Canadian Gi Joe Collector

Canadian GiJoe Collector - posting items from my personal collection! *Everything posted unless stated is from my own collection* #JoeBro #ARAH

[Canadian Gi Joe Collector @GiCanadian]

Sunday mail (which was weird.)

1987 MOC Comandos em Ação Couraça on a partially opened beat up MOC, but was too cool to pass up. (Estrela, Brazil.)

1987 MOC Canadian Chuckles in minty shape. One of my favourite Canadian cards.. love that art.

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Recent additions

MOC Canadian 1989 Countdown

MOC Canadian 1987 Gung-Ho Dress Blues

MOC Canadian 1989 Stalker

Local pickups 🇨🇦

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Added to the collection in 2026 (finally was able to open mail from last week.)

Late 1985 US MOC Flint (Sgt. Slaughter offer)-1983 Australian Toltoys Action Man unpunched Rock ‘n Roll MOC-1984 minty US MOC Firefly (no TM)-A really special memorial MOC of my friend Gary Head who passed a few years ago (& I’ll talk more about later)-1985 US MOC Crimson Guard-AFA 85+ Unpunched Canadian Barbecue MOC (highest graded example)-1985 US Eels MOC where the top of the accessory bubble was sealed over his breathing tube, neat)-Canadian 1985 MOC Crimson Guard Commanders 85+ Red Scar variant (highest graded anywhere, this was one I’ve been looking for forever.) AFA 80 1986 Canadian Dreadnok Cycle- AFA 1984 80 Canadian GIJoe Bivouac (which is cool because Bivouac is the same in French & English. This is also very, very difficult to find in a Canadian box.) Yo Joe!

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I have a special appreciation for this character.

Crystal Ball was created by Steven King as his son was a big GIJoe fan- so much so that Sneak Peek was named after him & his likeness was used on the card art.

I’m pretty sure he was the definition of a leg warmer everywhere as MOCs of him are one of the easiest to come across.

This one is cool though- it has the original ‘Bay price tag & also the small sticker that the cashier would put on something if you paid and had to walk through the store or re-enter without a bag. By the looks of the hang tab hole it was definitely on a peg.

I wonder what the story is here- did someone get it and not want it? Did a parent buy it as a future gift? It was actually expensive for an ‘87 release at the time.

Why did they choose to carry it out? I bet it was a kid who wanted to carry it with them and stare at it the whole time. I remember what that used to be like.

This is a Canadian 1987 Crystal Ball MOC with the Battle Ribbon offer.

Yo Joe!

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Added this year, another Canadian Eels.

The Eels is one of my top 10 favourite Cobra figures- probably one of my top 10 overall in the line.

The design is fantastic, the weapons are perfect- this figure was one of my favourites back when I was 9 and it still is 41 years later.

This is a 1986 Canadian offerless MOC Eels- the card is ripped where someone long ago must have removed a price tag before it was gifted- maybe for Christmas or some Birthday. Why was it never opened? Maybe it was never given?

I love the cards that have a story. YoJoe!

(Shoutout to VanCity Shieldz & Rick Grattan for the acrylics.)

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Collection additions over Thanksgiving weekend.

1988 Canadian offerless Hit & Run MOC with Woolco price tags. Interestingly enough he was known as “Sauve qui peut" in French that describes a frantic, disorderly flight or panic where everyone runs away to save themselves. Pretty cool. This is a super clean card.

1986 Canadian BATS offerless MOC originally from Consumers Distributing. Unfortunately his lenticular sticker fell off but that happens to them all, eventually. In 1987 BATS would be shortened to just “BAT.” I love the old Consumers MOCs.

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Here is some of our GIJOE ephemera!

GIJOE young adult novels. Book #2 of 6.

They all have beautiful covers by Earl Norem!

💥#2 Divide and Conquer

by Margot Becker

Did you have any of these?

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@PG_Toys These are some really cool covers for sure.

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Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians!

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Added to the collection in 2026 was this 1983 Toltoys (Australia) AFA 75 Cobra.
I loved seeing these when I was in South Africa- before they became Action Force & then later GIJoe.
These are some of my very favourite cards to own.

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Added to the collection in 2026- this Canadian 1985 AFA 75+ Unpunched Flint (or “Pro” en français, les noms étaient souvent très différents de leurs équivalents anglais.)
This is a tricky figure to find on a Canadian card. Was very happy to add him again after 41 years as I had him originally as a kid back in ‘85.

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Added to the collection in 2026 was this 1988 Hasbro Canada AFA 80 Warthog A.I.F.V.
The Warthog was one of the last vehicles I got as a kid, I was turning 13 and slowly having to let go of ‘Joes as life tends to dictate.
The vehicle is amazing- it’s a troop carrier & it came with the best version of Sgt. Slaughter.
This would rate as one of my top 10 favourite ‘Joe vehicles.

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Another 2026 Collection Addition was this 1993 Funskool (India) Battle Android Trooper MOC AFA 70+.
Anyone that’s ever held a Funskool card knows how fragile they are, so the 70+ is a decent grade.
I like the chest modification where the lenticular sticker is replaced by a regular sticker & clear plastic cover.
This is also the rarer black elbows variant.

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2026 was an incredible year for adding to & finishing off the collection.

I picked up this beautiful AFA 90 Canadian 1983 MOC Torpedo (the highest grade recorded) and it sure is beautiful.

The blue ink Canadian cards are definitely unique. I love the Woolco price tag as well.

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I might actually make a little video about this someday.
This is a 1990 MOC Canadian Rampart CAS 80 (sorry for the blurry pic but it’s still in its plastic.)
1990 was a great & underrated year for GIJoe- I was just getting into high school but still keeping up as best I could in between hockey, girls & old Chevies.
My favourite part of this MOC is the Hudson’s Bay price tag- someone HAND WROTE the change to the sale price.
In my little town the ‘Bay was the best place to find all the coolest toys, & pretty much anything else one needed.
The ‘Bay was an important part in the very founding of Canada & is closed now- but this sure brings back some cool memories.

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Added to the collection this summer is this beautiful early 1985 unpunched, offerless Canadian MOC Madame “J” AFA graded 85.
For some reason this card art always reminded me of Ursa from the Superman films.
When I was a kid this figure actually belonged to one of my brothers- someday I’ll write a long post about those times.
Anyone else a Lady Jaye fan?

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Opening old boxes from years ago.

1985 unpunched Canadian Tele-Vipers MOC
1988 Canadian Iron Grenadiers MOC, Kmart tag
1988 Canadian Voltar MOC, Kmart tag
1988 Canadian Stalker MOC, Kmart tag

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@ClassicGIJoe That’s not Shipwreck. That’s Stinky Diver. Everybody knows that.