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Serpentorslair Staff · September 29, 2026

Sub-Teams Part IV: D.I.R.E. Tech

September 29, 2026September 29, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Cobra Classified Series, Crystal Ball army, Crystal Ball Classified Series, Crystal Ball GI Joe, D.I.R.E. Hawk, D.I.R.E. Tech, D.I.R.E. Viper, Destro Designs, DIRE Hawk GI Joe, DIRE Viper Classified Series, G.I. Joe Classified Series, G.I. Joe collectors, G.I.Joe, GI Joe action figures, GI Joe Classified 2026, GI Joe Classified figures, GI Joe Classified sub teams, GI Joe DIRE Tech, GI Joe sub teams, GI Joe toy collecting, Hasbro, Hasbro GI Joe Classified, Night Creeper GI Joe, Raptor GI Joe Classified, Serpentorslair, Viper Den Studios, Wolf Spider GI Joe0 comment

My final installment in this series of G.I. Joe sub-team articles hits today. The Hasbro team has done such an excellent job creating new characters that fit so well into the lore while also turning out to be outstanding figures. I absolutely love it. Wolf Spider is my favorite new figure, but there are plenty of great ones. When it comes to the D.I.R.E. Tech crew, though, there’s also some reuse of older parts and designs—and it works incredibly well. When Crystal Ball first came out, I was a little…

From Peg Warmer to Nightmare King: How Crystal Ball Conquered G.I. Joe

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffCobra Classified Series, Crystal Ball D.I.R.E. Tech, Crystal Ball G.I. Joe Classified, Crystal Ball Skybound, D.I.R.E. Tech G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe #22 Crystal Ball, G.I. Joe #24 Crystal Ball, G.I. Joe 1987 Crystal Ball, G.I. Joe Classified Series Crystal Ball, G.I. Joe Cobra characters, G.I. Joe Crystal Ball, G.I. Joe Crystal Ball history, G.I. Joe Energon Universe, G.I. Joe peg warmers, G.I. Joe Skybound Comics, Ghost Viper D.I.R.E. Beasts, Night-Creeper D.I.R.E. Tech, Owen King Crystal Ball, Richard Crystal Ball King, Stephen King G.I. Joe1 Comment

In 1987, Crystal Ball looked like the kind of Cobra operative who should have been unforgettable. He had hypnotic eyes, a bizarre open-chested uniform, a lenticular shield, and a backstory steeped in mind-reading and the occult. Stephen King and his young son Owen helped devise the character, with Hasbro turning the idea into a figure whose file card described him as the seventh son of a seventh son, born to a Romanian father with “second sight” and an American mother from Bangor, Maine. And yet, for many kids, Crystal Ball…