Yeah, something like the Palisades piece would be idea. To me the cartoon is my Joe standard.
Its what the card art and figures tried to represent IMO. A Cobra Commander 100% on the card art wouldn't even have gloves on afterall. So a combo of the cartoon and card art is what I would have really liked for the whole GI Joe line, but I'm OK with the modern upgrades in most cases. Having the 'classic' option with most figures has been great though. You just don't get that my options with a PF though. The hands, heads, and cape really do give CC a lot of different options though. But I do still miss those goofy pants