He kindly reminded me of a huge fact I never bothered to consider. How is a middle-aged man suppose to remember a specific figure from 20+ years ago, when he'd been involved with hundreds of GI Joes in his career at Hasbro? My heart sank as I realized how time can bury so many interesting details about the history of GI Joe. After that conversation, I never really expected to ever find the answer since the original owner couldn't remember any details.