Cobra

1982 Cobra: The Enemy v1 (straight-arm)

Creator Commentary

Kirk Bozigian (G.I. Joe Product Manager) and Ron Rudat (R&D Figure Designer) discuss how the idea for a ruthless terrorist organization known as Cobra came to be, designing the figures, and the wildly successful Cobra Commander promotion.

All sixteen 1982 straight-arm figures were re-released in 1983 with updated swivel-arm articulation. The 1982 straight-arm figures are known as v1, while the 1983 swivel-arm figures are known as v1.5, since they aren't entirely new figures.

Click here to see the 1983 v1.5 Cobra

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Creator Commentary

​Collecting the Art of G.I.Joe: Vol.1 (1982-1983), Vol.2 (1984-1985), Vol.3 (1986-1987), Vol.4 (1988-1989)

Collecting the Art of G.I.Joe: Vol.1 (1982-1983), Vol.2 (1984-1985), Vol.3 (1986-1987), Vol.4 (1988-1989)