1982-May...............the 'Legend Of GI Joe' TV commercials grabbed my attention........a week or so later,went to 7-11 with my Dad,found issues 1 and 2 of the GI Joe comic-WOW!!!...............Unfortunately,didn't find the toys 'til August 1982-on the 4th,Mom & Dad bought me HAL w/Grand Slam,Snake-Eyes,Rock 'N Roll,and Breaker...........about a week or so later,got Grunt................ :D

I got my first figures in 1990 a little late right , i remember that my mom buy me scoop and recoil , i used to collect gijoe comics ( marvel era) well then my first cobra , the night viper really a cool figure , i try to buy all the 1990 line and then i discover the first version s and now i have a lot of them but some figures are hard to find in my country.. ;)

For me it was X-mas 1982, I saw the commerials of the Legend of G.I. JOE & was hooked!!! :) That X-mas I got Straight-Arm versions of Grunt, Flash, Rock'n'Roll, Scarlett, Stalker, & Snake-eyes!!! :D