My very first GI Joe toy, was the Adventure Team helicopter, my folks couldn't afford to buy the figure with it, so my mom who was handy with a sewing machine made me a twelve inch bearded stuffed Joe for it. I was hooked. When the 3 3/4" line came out in 82 it was much more affordable for my folks, so I ended up with a VAMP and a MOBAT for my first toys. After that I gradually built up a small collection.
It was always the military aspect for me, I was always into the military, I am in the military now. When the cartoon started, it brought the characters I had to life, I never read the comic until recently, and wow, did I miss alot. So here I am almost 35 years old, and still playing with Joes, wait till I'm 80, senile and back into the sandbox.
