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under G.I. Joe Classified

Pre-Orders are going live at 5 PM East for all the goodies revealed today at Pulsecon Day 2. Grab your sets for the next wave of Classified, more Target Cobra Island Figures, and Wal-Mart retro line below!  We will update with full official high res pics here later today.  Good luck everyone!

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G.I. Joe Classified Partial Wave 3

  • Zartan
  • Cobra Trooper (mainline)

G.I. Joe Classified Cobra Island

G.I. Joe Retro Line

Edit : Large format pics added!

Edit 2: Official product copy added!

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under G.I. Joe Classified, Photo Shoots

To all my fellow Tankers who were on the hunt these last 2 weeks (and this morning) but did not score, I apologize for this gallery.  I also did not find any in the wild, these figures come from an eBay purchase made after week 1 of the street date fiasco at a significant mark up.  The time, mental stress and gas money needed to stay ahead of others to actually get lucky and find these things in the two weeks they were not actually supposed to be sold was not worth it, so I gave in.

Based on what happened this morning – no stock available because it all sold prior to today, and the online orders just being the ability to buy the items in your local stores for pick up, that don’t have any because they sold prior to today, would have made me pop an eye.   I don’t blame any fan, or even scalpers, for hunting and scooping.   This is a result of Hasbro and Target doing things the way they did.  Underestimating demand, poor roll out methods, inability to cater to the collector market by large non-focused retailers, etc etc.

Personally, whenever things I collect are out in the wild, I want them.  ASAP.  I don’t like waiting.  Once one civilian anywhere in the world with a camera (aka everyone) shows that they have an item, I want it.  Waiting for weeks or months for it to filter out to retail, or waiting for another print run months later – not cool.  It actually makes me dip out of collecting lines.  I want to buy, open, experience the item, and then come online and talk about and share pics of that item with my fellow collectors that ALSO have those items.  I don’t want to be first because I bought from eBay or China, and I don’t want to be doing this in March of next year when half the fandom is done with these figures, when they are buried on a shelf behind wave 2/3/4 already.   We should all be able to enjoy these figures in real time, now.  The “Water Cooler Effect” applied to TV shows of the 00s, applies to modern fandom collecting, and it’s being killed by the way things are done industry wide.

I actually held off sharing these pics because I didn’t want to piss off others like me who couldn’t find them.  Waited for today, the almighty “street date” of 8/14, hoping that the situation in stores or online would make things better.   Did not, made things worse.  And unless something is put out on the wire today by Hasbro, it won’t be better.  So again, I apologize.  If you are pissed, let Hasbro know.  Hopefully they can adjust things in the future, and figure a way to get us Cobra Troopers without going in and out of 200 stores over the course of weeks – during a pandemic.

Now that my salt shaker has cracked open all over the front page, let me clean up and get back to business.  Read on to check out our gallery for the Cobra Island figures.  183 shots for Cobra Trooper, Beach Head and Roadblock are available after the break along with some quick thoughts on each.

Make sure to check our previous galleries for G.I. Joe Classified here.  We will also be updating the HissTank Database with base shots for each figure too.

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under G.I. Joe Classified

Thanks to site sponsor Dorkside Toys we have official HD images of the recent Target exclusive Cobra Island figures. Roadblock, Beach Head, Baroness and C.O.I.L. and the Cobra Trooper all show off their goods in shots beyond the standard white BG product shots.

These were on Target.com for pre-order earlier this week for about 30 seconds. They should be hitting shelves on August 14th, though they are in store and out on shelves in some areas now. Some let you buy them, others enforce the street date. Each figure is coming packed in it’s own case, so each store should have at least 6 of each, hopefully more.

DPCI Numbers for Hunting

Roadblock: 087-16-6262
Cobra Trooper: 087-16-9726
Baroness C.O.I.L.: 087-16-4933
Beach Head: 087-16-2012

under G.I. Joe Classified

New GIJOE Classified Cobra Island Special Mission Sets

In a surprise sneak attack Hasbro has decide to bombard us with a very welcome wave of new GIJOE Classified figures that go live for preorder tomorrow!

AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER TOMORROW AT 9AM EST at @Target!

Baroness
Beachhead
Cobra Trooper
Roadblock

Check out all the awesome new GIJOE Classified Cobra Island Special Mission Sets after the jump.

under G.I. Joe Conventions

Our own Xerofall has shared a 30+ image gallery of the Convention Exclusive G.I.Joe Cobra Missile Command Headquarters! This faithful reproduction of the 1983 release is was released at SDCC 2017. From Hasbro –

G.I. Joe fans – here it is at last! This is a faithful reproduction of the original Cobra Missile Command Headquarters set from 1983! This is the playset that gave kids a place for Cobra forces to gather and launch their evil plots. Assemble the highly detailed, sturdy graphic board components to build a Cobra HQ that includes a missile base, missile support systems, cruise missile, control panel, elevator, work platform, and seats. Move the elevator up and down to take the figures to different levels. Raise and lower the missile to place it in firing position. The set includes reproductions of the 3 figures that came with the original set – Cobra Commander, Cobra Officer, and Cobra Trooper. File cards for the figure are included, and a file card holder for the cards. The box also replicates the original package’s design, completing the recreation of this iconic Cobra playset.

• Includes: 3 Cobra figures, Cobra missile base, missile support systems, cruise missile, control panel, seats, elevator, work platform, 3 fasteners, 3 file cards, accessories, and instructions.

• Faithful reproduction of the original set from 1983
• Includes poseable Cobra Commander, Officer, and Trooper figures
• Headquarters made of sturdy graphic board components
• Elevator moves up and down
• Raise and lower the missile into firing position

Make sure to check out the full gallery here: Convention Exclusive G.I.Joe cobra Missile Command Headquarters

under G.I. Joe Customs

Check out this awesome custom Cobra Original 13 by HISSTANK.com forum member HissHissFangFan! We always see so many amazing renditions of the G.I.Joe side of things, so it’s awesome to see Cobra represented! Included in the assortment are –

  • Front: Trooper, Comm Officer, Dr. Venom, Commander, Baroness, Field Officer, Trooper
  • Back: Guard, Air Trooper, Machine Gunner, RPG Trooper, Flame Trooper, Guard

What are your thoughts on this custom Cobra Original 13 set? Sound off after the break!

under G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, San Diego Comic Con

By way of the io9 comes official details of the G.I.Joe exclusive being offered this year.

Ladies & Gents – This year, fans will have the opportunity to add the Cobra Missile Command Center to their collections! Here’s the scoop –

Hasbro’s recreation of the set, which will be available at its San Diego Comic-Con booth (#3329) and later on HasbroToyShop.com for $50, still uses cardboard, but with recreated graphics. Hasbro’s even gone to the trouble of making the box look weathered so it appears as if it’s been sitting in your parent’s basement for decades.

After all these years, you can finally add this piece of cardboard beauty to your collection! For those of us that won’t be attending SDCC, time to get those F5 keys ready!

What are your thoughts on the G.I.Joe SDCC exclusive? Sound off after the break!

under G.I. Joe Vintage

Check out this amazing G.I.Joe 35th Anniversary Print by Scott West of Weststudio3! The artwork depicts all of the awesome G.I.Joe & Cobra characters that debuted in 1982, including the Missile Command Center! The 11X17 prints are signed and numbered to 82 for $20.

There’s also a G.I. Joe 35th Anniversary Mickey Mouse Variant print! There’s only 35 of these available. Changes include Zap’s double-handled bazooka and of course Cobra Commander’s rare “Mickey Mouse” logo on his chest. The variant will cost you $30 and is signed and numbered to 35.

Shipping is $10 which includes tracking and insurance. No extra charge for multiple prints shipped together.

You can find both prints in Scott’s Etsy store –

If you don’t have an Etsy account, you can Paypal Scott directly at [email protected] Please specify which print, the quantity, and your address in the notes section to help Scott keep track of your order.

Will you be adding one or both of these awesome prints to your collection? Have you already done so? Sound off after the break!

under G.I. Joe Various, Photo Shoots

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comes to life with these great mini-figures! This G.I. Joe A Real American Hero 3-Inch Random Figure Series 1 Mini-Figure is one in a line that features some wonderfully stylized vinyl mini-figures with the likenesses of your favorite characters from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series. Each figure measures 3-inches tall and is blind-box packaged with head and arm articulation for fun posing. Plus, you can mix and match the awesome array of interchangeable weapons that the figures come with! This awesome collection even features rare chase figures for you to try and collect. Featured in this collection are Snake Eyes, Blowtorch, Cobra Soldier, Copperhead, Firefly, Dusty, Crimson Guard, Roadblock, Beach Head, Major Bludd and more!

We have over 50 photos of the The Loyal Subjects G.I. Joe Action Vinyls Wave 2 Figures. Entertainment Earth sent along these figures, read on to check out the images!

Entertainment Earth
Related Entertainment Earth Links: The Loyal Subjects G.I. Joe Series 2 Mini-Figure 4-Pack, The Loyal Subjects G.I.Joe Random Figure Series 2 Mini-Figure, All G.I.Joe Items

under G.I. Joe Customs

Thanks to HISSTANK.com boards member OreoBuilder for posting up his Custom G.I. Joe Modern Era Cobra Security Troopers!

“Recruited from the masses left homeless by Cobra Corporation’s greed, Security Troopers are trained to be ruthless. As the para-military arm of Cobra Corp, the Security Corps is responsible for maintaining order in all Cobra cities. Security Troopers patrol streets, detain, arrest and interrogate citizens and occasionally pacify disorderly mobs. They are also responsible for insuring security at all corporate facilities, buildings and military installations.”

Check out all the Cobra Security Trooper images after the jump.