The Wacky World of Cobra (aka an article I did for a retro entertainment mag)

EvilMeanie · 03-28-2023, 02:48 PM

I got this published last year. I wanted to share it then, but it took awhile for me to get a digital copy of the article. Anyway, feel free to check it out. Or not. I had fun with it, though.

Here's a link to something readable. Sorry for fucking this attempt at sharing up so badly!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9hs00iey5f...obra1.pdf?dl=0

sisco · 03-29-2023, 01:27 PM

I see no link to an article.

EvilMeanie · 03-29-2023, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sisco

I see no link to an article.

You're right. Idk what happened!

sisco · 03-29-2023, 03:19 PM

That was a fun read, thanks for sharing it.

JLS · 03-30-2023, 09:03 AM

Nice article!

SmokeBellew · 03-30-2023, 02:59 PM

Super fun! Yeah, people who act like GI Joe was ruined when it went goofy are up in the night. All that silly shit is fun, and helped keep the toys selling. Besides, GI Joe was pretty goofy from the get-go with laser troopers, "fully-armed negator gyrocopters" & other such stuff.

Dod Ear · 03-30-2023, 10:31 PM

Really enjoyed your article!

But I’m a Sunbow fan, so Destro is definitely wearing an orange shirt and is not bare chested.

Seriously though, good stuff - thanks for sharing.

sisco · 03-31-2023, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dod Ear

Really enjoyed your article!

But I?m a Sunbow fan, so Destro is definitely wearing an orange shirt and is not bare chested.

Seriously though, good stuff - thanks for sharing.

Sunbow Destro clearly uses the same fake tan product as Trump.

TheOverlordCorp · 03-31-2023, 06:53 PM

Congratulations on getting published. That's an accomplishment on any topic.

EvilMeanie · 04-01-2023, 12:14 PM

I really appreciate all the kind feedback...ESPECIALLY from a group of people who are just as into Joe stuff as I am. I wish I could've done a follow-up with Raptor and others, but the magaizine sadly dried up and died late last year. As Egon Spengler once aptly observed: "Print is dead."

03-28-2023, 02:48 PM	#1
EvilMeanie Iron Grenadier Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Alabama Posts: 642	I got this published last year. I wanted to share it then, but it took awhile for me to get a digital copy of the article. Anyway, feel free to check it out. Or not. I had fun with it, though. Here's a link to something readable. Sorry for fucking this attempt at sharing up so badly! https://www.dropbox.com/s/9hs00iey5f...obra1.pdf?dl=0 Attached Thumbnails __________________ DoubtFire: Horror, Wrestling, Video Games, Attempts at Humor, and Toy Photography: https://doubtfireblog.wordpress.com/ ; www.instagram.com/DoubtFireToys Last edited by EvilMeanie; 03-29-2023 at 01:52 PM..

03-29-2023, 01:36 PM	#3
EvilMeanie Iron Grenadier Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Alabama Posts: 642	Quote: Originally Posted by sisco I see no link to an article. You're right. Idk what happened! __________________ DoubtFire: Horror, Wrestling, Video Games, Attempts at Humor, and Toy Photography: https://doubtfireblog.wordpress.com/ ; www.instagram.com/DoubtFireToys

03-30-2023, 02:59 PM	#6
SmokeBellew Real Banned Paleface Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Staying clear of knee-jerk nerds. Posts: 5,816	Super fun! Yeah, people who act like GI Joe was ruined when it went goofy are up in the night. All that silly shit is fun, and helped keep the toys selling. Besides, GI Joe was pretty goofy from the get-go with laser troopers, "fully-armed negator gyrocopters" & other such stuff. __________________ "Good luck in your senior year!" "Balls to ya, Big Daddy!" "This ain't no party. This ain't no disco. This ain't no foolin' around."

03-30-2023, 10:31 PM	#7
Dod Ear Father of Four Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 3,217	Really enjoyed your article! But I’m a Sunbow fan, so Destro is definitely wearing an orange shirt and is not bare chested. Seriously though, good stuff - thanks for sharing. __________________ LOOKING FOR MTF PARTS! B/S/T Feedback

04-01-2023, 12:14 PM	#10
EvilMeanie Iron Grenadier Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Alabama Posts: 642	I really appreciate all the kind feedback...ESPECIALLY from a group of people who are just as into Joe stuff as I am. I wish I could've done a follow-up with Raptor and others, but the magaizine sadly dried up and died late last year. As Egon Spengler once aptly observed: "Print is dead." __________________ DoubtFire: Horror, Wrestling, Video Games, Attempts at Humor, and Toy Photography: https://doubtfireblog.wordpress.com/ ; www.instagram.com/DoubtFireToys

03-30-2023, 09:03 AM	#5
JLS Destined to Conquer Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Freusenland Terror Drome Posts: 146	Nice article!

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