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You Can Build It———New 1:6 Scale “Nanoblock” (LEGO-Like) Sets Work Perfectly...
Joe and “Joey” sit around the base board of their new “Nanoblocks” set and begin to assemble a 3-D Christmas tree sculpture, one tiny block at a time. Out-STANDING! (Photo: Queli Castro) Tiny blocks...
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Medicom and Captain Action Enterprises Team-Up to Produce a 1:6 Scale...
Up There! It’s ULTRAMAN— This spread in Shonen magazine reveals one of the intriguing “grainy pictures” of Ideal’s proposed costume for Ultraman—that sadly, was never made. (Photo: Ed Catto) 12-inch...
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Is it Over? 9-Word Sentence in the G.I. Joe Club’s Official Magazine Sparks...
Burying the Headline— A short, 9-word sentence in the January 2016 issue of the GIjOE Collectors’ Club official magazine has set off “alarm bells” among the ranks of its membership. Take a close look...
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Shocker! “Project ARE” to Cease Production of Custom Clothing For Use w/ 1:6...
Skip Are of Project ARE Action Outfitters. (Photo: Skip Are) In a stunning announcement made today, renowned 1:6 scale clothing merchants, Skip and Robin Are, have declared that this coming March 15th...
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“I’m Willing to Sell Damn Near Everything!” Lifelong G.I. Joe Fan Getting Out...
GIjOE fan, Rick Pell, has decided to go where few dare—the “Zero-Collecting Zone!” (Photo: Rick Pell) We’ve often wondered, both aloud and in print, exactly where, when and how the collecting lives of...
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“Action Flo” TV Commercial & Print Ad Campaign For Progressive Insurance is...
New Insurance Company TV Commercial Mimics 1960s and ’80s G.I. Joe Ad Campaigns As readers of The Joe Report know all too well, GIjOE “sightings” in media and pop-culture are often found in unlikely...
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Weedns Produce Promo Video For Joelanta 2016
Lisa and Tim Weedn, creators of superb 1:6 scale stop-motion videos. (Photo: Tim Weedn) Bottom Line: Those married masters of mirth and mayhem, Tim and Lisa Weedn, have done it again. They’ve just...
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Attention G.I. Joe Ephemera Collectors———One of the Earliest Known Articles...
Lookin’ Good, Proto-Joe! This photo of one of the first prototype U.S. Army GIjOEs, is likely a Hasbro “stock shot” taken at the 1964 Toy Fair and appeared in the July 1964 issue of LOOK magazine....
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“G.I. Joe Repair Shop” Owner Hopes His Business Will Help Revitalize “Empty”...
The Last Place You’d Expect to Find a G.I. Joe Museum— If you don’t take your foot off the pedal, it’s all too easy to zip right through the small town of Lone Wolf, OK, little realizing you’re also...
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Release Dates For the First (2) 50th Anniversary Action Man Commemorative...
Fans of Action Man are celebrating the toy’s 50th Anniversary throughout 2016. (Photo: Tony Roberts) Heads up, Action Man (AM) fans— It’s 2016 and your favorite action hero’s 50th Anniversary is...
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FLASH! Renowned G.I. Joe Collector, Kevin Bolger, Featured in New “Through...
Chicago area GIjOE expert, Kevin Bolger, in a screenshot from CBS’ Through the Decades Bill Kurtis, host of CBS’ Through the Decades (Photo: CBS) We were contacted recently by the producer of CBS’ new...
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G.I. Joe’s Shocking Appearance on “King of the Hill” as the Decidedly...
You crashed a TRUCK? You WILL feel my wrath! A clearly perturbed Hank Hill (portraying God) lifts up a bearded AT GIjOE (portraying “Joe Sixpack”) and prepares to smite the Joe for his thoughtless,...
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Unbelievable———Archive of Rare 1960s G.I. Joe TV Commercials Discovered By...
50 Year-Old Treasure Trove of Vintage GIjOE Advertising— A cache of B&W and color film reels of 1960s-vintage GIjOE TV commercials—still in their original boxes—was recently rediscovered by the...
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Wayne Faucher’s Adventure Team Commando “ATXO Battle Armor” Based on Hasbro’s...
Ready for Battle— Customizer extraordinaire, Wayne Faucher, picked up a set of Iron Man “Hulkbuster” armor at Walmart for $11 (on clearance) and proceeded to custom paint and convert it into the most...
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This Just In!———G.I. Joe Collector’s Club Reveals First Pic of 12″ Exclusive...
Look out, Joe! This is the first photo released by the GIjOE Collector’s Club revealing the box cover art for an upcoming 2016 convention 12″ figure exclusive. Absolutely TOO COOL! (Photo: GIJCC) The...
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1st Pic of JoeCon 2016’s Exclusive “Aquanaut”
JoeCon 2016’s 12-inch “Aquanaut” exclusive figure (Photo: GIJCC) Holy Harpoons, Joe! The GIjOE Collector’s Club has just released the first pic of actual product from its upcoming 12-inch exclusive...
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“Scale Model Expo” in Ohio Provides Affordable Alternative For Fans of 1:6...
Aching! Lock unt Load! This screenshot from a Fox19 News video reveals a closeup of Dick Schauerte’s outstanding 1:6 scale WWII German anti-tank gun, just one of many inspiring pieces fans can see on...
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2nd Pic of G.I. Joe Club’s “Aquanaut” Reveals Reproduction of Rare “Red Top”...
Deep Sea DANGER— Are you drooling yet? Does your GIjOE collection feature this box? Will DSD Joe survive this attack by a giant octopus? Only YOU can answer these questions! (Photo: GIJCC) Bottom Line:...
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G.I. Joe Marine “Sighting” Discovered in Un-Aired SNAFU Bloopers From R. Lee...
If you enjoy watching military documentaries, films, and television programs, and/or anything that features America’s favorite USMC senior drill instructor, R. Lee Ermey, then you’ll DEFINITELY want to...
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Savage Reissues Cryptic Statement Many Believe Foretells the End of Fun...
cryp·tic adjective, 1. having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure. In an official statement received from the GIjOE Collector’s Club today, Brian Savage concluded a rather routine update of the...
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