G.I. Joe Tiger Force Lifeline (v2) AFA 80+ ** POP 4, 3rd-Highest Grade ** (Hasbro, 1988). Lifeline joined Tiger Force...

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G.I. Joe Tiger Force Lifeline (v2) AFA 80+ ** POP 4, 3rd-Highest Grade ** (Hasbro, 1988). Lifeline joined Tiger Force as the unit's battlefield medic, carrying the original 1986 figure sculpt into the jungle-strike team built to find Cobra's hidden power bases and bring its own people back out alive. Released as part of Series 7 in 1988, this carded version turns the Seattle paramedic and rescue specialist into the medic assigned to the team's most dangerous remote mission. This piece comes from the Derryl DePriest collection. Graded AFA 80+ NM with subgrades of C85 B80 F90, this example ranks as the third-highest grade on the population report, shared with three others. Tiger Force can strike deep, but somebody has to get them home when the jungle hits back. Lifeline is the one carrying the rescue case.

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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