GI JOE Super Joes

[cjefferys]

I've recently been getting more and more into vintage, obscure foreign figures myself, so I'm sure I'll enjoy visiting that forum.

[GUYx1]

Thank You for checking out out forum.
We love to talk about the obscure toylines.
If you are ever looking for one of the foreign toylines listed,
I am always quick with an auction link.
Foreign stuff and weird items are kinda my thing.
MAC, TOmmy Gunn, Action Man, Battle Brigade.
visibleinnards.org :: View Forum - walder approved non-cyborg toys


JackMagic's Custom Darkon 2.0 was big this week:


Loads of fun and Cockney slang...

[cjefferys]

I have long been a fan of the 8" super joe, as well as the 12" Brazillian counterpart.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/GUYx1/superjoeteammexico.jpg

I did huge posts on super joe and his foreign cousins :

http://www.capitaineflam.free.fr/Produits_derives/figurines/capitaine_flam_ceji_fra.jpg

visibleinnards.org :: View topic - Super Joe the CEJI French Licensed Japanese Anime toys

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/GUYx1/torakrecord1.jpg

visibleinnards.org :: View topic - FALCON - Brazil's 12 Super Joe

I knew about the Ledy and Ceji stuff, but had no idea about the Brazillian figures! Thanks for the info, and the links. BTW, that looks like a cool forum. I have some interesting reading ahead for me.

[jds1911a1]

who can say with advances in polymers maybe rubber jointing today will hold up bettter than hasbro's rubber of the mid 70's

[Earth 2 Chris]

Man, I had no idea of the wild history of this series. I still can't figure out how that Gabriel Lone Ranger sculpt ended up on Super Joe and several Mego offerings.

Current action figure collectors will no doubt know the pain of the Super Joe fan. The rubbery soft goods that companies like Hasbro, Toy Biz and Art Asylum will no doubt disengrate with time. I've heard some say their Toy Biz Lord of the Rings figures are already degrading.

Chris

[palitoy]

I've come really close to buying the falcon dolls when they appear on ebay, they are brilliant.

[GUYx1]

I have long been a fan of the 8" super joe, as well as the 12" Brazillian counterpart.



I did huge posts on super joe and his foreign cousins :

visibleinnards.org :: View topic - Super Joe the CEJI French Licensed Japanese Anime toys


visibleinnards.org :: View topic - FALCON - Brazil's 12 Super Joe

[cjefferys]

2 Does any one know if Takara had any thing to do with Luminos & Sheild due to the resemblance to Hensin Cyborg

As far as I know, not directly. Just the indirect connection that Takara based their Henshin Cyborg bodies on the original 12" G.I. Joe (which they licenced from Hasbro). It's certainly possible that Hasbro was influenced by the clear bodies Takara used for their Henshin Cyborg and Microman lines, but I don't believe that Takara had any actual input at all on the Super Joes (they certainly didn't release any figures on crappy bodies like that in Japan).

[tmthor]

2 Observations

1 I always thought that Gor looked a little like Krusher

2 Does any one know if Takara had any thing to do with Luminos & Sheild due to the resemblance to Hensin Cyborg

[batmanmc]

thats where all the charlie's angels stuff came from. i was too busy getting the super joes.

[jemboy2004]

Mike I do remember that! I actually would take the charlie's angels dolls and outfits from his piles and hide them so he didn't know I took them as he would have laughed at me for wanting them.

[batmanmc]

we had a lot of the super joes ric remember elvis worked at hasbro and brought them home. f course they never lasted too long.

[tmthor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ami4yKPXmmM

Darkon Comercial
It has amzed me that I missed this back them (Or Cant remeber I was only 4 in 1977) but I was amazed when I saw this that they used the same music in their 80's commercials

[Bionic Joe]

They came out in 1977, where hasbro shut down the AT joe 12 inch line ,in 1976. The revamp joe into super joe about 8 and 1/2 inches tall, sporting the same look , with 0ne ,two punch action feature and "fight by night with light" the adventures were aim towards super heroics & SiFi.
Everybody believes that this was a repose to the Oil embargo,It more in line with keeping pace with mego,& superheros was the main thing
by the mid 70's,mego was the number 1 producers of action figures up to that time.

Thanks for the answer, 1977 explains why i draw a blank on this line as they came out around the time i lost intrest in toys

[palitoy]

Oh the GI Joe medic will restring Superjoes for $20 or so, he just can't replace hands.