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Cobra Commander in Transformers: Only Human Turns 40

November 13, 2026November 13, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s cartoons, 1986 Transformers, Arcee, Chris Latta, Christopher Collins, Cobra Commander, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Transformers crossover, Gen X nostalgia, Hasbro, Marvel Comics, Old Snake, Only Human, Rodimus Prime, Springer, Sunbow cartoons, Synthoid Conspiracy, Transformers 40th Anniversary, Transformers G1, Transformers Season 3, Ultra Magnus0 comment

SERPENTORSLAIR.COM • 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL 40 Years Ago Today: Cobra Commander Secretly Crossed Into The Transformers THE FORGOTTEN 1986 G.I. JOE CROSSOVER THAT CHANGED TWO CARTOON UNIVERSES On November 13, 1986, millions of Transformers fans encountered a mysterious masked criminal called Old Snake. But for eagle-eyed G.I. Joe viewers, his voice, his technology, and his final words revealed an extraordinary secret. BY ADAM JARED | NOVEMBER 13, 2026 OLD SNAKE RETURNS! The mysterious masked arms dealer from The Transformers episode Only Human (1986). Animation © Hasbro/Sunbow. Image via FandomWire. Forty…

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Wallace Shawn Turns 83: Vizzini, Grand Nagus Zek & Rex

November 13, 2026November 13, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s nostalgia, celebrity birthdays, Clueless, Gen X, Grand Nagus Zek, Rex, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, The Princess Bride, Toy Story, Vizzini, Wallace Shawn, Wallace Shawn birthday, Young Sheldon0 comment

SERPENTORSLAIR.COM | CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT INCONCEIVABLE! WALLACE SHAWN TURNS 83! Celebrating the extraordinary man behind Vizzini, Star Trek’s Grand Nagus Zek, Toy Story’s Rex, and more than four decades of unforgettable performances. By Adam Jared | Founder, SerpentorsLair.com NOVEMBER 13, 2026 | BELATED 83RD BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE Wallace Shawn, whose unmistakable voice and remarkable comic timing have delighted generations of audiences. Photo: Playbill / Shutterstock. There are actors who become famous for one unforgettable character. Then there is Wallace Shawn, a performer whose extraordinary career has given several generations entirely different reasons…

The Beautiful and Fearless Final Girls of Friday the 13th — Where Are They Now?

November 12, 2026November 12, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s horror movies, Adrienne King, Amy Steel, Classic Horror, Crystal Lake, Dana Kimmell, Friday The 13th, Friday the 13th Final Girls, Gen X nostalgia, Horror Actresses, Jason Voorhees, Jennifer Cooke, Jensen Daggett, Kimberly Beck, Lar Park Lincoln, Melanie Kinnaman0 comment

SERPENTORSLAIR.COM • FRIDAY THE 13TH SPECIAL The Beautiful and Fearless Final Girls of Friday the 13th WHERE ARE THEY NOW? From Adrienne King and Amy Steel to the unforgettable women who battled Jason throughout the 1980s, we revisit their lives, careers, and incredible Hollywood stories. BY ADAM JARED | NOVEMBER 13, 2026 Adrienne King in the original Friday the 13th (1980). Paramount Pictures. Image via CinemaBlend. They were beautiful, resourceful, and absolutely determined to survive. Long before today’s horror heroines, these women taught an entire generation that the most dangerous…

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Top 10 Comic Book Villains: Thanos, Joker, Magneto & More

November 12, 2026November 12, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffcomic book villains, DC Comics, Doctor Doom, Enchantress, Galactus, General Zod, Joker, Lex Luthor, Loki, Magneto, Marvel Comics, Red Skull, superhero comics, Thanos, top 10 villains, W.J. Rabideau0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR | COMICS & POP CULTURE Top 10 Villains in YA Superhero Comics By W.J. Rabideau | SerpentorsLair.com Let’s face it: superheroes are great and all. They kick things, have great landings, look typically good in spandex. But it’s the villains who keep us turning the pages. They’ve got style, trauma, crazy amount of ambition—and, frankly, better punchlines. So here’s why these ten iconic comic book villains are the real reason young adult readers can’t stop obsessing over capes and chaos. 01 / THE MAD TITAN Thanos: The Cosmic…

1980s Satellite Signal Hijacks: Captain Midnight & Max Headroom

November 11, 2026November 11, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s television history, 1986 HBO satellite hijacking, 1987 Chicago television hijacking, Captain Midnight HBO hijack, John MacDougall, Max Headroom signal intrusion, retro television nostalgia, unsolved broadcast mysteries0 comment

RETRO TELEVISION • 1980s HISTORY 1980’s Satellite Signal Hijacks Captain Midnight, Max Headroom, and two unforgettable television interruptions from the 1980s. BY @GIJoeRepairShop | SERPENTORSLAIR.COM It’s a common refrain that some things that folks could do in the 1980s, they can’t do today. Some things in the 1980s were certainly easier to do. That includes hacking satellite links. Today’s modern encryption and data integrity methods make hijacking satellite signals impractical at best. However, that was not the case for two famous signal hijacking cases from forty years ago. THE CAPTAIN…

Larry Hama: The Vietnam Veteran Behind G.I. Joe

November 10, 2026November 10, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffG.I. Joe 1982, G.I. Joe creator, G.I. Joe file cards, G.I. Joe history, Larry Hama, Larry Hama interview, Larry Hama military service, Marvel G.I. Joe history, Snake Eyes creator, The Nam Marvel Comics, Tunnel Rat Larry Hama, Veterans Day 2026, Vietnam veteran comics0 comment

SERPENTORSLAIR.COM EXCLUSIVE • VETERANS DAY 2026 The Real American Hero Behind G.I. Joe: Larry Hama’s Journey From Vietnam to Marvel Comics Before he gave Snake Eyes a tragic past, created unforgettable G.I. Joe characters, and helped define a generation’s childhood, Larry Hama served in Vietnam. His experiences would shape one of the most beloved comic-book universes in American history. By Adam Jared – Serpentorslair.com FounderNovember 11, 2026 | Veterans Day Special Feature Larry Hama at New York Comic Con, October 2013. Photograph © Luigi Novi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY…

G.I. Joe Special Missions at 40: Marvel’s Forgotten War

November 10, 2026November 10, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1986 G.I. Joe comics, Destro Designs, G.I. Joe comic history, G.I. Joe Marvel Comics 1986, G.I. Joe Special Missions 40th anniversary, G.I. Joe Special Missions issue 1, Herb Trimpe G.I. Joe, Larry Hama Special Missions, Marvel 1980s comics, Mike Zeck G.I. Joe, Oktober Guard Marvel Comics, Serpentorslair, Special Missions Oktober Guard deaths0 comment

SERPENTORSLAIR.COM EXCLUSIVE • 40TH ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE G.I. Joe’s Forgotten Second War: How Marvel’s Special Missions Changed the Franchise 40 Years Ago In 1986, while millions of children watched G.I. Joe battle Cobra on television, Larry Hama and Herb Trimpe were creating something different: dangerous covert operations, morally complicated enemies, and military adventures where victory sometimes came at a terrible price. By Adam Jared — SerpentorsLair.com FounderNovember 11, 2026 G.I. Joe: Special Missions #1, October 1986 cover date. Artwork by Mike Zeck and John Beatty. Marvel Comics/Hasbro. Image sourced from Mike…

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Best G.I. Joe Classified Figures of 2026 – Vote Now!

November 10, 2026November 10, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffbest GI Joe figures 2026, Cobra Commander, Destro Designs, G.I. Joe Classified Series, GI Joe 2026, GI Joe collectors, GI Joe figure of the year, Hasbro Classified, HasLab Snow Cat, Serpentorslair, Sgt Slaughter, Viper Den Studios0 comment

SERPENTORSLAIR.COM | VIPER DEN STUDIOS G.I. Joe Classified Series: The Best Figures of 2026 — It’s Time to Vote! By Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios November 10, 2026 | G.I. Joe Classified Series We’re barreling toward the holiday season, which means we’re wrapping up the Class of 2026 for our beloved Classified line. 2026 had some big shoes to fill because 2025 was the Year of the Banger. I mean, there isn’t a single figure from 2025 I disliked. Hell, Crystal Ball is at the bottom of the list,…

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The Decepticon You Couldn’t Buy in Toy Stores: The Secret History of G1 Reflector

November 9, 2026November 10, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s toy collecting, Decepticons, G1 Reflector, Hasbro Robot Points, Micro Change Camera Robo, Microx camera, rare Transformers, Reflector 1986, Serpentorslair, Soundwaves Oblivion, Spectro, Spyglass, Takara Reflector 21, Transformers 1984 Cartoon, Transformers G1, Transformers Generation One, Transformers mail away, Transformers toy history, Viewfinder, vintage Transformers toys0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR | VINTAGE TRANSFORMERS ARCHIVES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2026 The Decepticon You Couldn’t Buy in Toy Stores: The Secret History of G1 Reflector Three robots. One camera. A mysterious mail-away offer. And one of the greatest hidden treasures of the original Transformers generation. BY Adam Jared Serpentorslair.com Founder The original Reflector team: Spyglass, Viewfinder, and Spectro with their distinctive accessories. Collector photograph: De Toyboys. Imagine being a Transformers fan in 1984. Every afternoon, you raced home from school to watch Optimus Prime battle Megatron. The Decepticons were everywhere. Starscream…

Artist Spotlight

Indy Janna Jones: Punk, Pinups & Beautiful Monsters | Artist Spotlight

November 8, 2026November 8, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffArtist Spotlight, Bride of Frankenstein, Disneyland, Haunted Mansion, independent artists, Indy Janna Jones, Pinup Illustration, pop culture art, Retro Art, Serpentorslair, Tiki Art, Universal monsters, Vampira, Vintage Halloween0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR / ARTIST SPOTLIGHT / EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Punk, Pinups & Beautiful Monsters: Inside the Wildly Imaginative World of Indy Janna Jones From Universal Monsters and vintage Halloween to Disneyland nostalgia and offbeat collectibles, this independent artist gives the misunderstood a colorful new home. EXCLUSIVE ARTIST INTERVIEW | NOVEMBER 9, 2026 “My brain is basically a Pee-wee’s Playhouse of so many different inspirations!” — INDY JANNA JONES A vibrant Bride of Frankenstein-inspired creation showcasing Janna’s playful marriage of classic horror and retro pinup imagery. Artwork by Indy Janna Jones. Some…

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Lou Ferrigno Turns 75: The Incredible Hulk’s Untold Story

November 8, 2026November 8, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1970s television, 1980s nostalgia, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Bixby, Hulk television history, Incredible Hulk 1978, Kenneth Johnson, Lou Ferrigno, Lou Ferrigno 75th birthday, Lou Ferrigno birthday, Marvel Comics, Mr Universe, Pumping Iron 1977, Richard Kiel, Serpentorslair, The Incredible Hulk TV series0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR | CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY SPOTLIGHT Happy 75th Birthday, Lou Ferrigno! The Untold Story of the Man Who Became the Incredible Hulk Before he was television’s most unforgettable green giant, he was a bullied Brooklyn boy who dreamed of becoming strong enough to defend himself. NOVEMBER 9, 2026 | By Adam Jared Serpentorslair.com Founder Original 1977 CBS publicity photograph featuring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno. CBS Television / Wikimedia Commons, U.S. public domain. For an entire generation of television viewers, Friday nights in the late 1970s meant one thing: the…

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Betty White & Bea Arthur’s Forgotten Disney TV Special Turns 40

November 8, 2026November 8, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s nostalgia, 1980s TV commercials, 1986 television, Bea Arthur, Betty White, Disney 15th Birthday Celebration, Disney history, Disney TV Specials, Dolly Parton, EPCOT Center, Ray Charles, Serpentorslair, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Golden Girls, The Monkees, vintage Disney, Walt Disney World 1986, Walt Disney World anniversary0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR | LOST TELEVISION HISTORY 40 YEARS AGO TODAY • NOVEMBER 9, 1986 When the Golden Girls Took Over Disney World: The Forgotten 1986 TV Spectacular Turns 40! Betty White, Bea Arthur, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, The Monkees, and a spectacular gathering of Hollywood royalty came together for a two-hour Disney celebration that deserves to be remembered. BY DESTRO DESIGNS – VIPER DEN STUDIOS NOVEMBER 9, 2026 | CLASSIC TELEVISION • DISNEY HISTORY • 1980s NOSTALGIA Mickey Mouse celebrates 15 years of Walt Disney World in a surviving image…

The Characters We Love—and the Ones We Have to Kill: R.A. Rayne Reveals the Heart Behind His G.I. Joe Stories

November 7, 2026November 7, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s nostalgia, Angel Dust, character development, Cobra Commander, comic book history, Duke, fiction writing, freedom, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe novels, Larry Hama, Olivia Rodrigo, Protocol G.I. Joe, R.A. Rayne, Serpentorslair, Snake Eyes, Soul Reaver, Spirit Iron Knife, Stephen King0 comment

SERPENTORSLAIR.COM | WRITER’S SPOTLIGHT The Characters We Love—and the Ones We Have to Kill: R.A. Rayne Reveals the Heart Behind His G.I. Joe Stories By: R.A. Rayne Classic G.I. Joe artwork. Image: Titan Toyz. Like ’em, love ’em, or hate ’em, we are obsessed with characters. They move the story forward, take us to worlds beyond our imagination, share their secrets, and sometimes even make sacrifices for us. They are larger than life, remind us of our own humanity, and sometimes break our hearts. We love them so much that…

Wait, They Made THAT Into a Cartoon? The Bizarre Animated Spin-Offs of the 1980s

November 7, 2026November 7, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s television nostalgia, ALF animated series, animated spin-offs of the 1980s, bizarre 1980s cartoons, Gilligan’s Planet, Laverne and Shirley in the Army, Punky Brewster cartoon, Retro cartoons, Saturday morning cartoons, The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR | RETRO TELEVISION WAIT… THEY MADE THAT INTO A CARTOON?! 7 Bizarre Animated Spin-Offs of 1980s Television Shows You Probably Forgot Existed Fonzie traveled through time. Gilligan went into outer space. Laverne and Shirley joined the Army. And the Dukes of Hazzard raced around the world. By Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios November 8, 2026 Imagine waking up on a Saturday morning in 1982, pouring yourself a giant bowl of sugary cereal, and settling down in front of the family television. You turn on ABC, and there’s…

Changing G.I. Joe! A 1990s Toy Workshop — Hasbro Secrets Revealed

November 6, 2026November 8, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffA Real American Hero, action figure history, Adam Jared, Beast Wars, G.I. Joe 1994 sales, G.I.Joe, Hall of Fame Duke, Hasbro, Ken Po, Maximals, Outback 1993, Roadblock 1992, Serpentorslair, Sgt. Savage, Total Combat Hawk, Toy Kennections, Transformers Generation 1, Vinnie D'Alleva, vintage toys, WWF Hasbro0 comment

SERPENTOR’S LAIR • TOY HISTORY EXCLUSIVE Changing G.I. Joe!A 1990s Toy Workshop The untold Hasbro stories behind G.I. Joe’s final years, a forgotten General Hawk playset, and the decisions that changed the toy industry. Written by Ken PoEdited by Adam Jared What really happened to G.I. Joe in the 1990s? Why did Hasbro embrace brighter colors, create so many different sub-teams, experiment with larger figures, and ultimately move away from the original 3.75-inch A Real American Hero line? Recently on my Toy Kennections YouTube channel, I released a 73-minute discussion…