Comments on: 1977 Denys Fisher Cyborg Catalog

By: Kelleth

Kelleth — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:57:01 +0000

That Red Baron figure looks really awesome. All I could find where those Jumbo non-posable figures of it

By: John III

John III — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:22:15 +0000

You guys are great! Green Goblin, yeah that would have been pretty funny! LOL Anyway, I turned 7 in 1980, so I was right at the age when Joe went 4 inch. I may have liked the larger versions, but I never experienced it. And like I said, if I would have brought anything like the big Joe to a friends house, or God-forbid to school, I would have probably been kicked in the junk and had big "Joe" stuffed next to my little "Joe" if you know what I mean…… And knowing is half the battle!

By: Plaidstallions

Plaidstallions — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:42:07 +0000

Homer you're exactly right, I get weird email here from people who say "The 60s were better!". Yeah because you were a kid then, I get it.

By: Dancin' Homer

Dancin' Homer — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:32:37 +0000

bahhh you children of the 80s, with your tiny Joes, your Smurfs, and your MTV . . . :)

everyone just likes what they grew up with best, it's natural. i had the same reaction as all the other kids my age when the tiny Joes were launched: "that ain't GI Joe". you want "dolly'? my favorite 8" Mego was Green Goblin - in a bright pink/green leotard, carrying a purse!

By: plasticfetish

plasticfetish — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:24:42 +0000

@ John III

"Nice dolly, can I help you comb his beard?"

Hahahahahahaha!!! (Made me spit out my drink.)

Well, I think the real truth is that kids in the '80s would have been intimidated by the size of what we thought of as "standard" in the '70s. ;)

Besides, two words says it all... "kung-fu grip."

By: Monsterforge

Monsterforge — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:36 +0000

Nothing beats hideous missiles. NOTHING!

By: John III

John III — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:56:46 +0000

Wait a minute. Shrimpy 80's version? Those were the best! If you would have had the 70's GI Joe and tried playing with it in front of your friends, you would have been laughed out of the house in the 80's. "Nice dolly, can I help you comb his beard?" The 80's Joes had tons more accessories, weapons, vehicles, and story lines. Not to mention, they didn't take up nearly as much space as the foot tall gargantuan Joe. Star Wars and Fisher price figures before that were also the same size. Pure interplaying toy bliss. When you make a boy's "action figure" the same size as a Barbie, there is a universal connotation that goes with it….Doll. There has been attempts to bring back GI Joe and other movie characters in large size again. But they are nearly always bought as collectors items and not very often "played" with by children. That is why the vast majority of action figures today are still the 4 inch size. They are just better liked by boys.

By: rob!

rob! — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:08:21 +0000

…Muton?

By: plasticfetish

plasticfetish — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:31:06 +0000

Absolute gold. One of the best toy ideas ever. How can you beat a transparent cyborg version of G.I. Joe? (The real G.I. Joe, and not that shrimpy '80s version.) Answer: you can't.

And as much as I love (and wish I could afford) the Japanese Takara cyborg toys, I'm so frigging jealous that kids in the UK got a version as cool as what Denys Fisher put out.