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Serpentorslair Staff · April 21, 2025

Before the Battle: How G.I. Joe Went Small and Won Big in ’82

April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff1980s action figures, 1982 G.I. Joe launch, Fisher Price Adventure People, G.I. Joe 3.75 inch, G.I. Joe MMS, G.I. Joe toy line origins, G.I. Joe Vamp vehicle, G.I. Joe vehicle line, Hasbro G.I. Joe history, Mego CHiPs figures, original 13 G.I. Joe figures, prototype G.I. Joe figures, Stinger G.I. Joe vehicle, Toys That Made Us G.I. Joe, vintage G.I. Joe toys0 comment

Story By Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m dialing it back to 1981. As any G.I. Joe fan would know the once successful 12 inch Joe line had fizzled out and Hasbro had few intentions of bringing it back. There were several lines such as Megos 3-3/4 Chips figures and Fisher Price’s Adventure People that kids had, including myself, to create many adventures. If you have watched the series “The Toys That Made Us, you know the prototype Joes were some Chips figures painted green. I so badly…

‘Fisher Price Adventure People’ Story by Mitchell Smith!

May 22, 2016May 23, 2022 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Fisher Price, Fisher Price Adventure People, Mitchell Smith, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Before Marvel, before G.I. Joe, even before Star Wars – Fisher Price had a 3 inch action figure called Adventure People. These were a relatively simple figure that had simple gear, a handful of vehicles and I believe the trademark was the way the left arm was shaped, it was bent at the elbow and was positioned to fit onto the steering wheel of the vehicles. Although there were a couple figures without this most of them had the same arm position. The line ran from 1974 right into the…