Create A “Dirty Dozen”...
PoP’s “Dirty Dozen” actually consisted of 13 volunteers at Joelanta 2014 (11 of whom are shown here), including (from l to r): Bryan Tatum, Haz Ardis, Brad Curry, Chet Peters, Keith Mayo (back), Chung...
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Joelanta 2014′s Indoor “Parachute Drop” A Popular Event For Fans, Families...
Passing the torch—GIjOE fan and toy dealer, Ryan Bonavia (r), with his children Logan (11) and Ella (6), wait for the beginning of Joelanta 2014′s “Parachute Drop” in Atlanta, GA. This year, Bonavia...
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Former ’70s TV Personality, Topless Bar Owner and Eureka, CA Mayoral...
The multi-talented Tom Razooly (above, r), has reinvented himself once again, this time as an artist and sculptor creating unique 1:6 scale structures and vehicles with VERY high “play value.” He also...
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Kentuckiana G.I. Joe Club Continues Tradition of Outdoor Water-Rocket...
This photo (taken during a previous club meeting) reveals jugs of water and other related launch “technology” used to repeatedly provide thrust for the 1:6 scale parachute GIjOE (and CA) missions....
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Don Levine, aka “The Father of G.I. Joe,” Dead at 89
In a grave message posted on Facebook by the GIjOE Collector’s Club, it was revealed today that the “Father of GIjOE,” Don Levine, has passed away. Here is the club’s message in its entirety: “It is...
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“Action Man Day 4” Show Set For June 1, Essex, UK
There’s nothing we enjoy more than a locally produced and amiably hosted GIjOE and/or Action Man toy show. Fortunately for fans in the UK, there’s going to be just such an event held this Sunday,...
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Dreaming About G.I. Joe———Cultural Phenomenon Reveals Depth of Brand...
“GIjOE Dreams” can range from the fanciful to the farcical (Attack of the Giant Joes, anyone?). But the most common vision appears to be a straight-forward and hopeful “Wishful Thinker” scenario,...
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25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre Recalls Astonishing Bravery of...
Bottom Line: GIjOE fans love tanks, but few of us have the cojones to stand down a column of them, much less alone. 25 years ago today, China’s “Tank Man” did just that. He stood his ground, putting...
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Chester Nez, U.S. Marine, Last Survivor of Original 29 Navajo Code Talkers,...
As the LAST of the original Navajo Code Talkers, Chester Nez, was recently the subject of a wonderful profile article in Navajo Nation Fair Magazine. (Photo: Navajo Nation Fair Magazine) Bottom Line:...
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70th Anniversary of D-Day Invasion Remembered
Bottom Line: Please remember to honor all of those who fought and died for our freedom on this day 70 years ago, June 6, 1944. Better yet, remind your children and grand-children why today is so...
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Customizer Creates 1:6 Scale Replica of 1942 Harley-Davidson Army Prototype...
They don’t get any rarer than this. You’re looking at a one-of-a-kind, 1:6 scale, museum-quality replica of a prototype 1942 Harley-Davidson motorcycle (that never made it into mass-production)....
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