Late 1986 Lunchbox (Aladdin) featuring Sgt. Slaughter
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This plastic G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero lunchbox was created by Aladdin Industries, who dominated the consumer lunch products category from the 1950s-1980s due to a strategic move in the early 1950s to license popular characters' images on its products.

The painted artwork featured on this lunchbox was modified from the 1986 product catalog artwork featured on the early 1986 Aladdin lunchbox. Hector Garrido added Sgt. Slaughter, his Triple-T tank, a Dragonfly, and a Skystriker, and he removed Mainframe, Wet-Suit, Lifeline, General Hawk and the young boy on the left. This version of the Live the Adventure artwork was created for the either this lunchbox or the Winter 1987 issue of G.I.Joe Magazine, where it was featured as the fold out poster. ​The included Thermos featured line art versions of various 1987 G.I.Joes. Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them.

This lunchbox was released in late 1986 and included a matching blue lid/cup.

This artwork was modified from the 1986 product catalog artwork. Hector Garrido added Sgt. Slaughter, his Triple-T tank, a Dragonfly, and a Skystriker – and he removed Mainframe, Wet-Suit, Lifeline, General Hawk and the young boy on the left.

The Thermos is marked "©1986 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved." and features line art of the 1987 Joes.

The Thermos features the ubiquitous Flip'n'Sip top.

This lunchbox/thermos set features a couple variations. Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them.

Earlier versions of this lunchbox included the traditional plastic handle with metal connection points (seen here on the right). Later versions of this lunchbox switched to an all-plastic handle design (seen here on the left).

Earlier versions of this lunchbox with the traditional plastic handle with metal connections (seen here on the right) feature a concave circle Aladdin logo. Later versions of this lunchbox with the all-plastic handle (seen here on the left) feature a convex circle Aladdin logo.

Earlier handles (seen here on top) are emblazoned with the Aladdin logo, while later all-plastic handles (seen here on bottom) no longer feature the logo.

Earlier handles (seen here on bottom) are connect to the lunchbox via metal bars and clips, while later all-plastic handles (seen here on top) connect via plastic pegs.

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