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Crazylegs – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

February 20, 2010

Crazylegs from the G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero line

Whilst many vintage G.I. Joe action figure collectors concentrate on the original 12 inch figures, there are also armies of equally passionate fans of the 3 ¾ inch G.I.Joe figures which first hit the toy market in 1982. The smaller, relaunched figures were issued with all sorts of gadgets and even a back-story involving the never-ending fight between the G.I. Joe Team (the good guys, obviously) and the Cobra Command (the bad guys). Hasbro eventually developed these figures into the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line.

Love them or hate them, there’s no denying that these small figures packed loads of personality into each and every figure, and with impressively flexible multiple points of articulation, made great toys. In fact, it can be pretty tough finding vintage G.I Joe figures that haven’t seen very heavy play and limbs are often loose, paint chipped etc. G.I.Joe’s are reasonably unique, however, in that thanks to a screw buried deep in their backs, they can actually be taken apart and reassembled. Replacing an old o-ring is often all that’s need to tighten up loose joints.

This G.I.Joe Assault Trooper was first released as part of the sixth series in 1987 and like most of the figures in the line has a great name – “Crazylegs”! Whilst his limbs are all pretty tight and he’ll stand up fine unaided, his grey trousers have yellowed (another common problem with this line) and he is missing his original kit of a black rifle, a black stock and a tan parachute harness. Curiously, the Crazylegs figure was entirely re-used for a Toys R Us exclusive Night Force version in 1988 as part of the seventh series, issued in a two-pack with a variant of Outback. Production of Crazylegs was discontinued in 1989.

Crazylegs GI Joe, 8, 246, “”

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Filed Under: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vintage Blog Tagged With: G.I. Joe, Hasbro

Comments

  1. Mike feltman says

    June 11, 2011 at 8:25 am

    Hi you’ve got a real fun site to look at! Good job! Do you happen to have a link for checklists for different action figure brands? Eg gi joes, secret wars, etc.? Thanks!

  2. Debs says

    June 11, 2011 at 11:55 am

    hi mike – check out our links page for many action figure resources!

  3. SL says

    June 23, 2011 at 6:20 pm

    If there a site that shows values for the 3.5″ GI Joes? I have a 1981 Duke Master Sergeant with a cannon that shoots that is still in the original packaging and has not been opened however the packaging is not mint (a few wrinkles in cardboard and out plastic is starting to open on lower corner.) Thanks.

  4. SL says

    June 23, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    Sorry, the date was wrong. Make that 1991.

  5. Debs says

    June 23, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    The book Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe 1982-1994 by Mark Bellomo is a great guide to GI Joe values…

  6. Troy Ahammer says

    October 10, 2012 at 12:24 am

    what is the difference in wave 4 and wave 5 Gi Joes action figures.

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