[Super Joe]

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

Yeah, but... Those weren't Top Gun™ toys, even if they were in line with the stuff in the movie. Top Gun hasn't really been known as a toy-heavy brand before, or even a very Big Brand™ like something like Jurassic Park or Star Wars. It was just a successful movie one-off.

Plus, GI Joe didn't start in 1986. Even if we're going by specifically the start of the 3 3/4" line, it started in 1982.

1982 was certainly the start. Yet 1986 was when Joe toys really began to see a very high profitable peak. Btuckheimer likewise equated it to Star Wars yet within the skies.