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GI Joe Retro 3.75 Duke

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I was out with my daughter today at our local Walmart when I stumbled across this badly beaten up and creased  GI Joe Retro Duke figure.  I needed a classic styled 3.75 Duke and while this was far from my preferred version, It was readily available for purchase. In fact, It was the only GI Joe product on the shelf. These days, ya gotta pull the trigger on anything Joe related if your lucky enough to come across it in the wild. I don't have a classic styled 3.75 figure so this one will at least be a place holder until something better comes along.  He's not a horrible figure but not a great one either. The plastic seems a little gummier than the 25th anniversary figures. Also, the screaming effect molded onto the head sculpt is odd. I know what they were trying to go for but it doesn't hit the mark exactly. If you put him in a running pose It doesn't look bad and when on display it works. But if you're a kid playing with this figure the yellin