About the same time that the 3 3/4 inch G.I. Joes were getting release, Remco released there own version of 3 3/4 inch army figures with licensed by DC Comics: Sgt. Rock. The idea sound great, in the comic book Sgt. Rock has plenty of teammates and even more Nazi enemies, but for some strange reason Remco decided to go Vietnam-era and give Rock new teammates. One of the problems was the arms were short, no elbow joints and the hands were weirdly positioned. it was really hard for the figures to hold there weapons. The figures were poorly made and would fall apart easily.
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Now you have to have villains for your new army men so Remco came up with the "best" name: The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys were named after animals and were just repaints of the Good guys with some new heads. One could swear Remco become Chap Mei/Lanyard. The villain were generic villains that truly could be used against G.I. Joe, M.A.S.H. A-Team or Sgt. Rock.
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As with Chap Mei/Lanyard the vehicles and playsets were better than the figures. The main playset was later reused in the Universal Monsters playset...
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Now trying to find figure out just how many figures that were released was almost as bad as playing Where's Waldo. I was still playing with action figures when these came out, and I remember picking up a few of them (for there weapons). I read Sgt. Rock comic books so even back then I was disappointed in how they were made. I do remember that my brother had a few of The Bad Guys in with the his Cobras. Sgt. Rock was included into my G.I. Joes but I am not sure about the others. My brother & I would play outside so those playset where used till they were well played with and thrown away.
I have them on my site: Remco Sgt. Rock vs The Bad Guys
So feel free to go see....
AF Sgt Rock (2).jpgAF Sgt Rock (1).jpg
Now you have to have villains for your new army men so Remco came up with the "best" name: The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys were named after animals and were just repaints of the Good guys with some new heads. One could swear Remco become Chap Mei/Lanyard. The villain were generic villains that truly could be used against G.I. Joe, M.A.S.H. A-Team or Sgt. Rock.
AF Shark carded 1.jpgAF Shark (3).jpg
As with Chap Mei/Lanyard the vehicles and playsets were better than the figures. The main playset was later reused in the Universal Monsters playset...
playcase 3.jpg
Now trying to find figure out just how many figures that were released was almost as bad as playing Where's Waldo. I was still playing with action figures when these came out, and I remember picking up a few of them (for there weapons). I read Sgt. Rock comic books so even back then I was disappointed in how they were made. I do remember that my brother had a few of The Bad Guys in with the his Cobras. Sgt. Rock was included into my G.I. Joes but I am not sure about the others. My brother & I would play outside so those playset where used till they were well played with and thrown away.
I have them on my site: Remco Sgt. Rock vs The Bad Guys
So feel free to go see....
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