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G.I. Joe Collecting: More Collector's Origin Stories and the Joeverse

By Dotpattern @collectinghobby
Greg and Gavin are brothers. Greg is a DJ and promoter for Tune in Tokyo in Los Angeles. Gavin is a writer. He just released the novel, The Freak Table. They’re also lifelong G.I. Joe collectors.
G.I. Joe Collecting: More collector's origin stories and the Joeverse
Gavin, who was credited as a consultant on the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero DVD collector’s set, can pinpoint the moment that he started collecting the toys. It was 1982, the year Hasbro began releasing 3 3/4″ figures. The brothers, who grew up in Denver, were in Texas visiting their grandparents. They went shopping at Target and Gavin picked up Stalker and Snake Eyes on sale. Like Greg, Gavin hasn’t parted with those figures. "
G.I. Joe Collecting: More collector's origin stories and the Joeverse
G.I. Joe Collecting: Inside Greg and Gavin Hignight's Joeverse: "
G.I. Joe Collecting: More collector's origin stories and the Joeverse


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