Toyfare 74 Cover 2 of 2 (October 2003)

Pictured above is Toyfare: The Toy Magazine #74 from Wizard Entertainment, with a cover date of October 2003. The cover shown features Snake Eyes and Transformer Megatron. The magazine featured the following G.I.Joe related items:

Man vs Machine = GI Joe vs Transformers by catagory. The Toyfare Staff picks between the two different toy lines. Below are the catagories and the winners. Special sections on double named characters (ie Shockwave in GI Joe & Transformers) and voice actor Chris Latta who did both Starscream and Cobra Commander,

We Need a Hero: GI Joe (Who had the best hero?)
Bot and Babes: GI Joe (Who had the best women?)
Chillin like a Villian: Transformers (Who had the best villians?)
Animated Action: GI Joe (Who had the best TV series?)
Talk the Talk: Transformers (Voice actors of the cartoons?)
Comic Capers: GI Joe (Who had the best comic stories?)
Movie On Up: Transformers (Who had the best movie?)
Military Issues: Transformers (Who had the most comic book issues printed?)
Missing in Action: GI Joe (Kwinn is the best character never made into to a figure (as of 03))
'Til the Next Episode: Transformers (Who has the most TV epsiodes?)
Strike the Pose: GI Joe (Who has the best figure?)
Craziest Subset: Transformers (Who had the craziest subset?)
It Ain't the Olsen Twins: Transformers (Who had the best twins?)
Disguise the limit: Transformers (Who had the best disguises?)
Me, Myself & Optimus: GI Joe - Snake Eyes (Which character has the most toys?)
Play with It: GI Joe -- Terrordrome (Who had the Best playset?)
Techno Battle: Transformers (Who had the best high tech toys?)
The Human Factor: GI Joe (Personal picks of writers)
People who need People: Transformers (Who has the most characters?)
Add It up: Transformers (Who had the most toys & vehicles?)
Final score: Transformers 11 --- GI Joe: 9

Incoming: Cobra Commander, Tiger Force Roadblock, Night Force Cross Hair, Heavy Water, Zarana, Gung-Ho, Gears (Spy Troops figures released in fall of 2003)

Twisted Toyfare: Cobra Commander Beyond Terrordrome

G.I. Joe Price Guide

From the collection of: Josh Eggebeen

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