"Black Cobra" Video Game Contest Advertisement (1983)
Black Cobra Contest Trade Advertisement (1983)
This is a trade advertisement promoting a G.I. Joe "Black Cobra" video game contest in 1983. The contest was sponsored by Parker Brothers, the company who manufactured the G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike game for the Atari 2600 game system. Players who made it to the 16th level in the game could mail in the coupon, the proof of purchase from the game manual, and a photo of the T.V. screen showing the black cobra to receive a Black Cobra cap. In addition to receiving a Black Cobra cap winners would also get their name published in a later issue of Electronic Games magazine. All entries for the contest had to be postmarked by July 31, 1983.
This advertisement was published only in the May 1983 issue of Electronic Games magazine.
This advertisement was published only in the May 1983 issue of Electronic Games magazine.
The advertisement shown below was published one month prior to the contest in the April 1983 issue of Electronic Games magazine. It also appeared in various comic books during that month. The art for the Black Cobra contest advertisement was modified from this advertisement to show Duke holding the Black Cobra cap.
Eleven winners received Black Cobra caps and their names were printed in the September 1984 issue of Electronic Games magazine.
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Eleven winners received Black Cobra caps and their names were printed in the September 1984 issue of Electronic Games magazine.
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Advertisement courtesy of Dan Moore.
