1982 Zap: Bazooka Soldier v1 (straight-arm)​

Includes: Bazooka, ammo pack, helmet

​Action figure image gallery: 

Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them. Photos courtesy of Phillip Donnelly. 

There are three versions of Zap's bazooka. The earliest one had two handles (pictured on top). This bazooka broke too many thumbs off of the straight-arm figures, so the bazooka was replaced. An intermediate version with a single thin handle (pictured bottom) was released. Finally, the third single-handled bazooka was produced (pictured in the middle). The two-handed bazooka is the hardest one to find, and the one in the middle is the most common.

Packaging image gallery:

All nine 1982 G.I. Joes were originally available on "9 back" cards (above). Later "11 back" 1982 cards added Cobra and Cobra Officer.

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Filecard information:

File Name: Melendez, Rafael J.
SN: RA633980744
Primary Specialty: Engineer
Secondary Specialty: Infantry Artillery
Birthplace: New York City
Grade: E-4
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Zap is the team specialist in armor-piercing and anti-tank weapons but also functions as demolitions man. Specialized Education: Engineer School; Ordinance School; Advanced Infantry Training. Qualified Expert: M-14; M-16; M-1911A1; M-79 (Grenade Launcher); M-72 (LAW Rocket); XM-71A (TOW Missile); XM-47 (Dragon Missile).

"Zap is the fun loving type...he's cool under fire. The stuff he works on could blow up at anytime."

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​Accessory image gallery: 

All accessories were photographed on a 1" grid. Roll over the images below to find out more, or click the images to enlarge them.

Zap v1 includes bazooka, ammo pack, and helmet.

Zap v1 includes bazooka, ammo pack, and helmet.

There are three versions of Zap's bazooka. The earliest one had two handles (pictured on top). This bazooka broke too many thumbs off of the straight-arm figures, so the bazooka was replaced. An intermediate version with a single thin handle (pictured bottom) was released. Finally, a thicker single-handled bazooka was produced (not pictured). The two-handed bazooka is the hardest one to find, and the thicker handle single (not shown) is the most common.

There are three versions of Zap's bazooka. The earliest one had two handles (pictured on top). This bazooka broke too many thumbs off of the straight-arm figures, so the bazooka was replaced. An intermediate version with a single thin handle (pictured bottom) was released. Finally, a thicker single-handled bazooka was produced (not pictured). The two-handed bazooka is the hardest one to find, and the thicker handle single (not shown) is the most common.

Helmet front

Helmet back

Helmet side

Ammo pack front

Ammo pack back

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​All sixteen 1982 straight-arm figures were re-released in 1983 with updated swivel-arm articulation. The 1982 straight-arm figures are known as v1, while the 1983 swivel-arm figures are known as v1.5, since they aren't entirely new figures. 

Click here to see the 1983 v1.5 Zap