email thomas                  By Thomas Wheeler  With the advent
of the 25th-Anniversary style G.I. Joe figures, representing
many of the most popular G.I. Joes from the original Real
American Hero line in a new design format, many fans wondered if
vehicles would, at some point, make their way into this line.
The answer, as it turns out, is yes, starting with a series of
three vehicles exclusive to Target, although more will be
available later in 2008 to all retailers.  These three vehicles
represented the G.I. Joe aspect of a special exclusive series of
items to Target that also included Star Wars and Transformers.
All of the various items were price marked at $9.99, which for a
G.I. Joe vehicle with a figure driver, was one heck of a good
deal.  These vehicles include the G.I. JOE AWE-STRIKER, COBRA
HISS TANK, and G.I. JOE NIGHT SPECTER. Let's start with the AWE-
STRIKER.  Although the figure design is entirely new, the
vehicles are derived from the molds used in the original line.
That's fine with me. G.I.