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G.I. Joe Collectors Club Announces First Official “50th Anniversary”...
“Move along, folks. There’s nothing new to see here.” Other than the transfer on his shirt, there’s nothing new being offered in this latest figure from the club. Any fan could cobble this Joe together...
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UK Citizens Learn Their Scientists Plan to Spend Nearly One Million...
Feel like you’re being watched? Children in the UK soon will be—and closely—when researchers begin to study what (if any) effects GIjOE and Action Man have on early opinion forming. (Photo: irol04)...
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£500,000 Grant Awarded to Study UK Children As They Play With G.I. Joe,...
Three of the UK’s HMAF action figures. (Photo: Mail Online) Members of the UK “Economic and Social Research Council” (ESRC) have elected to spend almost a million dollars to study children playing...
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At 9,000 Words & 60 Color Photos (6 Exclusive!), Upcoming Interview With John...
A short word from the Editor: Greetings from the Bullpen! Usually, we like to keep things here at The Joe Report short and sweet. But our upcoming interview with celebrity John Stork, aka...
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Catching Up With John Stork, aka “Hyper-Strike” from SyFy TV’s “Who Wants to...
John Stork, aka “Hyper-Strike,” in a publicity still taken for the Syfy Channel’s 2007 competition-reality show, Who Wants to Be a Superhero?” Stork is now a street performer and aspiring writer....
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G.I. Joe + Masters of the Universe= Marriage? YES!
We Now Pronounce You—Skeletor and Wife. What do you get when you combine one woman’s love of RAH GIjOEs with one man’s love for an even schlockier 1980s toy line (The Masters of the Universe)? In the...
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Unusual “G.I. Joe” Beverages For Your Collection
1980s “GIjOE Beer” can (Photo: canmuseum ) “Knock One Back—With G.I. Joe!” (Now THERE’S a slogan we never expected to see.) But ever since we first reported on a line of bad-tasting (and now slightly...
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“Christmas Caption Contest” Now Underway; w/MIB “Ghostbusters” Action Figure...
This photo from the Patches of Pride website reveals that the prize for their current “Christmas Caption Contest” is a brand-new “Winston Zeddemore” action figure from the highly prized “Ghostbusters”...
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Catching Up With: Robin and Skip Are———Pioneers in the Design and Production...
According to Skip Are, “Jason Stone is a big fan of the classic comic book superheroes. He asked Project ARE to make him a cape and trenchcoat for his version of the Crimson Avenger. He customized the...
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Sunken WWII Imperial Japanese Navy I-400 Class “Super Sub” Located Off...
Japanese Imperial Navy I-400 submarine with aircraft hangar and launching ramp. (Image: Harry Cooper) In this WWII photo, an American sailor inspects a captured I-400 sub’s massive, (open) watertight...
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“Chef Gina’s” Specializes in Preparing 1:6 Scale Food & Drink for G.I. Joe,...
It takes a master chef to prepare these dishes in real-life. It takes a master craftsman and ARTIST to recreate them convincingly at tiny 1:6 scale! This close-up of a 1:6 FEAST is but a small sampling...
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WWII B-25 Navigator, Flight Engineer, Gunner &“Tuskegee Airman,” William...
Pioneering aviator, inventor and “Tuskegee Airman,” William L. Booker. (Photo: Family of WIlliam Booker) Undeterred by wartime segregation, and unbowed by continued racial prejudice in post-war...
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Christmas 2013 “Stocking Stuffers”———All-New 1:6 Scale...
“Playscale Miniaturist” Raquel Castro used her assortment of Ken dolls to model three of the six new 1:6 scale Christmas scarves, currently available at most Target store locations. (Photo: Queli) A...
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“Aged” Commander is Older, But “Not Bitter”
The “Aged Commander” GIjOE as envisioned by California-based artist, Maura Condrick, sports a wrinkled face and neck, a wider waistline, and walks with the aid of a (pretty cool-looking) cane. So…where...
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“Christmas with G.I. Joe” Meant Happy Faces and Happy Memories For Children...
The big smile and happy expression on Scott Korenowski’s face reveal how he felt receiving a brand-new GIjOE footlocker full of gear on Christmas morning, 1965. (Photo: Scott Korenowski) A young...
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The Joe Report’s 2013 “Year In Review”———’n PRIZES!
Thank You and Happy New Year! Just a quick note to wish all the faithful readers and fans of The Joe Report a great big “THANKS!” for all of your support and help during 2013. It’s been a wonderful...
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Patches of Pride Owner Announces Company’s Plan to “Spread Joe Karma” By...
In an audacious plan of goodwill and fan fellowship, Patches of Pride (PoP), a manufacturer of 1:6 scale miniature patches, decals and related miniature accessories, has announced its intention to...
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Sideshow Collectibles Thanks Fans in New Video
Have you ever wondered what it looked like “behind the scenes” at Sideshow Collectibles? And exactly WHO makes all of their wonderfully detailed 1:6 scale action figures based on our favorite movie...
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Happy Birthday, Larry Storch! Famed Actor, Comedian, & Star of ’60s TV, Turns...
An “F-Troop” comic book cover depicts the show’s cast, including (from l to r) Ken Berry, Melody Patterson, Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch (far right) as Corporal Agar, the most famous comedic...
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Author Details How “Utterly Generic” 1960s Military G.I. Joes Evolved Into...
Wow. Is this worst book jacket EVER? Quite possibly. Hopefully, it won’t hurt sales of Tom Engelhardt’s intriguing historical account entitled, “The End of Victory Culture: Cold War America and the...
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