The Best Is Back! Trade Ad (1981)

"The Best Is Back!" Advertisement (1981, Unknown Magazine)

"The Best Is Back!" Trade Advertisement (1981)

This is the first trade advertisement released introducing the new 3 3/4" G.I. Joe line for 1982. This advertisement was published in an unknown trade magazine in November 1981.

Advertisement courtesy of Dan Moore.

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"The Best Is Back!" Advertisement (1981, Unknown Magazine)

The Art of G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Omnibus Hardcover is now shipping!Learn more + order your set today!

The Art of G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero Omnibus Hardcover is now shipping!
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