G.I. Joe Outback: Survivalist - Vintage 1987 Hasbro Action Figure Comic Book Cartoon Review ARAH

GI Joe Outback: Action Figure, Comic Book, Cartoon - We Had That! Everything I know about this awesome vintage character from GI Joe's Real American Hero 1987 line! By the time the 6th wave of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero action figures came out in 1987, my excitement was starting to wane. Some of the figures just didn't fit into what I thought of as an elite military line. However, there were also several awesome figures as well. The GI Joe Team Survivalist, Outback, was one of the good ones and if he'd been released a few years earlier, he could have been part of my Joe team when I was most into the line. In this video, I
go over everything I know about the Hasbro Outback action figure and his appearances in the Marvel comic books and G.I. Joe cartoon series!
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[@christianbrix4311]

My favourite figure and character as a kid, and still is today.

[@DanClassic]

I remember getting Outback he was a great figure. I especially liked him because he looked like our neighbor, Mike who was a biker and had the big red beard. I remember showing him the figure and him and he had a good laugh about it. He told me years later that he went out and bought one the next day. That's one of the best things about the line was how grounded but visually interesting the figures were. It's something that a lot of big lines today can't touch. Any way great video as always!

[@WeHadThat]

Man, it's absolutely awesome that your biker neighbor bought an Outback figure!

[@dennisd4452]

he was one of my favorite, all because of the story from the comic book. And I remember that story arc. Made me think of the Vets of the 60's

[@camcordernonsense5264]

Those photos! So cool. Touch it! Feel it! Green Hell!

[@WeHadThat]

Thanks, man! This was a fun photo shoot to do.

[@keeponcollecting]

My favourite GI Joe. He survives today in my collection in very well played with condition, which really does show he is a survivalist 😂 Really enjoyed your video. Didnt know bout those comics 🤔 thanks mate 👍

[@timsmith573]

One of my favorite Joe figures. Great video/info dude

[@WeHadThat]

Thanks! I liked him quite a bit as well! :)

[@camcordernonsense5264]

Those Zeck covers!

[@jackiec498]

I just fell down a KZbin rabbit hole & randomly came across yr channel, so glad I did! I'm gonna go snoop around on some more of your videos, and am looking forward to yr next drop as your newest subscriber 🤙🤓. If they're anything like this one I know I won't be disappointed...love the enthusiasm, editing, narrating, and plenty of well-researched information!! I feel like I know so much more now.... And KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE!! 👍👍👍

[@WeHadThat]

Thank you so much for checking out the video and leaving a comment! I really do appreciate it! :)

[@dean4125]

i had him. played with him a lot.

[@WeHadThat]

He was a good one!

[@camcordernonsense5264]

Outbacks gun to hand fitting was a problem. Backpack flip over! I always loved his character.

[@WeHadThat]

So it wasn't just me with the gun? Good to know.

[@camcordernonsense5264]

@@WeHadThat I had trouble with a lot of them. VOLTAR too, I remember. I think I broke armored cobra commanders hand.

[@antonmassopust568]

Yes I have Outback and I have those issues that he appeared and I thought that was her pretty cool I used him a lot here are there towards the end of my GI Joe Adventures cuz I always thought he was cool looking he had a lot of cool gear I tried to keep it all with him I don't know if I still have the flashlight though

[@WeHadThat]

I would guess that the flashlight is missing from a lot of Outback figures! It's just so small, it was probably difficult to keep up with if the connection to his leg ever became loose!

[@SoundwaveNL1977]

Awesome figure. Thanks for sharing

[@WeHadThat]

Thank YOU for watching! :)

[@SoundwaveNL1977]

@@WeHadThat no thanks. Love vintage toys

[@WeHadThat]

@@SoundwaveNL1977 As you can tell, Me Too! :)

[@SoundwaveNL1977]

@@WeHadThat yeah great to talk to people that have the same passion in common. You should do a collection vid bro. I will do an update soon. Have quite some vintage toys. Gi Joe, Transformers, MASK, Star Wars. Also have the Masters of the Universe vintage collection. Love that they look more like the Filmation cartoon. But my main focus is Masterpiece and 3rs party Transformers. I will do a collection update soon. Haven't made a vid in a year😅

[@WeHadThat]

@@SoundwaveNL1977 I hadn't really ever thought about doing a collection video. If I did, it would be a weird one -Haha! I guess I could focus on one part of my collection. It would be cool to see your MASK, Star Wars, and GI Joe videos your Transformers videos!

[@giannistoysdios7152]

Awesome figure! Wish I had that as a kid. Great video as always!!!

[@WeHadThat]

Thanks! I thought Outback was a cool character. I just wish I'd had him earlier as a kid!

[@coris3436]

Felt the same way about the joes as the years went on

[@WeHadThat]

I'm not alone! 😆

[@DIRTYSAKK]

I agree after that year l stopped collecting

[@WeHadThat]

@@DIRTYSAKK I wonder if I would have kept collecting them if the figures had been more military in later years or if time would have taken me away from them regardless.

[@mrvideogarcia5027]

Yes I did have him and he did survive my child hood just lost his flash light along the way and yes he should have been included in the G i Joe force.

[@WeHadThat]

That flashlight was so small, I bet a lot of them were lost!

[@magnumrex]

Really love your videos. I like how you have scenes of the figures outside. Great pic of Outback hanging on the rock. We must be a similar age because Outback was one of my last figures as well but he was still a favorite.

[@WeHadThat]

Thank you! The photography is one of my favorite parts of making these video. I was particularly happy with some of these photos of Outback. It was just one of those days where the pictures came together pretty easily. :)

[@magnumrex]

@@WeHadThat Wherever you shot the photos is great. It scales with the figures to look like they are in a jungle vs. just in your backyard.

[@WeHadThat]

@@magnumrex Thanks! It was a couple of different locations. One is a spot that's a pretty good walk into the woods, but a great place for photos and worth the walk!

[@Javajoinjun]

The backpack looks a lot like an ALICE rucksack which used to be standard issue in the US Army for decades.

[@WeHadThat]

I didn't know that. Were they really that big?

[@Javajoinjun]

@@WeHadThat There were two sizes I think, but this is the standard one. It was pretty big... I seem to recall an even larger one (for radios?) that was not as common, but this was the common one. It differs in that it has straps (no convenient hole in the center of real people's backs). The straps were a prominent feature that had special quick release tabs - great for those unexpected ambushes. image.sportsmansguide.com/adimgs/l/6/618781i_ts.jpg

[@WeHadThat]

@@Javajoinjun Thanks for the link! Seeing it worn in the photo it just seems smaller than the one with the figure, but I can definitely see how this pack was probably the inspiration for the one that came with Outback!

[@camcordernonsense5264]

I see a lot of Alice bags online. They seem to be in various sizes and I get confused on whats a what. Some with frames too.

[@acecommander1]

I lost the flash light within seconds of opening the package. I was 4 it happens! I think but am not totally sure that mine now sits with the last of my joes not broken in a bag inside another bag in a storage tub. A momment of silence for all those who have been lost. Or had decrepit O rings

[@WeHadThat]

Those O rings! I've been slowly replacing mine over the last year. Only a few are still good, but most have either broken or stretched out. There are a few figures that I can't get the screw out of the back, but I'm certainly glad that I could fix so many of them!

[@acecommander1]

@@WeHadThat my big boa broke his the other day. That sounds odd if your not a joe fan.

[@WeHadThat]

@@acecommander1 Haha! It does indeed!

[@camcordernonsense5264]

Mine suffers broken elbows. Happened just last year. Drats!

[@WeHadThat]

@@camcordernonsense5264 Man, that sucks. So far I think I've broken two figures in the last year while taking photos.

[@VicFromFallout]

Nice, that comics with story from easter Europe looks impresive. Do you have that guy with dog in 1:09? Law & Order? Who did this names back then? :D

[@WeHadThat]

For some reason, about a dozen of my childhood GI Joes are missing...weapons and file cards too which is strange because I kept all of the file cards together in one box, the figures together in another box, and the weapons in a different container. I suspect foul play -haha! Most of the missing figures are from 1986 and 1987. Law & Order are among the M.I.A.

[@VicFromFallout]

​@@WeHadThat Damn, thats sad.

[@WeHadThat]

@@VicFromFallout It's sad, but honestly, the mystery bugs me more than the lost figures. I could buy new figures, but I just have no idea what happened to the ones that are gone!

[@BMXheath]

I just got one and really it

[@WeHadThat]

He's definitely a cool figure!

[@jackiec498]

Huh huh heh...Snow Job heh heh. What an unfortunate moniker LoL.🤣 Also, I'm still 12, apparently.

[@WeHadThat]

Haha!

[@jesseperry9602]

A snow job is a euphemism for conning someone or lying to them.

[@stevenmiller3546]

Outback was just a different colored rock and roll I thought.