1983 Pocket Patrol Pack (v1)
The Pocket Patrol Pack is a replica of the supply pouches worn by your favorite members of the G.I.Joe Mobile Strike Force. You can carry three G.I.Joe figures, and there's room for weapons, backpacks, and helmets too!
NOTE: Although the box art showed several Joes in the Pocket Patrol, no figures were included.
Version 1 of the Pocket Patrol was sold on a blister card in stores in 1983 (seen above). This version features a slanted cavity for the logo sticker and the stamped number inside is M-33879-3.
The Pocket Patrol was then re-released by Hasbro Direct from 1987-1993 as a mail-order item, and it was offered. Several versions have been documented:
Version 2 features a rectangular cavity for the 3D, 1986 style logo sticker and the stamped number inside is M-33879-3. The P/N number on the instructions is 173283.00A, and the text has a blue color.
Version 3 features a rectangular cavity for the beveled, 1990 style logo sticker and the stamped number inside is M-33879-3. The P/N number on the instructions is 173283.00, and the text has a blue color.
Version 4 (seen here on YoJoe) was paired with Starduster at The 3rd National G.I.Joe Collectors Club Convention in Pasadena, CA. These convention exclusives came with a Hasbro gold aluminum foil seal inscribed with the following "3rd Annual G.I.Joe Convention." It looks like the sticker is vertical in the upper left corner, not trimmed diagonally. If that is the case it is a different version than version 6.
Version 5 features a rectangular cavity for the Rapid Deployment Force logo sticker, and the stamped number inside is M-33879-3. The P/N number on the instructions is: 173283.00, and the text has a black color.
Version 6 is a bit of a mystery. It features a rectangular cavity for the 2D, 1982 style logo sticker and the stamped number inside is M-33879-4. The P/N number on the instructions is 173283.00A, and the text has a blue color.
Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Robby Willems.
The Pocket Patrol was then re-released by Hasbro Direct from 1987-1993 as a mail-order item, and it was offered. Several versions have been documented:
Version 2 features a rectangular cavity for the 3D, 1986 style logo sticker and the stamped number inside is M-33879-3. The P/N number on the instructions is 173283.00A, and the text has a blue color.
Version 3 features a rectangular cavity for the beveled, 1990 style logo sticker and the stamped number inside is M-33879-3. The P/N number on the instructions is 173283.00, and the text has a blue color.
Version 4 (seen here on YoJoe) was paired with Starduster at The 3rd National G.I.Joe Collectors Club Convention in Pasadena, CA. These convention exclusives came with a Hasbro gold aluminum foil seal inscribed with the following "3rd Annual G.I.Joe Convention." It looks like the sticker is vertical in the upper left corner, not trimmed diagonally. If that is the case it is a different version than version 6.
Version 5 features a rectangular cavity for the Rapid Deployment Force logo sticker, and the stamped number inside is M-33879-3. The P/N number on the instructions is: 173283.00, and the text has a black color.
Version 6 is a bit of a mystery. It features a rectangular cavity for the 2D, 1982 style logo sticker and the stamped number inside is M-33879-4. The P/N number on the instructions is 173283.00A, and the text has a blue color.
Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Robby Willems.
1987-1993 Hasbro Direct mail order offers
Hasbro Direct offered the Pocket Patrol in several mail order offers from 1987-1993, starting with the 1987 "Maneuvers Manual" offer and ending with the 1993 "Terrifying Lasers of Destruction” offer, which expired September 30, 1994. The first four offers, from 1987-1991, paired the Pocket Patrol with Starduster. The 1993 "Fangs of Doom” offer advertised the Pocket Patrol as "FREE with any purchase of $20 or more." and the 1993 "Terrifying Lasers of Destruction" offer paired the Pocket Patrol with the Rapid Deployment Force. Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them.
Pocket Patrol instructions
Mail order versions of the pocket patrol came bagged with a version of the instructions seen below. Please see the version descriptions above for more information on text color and P/N number variations.
