The Defenders :1975 Hasbro Catalog

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So you're Hasbro in 1975 and everybody is cutting into your G.I. Joe profits with dolls named "Mighty Gary", "Fighting Yank" and "Mr Action", what do you do?
You rip them off of course! That's exactly what Hasbro did in 1975 with "The Defenders" a fairly cheap blow molded doll (whose head would later be recycled into Bulletman) who also was the perfect way to get rid of excess inventory (especially on military items).

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[Godzilla]

I can remember seeing one in the store and thinking, hey that's Bulletman!

I still have the tank. It's a fantastic toy for the time.

[Joe90]

I've always liked this head sculpt. Some of The Defenders sets are quite desirable among GI Joe collectors. The Iron Knight Tank especially.

[R.O.M.]

A question for any vintage GI Joe collectors here-

I have a '60s vintage Joe that I have no idea how I obtained. He'd been in my toy collection since I was a baby, so either one of my sisters had used him as a Ken doll, or someone passed him down to me, because I was born in 1974.

Anyways, the only clothing he has are some khaki pants and a camo poncho that looks a lot like the one in the catalog. Was there an original Joe accessory just like that, or might I have a Defender poncho? I don't recall ever having a Defender figure, but it's possible.

[toys2cool]

That's gotta be the worst joe ever made, he just looks so cheap

[SpaceCrawler]

A question for any vintage GI Joe collectors here-

I have a '60s vintage Joe that I have no idea how I obtained. He'd been in my toy collection since I was a baby, so either one of my sisters had used him as a Ken doll, or someone passed him down to me, because I was born in 1974.

Anyways, the only clothing he has are some khaki pants and a camo poncho that looks a lot like the one in the catalog. Was there an original Joe accessory just like that, or might I have a Defender poncho? I don't recall ever having a Defender figure, but it's possible.

Yes, there were ponchos in the original Joe line (in both the painted head era and the fuzz head era). Most of the stuff in the Defenders line was left-over GI Joe stuff.

Sean

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Anyways, the only clothing he has are some khaki pants and a camo poncho that looks a lot like the one in the catalog. Was there an original Joe accessory just like that, or might I have a Defender poncho?

There's a good chance it was probably an older poncho and an older pair of pants. Could you post a pic?