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G.I. Joe- 3.75 Division Episode : Mini Episode "Christmas Time & Rock 'n Roll"

This was a mini 5-panel episode I threw together once inspiration struck on or around January 13th of this year (2023).

I was packing up our Christmas tree ornaments and saw my old 1983 Rock 'n Roll figure amongst the decorations. This was the first real time I had a few minutes to fiddle around with him in years and, since the core G.I. Joe: 3.75 Division was in storage...he was a member of that team that was not.

This meant I had a character tie back to the core storyline and he would allow me to go into a "spin-off" of sorts.

Enter this episode.

As per usual, click the photos to enlarge them for easier viewing and check afterwards for more Director's commentary!





My cousin Johnny who is a good 10 years my senior, got into G.I. Joe waaaay back in 1982 when it first came out. Then, as far as I can remember, around 1985 or early 1986 he got "to old for it" and gave his entire 1982-to-1985, Joe collection to me. 

I found a random photo in my parent's photo album from what has to be the Christmas Season of 1984. Why? Well my cousin was unwrapping the Cobra A.S.P. from 1984 and the PAC/RATs Missile Launcher from 1983 meaning it had to be at least 1984. 

I would end up getting that A.S.P. from him only 2 or so years later (and actually two of the PAC/RATs Missile Launchers) so it's funny he only had them for a short while before bouncing out of the line. 

The general amount of 1982-to-1985 Era Joe stuff was kinda boring to me, especially Rock 'n Roll, Clutch and Grunt as they all had very near identical looks. That being said, I didn't really care alot about those figures and sold them off as the years rolled by.

Except for Rock 'n Roll for some reason. As I look back, I have no idea why I kept him but he ended up being useful for this new story arc.

Next up will be some bios for some other characters who were introduced in the past few episodes and then stay tuned for Episode 35- whenever I finish it. 


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