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Reflecting on GI Joe in 2013: A Retrospective

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…

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“UNWRAPPING NOSTALGIA: RELIVING THE BEST G.I. JOE CHRISTMAS HAULS FROM 1989-1990 WEEK #3!

Welcome to the Outpost. Sliding hard into Christmas, does everyone have their shopping done yet? This month I’m taking a look at my best Christmas GI Joe hauls from 1982 – 1994 ranking my personal Christmas hauls from not the best to the greatest ever. So I went over my 6 least favorite years for Joe hauls the last 2 weeks, so this week I start with 1985. Now these are only based on my personal hauls for each year, it doesn’t have anything to do with figures or vehicles…

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‘August’ Serpentorslair Hall of Fame Custom’s Contest with ‘Vanishing Point’!

Our next nominee for best Custom in the ‘August‘ Serpentorslair Hall of Fame Custom’s Contest is Vanishing Point for his custom Sigma Six ‘Night Viper‘. Be sure and make the JUMP and let Vanishing Point know how much we appreciate his great work!

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Serpentorslair’s Top 50 Cobra Viper Figures of All Time Selected by YOU!

Serpentorslair members and friends have spent the past several months voting and discussing which figures in the Pantheon of the G.I.Joe Universe are the best Cobra Vipers. We have finally determined the top 50 figures, and it was not an easy task to put it mildly. It turns out that the biggest debate centered around whether Alley Viper, Night Viper or the original 1986 Cobra Viper was the best of all. In the end, Night Viper won out as the top Viper figure. Below we have a pictorial representation of…

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G.I.Joe 50th Anniversary Figures hit eBay!

In what is surely a sign that we will soon be seeing the new G.I.Joe 50th Anniversary figures at retail, overseas sellers have begun posting in hand samples of the figures on eBay. Today we have a full gallery of images of these offerings. Check them out below and share your thoughts after the JUMP! (Source: generalsjoes) An indication that items are soon to be hitting retail, and overseas seller has posted some auctions for the upcoming G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary product. Every item from Wave 1 (and from Wave 2) are…

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General’s Joes Reviews Retaliation Wave 3.5 Night Viper!

Here it is Boys and Girls the most sought after figure of the G.I.Joe Retaliation Line the first modern era version of the 1989 Classic Night Viper. Check out the full review on the figure below and share your thoughts AFTER THE JUMP! (Source: GeneralsJoes) The Night Viper is a fascinating figure to me, and always has been ever since his first debut in 1989. What was especially unique about the Night Viper is that he came along at a time when Cobra’s colors were only going brighter and more flamboyant, and the…

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G.I.Joe Retaliation Cobra Night Viper Review

Today we have a review of the most anticipated figure of the G.I.Joe Retaliation line, Night Viper. Check out the review below and share if you think this figure is worthy of you army building it after the JUMP! (Source: Hisstank) Quote: 1989 introduced G.I.Joe fans to new Cobra Troopers that until this day, remain fan favorites. One of those characters is the Cobra Night Viper. Sadly enough, this awesome troop builder only saw three versions, with two of those incarnations coming directly from the G.I.Joe Collectors Club (Although many would argue that…

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