So, I was reading through this cool interview on yojoe.com with Wren Roberts, the actor who played Duke in the early 90s commercials:

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=4365

and there is a link to a commercial where Duke gets brainwashed by Destro and is a member of Cobra at the end:

http://www.yojoe.com/television/commerc ... orce92.mov

If you freeze on one of the final frames, I think this Cobra-Duke in a black outfit looks a lot like Reloaded Duke of issue 14's cover. My comic is currently in another location, so I can't check inside though.



I wonder if Dixon or someone from DDP could share on that coincidence, or whether it is one...

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"The only way to bear the snakes is to become one." - Cobra Commander, Cobra Reborn

well, black T-Shirt anyway.
My gut is to say 'No, probably not' but given a certain individual's obsession with the cartoon, you can't rule anything out based on camp.

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The core of the GI Joe fantasy is loyalty. The fantasy isn't about shooting at Cobra,
the fantasy is about 'If I get left behind, Snake Eyes will come and get me.'
-Larry Hama, CHUD Interview

ya, well, maybe I'm imagining things

Not sure I get who you are talking about though, Blaylock?

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*swish*
3 points!

I can just see him in a brainstorming session:
"You know wasn't Duke a Cobra once? Like in black, with a big stick or something?'
Mouths swing open, then shut, as people remember payday is tomorrow and SOMEBODY has to sign the checks.

"Uhm, Yeah, sure Josh whatever, let's make Duke a Cobra'

"In black...with a whomping stick!'

'Sure.......'

Thankfully they managed to convince him to drop the whomping stick.

Seriously tho', it was a pretty good twist. I enjoyed seeing the cartoon zombies precious Duke turned into a bad guy.


I don't remember ever seeing any of those commercials.
Wasn't watching much tv during those years.

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Sic vis pacem, para bellum
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The core of the GI Joe fantasy is loyalty. The fantasy isn't about shooting at Cobra,
the fantasy is about 'If I get left behind, Snake Eyes will come and get me.'
-Larry Hama, CHUD Interview