Spain: Carded Commander

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Pictured above is a mint-on-card Cobra Commander from Spain. While released in 1991 in the U.S., he was released in 1992 in Spain simply as "Commander." While this version is the same mold and color, the major distinction is the fact that the figure speaks spanish rather than english.

The cardstock and bubble quality of the European G.I.Joe figures is very comparable to the U.S. G.I.Joe figures. The black backpack was permanently attached to the back of the figure and could not be removed without a screwdriver. The backpack had 3 buttons that would play battle commands : Oh No!, Me Las Pagaras! (which roughly translates into "You'll pay for it!" and Venceremos! (which roughly translates into We will win!) The fourth button played the same electronic combat sound as the english-speaking version. The backpack ran on three A-76 button size batteries - included with the figure.