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Hot New Product———1:6 Scale Home Safes Found at “Local Craft Store” in West...
Is it SAFE? Indeed it is, until “Safe-cracker Joe” gets his kung-fu grip on it! These superb “home safes” are now available in local craft stores around the country. Happy Hunting! (Photo: Michael...
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“The State of the 1:6 Scale Hobby” Discussed By Panel of Experts at Joelanta...
Toy Expert and Pop-Culture Blogger, Rudy Panucci (Photo: Rudy Panucci) Bottom Line: If you love GIjOEs and 1:6 scale action figures, but were unable to attend Joelanta 2015 earlier this month...
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“Jumble” Puzzle Features G.I. Joe-Related Answer
America’s Movable Fighting Man made the papers again today in the ever-challenging “Jumble” word puzzle (created by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek). Today’s puzzle features a cyclops family who’s son is...
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New “Thunderbirds Are Go!” Trailers Released
Bottom Line: This new Thunderbirds Are Go! show is looking MUCH better than we had ever anticipated. The sets, the ships, the characters, EVERYTHING seems to be getting first-class treatment from the...
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The Countdown Begins———6 Days to JoeCon 2015!
The full 12″ exclusive revealed, with all its contents. (Photo: GIjCC) Click to enlarge. All systems are GO for the start of next weekend’s JoeCon 2015 being held in Springfield, Illinois (April...
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OOO-OOO! AAA-AAA! Catching Up With Mary Votava, aka “Monkey Woman,” from...
The Perfect Primate? Renowned actress/singer, Mary Votava, aka “Monkey Woman” from Stan Lee’s “Who Wants to be a Superhero? (Photo: Mary Votava) Monkey Woman had it all. She was beautiful, fit,...
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KY Man Builds Real Wooden Boxes & Crates at 1:6 Scale For Use With 12-Inch...
Holy Supply Depot, Joe! These 1:6 scale ammo, food and equipment crates were all handcrafted out of wood by one very talented and generous GIjOE fan—Danny Garrett. OOHrah! (Photo: Danny Garrett) Danny...
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Stormy Skies Unlikely to Deter Thousands of Die-Hard G.I. Joe Fans From...
Button up and put the Pedal to the Metal— Heavy rains currently falling across Illinois are unlikely to effect the turnout at this year’s JoeCon 2015 being held in Springfield. (Photo: Ev Cabrera...
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That’s a Wrap, Fans———JoeCon 2015 Is Now History
He’s “The Man”— Hasbro’s new Brand Manager for GIjOE, Mark Weber, sits back in satisfaction in the dealer/exhibit hall at JoeCon 2015. Weber was taking a short break after co-conducting the “Hasbro...
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JoeCon 2015 Captured in Widescreen HD Video
Bottom Line: In this, the first of THREE articles we have planned covering JoeCon 2015, we thought we’d surprise you. Rather than penning paragraph after paragraph of descriptive text, we chose...
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Action Man Journeys Into Space in New UK Video
Robert Wisdom, Action Man fan and collector (Photo: Robert Wisdom) Some GIjOE/Action Man fans are talented—and then there’s the world’s-leading Action Man graphics guru, Robert Wisdom. As you may...
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Brian Savage Becomes De Facto Leader of 12-Inch G.I. Joe Production For the...
Leading the Way for 12-Inch Fans— With Hasbro abandoning 12-inch GIjOEs, GIjOE Collector’s Club Founder and CEO, Brian Savage, has become the main producer of officially-licensed 1:6 scale GIjOEs, with...
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Why It Was So Great to be a Kid———Back in 1967!
nas·cent ˈnāsənt,ˈnasənt/ adjective 1. (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential. Bottom Line: If you were a kid during...
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The World’s First G.I. Joe———Unique Arts’ All-Metal Wind-Ups Predated Hasbro...
Not Quite “Eagle-Eyes”— But pretty cool-looking, nonetheless. This super-closeup of the first toy to EVER bear the name “G.I. Joe” reveals he wasn’t a plastic action figure made in Japan, but actually...
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Top Hasbro Executive, Derryl DePriest, Responds to Criticisms From Fans &...
Hasbro VP of Global Brand Management, Derryl DePriest, during an exclusive interview conducted recently with The Joe Report at this month’s JoeCon 2015 in Springfield, IL. (Photo: Mark Otnes) “You...
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Heads Up, Action Man Fans———2 Upcoming Shows To Take Place (Within 1 Week of...
Action Man—Is HERE! Fans of all things Action Man browse dealer tables at last year’s VAME 4 show in the UK. VAME 5, will be held on D-Day, June 6, 2015. BE THERE! (Photo: vame.freeforums.net) Michael...
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Marvel Comics Inker and Master 1:6 Customizer, Wayne Faucher, Sells...
Wayne Faucher, renowned inker for Marvel Comics, created this superb 1:6 scale “Adventure Team Commando” custom GIjOE, and quickly found an eager buyer for it on ebay, where it sold for $325....
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Cool Flea Market Find: Breyer’s “Molly the Mule”
Joe tries to calm Molly down— It’s easy to imagine Joe (or Johnny West) getting into a heated tug-of-war with a decidedly defiant “Molly the Mule” from Breyer. Imagine the possibilities! (Photo: Mark...
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Pin THIS! Tiny 1:6 Scale Clothespins for G.I. Joe
How small can we go? At (almost) 1:6 scale, you can fit quite a lot of these tiny clothespins in just one hand. And yes, they’re made of real wood, real metal, and they really work. And they look...
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Bob Brechin, Chief Designer for Palitoy, Goes “On the Record” to Discuss the...
Happy Birthday, Son! For his superb DVD, “The Story of Action Man,” director Tony Roberts filmed numerous retro-recreations, including this realistic sequence of a young boy opening a brand-new Deep...
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