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It's split between two years for me-- 1983, the year the first mini-series debuted, and the year Duke was released (albeit as a mail-away), was a great one.

But 1985 was sort of THE year for G.I. Joe. The comic was the best-selling comic book in America (if Larry Hama is to be believed), the TV show was on every single weekday in syndication, and, as noted previously, several great figures were released that year. The G.I. Joe team was still at a manageable 50 or so members, and Cobra had just about all their top command structure in place. If the toy line had ceased to exist after 1985, we would have had pretty much all the main characters we know and love already established, and I think that says a lot about what a strong year '85 was.

07-19-2007, 08:53 PM	#7
Self-Modifier Crossover King Emeritus Offline --> Posts: 1,472 --> Join Date: Feb 2005	It's split between two years for me-- 1983, the year the first mini-series debuted, and the year Duke was released (albeit as a mail-away), was a great one. But 1985 was sort of THE year for G.I. Joe. The comic was the best-selling comic book in America (if Larry Hama is to be believed), the TV show was on every single weekday in syndication, and, as noted previously, several great figures were released that year. The G.I. Joe team was still at a manageable 50 or so members, and Cobra had just about all their top command structure in place. If the toy line had ceased to exist after 1985, we would have had pretty much all the main characters we know and love already established, and I think that says a lot about what a strong year '85 was. __________________ is on indefinite hiatus...