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11-19-2007, 07:42 PM
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| | Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ordovician seas of Ohio Posts: 2,509 | Flash carded at toy news international
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11-19-2007, 07:44 PM
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| | Dreadnok General Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 3,024 | Thats awesome | |
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11-19-2007, 07:55 PM
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| | Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,048 | seems like these are coming out real fast now, as opposed to back in July.
it was almost a myth of sorts...now's it's wave after wave full throttle! lol
hey, i ain't complaining. | |
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11-19-2007, 08:01 PM
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| | Dreadnok General Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 3,024 | I'm wondering when did they change his name to SGT. Flash? | |
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11-19-2007, 08:10 PM
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| | Crimson Guard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,208 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Monkeywrench I'm wondering when did they change his name to SGT. Flash? | In the many years since Hasbro last released a figure named simply Flash (1983), another company has begun producing and marketing an action figure using the same name, and so Hasbro no longer has the rights to it. Their trademark protection expired from lack of use. He was called Anthony "Flash" Gambello in the most recent release. Sgt. Flash is what they came up with for the 25th Anniversary release.
They had a similar situation a few years back in Transformers with Hot Rod. | |
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11-19-2007, 08:22 PM
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| | E-4 (or equivalent) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 2,616 | This also explains why Stalker is now Sgt Stalker in the 25th assortment. | |
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11-19-2007, 08:22 PM
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| | Dreadnok General Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 3,024 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Compulsive Collector In the many years since Hasbro last released a figure named simply Flash (1983), another company has begun producing and marketing an action figure using the same name, and so Hasbro no longer has the rights to it. Their trademark protection expired from lack of use. He was called Anthony "Flash" Gambello in the most recent release. Sgt. Flash is what they came up with for the 25th Anniversary release.
They had a similar situation a few years back in Transformers with Hot Rod. |
Interesting. I just got back into G.I. JOE this year and didn't know that. I saw they did that with Bazooka and Mutt recently too. I wonder if this is going to be a trend. | |
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11-19-2007, 08:33 PM
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| | Crimson Guard Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 1,483 | They could have at least updated his file card to reflect his rank change, but the fig still rocks! | |
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11-19-2007, 09:15 PM
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| | Cobra Money Supplier Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 396 | Well after 25 years, most of this guys should get promoted. You can't stay in one rank for the rest of your life. lol | |
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11-19-2007, 10:28 PM
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| | Crimson Guard Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,133 | i thought E-4 was were sergeants started? is it E-5?
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