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G.I. Joe Fans First Friday event just kicked off and we have our first 1/2 looks at upcoming G.I. Joe offering for the new year. No preorder information or time frame was given for any of these products.

G.I. Joe Classified
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Retro Classified – Single Carded (not shown) Rumored to be ARAH Classic
Baroness (Blacked Out)
Lady Jaye (Classic Colors)
Destro (Classic)
Gung-Ho

Classified Troop Builder 3-Pack
Viper Officer and Two Cobra Vipers

O-Ring 2-pack

Cobra Trooper – Cobra Officer
Duke – Cobra Commander

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Hasbro has updated retailers with 2022 offerings for their toylines and G.I. Joe is within the list.

While the majority of the Classified Series figures were discovered not too long ago, the following code names are new and HISSTANK is hard at work to decode the characters.

  • G.I. Joe Classified Series Figure Vesta (F4030 – 5010993982752) – Unknown
  • G.I. Joe Classified Series Figure Ceres (F4032 – 5010993982745) – Unknown
  • G.I. Joe Classified Series Figure Mimas (F4035 – 5010994100506) – Lt. Falcon

All three figures carry a Street Date of August 2022.

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We are starting this year with a bang as cyber sleuth Jtprime17 reveals brand new Target listings for the 2022 G.I. Joe Classified Series lineup.

First up is Target Exclusive Tiger Force Duke, who comes with a vehicle as well.

A troop-builder pack is also listed along with two 2-Packs. ‘GIJ CS 2 pack Figure A’ with the Hasbro Code F4320 is none other than Croc Master with Fiona. ‘GIJ CS 2 pack Figure B’ remains a mystery (F4321 – G.I. Joe Classified Series Figure And Pet Ariel).

It is also interesting to note that a new Value Figures Assortment is also listed. It is unclear what this value pack is.

You can check out the listing below:

GIJ CS THEME figure and vehicle crater (Tiger Force Duke)

  • DCPI: 087-16-7597

GIJ CS Trooper builder pack

  • EAN: 5010993963355
  • Product number: F4559

GIJ CS 2 pack Figure A (Croc Master & Fiona)

  • Product Number: F4320

GIj CS 2 pack figure B (“Figure & pet Ariel”)

  • Product number: F4321

GIJ 6in value figure ast

  • Product number: F4005
  • Price: $4.99

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It’s not too long ago that we discovered a shipping invoice containing a new Retro Line listing for the brand we know and love.

Today, HISSTANK investigations unearthed the actual Walmart Listing confirming several speculations we’ve had since the discovery of the two figures – Baroness and Lady Jaye.

According to the listing, the figures are not the 3.75 Modern Era or the O-Ring line; but a brand new 6-Inch Classified Series line.

Priced at $22.99, the figures are priced the same as G.I. Joe Classified Series. The product itself weighs the same as a Classified Series figure at 0.44 lbs each.

The only difference comes from the packaging dimensions, which as the name indicates, is a Cardback instead of a Box. To further confirm the matter, the dimensions approximately match Hasbro’s own 6-Inch Cardback line for Star Wars.

You can check out the listings via Walmart:

We expect the line to feature ARAH-inspired redecos.

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No matter how you are celebrating Happy Holidays from Hisstank.com! Here is a free G.I.Joe box that Hasbro sent out to us to kick off the G.I.Joe celebration into 2021! Destro’s Son intercepted the package at M.A.R.S. Headquarters and got himself an early Xmas Eve gift! Hasbro #freeproduct, #gijoe, #gijoeclassified, #cobra

Thank you Hasbro and the G.I. Joe team for an awesome year of G.I. Joe!

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Speaking to CBS Boston, Hasbro’s Chief Operating Officer Eric Nyman commented on the future of the G.I. Joe franchise.

“I think we’re going to continue to see Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow continuing to battle in future years,” says Mr. Nyman.

Toy experts had nothing but glowing reviews towards the brand we know and love.

“The 60s had your 12-inch Joes,” says Chad Julian of That’s Entertainment in Worcester. “The dolls, or though a lot of the guys don’t like to call them dolls, they’re action figures.”

“G.I. Joe was relaunched in the 80s in a totally different way,” says Nyman. “G.I. Joe vs Cobra, and Good and evil.”

“This was one of the first toy lines that really had a diverse cast of characters for kids to play with,” says James Zahn, the Senior Editor of The Toy Insider. “There were men. There were women. There were different ethnicities at play. That was something no one else was really doing at the time.”

“I think 1986 was when they released the USS Flagg, which was a 6-foot aircraft carrier,” says Julian. “It was probably the biggest toy ever for G.I. Joe. You could put 100 Joes and a full-sized plane on the aircraft carrier.”

You can check out the full segment, after the jump.

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The next round of G.I. Joe Classified figures are officially live tonight on Amazon.com regular retail with Wave 7’s Alley Viper and Cobra B.A.T.!

*SOLD OUT* Order Your G.I. Joe Classified Cobra B.A.T. Here

Order Your G.I. Joe Classified Alley Viper Here

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YO JOE! Looks like Amazon.com is currently having a sale on G.I. Joe Classified Series Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Scarlett for only $10.99 with free Prime shipping. That’s a good deal for anybody still looking for one or future custom fodder.

Get your Scarlett here: G.I. Joe Classified Snake Eyes Movie Scarlett Amazon Sale $10.99

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The next round of G.I. Joe Classified figures are officially live tonight with Wave 7’s Alley Viper and B.A.T.  The case comes with three Vipers, 2 B.A.T.S. and a Gung-Ho.  So close to perfection…

They are currently available at Entertainment Earth, but we expect other online retailers to list them soon.  Check the links below to see when they pop at our sponsors:

Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store, Dorkside Toys, The Chosen Prime, The Toy Source, Amazon

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Hasbro has applied and has successfully secured a brand new patent for an anti-theft, anti-tamper packaging for their toy figures.

Published on November 25th, this new patent may very well be a step in the right direction to prevent rampant toy tampering due to Hasbro’s new eco-friendly packaging with plastic-less open windows. What’s interesting is the fact that the locking mechanism is a part of the toy itself.

Official description at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):

A package can include a product display panel to which a product is to be secured, the product display panel comprising an opening for receiving a product locking assembly. The product locking assembly can include a locking element having a peg and an extended portion extending from the peg, and the extended portion comprising first and second spaced apart projections, and a receiving element disposed in or attached to the product, the receiving element comprising an aperture having a first end and an inwardly disposed second end. The locking element is adapted to fit through the opening and be inserted into the receiving element to a first position such that product display panel is secured to the product and the first projection extends past the second end of the aperture of the receiving element to prevent the locking element from being removed from the aperture, and the locking element being further adapted to be further inserted into the aperture after removal of the product display panel from the product to a second position such that the second projection extends past the second end of the aperture of the receiving element.

The above sounds like a lot of words, but we’ve attached some images from the patent application to help you understand the solution better.

In addition to the anti-theft and anti-tamper features of the new packaging design, the patent also highlights a feature to prevent returning a different toy in place of the original that was in the packaging. Once taken out of the package, the locking mechanism (known as ‘The Key Lock’) is permanently pushed into the toy to make it less obvious. This will prevent the toy from being reattached back into the packaging. If the toy is not reattached, the store can identify if the toy is used or a different toy is in place of the original. The seller can also examine if the locking mechanism is removed.

The only downside of this mechanism is having a visible mark of the lock on the toy itself. However, Hasbro may design the toys to have the lock, less obvious.

It is likely that we will see this new application on future Hasbro toys including Transformers and G.I. Joe.