
Reclaiming Through Collecting
a personal journey / diary / archive of my G I JOE ARAH Collection - 1982-1987

Current Collection
items in bold are in collection / italics - wishlist
Characters
1982
Scarlett1982
Breaker 1982
Flash 1982
Grunt 1982
Rock -n- Roll 1982
Steeler1982
Clutch1982
Cobra Officer1982
1983
Ace (Skystriker)1983
Airborne1983
Cobra Commander 1983
Scarlett 1983
Major Bludd1983
Cobra HISS Driver1983
Destro1983
Gung Ho 1983
Doc Medic 1983
1984
Cobra Commander w Hood1984
Cobra Driver (Stinger)1984
Baroness1984
Storm Shadow1984
Cobra Masked Driver1984
Duke1984
Wild Weasel 1984
Firefly1984
Covergirl1984
Clutch 1984
Ripcord 1984
Roadblock 1984
Recondo 1984
Spirit & Freedom 1984
Mutt & Junkyard 1984
1985
Lady Jane1985
Shipwrek1985
Dusty1985
Snake-Eyes1986
Bazooka1985
Flint1985
Alpine 1985
Crimson Guard 1985
1986
Tomax & Xamot 1986
Hawk1986
Leatherneck1986
Lifeline Medic1986
Slip-Stream1986
Lift Ticket1986
Cobra Infantry 1986
Wet Suit 1986
Mainframe 1986
1987
Law & Order 1987
Gung-Ho Marine Dress 1987
Tunnel Rat 1987
Falcon 1987
Vehicles
1982
Gi Joe Mobatt
GI Joe Vamp
GI Joe FLAK
GI Joe HAL
GI Joe Mobile Missile System
1983
GI Joe Dragonfly
GI Joe Twin Battle Guns
GI Joe Personnel Carrier
Cobra HISS
1984
GI Joe Wolverine
Cobra Rattler
GI Joe Slugger
GI Joe WHALE
Cobra Stinger
Mountain Howitzer
Missile Defense
Battle Station
1985
GI Joe Mauler
Cobra Night Landing
Ammo Dump
1986
GI Joe Tomahawk
Cobra Night Raven
1983
G.I. Joe Headquarters Command Center
Bases / Playsets
1986
COBRA Terror Drome
Collecting GI Joe and He-Man figures helped me reclaim a lost sense of identity, heal childhood wounds, confront masculinity, and rebuild the boy I once was — and the man I’m still becoming.