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(More customer reviews)What a fun book! Anyone who grew up during the salad days of the 1980's G.I. Joe cartoon and comics series will appreciate this exhaustive compendium of history, trivia, and minutia. Either as a nostalgia trip or as a means to fill in any missing holes from your comic or cartoon collection, this book will surely please any die-hard Joe fan. The author not only has a firm, loving knowledge of Joe lore, but with sections dedicated to goofs and implausibilities also provides matter with tongue firmly planted in cheek. The book chronicles the soaring highs and frustrating lows of the entire Hasbro-related Joe universe. Action figure collectors beware: this book has very little to offer in the way of figure collecting or appraisal. Also (most likely due to copyright issues) the only image(s) you will see are on the cover of the book. I had to bump down the book a star for lack of images relating to either the cartoon or comics--which in my humble opinion would have made the offering perfect. Definitely worth the price of admission....
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The 1980s: a world of Cold War tensions, Reaganomics, Madonna and MTV. In the midst of this raucous setting, a team of modern-day, tank-driving Arthurian knights lock and load against a terrorist organization determined to take over the world—as well as rip apart our moral fabric with pyramid sales schemes and mind-numbing sitcoms. Through every triumph and tragedy, each war wound and victory purchased with patriotic blood, Now You Know dissects the ways in which G.I. Joe—America's elite fighting force—clashed with the forces of darkness... not to mention communists, ninjas and giant vegetables. Now You Know features: Story summaries, reviews, top ten lists and a heap of humorous categories on more than 100 G.I. Joe TV episodes. Full coverage of all G.I. Joe comic series -- past and present! Complete toy price guide and fact-filled appendices.From the Hard Master's murder to the Cobra Civil War, from Snake-Eyes' origin to the battle for a parallel Cobra-dominated Earth, this guide covers the world of A Real American Hero down to the last detail. Whether you're a die-hard Joe fanatic or a new recruit, Now You Know is your one-stop source for G.I. Joe info!
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