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gi joe id help
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:08 pm
by Kings Toys
Ok I bought this today at the flea market its dated 1982 and looks like Cover Girl but the color is different not sure how to upload a pic but her pants and jacket are black and shirt is red with tan boots
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:04 pm
by Kings Toys
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:02 pm
by Minerva
Interesting!
As far as I know there are no recolors of Cover Girl. Could it be a knock-off or perhaps a custom repaint?
Does she have the stamps/markings?
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:40 am
by Kings Toys
Hasbro 1982 on her rear so not a.knock off and she has paint ware in places and I dont see another layer of paint under this one. did they do joes like transformers and make them in different colors in different countrys perhaps?
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:47 am
by Minerva
I'm sure you already know this, but most GI Joe figures have been recolored at least once, and then released as a different version of said figure. There are also variations from countries like Brazil and Argentina, but I don't remember seeing this particular repaint anywhere... sorry.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:41 pm
by Roadbuster
Could have been a test run (prototype) figure at the time, with it being dated 1982 and all. Covergirl didn't come out until 1983 with the Wolverine if I'm not mistaken. And I haven't seen that variant anywhere either, sorry.
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:10 pm
by Kings Toys
I paid $2 for it so I think I did good lol
