1983 Major Bludd: Mercenary (mail order and carded)
Major Bludd was available as a mail-in offer from January 25–February 28, 1983 (see the postcard offer above). This mail-in figure was the first swivel-arm figure. Later in 1983, Major Bludd would be released as a carded figure as part of series 2 (seen below).
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There are two versions of the poem on Major Bludd's file card. Above: earlier version. Below: revised version. Courtesy of Ryan Ihnken.
Creator Commentary
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Kirk Bozigian (G.I. Joe Product Manager) and Ron Rudat (R&D Figure Designer) discuss Major Bludd's mechanical arm.
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Kirk posits a diabolical theory for why Bob Prupis made kids cut the faces off of the Joes to redeem them for Major Bludd.
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