1975 Adventure Team happiness

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[jwyblejr]

I don't get why Mike Powers gets so much grief. I think it's a cool figure.

[palitoy]

I don't get why Mike Powers gets so much grief. I think it's a cool figure.

I can remember a time when "True Joe Collectors" hated that "fuzzhead crap" let alone Atomic man or Bullet man. We live in more enlightened times now. These guys represent GI Joe to me.

[Brown Bear]

The A-Team is Joe at his peak for me. I love this era more than any other version of Joe. I also love SuperJoe, so what do I know?

[palitoy]

Super Joe was awesome, I dislike how he gets totally ignored, it's why he's so prominent on PlaidStallions.

[rykerw1701]

Yeah GI Joe is Adventure Team to me, too. And I liked Mike Powers then and I still do. I was done with action figures by the time Super Joe came out, so no connection there. But it looks like fun stuff now.

[PNGwynne]

Super Joe IS awesome--I've kitbashed some 12" versions . I'll admit to liking AT Joe much more than military Joe, though the transitional Aquanaut figure is my favorite.

The South American Falcon stuff is so cool it almost makes one swoon.

[VintageJoe70]

I love the Atomic Man figure, and my only wish might be that they had given him 2 atomic legs...I still like the vintage one more than the club version, which I also have....The club one is nice, but it just doesnt fit in with the "vintage" look....I think I said this before, but what I wish is that they had used one of the original painted heads for the original Atomic Man, instead of the "Ken" looking head they did use...

But yes All Hail Adventure Team GI Joe....

[jwyblejr]

From the pictures I've seen,I like the Action Man version of Atomic Man. He just looks so much cooler with flocked hair.

[Man of Action]

Fuzz

The more FUZZ, the better.

[acrovader]

Yes, Super Joe is awesome. But generally, I was too young for the GI Joe Adventure team during that era. My interest in action figures came about a few years later with Star Wars, Micronauts, etc. Still- I find pre-Star Wars, 1970s action figures fascinating.

[Mikey]

Was always a huge fan of Adventure Team throughout the early-mid 70's

That said, I never knew a black Adventurer existed until my collecting days years later.

They must have had very limited distribution (at least in the sticks)

I think it was a missed opportunity for Hasbro --- If I knew they made one i'd want him bigtime.

Having the same figure with multiple hair colors was a bit boring --- also black Adventurer had that neat kaki suit

[Makernaut]

I didn't have a lot of GI JOE stuff as a kid, but I did have a Talking GI Joe "Man of Action". Seems like he was a bridge between the originals and the Adventure Team figures. He had flocked hair, but no beard or Kung Fu Action Grip and while he talked, it was Soldier phrases rather that Adventure Team phrases. I also had the helicopter and a few knock-off sets of uniforms and weapons.

When Walmart did the Adventure Team throwback figures in 2007 (Ten years ago. Wow!), I bought one of each and it got me on a bit of Joe kick for a while. Wish they'd bring back more stuff like that throwback line. If I remember right, they were only $10 retail. What a deal!

[Nostalgiabuff]

love the AT era. Super Joe as well. they just don't make such cool toys for kids anymore

[cjefferys]

I don't get why Mike Powers gets so much grief. I think it's a cool figure.

Oh, me too, he was the only Joe I owned as a kid actually. I wasn't much into military or adventure characters, more superhero/fantasy/monster/sci-fi figures, so Atomic Man and Bullet Man were the only ones that appealed to me.

The Super Joes were great too, I think that line might get more respect if all the existing examples weren't in broken pieces on their cards. It a shame because I love that line.