G.I. Joe The Manimals Unproduced Spasma AFA 80 ** Highest of Only 3 Graded Examples ** (Hasbro, 2002). Originally pl...

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G.I. Joe The Manimals Unproduced Spasma AFA 80 ** Highest of Only 3 Graded Examples ** (Hasbro, 2002). Originally planned for release in 2001 as part of the second series of the KB Toys-exclusive Manimals line, Spasma was ultimately cancelled before production reached retail shelves. The Manimals concept revived several unreleased alien and mutation-themed characters originally developed during the mid-1990s Star Brigade era, pushing the G.I. Joe line into some of its strangest science-fiction territory. This example has been professionally graded AFA 80 with subgrades of B85, F85, and C75. According to the AFA population report, only three examples have been graded, with this example standing as the highest graded recorded. The remaining graded examples received grades of AFA 30 and AFA 50. Spasma fully embodied the bizarre late-era alien horror direction of the Manimals concept, functioning as an intergalactic bounty hunter and arm-wrestling champion capable of spitting toxic saliva at enemies before mutating into an even more dangerous form.

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