Mouse (G.I. Joe)
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| Type | Action Figures |
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| Company | Hasbro |
| Country | United States |
| Availability | 1994–1995 |
| Slogan | "From out of the past, to save the day!" |
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Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles is a line of military-themed toys produced by Hasbro that was sold in retail between 1994 and 1995. It was intended to be a companion line to G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Comic book artist Joe Kubert provided the packaging artwork for the toys and also drew the mini-comics included with certain figures. The line was short-lived due to the cancellation of the entire A Real American Hero line in favor of the Kenner-produced G.I. Joe Extreme series.
The main character is an imposing "hard charger from the greatest generation" as depicted in his various filecards. Survivor of Omaha Beach and an infantry commander renowned for his skill, who after being frozen for over 50 years is resurrected and found out that he was subject of experiments made by the enemy. Now in the present, he possesses incredible levels of physical strength and enhanced reflexes. Devoted to destroying a "recently created" enemy team for the series called I.R.O.N. Army and its leader, General Blitz, Savage now joins forces with the G.I. Joe Team.
The Screaming Eagles figures differ significantly from their standard A Real American Hero counterparts due to the way Hasbro eliminated the O-ring hip system that allowed a figure to sustain the legs and provided the figure's hip articulation point, replacing it with a simpler vessel for a twist peg inside the legs' frame. The height for the figures was also changed from the standard 3.75" to 4.5".
The first wave of carded figures were numbered from 1 through 6. The numbering was abandoned for the second wave, which consisted entirely of repaints. The second wave of figures each included a secret coded message inside the figure card, which required a decoder ring that came packaged with one of the figures. Three vehicles were also produced, along with two small playsets.
A 12-inch Sgt. Savage action figure, marketed as Total Combat Sgt. Savage, was also sold as part of the G.I. Joe: Hall of Fame sub-line. The figure came with a combat rifle with motorized recoil and other accessories.
A pilot episode for a Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles animated series was produced by Sunbow Productions and Graz Entertainment. Titled "Old Heroes Never Die" (written by Lloyd Goldfine), it never aired on TV, but was released on a VHS tape included with the Commando Sgt. Savage action figure. A few characters from the A Real American Hero TV series appeared in the pilot to tie the two series together.
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