G.I. Joe Big Ben AFA 80+ ** POP 1, 4th-Highest Grade ** (Hasbro, 1991). Big Ben joined Series 10 in 1991 as the line'...

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G.I. Joe Big Ben AFA 80+ ** POP 1, 4th-Highest Grade ** (Hasbro, 1991). Big Ben joined Series 10 in 1991 as the line's SAS trooper, bringing British Special Air Service credentials into the G.I. Joe ranks through a temporary exchange assignment. His filecard leans hard into real commando endurance, from training at Bradbury Lines Barracks in Hereford to cadre service at the NATO LRRP School in West Germany, with the "Long Drag" qualification march giving collectors one of the better grounded military hooks of the 1991 lineup. This carded example comes from the collection of former Hasbro executive Derryl DePriest. Graded AFA 80+ NM with subgrades of C85 B80 F85, this example ranks as the fourth-highest grade on the population report, which it occupies alone.

More Information: Derryl DePriest is a longtime toy industry executive and pop culture historian who served as Vice President of Global Brand Management at Hasbro from 2001 to 2018, overseeing major initiatives for Star Wars and G.I. Joe during a transformative era for collector-focused product. During his tenure, Hasbro launched key lines including The Vintage Collection and the 6-inch Star Wars: The Black Series, both of which reshaped modern action figure presentation and articulation standards. A lifelong G.I. Joe enthusiast and recognized liaison between Hasbro and the collector community, DePriest later authored Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Archive Edition and has contributed extensively to documenting the history of G.I. Joe. Items offered from his collection reflect the perspective of an executive who helped guide some of the most influential collector-driven brands of the modern era.


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