G.I. Joe The Beachhead

GI JOE BOOT REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
	One of the paper items in all GI Joe action figures was the small instruction sheet that explained how to remove Joe's boots. It was easy to leave the foot in the boot or split the boot seam if the boot was not removed correctly. The very first instruction sheets were little more than typed rather than professionally printed sheets. These typed sheets are the rarest versions. This is one example of some of the first boot removal instructions that came in action soldier, sailor, marine, and pilot boxes. It almost appears as a mimeographed printing.
	The second early version does not have the mimeographed look, but still is pretty rough and even appears to be unevenly cut. These are not impossible to find and do come up every so often on eBay. They can be a bit pricey for what they are, but even the regular boot removal instructions are hard to come by as they were probably thrown out long before the original box.
	The is the version that most of us remember coming in our GI Joe figure box. This was a more professionally printed sheet.

Joe Books	Comic Ads	Paperwork	Instruction Sheets
Recent Ads	Sound Files	Boot Removal Instructions	TV Commercials & More


Suggested G.I. JOE Related Books, Magazines, & Media I have attempted to include a complete list of all Joe related publications that I myself am aware of. If you know of a publication that is not listed here, please let me know so that I might include it. I know there are probably more out there.
Book	Title	Author	ISBN #	Description
	Action Figures of the 1060s	John Marshall	0764304283	Some G.I. Joe, Big Jim, Maj. Matt Mason and more.
	Action man - On Land, Sea, and in the Air	N.G. Taylor	1872727999	N.G. Taylor’s startlingly lifelike photography recreates the authentic Action Man experience, with lifelike settings and those ‘action poses’ that we can all remember. Every detail is described fully in this authoritative text, making it invaluable for collectors and more than justifying Action Man’s claim to be the “best equipped, most realistic model fighting man the world’s ever seen.” N.G. Taylor is an avid collector of Action Man after seeing a Blue Peter preview of the first ‘action soldier’ in 1966. He has been perfecting his technique of photographing the figures since1990.
	Action man - The Gold Medal Doll for Boys 1966-1984	Francis Baird	1872727360	Frances Baird gives an authoritative account of this best-selling toy, illustrating the different variations introduced during its 18-year life.
	Action man - The Ultimate Collectors Guide: Volume 1, 1966-1969	Alan Hall	1901706141	No review.
	Action man - The Ultimate Collectors Guide: Volume 2 1970-77	Alan Hall	190170629X	No review.
	Action man - The Ultimate Collectors Guide: Volume 3 1978-84	Alan Hall		No review.
	Collectible Action Figures, Identification and Value Guide	Paris & Susan Manos	0891456686	Contains a lot of great color closeup photos. It covers all the Joes except the 3 3/4". Also includes Captain Action, MArx, and Big Jim. Retails for $17.95. I recommend it, as it has some really great photos. Review by Kenton Falerios.
	The Collectible G.I. Joe	Derryl DePriest	TBD	This is one spectacular book. Beautiful photography of all Joes accessories through the use of dioramas. Includes variations, year by year breakdown of sets, diorama settings, real world pricing and more. Books ordered from Derryl included a last minute addition of more variations and accessories that didn't make it into the book.
	Collector's Guide to Dolls in Uniform	Joseph Bourgeois	0891456597	no review.
	Collectible Male Action Figures	Paris & Susan Manos	0891456686	Second Edition: Same as above, but now includes Big Jim and some Mego.
	Command Post Yearbook	Hasbro	n/a	This is the magazine sent to all who joined the G.I. Joe Club. It has some great old advertising and pictures of that Joe figures and accessories.
	The Complete Encyclopedia To G.I. Joe	Vincent Santelmo	0873412257	Another great one. I especially like the reproduced paperwork manuals, advertising, and instructions.
	The Complete Encyclopedia To G.I. Joe	Vincent Santelmo	087341456X	This is Vincent's second edition to original version. The book has been updated to include GI Joe and accessories from 1964 to 1997. There are even some nice color photos in this revision. Some of the values in the Hall of Fame price guide are a bit inflated. I don't think anyone will pay $75 for a Target version Duke MIB. Overall, the book is a valuable tool for the Joe collector.
	The Complete Encyclopedia To G.I. Joe	Vincent Santelmo	0873418743	This is Vincent's third edition to original version. The book has been updated to include GI Joe and accessories from 1964 to 1997. There are even more nice color photos in this revision. Another great book and a valuable tool for the Joe collector.
	The Official 30th Anniversary Salute to G.I. Joe 1964-1994	Vincent Santelmo	0873413016	This is a great book with many sharp black and white as well as some color photos. It covers the whole history of Joe, from vintage, through the 3 3/4" years and finally Hall of Fame. I personally think they wasted all the color photos on the HOF when they should have used them for the vintage shots.
	GI Joe Official Identification and Price Guide	Vincent Santelmo	TBD	No review.
	Field Manual for Collecting G.I. Joe 1963-1969	Harold L. Fowler	0963415115	Out of print. This is a hard book to find and was only printed once, despite any claim to the contrary (verification comes straight from the author), in 1992 by Pen 'N Quill Publishers. It has some valuable information not found in other GI Joe publications. I personally like the military field manual style of the front cover.
	G.I. Joe and Other Backyard Heroes 1970-1979 An Unauthorized Guide	John Marshall	0764302019	This is currently unavailable at many book stores. I had to get my copy through Barnes and Noble's website. Retail price is $29.95. The book covers more than just G.I. Joe (Mego, Big Jim, Universal Monsters, Lone Ranger, Star Wars and some others). It's a good book for Joe in that it does have large color pictures of mint in box items. Be aware, however, that this only covers items in the Adventure Team series and later. I was not disappointed.
	G.I. Joe: The Complete Story of America's Favorite Man of Action	John Michlig	0811818225	Great story of the beginnings of G.I. Joe including spectacular photography of early pre-production items and their creators. Nice quality heavy duty paper. This is a great follow-up to Michlig's first book that was included with the Masterpiece Edition figures. Well worth the $29.99 price.
	GI JOE The Story Behind the Legend	Don Levine and John Michlig	081181484X	Hey, if you collect GI Joe, you probably already have this one since it came with the first Masterpiece Edition figures at Target, some book stores, and later Sam's Club. Great history of how GI Joe became GI Joe. There's some great photos and artwork so pull it out and actually read it!
	GI JOE Documentary - The Story of America's Movable Fighting Man	Third Wave Teleproductions	n/a	This is a fantastic story of the birth and history of GI Joe! Running time is 110 minutes. It is also available in VHS video format.
	G.I. Joe Value Guide, 1964-1978: Dolls, Gear & Equipment	Carol Moody	0875883303	This is currently out of print, but you can still find it now and again in antique stores and on eBay. I finally picked one up on eBay. There are some nice color and black & white photos of joes and equipment mint in the package. There are also some interesting hand sketches of equipment. I assume these are by the author. All in all, it's an interesting book and a good resource to have for your collection.
	GO! GO! GI JOE 1960 & 1990	Hidefumi Maruyama	Printed in Japan	You guessed it (or maybe you didn't)! This is printed in Japan and ALL of the writing is in Japanese. This book is GREAT! It has color photos of many joes from 1964 thru Hall of Fame and into the Classic Collection. It even includes store exclusives. It has a great photo section on how to set up the backpack w/entrenching tool and sleeping bag. It also shows closeups (about as close as I'll get) of the rare A.S., S.P. and M.P. radios. Aahhh! It appears to me that the section showing helmets are Cotswold issue.
	Hasbro's G.I. Joe America's Movable Fighting Man 1964 Catalog Reprint	Hasbro	n/a	This is a reprint of the original Hasbro 1964 G.I. Joe catalog. It has some great color pictures of that year's accessories. Oh what I wouldn't give for Mr. Peabody's Go-Back machine! Some nice diorama photos.
	Headquarters Quarterly	Joe Bodnarchuk	n/a	This was a monthly magazine designed around G.I. Joe. Usually had great information and pictures of vintage joe items. I'm not sure if this is still published.
	Lee's Action Figure News & Toy Review	Lee Publications	n/a	Like Tomart's, Lee's has great color photos and news of the latest releases. The price guide values are just that...a guide. Please try to use them that way (at least for GI Joe and some others).
	GI Joe Collector's Club Magazine	Brian Savage	n/a	The GI Joe Collector's Club eliminated Master Collector and developed this nice monthly color comic book style club newsletter. If you're not a member, JOIN NOW! Each month includes valuable Hasbro and club news articles.
	Modern Toys - American Toys 1930-1980	Linda Blake	089145277X	Some G.I. Joe.
	The New Official Identification Guide to GI JOE	James DeSimone	096359561X	Great color pictures of complete sets with info on some variations (not all of them though). This is a good guide to use if you need to quickly see whether or not your figure is complete.
	Tomart's Action Figure Digest	Tomart Publications	n/a	This is a monthly magazine available usually only at comic book or action figure toy stores. It has all the latest news and photos of GI Joe and other toys. Great coverage of Toy Fair during that part of the year.
	Tomart's Encyclopedia & Price Guide to Action Figures A-Team to GI Joe	Bill Sikora & T.N. Tumbusch	0914293273	This book covers more than just GI Joe (thus the title). It's part of a several volume series on action figures. It does have some very nice color photos of Joe items in the box or with the original box.
	Tomart's Price Guide to G.I. Joe Collectibles	Jeff Kilian and Charles Griffith	0914293222	Great detailed descriptions. Includes 1964 to 1993 (3 3/4" and early Hall of Fame.
	Toy Shop	Krause Publications	n/a	This is a bimonthly newspaper dedicated to...TOYS! Every other issue contains an article on GI Joe usually written by Vincent Santelmo. This is a great publication if for nothing else than to try to get a handle on what market prices are for Joes.
	Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle between G.I. Joe, Barbie, and the Companies That Make Them	G. Wayne Miller	158062104X soft 0812929845 hard	No Review. Retail Price: $12.95
	White's Guide to Collecting Figures	Collecting Concepts, Inc.	n/a	This montly magazine usually has a very good GI Joe article written by Ben North. It covers a wide variety of figures especially Barbie. Again, the price guide values in here are just a guide.
	Warman's G.I. Joe Field Guide	Karen O'Brien	0873499840	Warman's G.I. Joe Field Guide features four decades of collectors' favorite "good guy" in this easy-to-carry reference. This reference provides current pricing information and tips, including 400+ color photos, for identifying G.I Joe figures including the basic G.I Joe, talking G.I Joe and 3.75 inch Joe.

G.I. JOE Comic Book Ads.
These were released beginning in November 1964 and continued through July 1967. They could only be found in DC comics on the inside front or back covers. Some ads were put on the iterior pages and were colored. There were 32 ads (26 original plus 6 repeats).
Ad #	Comic Date	Location	Ad Title
1	November 1964	inside cover	TVs New Hero! G.I. Joe! black and white ad
2	December 1964	inside cover	As Seen on Your TV! #1 ad black and white
3	January 1965	inside cover	repeat of ad #1
4	March 1965	interior	As Seen on Your TV Screen! #2 ad color
5	April 1965	interior	G.I. Joe Fighting Man... color ad
6	May 1965	interior	Two Million Joes are in Action! color ad
7	June 1965	interior	These Four G.I. Joes are Waiting for You! color ad
8	July 1965	interior	Join the Fun with G.I. Joe! color ad
9	August 1965	interior	repeat of ad #8
6	September 1965	interior	repeat of ad #8
11	October 1965	inside cover	Can You Imagine?
12	November 1965	inside cover	G.I. Joe Making News Everywhere!
13	December 1965	inside cover	Have You Heard the Big News about G.I. Joe?
14	January 1966	inside cover	Hear This! Read This!
15	February 1966	inside cover	Halt Who Goes There!
16	March 1966	inside cover	Start Off the New Year with Your G.I. Joe Collection
17	April 1966	inside cover	Mountain Troops Andy & George ad
18	May 1966	inside cover	Five Star Jeep Andy & George ad
19	June 1966	inside cover	Deep Sea Diver Andy & George ad
20	July 1966	inside cover	Combat Squad Gets Decorations Andy & George black and white ad
21	August 1966	inside cover	A Front Line in the Backyard Andy & George ad
22	September 1966	inside cover	Platoon Wins Inspection Commendation Andy & George black and white ad
23	October 1966	inside cover	Assignment: Outer Space Andy & George ad
24	November 1966	inside cover	New Man Joins Platoon Andy & George ad
25	December 1966	inside cover	Battlegrounds of the World Andy & George ad
26	January 1967	inside cover	20 Fathoms Under the Sea Andy & George ad
27	February 1967	inside cover	repeat of ad #25
28	March 1967	interior	Capture Hill 79 color ad
29	April 1967	interior	repeat of ad #28
30	May 1967	interior	Action-Fun & Plan from G.I. Joe color ad
31	June 1967	interior	Dive into an Underwater World... color ad
32	July 1967	interior	repeat of ad #31

New G.I. JOE Comics.
These were released beginning with the Adventures of GI Joe in 1999.
Ad #	Comic Date	Location	Title
1	1999	Back of box	Prosperity Bank
2	1999	Back of box	Perilous Inferno
3	1999	Back of box	Save the Tiger
4	2000	Back of box	Rescue the Pygmy Gorilla
5	2000	Back of box	Trouble at Coyote Crossing
6	2001	Back of card	Double Duty Jungle Shield

How to Build Your GI Joe Battle Scenes (front)	How to Uniform Your GI Joes for Active Service (front)
How to Build Your GI Joe Battle Scenes (back)	How to Uniform Your GI Joes for Active Service (back)
Your GI Joe Equipment (front)	G.I. Joe Marine Manual (® British Crown Colony)
Your GI Joe Equipment (back)	G.I. Joe Air Manual (™ ™ British Crown Colony)
	G.I. Joe Navy Manual (™ ™ U.S.A.)
Join the GI Joe Adventure Team - side #1	G.I. Joe Army Manual (® Japan)
Join the GI Joe Adventure Team - side #2	G.I. Joe Counter Intelligence Manual
Join The GI Joe Club - side #1	G.I. Joe Duke Manual
Join The GI Joe Club - side #2	G.I. Joe Stalker Manual
Talking G.I. Joe - Command Post Yearbook	G.I. Joe Snake Eyes Manual
1967 Releases - Command Post Yearbook	G.I. Joe Cobra Commander Manual
Miscellaneous Sets - Command Post Yearbook	G.I. Joe Rock 'N Roll Manual
Service Academy Sets - Command Post Yearbook	G.I. Joe Flint Manual
G.I. Joe Goes Where the Action Is - Yearbook	G.I. Joe Ace Manual
G.I. Joe Destro Manual	G.I. Joe Storm Shadow Manual
G.I. Joe Gung-Ho Manual	G.I. Joe Rapid-Fire Manual

Danger of the Depths	How to Dress a British Paratrooper
GI Joe Space Capsule	How to Dress a 101st Paratrooper
GI Joe Fighter Pilot	How to Dress a Panzer Grenadier
GI Joe Howitzer Cannon	Dragon Wehrmacht Infantry NCO
GI Joe Talking Pilot	Ultra Corps Snowmobile
Secret of the Mummy's Tomb	Schwimmwagon
GI Joe M8 Light Armored Car	Ultra Corps Base Tent
GI Joe 37MM Anti-Tank (front)	Power Team Elite foldout brochure
GI Joe 37MM Anti-Tank (back)	GI Joe Secret of the Savage Swamp
GI Joe Force Recon
GI Joe Voice FX Duke (side 1)	GI Joe Voice FX Duke (side 2)
Snow Job Arctic Trooper	Cobra Cobra Eel

Wal-Mart 5 Kung Fu Grip figures
Joseph Colton Mail Away Form small version - side 1	Joseph Colton Mail-Away Form
Joseph Colton Mail Away Form small version - side 2	G.I. Joe Tuskegee Pilots
"30th Anniversary Salute to GI Joe" - side 1	Target WWII 50th Anniversary newspaper ad
"30th Anniversary Salute to GI Joe" - side 2	Target Masterpiece Edition newspaper ad
Target Exclusive Arctic Recon Vehicle magazine ad	KB Toys Airborne M.P. magazine ad
G.I. Joe Classic Collection George Washington	G.I. Joe D-Day Figure
G.I. Joe Historical Commanders Series	G.I. Jane Female Helicopter Pilot
G.I. Joe Heroism, Bravery, and Valor	G.I. Joe Shuttle Astronaut
D-Day G.I. Joe Newspaper Ad	21st Century WWII Series second Ad
G.I. Joe Collector’s Club Normandy Ranger in color	G.I. Joe 1997 Convention
U.S.S. Connecticut Limited Edition G.I. Joe version 1	G.I. Joe 1998 Convention
U.S.S. Connecticut Limited Edition G.I. Joe version 2	G.I. Joe 1999 Convention
U.S.S. Connecticut Limited Edition G.I. Joe version 3	21st Century Coming This Summer
21st Century Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way… Humvee	21st Century This is the Real Deal
21st Century Ultimate Full Action Combat Vehicle	21st Century Ultimate Soldier Navy S.E.A.L.
TRU 24 Mar 2002 advertisement	FAO Schwartz Navy S.E.A.L.
TRU Lost Squadron internet ad	TRU Get one Free Oct 15, 2000
21st Century 2000 Catalog	21st Century WWII Series first Ad
Hasbro Toy Fare Booklet	21st Century first convention Ad
Disney Adventures Magazine Article Booklet	Toys R Us Buy 1 Get 1 Free Ad #2
Target Scramble Pilot Advertisement	FAO 2001 Timeless Cadets
Ames Nov 2001 Double Duty Ad	GI Joe Audie Murphy & 10th Mountain
GI Joe Electra Glide Motorcycle	Search & Rescue Firefighter
New Adventure TeamMummy's Tomb Ad	GI Joe Club Free GI Joe
Target 24 Mar 2002 Advertisement	2002 SOTW Jeeps

G.I. Joe Theme	Adventure Team Helicopter	Action Pilot
Colton Mail-Away Commercial	Go For The Joe #1	Remember, Only G.I. Joe is G.I. Joe
Adventure Team White Tiger	Combat Ready GI Joe Oct 2001	GI Joe Double Duty Oct 2001
Forward Air Controller	Go For The Joe #2	Action Marine
Action Sailor	Action Soldier	Sinking Capsule
Talking Commander	Mercury Astro Record Side1	Mercury Astro Record Side2

G.I. Joe Adventure Team Sets	Mobile Support Vehicle	Intruder Strong Man
Stolen Idol	Adventure Team Astronaut	Mummy's Tomb
Training Tower	Kung Fu Grip	GI Joe Air Force
Capture Hill 79

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