My first "Comandos Em Ação" (G.I. Joe) that I received as a birthday present was in May 1985!
I remember my dad taking me to Sears, a huge department store that had just opened in my town. He was my great friend, always calm and playful. My father and I were in the toy department with huge aisles. I was shocked by so many different toy options than I had received so far, until my father, crouched down to my height and with a card in his hand, said to me:
"Son, what do you think about this figure? Do you like it? He's a soldier!"
I looked at that sensational blister card that had a huge explosion on its back and a brave soldier, in a green uniform, with an ammunition belt, holding a weapon that looked heavy. He was fully articulate and realistic (yes, very realistic for the time!), I got frozen, I couldn't believe I was getting that figure (in fact I would get four G.I. Joes in the same day!). Until then, I was used to 5cm static plastic figures with a Western theme, natives, cowboys, horses and other animals... some Playmobil too and that's it!
The memories of that magical day have NEVER left my head, it is actually a very affectionate way of remembering my father/ my hero. It's been 39 years, I no longer have my father, but I have that wonderful moment in my memories and the figure he gave me on that date with lots of love. It would change my mind and G.I. Joe would never leave my life again!
Arma Pesada - Codename: Gladion (MACHINE GUNNER - Rock 'N Roll V1/straight-armed)
Here he is with some battle marks! 🔥🔥🔥
The front of blister card:
I remember spending hours looking at the back of the card and dreaming of having them all:
It says:
"A weapons specialist, he can penetrate enemies alone, to harass their positions. He is very strong, being able to carry his heavy machine gun anywhere. His firepower increases even more when he is commanding the missile launcher."
