December 6, 2002 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer TheStoreOn44.com has several new items of interest to GI Joe and 1/6th scale collectors:

3.75" GI Joes vs Cobra
The big news of the month was tonight's unveiling of the upcoming exclusive Cobra BATS army packs. The BATS army builder six pack is preselling now for $14.99 per pack! That's $2.50 per figure, and these figures look AMAZING. 3 BATS, 2 Inferno BATS and an Overkill makes for a fantastic troop builder, and at that price, it's hard to pass up. These are quite possibly some of the best Cobra troops of all time, so be sure to reserve yours. Get an instant ARMY!

The GI Joe line is flying by!
Since last month wave four has come in and sold fast. We're waiting on a second shipment of this right now... that will replenish the BATS/Shipwreck packs, but I wouldn't expect that for a few weeks. Wave 5 is due within the next 2 weeks though, so make sure your preorders are in on those cases, only $86 per case! We've also temporarily run out of stock of the Night Rhino and the Rattler, which we carry for our international customers.

Loose vintage figures are constantly being restocked. We hit a bit of a gap in the past 2 weeks where we had to pull off most of that inventory, but it will all be added back shortly, with some great additions. We've got thousands here just waiting to be put up.

We recently received a number of brand new T shirts featuring artwork from the covers of the Devils Due comics. One features Snake Eyes vs Storm shadow, another features Cobra Commander, and the last is Destro and Baroness. All 3 are currently available for only $13 per shirt.

Feel free to drop by our message boards and chat with other GI Joe collectors... It's a great family-friendly atmosphere, and it's always lots of fun.

GI Joe novelty Party Lights are currently available, just in time for Christmas! This set consists a 9 foot string of 10 lights with plastic covers. The covers include 4 GI Joes and 5 GI Joe logos. Licensed by Hasbro. The logo used is for the 12" GI Joes, but with wave 5 of the GI Joe vs. Cobra figures utilizing a similar logo, it spans both sizes. Perfect for the collector's Christmas tree, or just to hang around the collection.

12" Dragon figures
We've just added Dragon Panzergrenadier Ansgar, Verfugungstruppe NCO Paul, and Panzergrenadier NCO Max to the lineup of 12" Dragon German figures. Keep your eyes peeled for Buzz Aldrin who is due in sometime next week. As with all of Dragon's astronaut line, we can expect it to be an amazing figure.

The Dragon 1/72 R/C WWII German Tiger Tank is in stock, and selling well. The in-store demo is hardly ever left alone! Kids and collectors both enjoy playing with this tiny little remote control replica. Check it out for yourself, or as a gift for that WW2 buff.

New line in stock: Armoury!
We now carry 5 new 12" items from Armoury.
French Foreign Legion
Modern Israeli paratrooper
RPG anti-tank weapon sets (3 different)
Please check our site for more details on this great new line on the 12" military market.

Micronauts
We're getting the full line of Devils Due comics added to our inventory, and wave 1 of the Palisades figures is IN STOCK.
We're currently preselling wave 2 at a mere $90 per case of 16 different figures. Jump on that deal while it's around!