The years from 1983 to 1985 are considered by many to be the golden years of G.I. In 1985, the bottom of the action figures' heads were given a ball joint which made the figures' heads the ability to look up and down.

In 1983, ' swivel-arm battle grip' articulation and some extra tweaks were added to the new characters as well as the originals, in order to make them more poseable. 1983 to 1985: With the success of the first line of toys, Hasbro followed the next year with more new characters and filled them up with more original body part designs.Despite these limitations, the new toyline was a success. While it is common for many characters to share the same mold for producing a body part, it is much more noticeable here as there are only a few characters, many of whom shared head sculpts. As mentioned above, the first series of action figures had straight arms with elbow joints. The launch of the toyline was supported by a comic book series from Marvel Comics and a number of animated commercials, several of which advertised the comic itself. 1982: The first 13 characters were introduced in carded packs while a few others were bundled with vehicles.Cobra theme, and nearly every version of the brand since. Joe brand and became the basis for every incarnation of the G.I. This classic series of action figures relaunched the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,' was a line of military themed action figures. The first 'generation' of the toyline, simply titled 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toys launched in 1982, as well as the follow up 1997-2002 series known as The Real American Hero Collection, which shared the same molds and construction as the original series. Generation 1 is the fan-designated name for the original series of G.I.

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