Hasbro, in the early stages of the GI Joe line, produced a Duffel Bag so kids could carry their gear while sporting the Real American Hero theme ! This was a total impulse purchase for me. I came across this while trollin' Ebay. I have never seen one before and if I would have seen it in 83', I would have been lugging my Dungeons and Dragons manuals back and forth in this !!
I could not find any information on it, but from the selection of characters I'd date it about 1983. Its made of very thick canvas. Measures 19 X 16, so its big enough to carry quite a bit ! The Screening of the graphic is done extremely well. The pictures do not do it justice. The detail has great depth to it and shows off well.
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Two new characters of 1983's selection, Snow Job and Gung Ho !!
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Stalker represents the Original 82' line alongside newcomer Tripwire !!
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Oh yeah, look at the tag !! Made in 1983 by Hasbro Industries !! Thanks Spidey !!
It funny, I started doing this Blog to write about my collection. In the process I have found or been introduced to items that I never even knew about. I was a massive GI Joe addict and lusted over every item that came out. Then I find out there was more. Its like being a kid again, uncovering a lost gem on Ebay or getting introduced to the world of Remco reading Revenge from the Cosmic Ark. Even after all these years I can still find something new, that's really cool !!
It IS a cool bag no doubt! I have always loved the original joes from the first few series.
ReplyDeleteThe first 3 or 4 series is so epic, that's why these characters stuck around for so long !
DeleteI have never seen this one either Mike.
ReplyDeleteIts pretty cool discovering things that escaped you !!
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