1986 Sgt. Slaughter: Drill Instructor (mail order)
Includes: baton
Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Phillip Donnelly.
Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Phillip Donnelly.
Sgt. Slaughter (v1) was made available through a mail-in offer packed with specially marked 1986 figures (seen here). He was based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and American Wrestling Association (AWA) professional wrestler by the same name.
Sgt. Slaughter came in a small mailer box and was sealed with a red-back file card and a baton.
Filecard information:
Code Name: SGT. SLAUGHTER
DRILL INSTRUCTOR
File Name: Classified Top Secret
SN: 817-76-981
Primary Specialty: Infantry/Drill Instructor
Secondary Specialty: Survival Trainer
Birthplace: Parris Island, South Carolina
Grade: E-7 (Sergeant)
Just about every member of the G.I. Joe team is qualified to be a drill instructor so it takes a special brand of heavy duty honcho to keep 'em squared away. Sgt. Slaughter fits the bill the way his bullet head fits his Smokey the Bear hat. Let's face it, the man be rough and he take no guff.
"They say he cut his teeth on a bogey wheel from a Patton tank and that his first words were "Semper Fi". They say that when the Sarge dresses down a boot in Camp LeJeune, the trainees cringe all the way to 'Pendleton. Most boots would rather dive for apples in the grease trap than cross the Sarge. They say he can blow a month's pay in one night in Thule, Greenland. Of course, 'jarheads' are prone to exaggeration. We all know it's impossible to blow a month's pay in Thule, Greenland."
DRILL INSTRUCTOR
File Name: Classified Top Secret
SN: 817-76-981
Primary Specialty: Infantry/Drill Instructor
Secondary Specialty: Survival Trainer
Birthplace: Parris Island, South Carolina
Grade: E-7 (Sergeant)
Just about every member of the G.I. Joe team is qualified to be a drill instructor so it takes a special brand of heavy duty honcho to keep 'em squared away. Sgt. Slaughter fits the bill the way his bullet head fits his Smokey the Bear hat. Let's face it, the man be rough and he take no guff.
"They say he cut his teeth on a bogey wheel from a Patton tank and that his first words were "Semper Fi". They say that when the Sarge dresses down a boot in Camp LeJeune, the trainees cringe all the way to 'Pendleton. Most boots would rather dive for apples in the grease trap than cross the Sarge. They say he can blow a month's pay in one night in Thule, Greenland. Of course, 'jarheads' are prone to exaggeration. We all know it's impossible to blow a month's pay in Thule, Greenland."
This two sided insert was included with specially marked 1986 figures (ex. seen here).
You could call in (for a 50¢ charge) or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to get a secret code that would replace one Sgt. Slaughter Proof of Purchase Certificate (you'd only need to collect four instead of five with this code). Below is the card you received if you sent the self-addressed stamped envelope to Sgt. Slaughter instead of calling him.
A television ad supported the Free Sgt. Slaughter promotion (see below).
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Creator Commentary
Sgt. Slaughter coming to Hasbro was an exciting time! Below, vehicle designer Guy Cassaday poses for a polaroid as "The Sarge" in front of his infamous camouflage Cadillac.
