As a kid 1986 was a pretty good year for toys. Being an avid GI Joe fan up until that point I was blown away (once again) by the new lineup in 1986. The Dreadnoks got a new member (who looked like half the friends my parents had), there was a really cool new sniper and even Cobra got a crazy android trooper. But Beach Head was by far the coolest that year.
He wasn't a ninja, but he had a cool mask sort of like one. He had a chest rig loaded with ammo mags, a cool sub-machinegun, and a backpack that had a crossbow on it. He had a few, brief shining moments in the comics, but he was very underplayed. Backyard action however was where Beach Head really cleaned house, often having to save the rest of team because they went and got captured or some such. For cool equipment and good childhood memories Beach Head is a welcome addition to the Thor's Day Heroes.
Cool brings back so many memories my favourite was always Shockwave had a cool silenced smg with cap and mask. Fond memories indeed, I had the hovercraft as well
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I sold off all of my Joes some time back, but I did keep a few and Shockwave was one of them. I kept my favorite fig from each year of release, maybe I should post about those? Loved the hovercraft too, that thing was huge.
DeleteYou don't just smack a guy in the face. You say something cool first.
ReplyDelete-Like, "I'll be back."
Only better than that. Hit him with a surfboard...
-"Surf's up!"
Something like that.
Ha! That's some obscure referencing right there, color me impressed!
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