Article: To GI Joe collectors, plastic armies are more than dolls.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Article: Pearl Harbor GI Joes Debut
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  May 25, 2001 ;     335 words ... ... it will also live on in foot-tall GI-Joe action figures. The figures, being ... stores this week, will be the first GI Joes to be built around a single battle ... Hasbro has sold more than 375 million GI Joe figures since 1964. New Homes Sales ...

Article: GI Joes turn homes into 'war zones'
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  July 12, 2003 ;     691 words ... ... living room. "The old GI Joes, that's what I collect ... convert the backyard into a GI Joe war zone, where "every ... occupation of their living room. GI Joes were the first action figures ... was asked to illustratate GI Joe for the new boxes and he ...

Article: JAPANESE-AMERICANS THE NEW GI JOES.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  April 28, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Knight-Ridder SAN JOSE, Calif. -- GI Joe, that bendable action figure and icon ... Japanese-American. As part of its ``GI Joe Classic Collection,'' Hasbro Toys will ... out of 180. This isn't the first time GI Joe has honored a minority unit. Last year ...

Article: Real-life GI Joes lift spirits of ailing child
Army Reserve Magazine;  January 1, 2000 ;     575 words ... ... caravan of Humvees pulled up and real-life GI Joe's stepped out. The surprised seven ... he was having visitors, but as an avid GI Joe fan he was thrilled. What began with a ... and friends, Brett was presented with a GI Joe toy, patches, certificates, uniform ...

Article: New line of GI Joes recalls Pearl Harbor
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  May 20, 2001 ;     640 words ... ... That's the scale of the wildly popular GI Joe action figures, and since Disney is taking ... men. Market leader is Hasbro, with its GI Joe figures, and we took a look at their four ... with movable fingers instead of the old GI Joe rigor mortis grip. Our impression was ...

Article: Not your average GI Joes.(TALKBACK)(Letter to the ...
Flex;  July 1, 2005 ;     467 words ... ... gym (or find something to lift). We try to push each other to be all that we can be. So, how do we compare to the average GI Joe? (According to army standards, we are all extremely overweight.) VIA E-MAIL SGT. TODD GATES A COMPANY 735TH, IRAQ It ...

Article: MILITARY JARGON BAFFLES NON-GI JOES, JANES.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  August 10, 2001 ;     594 words ... ... Service), NCOIC (noncommissioned officer in charge) and COMNAVSURFRESFOR (Naval Surface Reserve Force commander). The GI in GI Joe - the plastic soldier with the kung-fu grip - stands for ''general issue'' or ''government issue.'' Military personnel ...