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HissTank › G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary › Ten Years of the 25th Anniversary GI Joe Line!

Ten Years of the 25th Anniversary GI Joe Line!

Posted on November 22, 2017 at 9:43 am by xerofall under G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary

Back in 2007 we all got to see some wonderful images online and in magazines of a new line of GI Joe action figures. I personally remember seeing Snake Eyes and was super excited to learn more.

Initially we got two 5-packs, one Cobra and one GI Joe. Packaged in a beautiful box with either a Cobra or GI Joe logo music box, precut file cards, tons of accessories and figure stands.

We all soon discovered that with removable heads, body parts, and accessories, these became a customizer’s dream! They enabled us to tweak our figures to our individual liking and then be able to share our customs and collections online.

Soon after came yet another awesome 5-pack, featuring more Cobra baddies and then a series of carded figures with ARAH inspired art with characters like Beachhead, Flint and Shipwreck… the rest is history.

Tell us your 25th Anniversary story after the jump.

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› Companies: Hasbro › Characters: Snake Eyes, Cobra Commander, Baroness, Storm Shadow, Scarlett, Duke, Gung Ho, Flint

Discussion / Comments (Jump to this Thread on the Forum)

  1. captain mal's Avatar captain mal says

    11-22-2017, 12:03 AM

    Imagine that. Ten years ago we were still whining about the demise of the o-ring. Things would never be the same!

  2. Justus Prime's Avatar Justus Prime says

    11-22-2017, 01:58 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by captain mal View Post
    Imagine that. Ten years ago we were still whining about the demise of the o-ring. Things would never be the same!
    Bahahaha. Thread winner! No need to say anything more.

  3. Jones boys's Avatar Jones boys says

    11-22-2017, 10:20 AM

    Oh the glory days...jeez you look at the product during the 25th run etc was pretty impressive. 300 plus figures is a nice little 10 year run!

  4. rea1180 has no avatar! rea1180 says

    11-22-2017, 10:25 AM

    I was thinking no oring, I'm out. But the first time I held one of those 5 packs I couldn't put it down.

  5. Breakerfan has no avatar! Breakerfan says

    11-22-2017, 10:25 AM

    And we still haven't grown up. lol

  6. Xerofall's Avatar Xerofall says

    11-22-2017, 10:26 AM

    That's what got me back into collecting GI Joe. Seeing that awesome, and still a nice looking figure even by today's standards, Snake Eyes...

  7. lister has no avatar! lister says

    11-22-2017, 10:54 AM

    I know the 25th Anniversary stuff is not perfect and the molds and parts are dated, but it remains one of my favorite eras of Joe collecting.

  8. Cobra Agent 66's Avatar Cobra Agent 66 says

    11-22-2017, 11:04 AM

    It was a glorious time, and got me back into Joe collecting, aside from a few Valor vs Venom and 90's TRU things I had. It was great to walk into Walmart and find pegs stocked with Firefly, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Zartan, Destro and Major Bludd again.

  9. Jones boys's Avatar Jones boys says

    11-22-2017, 11:28 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Xerofall View Post
    That's what got me back into collecting GI Joe. Seeing that awesome, and still a nice looking figure even by today's standards, Snake Eyes...

    I nearly cried when I saw this poster! I was 7 and my little brother 5 when ARAH hit the shelves. My oldest son was 7 and my youngest son was 5 when the 25th started. It was the strangest feeling seeing history repeat! What an awesome opportunity to live my childhood twice with my two little buddies! They are now 17 and just turned 16. My oldest and I signed his paperwork with the Army last week. Crazy!

  10. Xerofall's Avatar Xerofall says

    11-22-2017, 11:45 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Jones boys View Post
    I nearly cried when I saw this poster! I was 7 and my little brother 5 when ARAH hit the shelves. My oldest son was 7 and my youngest son was 5 when the 25th started. It was the strangest feeling seeing history repeat! What an awesome opportunity to live my childhood twice with my two little buddies! They are now 17 and just turned 16. My oldest and I signed his paperwork with the Army last week. Crazy!
    That's great!

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