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Serpentorslair Staff · February 19, 2024

A Nostalgic Look Back: G.I. Joe Highlights of 2014

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff50th anniversary, Arctic BAT, Battle Below Zero set, Big Bear, Blowtorch, Cesspool, Clean Sweep, club figures, Cobra Wolf, convention figures, Danger at the Docks set, Eco Warrior Flint, Eel, Flint, G.I. Joe, Ghost Hawk, HAVOC, Heat Viper, Ice Viper, Leatherneck, Low Light, Night Landing raft, Ozone, Red Night Viper, Repulser, Snake Eyes, Snow Cat, Snow Job, Toxo-Viper, VAMP, vehicles, Zombie Initiative box set0 comment

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look back at the G.I. Joe’s released in 2014 . I thought this was a bitter sweet year. This was the 50th anniversary year and we got a few good Joes but the best one at retail that I only got recently is Leatherneck. This was a great figure and one of the best modern figures that captured the original magic of Leatherneck. I had the original as a kid and I was excited to finally get this guy. Cobra had a…

Reflecting on GI Joe in 2013: A Retrospective

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff2009 Ghost Hawk, 2013, 25th Anniversary, Alley Viper, Bruce Willis, club figures, Cobra, Cobra troopers, convention figures, Cover Girl, crazy hunts, Customizing, Data Viper, Dollar General, Eaglehawk, favorite figures, figure end, Flint, Frag Viper, gi joe, Iceberg, Jinx, Joe Colton, Kwinn, Leatherneck, Lifeline, Lift Ticket, Marshall’s, Night Viper, Ninja motorcycle, Ollie’s, rescue party, retaliation figures, Ross, Shipwreck, Tomahawk, Topside, vehicles, Vipers, Wet-Suit0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look back at G.I. Joe in 2013 as a whole. I thought this was a nice bounce back on the figure end and although the vehicles were almost non existent we were still getting the run off from the past couple years from stores like Marshall’s, Ross, and Ollie’s. There was also that kinda cool Eaglehawk that was straight up re-birthed and renamed Tomahawk. I had the Tomahawk when I was a kid so I did not hesitate…