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Originally posted by: C.I.A.D. @ Hisstank.com

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With the latest lull in G.I.Joe product, many fans have been asking "what's next?" Well, sometimes the future leads you to the past. One quick glance at the Hisstank.com Custom Projects Forum will show you what I mean, as there have been many projects posted up lately pertaining to the G.I.Joe Adventure Team!

From Wiki: The initial 1970 Adventure Team figures consisted of Talking Adventure Team Commander, Land Adventurer, Sea Adventurer, Air Adventurer, Adventurer (African-American), Man of Action, Talking Astronaut, Talking Man of Action, and Talking Adventure Team Commander (African-American). The second wave of figures in 1974 consisted of re-releases of the first nine figures which now included the "Kung-Fu Grip". The Mike Power - Atomic Man and Bulletman figures were released in order to compete with the popular Six Million Dollar Man figures and Mego's superhero figures released at the same time.

A notable absence in G.I. Joe's early days was an antagonist (although a case can be made for the German, Japanese and Russian figures). In 1976 G.I. Joe and the Adventure Team met new foes from outer space, when The Intruders: Strong Men from Another World were introduced. The Intruders were supposedly super strong, highly intelligent alien invaders bent on conquering the Earth. These armored caveman-like aliens, although smaller than the G.I. Joe figures, had a button on their backs which could be pressed to make them grab with their "Crusher Grip" arms. These were available in the bearded and gold-armored commander, and the beardless, silver-armored warrior. Up until the introduction of these cavemen-looking armored aliens, Joe and his team only had the forces of nature and wild animals to fight. Now he was pitted against foes who—despite their brutish appearance—possessed keen intellect, and were bent on world domination.

The G.I.Joe Collectors Club released a few awesome Adventure Team sets; even including Dr. Venom in to the mix. Our uber-talented Customizers have taken to creating not only AT vehicles, but figures as well. So now, we pose this question to you - Would you support a G.I.Joe Adventure Team line? No G.I.Joe vs Cobra, no Military based action...just pure adventure reminiscent of "the good ole days"?

We've included a grouping of customs to help you formulate an opinion (in case you didn't already have one, of course). Check it out:

Adventure Team Little Bird Helicopter
Adventure Team Secrets of the Savage Swamp
Adventure Team Retired Adventurer
Adventure Team Group Photos
G.I.Joe Adventure Team Redone
Adventure Team Man of Evil
Adventure Team Mobile Support Vehicle
Trail Testing New Adventure Team Vehicles
Adventure Team 6x6 ATV

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