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Sweet display!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing Warpath and Powerglide. I remember having both of those guys sitting on my toy shelf as a kid.
ReplyDeleteThat's an excellent 1980s display! FUN FACT: I'm actually finishing up Treading The Tommyknockers right now and there is a reference to G.I. Joe figures in the book, with Crystal Ball and Snake Eyes being specifically named. Crystal Ball seems out of left field as a mention but King and possibly his son, Owen, helped to develop the figure in some way.
ReplyDeleteAwesome little nugget of info there ,BBQ 👍 I remember my sister taking me to the store to buy Crystal Ball. She told me he looked a little like Vincent Price. At the time I had no clue who he was but now I see the resemblance!
DeleteAn absolutely fantastic display of goodness.
ReplyDeleteThanks, guys!
ReplyDeleteThis is the sort of thing that needs to become a trend!
ReplyDeleteAgreed! More shelfies, please!
ReplyDeleteOh man! Lion-O, He-Man, Rambo, Optimus & Chuckles!!! You have all the greats here!
ReplyDeleteThat was my aim. I wanted to group all the icons together.
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