Its time for the next Joe!

[Skiman]

No he doesn't. Shockwave (although I like him) actually seems a little out of place too. And where the hell is Tunnel Rat?

I love Shockwave!!!

 

[thenammagazine]

I love Shockwave!!!

Isn't he some stupid rename now like Shockblast?

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, which is the same name as a Transformer I think. This happened with a lot of characters that Hasbro didn't shore up the name rights to.

 

[Skiman]

Isn't he some stupid rename now like Shockblast?

I hope not

 

[thenammagazine]

Yeah, which is the same name as a Transformer I think. This happened with a lot of characters that Hasbro didn't shore up the name rights to.

But I don't get why they'd change it. Did someone else copyright the name? And can they? That's just retarded.

 

[karamazov80]

Probably so, and probably so. It's probably not the word itself, but the word in reference to a fictional character of some kind. However, Hasbro got around this in a few instances by throwing "Col." or "Sgt." prior to a character's name.

Flash for instance.

https://www.yojoe.com/action/08/sgtflash2.shtml

 

[DPrime]

No Hawk either, but the ugly purple version of Steel Brigade....

If anyone has a minty "ugly purple version of Steel Brigade", please PM me...

I'll give you $50 for it.

 

[DinoDB1975]

I think Shockwave is likely as a Sideshow figure. Despite being a later release, he is very popular because he looks so cool. Plus, he is a masked character, and Sideshow seems to like those.

I loved the Shockwave figure as a kid, but in the 7/15/09 Ask Sideshow, the following was asked:

"I love your G.I. Joe Series! I’m happy that Beachhead is currently in development. Will you be doing a 12-inch version of Shockwave? The SWAT Unit?

Sorry to say that Shockwave is not currently in development."

Of course, they could have changed their mind.

 

[MANDO]

Shockwave would definitely make for agreat 1/6, although I guess the same could be said for just anyone pre-'90. There was an issue of Secret Missions that featured him as the main Joe (or one of 'em). He and Hit & Run are definitely my favorites from '88.

 

[Deeznutz6]

Shockwave would definitely make for agreat 1/6, although I guess the same could be said for just anyone pre-'90. There was an issue of Secret Missions that featured him as the main Joe (or one of 'em). He and Hit & Run are definitely my favorites from '88.

Was Repeater and 88 release? he was cool also, the three of them had the same design on the outfits.

 

[DinoDB1975]

Don't remember the exact year, but Repeater, Shockwave, and Hit and Run were definitely from the same batch. I remember picking all three up at the same time at Kaybee Toys as a kid.

 

[MANDO]

Yep, Repeater was '88. The "L" shaped camo was big that year even Storm Shadow had it.

 

[Skiman]

I loved the Shockwave figure as a kid, but in the 7/15/09 Ask Sideshow, the following was asked:

"I love your G.I. Joe Series! I’m happy that Beachhead is currently in development. Will you be doing a 12-inch version of Shockwave? The SWAT Unit?

Sorry to say that Shockwave is not currently in development."

Of course, they could have changed their mind.

Hit & Run had a chest and bi's that were stacked right!?!??!?

Was Repeater and 88 release? he was cool also, the three of them had the same design on the outfits.

Always liked Repeater's attire, army badassness at it's finest

I still have both originals as well

 

[DPrime]

Yep, Repeater was '88. The "L" shaped camo was big that year even Storm Shadow had it.

I always thought - even as a kid - that they were going for a digital pattern camo.

 

[Shai]

Got Zartan?

 

[Shai]

Got Zartan?

 

[Shai]

Got Zartan?

 

[EVILFACE]

GOT FIREFLY???

 

[creature4000]

Hit & Run had a chest and bi's that were stacked right!?!??!?

Hit & Run was small like Tunnel Rat.

 

[thenammagazine]

Hit & Run was small like Tunnel Rat.

Only 10x as cool!