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1:6 Scale “Wild Adventure” Hunting & Fishing Figures Available Online (Only)...
It’s Duck Huntin’ Time! This new face is one of our favorites from Blue Box’s new “Wild Adventure” action figure line. As usual, their figures are a tad taller than vintage GIjOEs, but the heads are...
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G.I. Joe and Jem Appear Together For Second Time in New “Fa La La La Love”...
Bottom Line: Despite Hasbro “deep-sixing” our favorite 1:6 scale action hero, GIjOE is clearly, a long way from being retired as an American icon. In a second TV commercial in as many months,...
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Whoosh! UK TV Show, “James May’s Toy Stories” (on BBC2), Will Attempt to Fly...
British TV celebrity, James May, looks on admiringly at a clear model rocket (missile?) containing one very brave, 1970s-vintage, Action Man astronaut in an intriguing publicity still promoting an...
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73 Years Ago Today, Japanese Sneak Attack at Pearl Harbor, HI, Kills 2,403...
After being struck by 7 Japanese torpedoes, the Battleship USS West Virginia burns and then sinks during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941. (Photo: Wikipedia) Victims not on the USS...
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2002 G.I. Joe 10-Piece “Party Lights” Set Features “Real Action Detail” to...
Show us the Joe-Light! This 2002 set of GIjOE-themed string-lights from “Brain Wave” was officially licensed by Hasbro and includes 4 soldiers, 5 logos, and 1 mini television. (Photo: ebay) Click to...
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Mysterious “Project: HERCULES” Excites Fans of 1:6 Scale Worldwide———Purpose...
We’re in the Dark— Due to a current news “black-out” and strictly enforced “no new photos” policy recently enacted by the ground crew over at the Patches of Pride launch site, we were unable to bring...
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Look Out, G.I. Joe! “Dr. Isotope, The Radioactive Menace” To Be Club...
Stand back, Joe! The GIjOE Collector’s Club is about to release its ominous new membership figure, “Doctor Isotope,” the first-ever 12-inch glow-in-the-dark GIjOE. WOW! (Photo: GIJCC) isotope...
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BBC2 Releases 1st Promo For “Action Man at the Speed of Sound” Episode Airing...
Bottom Line: Attention, Action Man fans in the UK and Europe! Be sure to mark your calendars for this Christmas Day, December 25th, 2014. After opening your presents and stuffing yourselves silly,...
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Collecting and Customizing 1:6 Scale Action Figures in Poland———Plus 1:1...
This superb group of 1:6 WWII Polish Resistance Fighters was expertly customized by Jacek Sulowski, a fan and collector living in Krakow, Poland. Outstanding work, Jacek! (Photo: Jacek Sulowski) (Map:...
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“Action Man at the Speed of Sound” Dec. 25 Video
Bottom Line: Here’s the BBC2 video we’ve all been waiting for. So…sit back and enjoy!
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Happy Birthday to Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols (82) and to Marvel Comics’...
Nichelle Nichols broke down TV’s racial barriers during the 1960s while portraying the feisty, intelligent and ever-capable, “Lt. Uhura” on NBC’s ground-breaking sic-fi classic series, Star Trek....
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Goodbye, Elly May———’60s “Beverly Hillbillies” Actress and Icon, Donna...
A natural beauty, Donna Douglas appears in this 1959 publicity still taken for an uncredited supporting role as a chorus girl in the movie musical, L’il Abner. (Photo: moviespictures) America watched...
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Bottom Line: Today we fly the flag of France in a show of solidarity and support for the concept and ideals of worldwide Freedom of Speech and in memoriam of the Parisian civilians and policemen who...
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Cinematic Stunner!———National Film Board (NFB) of Canada Restores 1966 Grant...
For the first time in 48 years, the faces and clothing of the young child actors featured in the 1966 short film, Toys, are clearly visible, almost startlingly so, with fully restored color and...
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Chew On This———2003’s Weird, Wild and Not-So-Wonderful “G.I. Joe Gum Bitz”...
Mmm, Mmm, NOT Good! One of Hasbro’s most lamentable extensions for GIjOE fans and collectors was Cap Candy’s “GIjOE Gum Bitz” which were purported to be pieces of bubble gum packaged in a choice of...
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NEW Products! Working 1:6 Scale Desk Lamps
Let There Be Light! This superb 1:6 scale, adjustable miniature desk lamp comes complete with bulb and battery for only $1. Available at most Dollar General Stores NOW. Great for your next diorama!...
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G.I. Joe Classic Collection Artist, Larry Selman, Unveils “Washington’s...
Atten—HUT! In a formal ceremony held December 6th, 2014 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA, renowned artist and illustrator, Larry Selman (center), presents his latest work...
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Hang on, Fans! “Thunderbirds Are Go”———Again!
Prepare for Takeoff! Fans of 1:6 scale dioramas and sci-fi adventure loved the intricate sets, machines and rocketry featured in Gerry Anderson’s “Thunderbirds” TV series and movies of the 1960s....
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Remembering Martin Luther King on MLK Day 2015
DiD’s Martin Luther King action figure features extraordinary facial and clothing details. (Photo: DiD) DiD has introduced two versions of MLK, one speaking and one not (shown above). You also have a...
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Discouraged G.I. Joe Collectors Lamenting the “Indefinite Hiatus” of Many...
The First to Serve? Members of the Connecticut Joes (one of the first local divisions) posed for this group photo MANY years ago. Unfortunately, this pioneering club is now inactive. (Photo: John...
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