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Considering the time of the season, I thought I'd veer away from the subject of the comics for a moment and ask if any of you remember the first 1 or 2 G.I. Joe figures you ever received as a gift (for the holidays or birthday). I have to go back to the mid-80s to answer this one and luckily I remember which two I received...

Roadblock (version 1)
Crimson Guard (version 1)

Good times...

Many more followed in the years to come but you always remember your first! Wink

Firefly210 · Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:56 pm Post subject:

I have a very fond memory of my first GiJoe as a christmas present, Cobra EEL, I will never forget that and have a picture of getting it. Another Christmas memory is the year my brother and I asked for a Crimson Guard and ended up getting the Crimson Guard Commanders Tomax and Xamot instead, my brother threw a fit to end all fits over that one! It was great being a child of the 80's!!

The White Clown · Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:23 pm Post subject:

abner419 · Forum Zombie Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 417

The first Joe's stuff I got was Grunt, Zap, Scarlett, the Vamp w/Clutch, and the rapid fire bike!

Went and bought Snake-Eyes and the bivouac set with the money Grandma sent.

Great Christmas!!!

Torpedo · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:23 am Post subject:

My older brother started our collection by getting the first couple waves of figures that we shared, and that I subsequently often broke. I think we had all of the carded figures from '82, '83 and '84, and some of the vehicles from that era. The first G.I. Joe toys that I remember getting for Christmas that were really for me, rather than hand-me-downs, were the 1985 Tactical Battle Platform and the Snow Cat with Frostbite.

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CrazyK · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 10:44 pm Post subject:

First Christmas they were available (82), I recieved all 11 carded figures and every vehicle (and the four figs with them). I had all 13 Joes, the two COBRAs (CC was a mail away, I belive), the MOBAT, VAMP, FLAK, MMS, RAM, HAL and JUMP from day one.

Anyone wonder why I love my Momma so much? Best Christmas ever...
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Mamu_Nestor · Transforumer Joined: 23 Feb 2011 Posts: 1003 Location: TX

If I remember right

1982 VAMP and HAL
1983 Dragonfly, APC, and Skystriker (birthday of that year I got the the falcon glider)
1985 Snowcat
1986 Conquest X-30, and Devilfish
1987 Air Skiff (Zanzabar)
1988 Rolling Thunder
1989 Condor Z25 and Crusader (HISS II, Thunderclap, and Equalizer were birthday presents)
1990 Avalanche and Cobra Rage

My dad was big on getting me the aircraft and space ships. I got many more through out the year.

I guess you could say that this year I got FSS Jinx and Dice
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Machete Phil · Transforumer Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 750

My mom tried to distract me from my star wars toy obsession by introducing me to gi joe... little did she know that my gi joe obsession would become 4 times as nuts.

first two figures were breaker and stalker.
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Eagleyes · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:20 pm Post subject:

Short Fuze

Nickelina · Private Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Posts: 5

The first figure I ever got was Lady Jaye. ('85) A few months later while camping, my brother threw her into the campfire. She melted.

The White Clown · Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 5:14 pm Post subject:

Torpedo · Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:05 pm Post subject:

The DoomWorm · Slayer Joined: 14 Sep 2011 Posts: 92

Ha. I once sold several figures to a classmate who didn't get along with me (and likewise) as a kid, and he melted tiny holes in them and painted bloodspots on them.

That made me really angry then.

That kid died in junior high which is still sad. It was in the winter but not at Christmas.

My first Joe I got was Blowtorch. It was rad.

Honestly I can't recall ever getting any Joes at Christmas at all. There must have been some, I received them pretty frequently as gifts year round, but I ALSO got the Snowcat... it was a hand me down from an older kid across the street and missing most of the parts.

abner419 · Forum Zombie Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 417

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