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09-26-2020, 06:09 PM | #1 |
Crimson Guard
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A.K.A. Undercover Jinx. The one where James DeSimone painted a Jinx figure's hands and feet black, ink-stamped a Cobra logo onto her chest, and sold it as an exclusive figure at the 1993 G.I. Joe Convention.
YoJoe has the listing for this figure buried in a "Convention" section that is not intuitive to find. 3DJoes doesn't seem to acknowledge it at all. What's the current thinking on the legitimacy of this as an official G.I. Joe figure, versus just a sloppy custom? My understanding at the time was that DeSimone somehow convinced Hasbro to authorize this as an official figure. But he couldn't claim the same for his later Police Officer or Race Car Driver. I have the version with the blue Cobra logo, which is probably the worse of the two variations (the other being a black logo). Who else has one of these? Last edited by Josh Z; 11-05-2022 at 03:24 PM.. |
10-09-2020, 05:39 PM | #2 |
Crimson Guard
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I still have mine, mint on card. She's had a black cobra logo.
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10-09-2020, 05:56 PM | #3 |
Crimson Guard
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Location: Iowa
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It's a custom. Authorized custom, but a custom.
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10-09-2020, 06:08 PM | #4 |
Crimson Guard
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Do you claim her as part of your official G.I.Joe collection, or lump her in with other knock-offs and customs such as Black Major, etc?
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10-09-2020, 08:58 PM | #5 |
Browncoat
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Location: Ohio. For now.
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I had one of those - got it directly from James at a convention in Cincinnati in 1993. Good times. I sold it years ago - for what at the time was some outrageous price. I can only imagine what they go for now.
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06-03-2022, 07:50 PM | #6 |
Cobra Viper
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Anyone have a good card scan or picture of the artwork?
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06-03-2022, 09:59 PM | #7 |
Packed with Fiber!
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Those Disimone Jinxes are going for a ton online. I tried to bid on one a few months ago, but it rapidly went past $400. There are a few on ebay, one without the cape for $600. One that is AFA 85 for $8700, and both sigil colors AFA for $10K.
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06-04-2022, 05:10 AM | #8 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: TA
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Very cool figure. I find it funny that the only thing Jinx has to do in order to go undercover is painting a Cobra symbol on her chest.
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06-04-2022, 12:29 PM | #9 |
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And put on some gloves.
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