[Dod Ear]

1991 Dusty V2 or Sci-Fi V2, not sure which came last.

I remember loving the chance to pick up those characters at the local Woolworth's since I missed out on their V1s.

[Blackice]

I'm pretty sure the last figure I bought from the original ARAH was Thrasher in late '86 or early '87. After that it was guitars and girls.

[deanhp]

u must be old. I was like 5 years old in 1987 lol

[Cobra Agent 66]

You missed the best years of Joe! Nothing was cooler than being in 4th or 5th grade when the second and third waves hit. Kids were literally smuggling figures of Storm Shadow, Firefly, Baroness and Destro to school in their backpacks because Joe was blowing up lol

[chuck x goren]

I was getting old, but I remember I got a bundle of Joes for Christmas 1991. Got Battle Commander Hawk, Battle Commander Stalker, Sonic Fighter Zap and Sonic Fighter Major Bludd. I felt like I had full gone circle and I was happy with the "upgrades" for these guys. I was more of a collector, at that point.

For both Battle Commanders, I immediately used a tiny screwdriver to remove their gigantic backpacks. I liked them as plain ol' figures. Even that weird scowl on Stalker's face.

I was working retail in the summer of 1992 when all the "Battle Corps" guys came out. I was tempted to buy a few, like Cross-Country or Iceberg...but saw that Hasbro was definitely gearing them more towards "toys" with spring-firing missiles and the focus wasn't on the "realistic" figures I had grown up with.