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Although it is the title with the most issues in the Original Collection, G.I. Joe is also one of the most out of character titles for my personality. I was finally able to sit down and capture my thoughts on the topic, and the result is another Deus ex Comica published at Field's Edge today. Part seven, "A Real American Hero", is an exploration of influence and pop culture on a personal level that builds off of my thoughts in the previous installment, "Marvel 1985". As with so many of these looks back at my mid-'80s comic collecting, I also expose Mark as an accomplice to my fascination with this book.
I loved the G.I. Joe comic book and toy line in the early ’80s. I actually devote an entire chapter of my upcoming book, Deus ex Comica: The Rebirth of a Comic Book Fan, to the franchise! I’m also a fan of Hasbro’s current Mighty Muggs toy line. I have a bunch of the Marvel Mighty Muggs and the kiddo has a bunch of the Star Wars ones, but Hasbro just started releasing G.I. Joe versions and I couldn’t be happier. I could take or leave the Mighty Mugg of Duke, but there was no way I could pass up Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes, and Cobra Commander. The packaging layout is pretty standard across the Mighty Muggs line, but what I love about the G.I. Joe Mighty Mugg boxes in particular is the image on the side of the box: It’s a throwback to the original “explosion” G.I. Joe packaging of the ‘80s! Great stuff and a cool nod to the old schoolers. The only thing that could have made these even more awesome... white-dot outlined dossiers on the back of the packaging!
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