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06-19-2021, 08:31 AM | #1 |
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My favorite GI Joe Character is Snake-Eyes. But not because of Larry Hama or the famed comic or cartoon.
Snake-eyes V4 is the first GI Joe figure I purchased with my own money. I was 10 years old. I thought he looked cool and he had swords. Everything else came after. What is the first figure you purchased with your own money? Does it still hold a place in your GI Joe heart? Edit: Forgive me if this has been posted before. Last edited by azreal04; 06-19-2021 at 08:41 AM.. |
06-19-2021, 08:52 AM | #2 |
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I believe I have said this on here before but I will play. When I was around 7/8 years old I went to the mall with my mom. They had those serving people there and asked my mom if they could survey me about some snakes. She let me and they gave me $10. I asked my mom if I could go buy a Gi Joe. We went straight to Toys R us and I bought a Crimson Guard. I still have that figure to this day.
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06-19-2021, 09:01 AM | #3 |
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Mine was Torpedo. I believe he was the first character depicted on the card art with his feet above his head, and his scuba tanks were cool. He remains a favorite.
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06-19-2021, 09:52 AM | #4 |
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I honestly can't remember for sure, but I am about 60% sure I got Duke and Roadblock first. The comic did its job--after reading the end of issue 22, I had to have them.
I think my first vehicle was the SHARC.
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06-19-2021, 10:24 AM | #5 |
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Oh wow. I'm trying to think of a vehicle first purchase. It was either the Badger or Patriot for me. Maybe even Barracuda.
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06-19-2021, 10:40 AM | #6 |
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it was a straight arm Clutch, an ould Amusement park here in Pittsburgh closed down and the land it was on they built a Giant Eagle. My Aunts lived on that side of town, so them and my grandmother took us shopping and they had the VAMP, which my grandmother bought me.
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06-19-2021, 10:58 AM | #7 |
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I remember going to a mall toy store in Pennsylvania. I got Stalker and my bro got Grunt. Both very cool figures.
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06-19-2021, 11:13 AM | #8 |
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It's great that everyone is being so specific.
I bought my Snake-eyes from a department store called Roses. It was a fairly common store in Hampton Roads back then. They're all pretty much gone now. |
06-19-2021, 11:41 AM | #9 |
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06-19-2021, 11:56 AM | #10 |
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My first purchase was G. I. JOE #43. while my first JOEs were gifts so I didn't actually buy one until I was an adult and that figure was Grunt (which was to replace my original Grunt which was my first figure which also was lost.)
So when I get my into 3 3/4" my first purchases will be Grunt, Duke, Scarp Iron, C. C., Spirit, Blowtorch, and Gung Ho. My first vehicles will be the A.P.C., the Sky Hawk, and the H.I.S.S. Tank. I have to save up to replace my Hovercraft.
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