About Me
I received my first GI Joe in 1970. My mom bought me the "Spacewalk Mystery" set (thanks Mom). A
few months later on my birthday I received the Five Star Jeep. Over the next year I spent most
of my allowance acquiring a Talking Commander and sets such as "White Tiger Hunt", "Eight
Ropes of Danger" and numerous uniforms and accessory packs. Christmas 1971 brought the yellow
helicopter from "Search for the Stolen Idol". My two best friends at the time also collected
GI Joe and our backyard adventures included the Mobile Support Vehicle, a headquarters,
a training center, Mummys Tombs and numerous fantastic freefalls using Joes own parachute.
Like most of us I eventually grew out of GI Joe and moved on to other things. Fast forward
quite a few years. In 1990 I walked into a comic shop I frequented. They had begun selling
toys as a way of expanding their revenue. On this fateful day I noticed staring back at
me from a shelf in the store, a Talking Commander. Needless to say that purchase was a done deal. After
digging through a lot of boxes stored in the attic I was able to find some of the figures
and accessories I owned as a child. Unfortunately many of my original items were lost forever.
In the ensuing six years I have acquired not only all of the items I originally owned but
virtually all of the Adventure Team items produced between 1970 and 1976. Even though I am
a fan of the entire 12" era of GI Joe, the Adventure Team years are the ones I am the most fond of.
Much has been written about GI Joe lately as he passes thirty years of age. Unfortunately it
seems nearly all of it centers around the military era. These pages will concentrate on
the years 1970-1976, after all there's tons of info on that other "era". Let me know what you
think, what you would like to see and any questions you may have. BTW - Ignore the tongue
in cheek comments (g). I really love all this stuff! Even those military guys.
Comments from the editor:
Our local paper periodically runs an article on outrageous requests by
rock bands that play in the area. The most recent article contained my favorite
request of all time. The rock band "Moe" listed as one of the requests on their
contract rider: "One GI Joe with Kung Fu Grip." The article went on to quote the
promoter: "They're still waiting for that GI Joe.". Sounds like Moe has an Adventure
Team collector or someone with a unique sense of humor.
GI Joe is a trademark of Hasbro. The author is not affiliated with Hasbro in any shape or
form. I just own a lot of their toys. Thanks goes to Hasbro for allowing me to maintain
this site.
The text and custom photos on this web site are the property of Tom C Calhoun III, except as noted.
Copyright © 1997 by Tom Calhoun. All rights
reserved.
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